Three years of preparation and planning came to an end when, on Tuesday, July 8, 12 young people from the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney boarded a plane at Aberdeen Airport bound for the Diocese of St John's, South Africa. The youth exchange teams were led by the Rev Ian Thompson as diocesan youth chaplain, and Mrs Gwynneth Lloyd of St Mary's, Aberdeen
21 October 1997
The Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, last weekend launched Church in Community, a new initiative aimed at highlighting existing links and forging new relationships between the church and community.
21 October 1997
Aid agencies have to adopt a twin strategy to combat poverty, according to Michael Taylor, the outgoing director of Christian Aid, one of Britain's main church-sponsored development agencies. Mr Taylor believes that aid agencies must work to alleviate poverty and at the same time struggle to change the system.
21 October 1997
"A Celebration of the Gospel". Canterbury Cathedral, Friday 19 September 1997
Let me say first of all how delighted I am to be back in the Diocese and to be here at this Celebration Service.
26 September 1997
The Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Revd David Smith, will lead a joint Christian-Muslim visit to Pakistan next month (October 12-27). Travelling with the Anglican Bishop will be Ishtiaq Ahmed, Information Officer for the Bradford Council of Mosques and Director of the Racial Equality Council in Bradford.
26 September 1997
Last week the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, paid tribute to the Churches' work with and for the unemployed in Britain.
23 September 1997
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev and Rt Hon George Carey, led the prayers at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in Westminster Abbey on Saturday, September 6th. On his shoulders he carried the concerns and thoughts of millions of people throughout the world. The prayers spoke clearly of much of emotion of a week that we would never forget; included one of thanksgiving to God for Diana for her "sense of joy and for the way she gave to so much to so many people." Additional prayers were offered for her family, in particular, for Prince William and Prince Harry and her mother, brother and her sisters.
13 September 1997
Meditation by the Archbishop of Canterbury.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day...
Good Morning. Today the body of Diana, Princess of Wales will be laid to rest. What a tragic and cruel ending to the life of a person who loved life, loved people and had so much to give! And our grief has been intensified by the news of Mother Teresa's Death.
08 September 1997
A liturgy that expresses the finest of Anglican tradition combined with "Diana's free spirit" has been formed into a funeral service that will be remembered for generations to come. The service will begin with the traditional sentences from the Book of Common Prayer set to music by well known composers, William Croft, one-time organist at Westminster Abbey.
04 September 1997
A transcript of the interview with The Most Revd Richard Holloway Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus shown on BBC2 Newsnight.
03 September 1997