Sermons, talks and articles by Bishop Donald
Follow the links below to download the documents and audio files listed.
Giving is good for you
Magazine Resource article, September 2018
Letter to Clergy 23
23 July 2018
Safeguarding
Magazine Resource article, July 2018
Easter Changes Everything
Magazine Resource article, April 2018
Bishop's Bible Day 2018
Bishop Donald’s sermons from the Bible Days were focused on St Paul. The first talk was mainly on Galatians, while the second dealt mainly with Romans. You can listen to the talks here:
Presidential Address, Diocesan Synod 17th March 2018
Letter to Clergy 22
01 March 2018
2017 Diocesan Minister’s Conference
Click here for the Peterborough Diocese YouTube Channel, where you can watch some of the talks from the conference.
The next Diocesan Minister's Conference will be in 2020.
Roadshows 2017
Bishop Donald has recorded three 8-9 minute videos, summarising the longer talks he gave at the Roadshows earlier this year. Parishes and individuals are encouraged to make use of them.
1) The Church - Vision
2) The Church - Realism
3) The Church - Confidence
Give Advent a Chance
Magazine Resource article, December 2017
Marks of Mission
Magazine Resource article, September 2017
Bishop Donald’s morning address, LLM Day 23rd September 2017
Bishop Donald’s afternoon sermon, LLM Day 23rd September 2017
Letter to Clergy 21
04 August 2017
Ministry - Lay and Ordained
Magazine Resource article, July 2017
Bishop Donald’s speech in the House of Lords on mental health
29 June 2017
Letter to Clergy 20
25 May 2017
He is (still) risen
Magazine Resource article, May 2017
Presidential Address, Diocesan Synod 25th March 2017
Bishop's Bible Day 18 March 2017
Talk One
Talk Two
Not to be served, but to serve
Magazine Resource article, March 2017
Come to the Bishop’s Bible Day
Magazine Resource article, February 2017
Letter to Clergy 19
1 February 2017
Shocks and Surprises in 2017?
Magazine Resource article, January 2017
6 January 2017 Bishop Donald's Visitation Charge to Peterborough Cathedral
Thy Kingdom Come
Reference to this in the letter to Clergy 19
Bishop Donald's sabbatical study
Summer 2016
Bishop Donald's Christmas message
Letter to clergy 18
01 November 2016
November
Magazine Resource article, November 2016
Statement from Bishop Donald
22 July 2016
The Gospel of Unity
Magazine Resource article, June 2016
Letter to clergy 17
01 June 2016
My dear friends
Magazine Resource article, March 2016
Presidential Address, Diocesan Synod 19th March 2016
Ember Days
Magazine Resource article, December 2015
Letter to clergy 16
01 October 2015
Presidential Address, Diocesan Synod 12th September 2015
Letter to clergy 15
29 July 2015
Presidential Address, Diocesan Synod 21th March 2015
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Bishop's Bible Day, 14 March 2015
Talk 1 - MP3 audio file
Talk 2 - MP3 audio file
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Letter to clergy 14
27 February 2015
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Bishop's Roadshow
Presidential Address, Diocesan Synod 13th Sept 2014
Sermon at Surgrave
Celebration of Ministry 7 June 2014
Letter to clergy 13
28 April 2014
Bishop's Bible Day, 1 March 2014
Talk 1 - MP3 audio file
Talk 2 - MP3 audio file
Letter to clergy 12
28 January 2014
Caring for the Clergy
Magazine Resource article, December 2013
Letter to clergy 11
13 September 2013
Presidential address to Diocesan Synod
7 September 2013
Thinking about rich and poor
Magazine Resource article, September 2013
Bishop Donald interviewed on
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Sunday Breakfast with Suzie Roberts. Sunday 6-9am.
Interviewed by Susie Roberts, August 2013
Supporting overseas mission
Magazine Resource article, July 2013
The meaning of marriage
A talk given at Christ the King Church, Kettering, 16 June 2013.
The talk is continuous but is divided into two because of the size of the files.
Download part 1 Download part 2
Clergy and laity together
Magazine Resource article, May 2013
Bishop's Bible Day, 9 March 2013
Talk 1 - MP3 audio file (14MB)
Talk 2 - MP3 audio file * (6MB)
* Note: Due to technical problems, this talk begins in the middle. We hope to upload the first half of the talk as a separate file soon.
Money and growth
Magazine Resource article, March 2013
Letter to clergy 10
27 February 2013
The Bishop's charity
A leaflet describing the Bishop's charity. From January 2013 donations will be made to specific projects in the Diocese of Bungoma
