Read sermons and messages delivered by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell.
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Vision and Strategy Address - General Synod November 2021
17/11/2021
COMMENT - The Archbishop today addressed General Synod on the Vision and Strategy for the Church of England on Mixed Ecology. The speech follows in full...
6 min read 
General Synod: Joint presidential address by the Archbishops
16/11/2021
NEWS - Read the text of Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop Stephen Cottrell's presidential address to General Synod today.
20 min read
Archbishop of York’s Inauguration Speech of the 11th General Synod
16/11/2021
COMMENT - Read the Archbishop’s welcome speech at the inaugural session of the new General Synod, which was attended by HRH The Earl of Wessex who delivered a message on behalf of HM The Queen
5 min read
White Ribbon Sunday - Sermon
07/11/2021
COMMENT - Archbishop Stephen honours and remembers all victims of domestic abuse, marking White Ribbon Sunday, at Hexham Abbey and Durham Cathedral
6 min read
St Martin in the Fields - The Dream for the Church
27/09/2021
COMMENT - The Archbishop gave the opening lecture at St Martin in the Fields in the Autumn Lecture Series – We Have a Dream. His speech follows in full...
19 min read
A Moment of Reflection - Sunday 26 September 2021
22/09/2021
A moment of Reflection for Generosity Week
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Speeches in the House of Lords 6 September 2021
07/09/2021
COMMENT - The Archbishop spoke in the House of Lords today in debates on the EU Bilateral Agreements for Asylum Seekers, Grenfell Tower: Demolition and the Environment Bill. The extracts from Hansard follow in full...
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Address to York Diocesan Synod
17/07/2021
COMMENT - The Archbishop addressed York Diocesan Synod today who were meeting online due to ongoing COVID restrictions. The address follows in full
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Foreword for the Churchwardens' Yearbook 2022
15/07/2021
The Archbishop supplied the foreword for the Churchwardens' Yearbook 2022. In it he thanks all churchwardens and the vital role they play in enabling the Church of England to fulfil its historic vocation of being the church for everyone everywhere.
3 min read
Synod Farewell to the Bishop of Beverley Glyn Webster
12/07/2021
COMMENT - General Synod July 2021 Farewell to Bishop Glyn Webster
3 min read