Bishop Joseph Toal
Rt. Rev. Joseph Toal is Bishop of Argyll & the Isles
Articles by this Author
February 2010
- By Bishop Joseph Toal
- Published 04/03/2010
- News from Bishop Joseph
- Unrated
Bishop Joseph shares news of happenings in the diocese in February 2010.
Bishop Joseph's Pastoral Letter for Lent 2010
- By Bishop Joseph Toal
- Published 19/02/2010
- Pastoral Letters
- Unrated
As our foreheads are marked with ashes the call of the Prophet Joel is “Turn to the Lord your God again”, and of the Apostle Paul, “Be reconciled to God”. The season of Lent is a time, an opportunity, to come back, to open our hearts and souls to the presence of God, to be touched by the person of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and, freed from sin, to allow the Spirit to direct our lives in the ways of love, justice and peace.
Bishop Joseph's Christmas Message
- By Bishop Joseph Toal
- Published 24/12/2009
- Pastoral Letters
- Unrated
As we approach the Feast of Our Lord’s Nativity I extend
to you my good wishes and prayer. I do so in gratitude for your own prayers and
support for me during my first year as Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. It has
been a pleasure and privilege to meet you during my pastoral visits earlier in
the year and to celebrate the sacrament of confirmation in many of the parishes
in more recent weeks. Thank you for the warm welcome I have received and for
your hospitality and kindness......
November 2009
- By Bishop Joseph Toal
- Published 26/11/2009
- News from Bishop Joseph
- Unrated
As we begin this season of hope and expectation for the coming of Christ
our desire is to draw closer to Christ so that we experience in a new and
deeper way his presence within and among us....
Bishop Joseph's Appeal
- By Bishop Joseph Toal
- Published 26/11/2009
- Bishop's Appeal
- Unrated
Bishop Joseph establishes a Capital Fund for the development of the life and mission of the diocese.