Bishop of Hereford's Message

Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 15/09/2022

Bishop Richard reflects on the momentous events of the last week and helps us to consider how a life of public service modelled by The Queen was a true reflection of Her deep faith in God.

Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 08/09/2022

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s video. I think it quite likely preachers and congregations may be in a period of recovery after the lectionary readings from last Sunday. We had Jeremiah likening God to a potter shaping evil against the Israelites unless they changed their ways. Then we had Paul asking his friend Philemon to accept his runaway slave Onesimus back without much sign of calling the institution of slavery into question. I’m recording this from a sweltering day just outside the chamber of General Synod. It ends tomorrow. Its been the usual mixture of the important and the banal. We’re all hugely proud of Emily (Synod’s youngest member) for a great speech in the debate about assisted dying. Others on the Hereford team have made great contributions both inside and outside the chamber.

Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 21/07/2022

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s video. Its quiet down by the river at 6.15 and not too hot. I hope you’ve survived it! This is going to be the last one for a few weeks as I take a break for the Lambeth conference and then a holiday. I’ll be resuming at the beginning of September. I’m recording this from a sweltering day just outside the chamber of General Synod. It ends tomorrow. Its been the usual mixture of the important and the banal. We’re all hugely proud of Emily (Synod’s youngest member) for a great speech in the debate about assisted dying. Others on the Hereford team have made great contributions both inside and outside the chamber.

Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 14/07/2022

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s video. I’m recording this from a sweltering day just outside the chamber of General Synod. It ends tomorrow. Its been the usual mixture of the important and the banal. We’re all hugely proud of Emily (Synod’s youngest member) for a great speech in the debate about assisted dying. Others on the Hereford team have made great contributions both inside and outside the chamber.

Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 07/07/2022

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s video.

Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 30/06/2022

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s video. This video is released on the first day of our ordination retreat. On Saturday I’ll be ordaining a bumper crop of priests and on Sunday three new deacons.

Bishop Richard's Weekly video Message - Transcript 23/06/2020

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s video. I was with one of our deanery Chapters for lunch the other day. It’s a deanery where if all the posts were filled they would have 7 clergy. In 1961, when the deanery was slightly smaller, there were 17!