This Sunday saw the 20 and 30s group enjoyed a talk by Bishop Alan about his work in the House of Lords. The Church of England has 26 bishops who sit as ‘Lords Spiritual’, and Bishop Alan is the convenor of this group, in addition to his work as a bishop and priest in the Diocese.

He spoke about the processes in the House and also his participation in helping prepare and promote legislation, according to the need he saw in his ministry. In particular, Bishop Alan was passionate about the bishops’ place as ‘being a voice for the voiceless’ in the mechanism of our parliament.