Archbishop Mullally pays tribute to Mothers’ Union, 150 years on

"AROUND 2,000 members of the Mothers’ Union and the Archbishop of Canterbury met in Durban, South Africa, last week in a global gathering to celebrate the movement’s 150th anniversary.

"On Saturday, the Archbishop preached at St Paul’s, Durban, at the closing Eucharist. She led the service with the Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba.

"The celebrations, under the theme One Worldwide Family: Growing in Faith, Living in Action, United in Fellowship, began last Wednesday. Events have included talks by the South African Mothers’ Union leader, Liezel Mullah; the Anglican Communion’s youth network leader, Lulama Ntuta; and the Bishop of Pretoria, Dr Vicentia Refiloe Kgabe..."

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William Tyndale, Commemoration

"... Tyndale continued to work on his translations. He made inroads on the Old Testament (though he only published the Pentateuch and Jonah) and in 1534 he produced a revised version of the New Testament. But he was betrayed and arrested at Vilvorde near Brussels where, after 16 months of imprisonment, he was strangled and burned at the stake on 6 October 1536. But official attitudes were changing in England. Miles Coverdale continued Tyndale’s work and in 1537, the Matthew Bible (i.e. Tyndale plus Coverdale) was published with the Royal Permission. Ninety per cent of the 1611 Authorized Version was based on Tyndale’s work. He was thus a formative influence, not just on Christianity in the English-speaking world, but on the English language itself."

Excerpt - Saints on Earth

https://chpublishing.hymnsam.co.uk//product-display?isbn=9781781400593

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Brighton's 3-0 thrashing of Arsenal saves a life in Devon

> A North Devon man who stormed outside after becoming fed up with the Arsenal result ended up helping lead a two-hour rescue operation to help a woman stuck in a ditch.
> One line read: “Thanks to Arsenal for being rubbish at football.”

Shoulda thanked Hurzeler for his genius

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