Save The Parish - Cornwall

After a casual enquiry, Save The Parish Cornwall discovered that the important Minutes of Diocesan Synods in the early years of On The Way are not in fact up on the Diocese of Truro website.  We have therefore sought them out: we will add to these documents as more emerge. Only recent Diocesan Synod reports are accessible via the Diocese of Truro website . Asked why important Minutes of earlier significant Synods were not available, Communications Officer Kelly Rowe - surprisingly, in view of the infinite nature of the internet - said: "We don’t keep everything on the website due to its size."  As deanery plans now reach a crucial stage, we have tracked down these documents - essential reading for anyone interested in the genesis of On The Way.  2019 Presidential Address to Synod November 2019 by the Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Truro "Just this last week Cornwall Council agreed to invest no less that £612,000 in the Truro Lifehouse project based at All Saint...

You may have just chanced upon this blog, and wondered what on earth all the fuss is about.... What is 'On The Way'? And why is it causing such concern in Cornwall and the Diocese of Truro?   On the Way started in February 2021 in Penwith, St Austell and Kerrier deaneries. The Bishops announced at the time that these deaneries would be offered 'On the Way advisors' who would work closely with the Rural Dean 'to enable the church communities and those that they serve to dream, pray and plan for the future.'  Click here to view the Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen's introductory video in 2021. The process so far has proved painful and divisive. Other deaneries are now working on their plans. Click here for key dates. Save The Parish Cornwall's Andrew Lane has put together some useful background. On the Way is ostensibly a consultation exercise with the Cornish parishes to agree a plan to balance the books. So what is wrong with the books?   In the last few years...