Good Morning from the Church of England Communications Office Feria Tomorrow: Michael and All Angels Dioceses Commission announces draft scheme At its meeting on 26 September the Commission was able to complete its consideration of all the submissions made to it on the draft Reorganisation Scheme for the dioceses of Bradford, Ripon & Leeds and Wakefield. It carefully considered the representations made to it, both at this stage and earlier, and has unanimously decided to proceed with a draft scheme bringing all three dioceses together. http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2012/09/dioceses-commission-announces-draft-scheme.aspx
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK Fairness Commission Calls For Living Wage As Report Published The York Fairness Commission today (Thursday 27th September) has published its report on tackling inequality, poverty and unfairness in York. For further information, see end of briefing or go to: http://www.archbishopofyork.org/articles.php/2625/fairness-commission-calls-for-living-wage-as-report-published
Today's press coverage Times (T2) p3 Richard Morrison on "Pray for an anointed PR firm" with ref to selection of new Archbishop of Canterbury http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/richardmorrison/
Evening Standard p23/BBC online/Daily Mail p10/Telegraph p5,Leader p27/Independent p5 News reports on Ed Miliband's support for same sex marriages in church http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19743629 http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/miliband-ready-to-impose-threeline-whip-to-back-gay-marriage-8181725.html?origin=internalSearch http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2209670/Gay-couples-allowed-marry-church-says-Miliband-Government-proposals.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/9570435/Ed-Miliband-announces-support-for-gay-marriage-in-church.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/9570884/Milibands-mischief.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/let-churches-stage-samesex-weddings-says-ed-miliband-8182659.html?origin=internalSearch
Daily Telegraph p1/Mirror p4/Daily Mail p7 Ongoing coverage of missing schoolgirl Megan Stammers with ref to the CofE school she attends http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9572440/Teachers-suspected-of-abuse-given-anonymity.html http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/governors-at-megan-stammers-school-did-not-1347712 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2208315/Megan-Stammers-missing-Jeremy-Forrests-anguished-parents-plead-make-contact.html
Letters Times p35 "Church leadership in a time of change" with ref to CNC, from various http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3551553.ece
Daily Telegraph p27 (scroll down) "Mrs Canterbury" from Gillian Graham Dobson, Norfolk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/9571932/Nick-Cleggs-unrealistic-ideas-about-extracting-money-from-pensioners.html
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People http://www.people.co.uk
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Daily Star http://www.dailystar.co.uk
Ev Standard http://www.standard.co.uk
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Baptist Times http://www.baptist.org.uk/btnews.htm
Catholic Herald http://www.catholicherald.co.uk
CEN http://www.churchnewspaper.com
Church Times http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/front.asp
Methodist Recorder http://www.methodistrecorder.co.uk/index.htm
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