08 November 2012
Good Morning from the Church of England Communications
Office
Saints and Martyrs of England
Tomorrow: Margery Kempe, mystic, c.1440
1. National Monuments Symposium on preventing
heritage crime
Church leaders, police and politicians will share best
practice on how to protect against theft the wealth of beautiful
and significant monuments housed in England's churches at a
national Monuments Symposium at Westminster Abbey on 13th November.
For further information, see end of briefing or go to:
http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2012/11/national-monuments-symposium-on-preventing-heritage-crime.aspx
2. Today's press coverage
Countless news/comment articles on speculation over next
Archbishop of Canterbury
Daily Telegraph p12
"Old Etonian former oil executive is the new Archbishop"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9662546/Bishop-of-Durham-Justin-Welby-to-be-Archbishop-of-Canterbury.html
BBC online
Justin Welby 'to be named as new Archbishop of Canterbury'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20242129
Times p4
"Identity of next Archbishop to be revealed this week"
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article3593289.ece
Daily Mail p2
"Church set to name an ex-oil boss as its leader"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229415/Justin-Welby-Former-oil-boss-opposes-sex-marriage-emerges-Archbishop-Canterbury.html
Daily Mail p17
"Praise be! A man of Steel and principle who could (with God's
help) rescue our bickering church"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2229490/Praise-A-man-steel-principle-Gods-help-rescue-bickering-Church.html
Daily Telegraph p33 (scroll down link)
"The CofE should have looked further than a blessed Old
Etonian"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/allison-pearson/9661510/MP-Nadine-Dorriess-jungle-foray-into-Im-A-Celebrity...-Get-Me-Out-of-Here-will-be-her-swansong.html
Guardian p17
"Welby set to be next Archbishop of Canterbury"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/07/justin-welby-archbishop-canterbury-williams
Daily Express p15
"The new man at Canterbury"
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/356756/Welby-to-be-named-Anglican-head-
Evening Standard p12
"Former oil boss is odds-on to be the next Archbishop"
http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/welby-to-be-named-anglican-head-8294647.html
Metro p19/Sun p2/City AM p5 (no links)
Daily Mail p22
News report "The heartwarming story of a Yorkshire vicar
who gave his flock £10 each and told them to 'pass on a
blessing'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229621/Tenners-Heaven-Heartwarming-story-Yorkshire-vicar-gave-flock-10-told-pass-blessing-sparking-Rev-olution-kindness-oodles-cake.html
Daily Telegraph p5 (Business)
News report "MPs urged to pas law in battle against metal
theft"
Ind p54 (6/11/12)
Profile of investor activist, Bob Monks, inc his
reported wish that "the 'great and good'
shareholders - the likes of the Wellcome Trust, the Church of
England and Cambridge University - were more engaged."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/bob-monks-son-of-a-preacher-man-scourge-of--the-corpocracy-8282977.html
Daily Telegraph p24 (news in brief, no link)
News par "Vicar drove like 'a bat out of hell' to see
parishioners with ref to a priest in Worcester diocese.
Letters
Times p35
"Consecrations" from Martin Dales, House of Laity, General
Synod
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3593194.ece
"Casting lots" from David Lamming, Boxford, Suffolk
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article3593199.ece