It was always going to be a hard act to follow.

Spontaneous applause broke out on the floor of Synod when it was announced that elements of Safe Ministry Training were now online.

This is the text of the Archbishop's letter to churches, on October 11, 2017 - also read at Synod.

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A policy on responding to domestic abuse in churches has been passed overwhelmingly by Synod, following years of work by a Diocesan task force.

Archbishop Glenn Davies has used his Presidential Address, delivered within days of the 500 year anniversary of the start of the Reformation, as a rallying call to stand firm in proclaiming the gospel.

A major volcanic eruption is threatening, forcing the evacuation of more than 11 thousand residents of Ambae Island in Vanuatu.

With unbridled excitement, our daughter came home one day and told us that she had been chosen for the end-of-year play.