The 2019 Real Advent Calendar has been officially launched with a new 24 page Christmas story-activity book, a children’s competition, with profits helping to transform the lives of children inContinue reading
Month: October 2019
Gloucester Cathedral Wins AHI 2019 Discover Heritage Award
Gloucester Cathedral is delighted to announce that it has won the Historic Properties/Sites category at this year’s Association of Heritage Interpretation Awards. The biennial AHI Awards scheme recognises and rewards the bestContinue reading
“What a difference a confirmation makes”
Isabel Winstanley tells us about her recent confirmation in Clearwell “During my career I was often heard to declare, ‘What a difference a difference makes’. It is a notion IContinue reading
Coberley children encourage churchyard wildlife
Children have been using Environment Fund money to look after nature in their local churchyard. A £250 grant from the Diocese of Gloucester Environment Fund has given children at CoberleyContinue reading
Gloucestershire Reader to become part of ‘Archbishop’s College of Evangelists’
The founder of Project Touchline, faith-based sports training, will become a member of the Archbishop’s College of Evangelists this Wednesday. Chris is a Reader in our Diocese and came upContinue reading
Everyday faith series: Bringing values to life through sport
When you live by the values of Jesus, everything else makes sense As part of his faith at work series, Bishop Robert went to visit rugby coach and ReaderContinue reading
Rachel shares her story in the House of Commons
At an event to highlight the importance of finding suitable accommodation for women released from prison, Rachel from Gloucester shared her extraordinary story.
Modern slavery in Gloucestershire: be part of the solution
Bishop Robert will be joining with the Gloucestershire Anti-Slavery Partnership (GASP) at an event on Friday 18 October, 5pm to 7pm to share more about modern slavery and human traffickingContinue reading
Heritage Crime Forum, Worcester – 8 Nov 2019
West Mercia Police and The Churches Conservation Trust are delighted to host guests from across the heritage and ecclesiastical sectors for their inaugural Heritage Crime Forum at All Saints ChurchContinue reading
Sports camp brings 18 children to faith
Simon Fellows of PSALMS tells how a space academy themed summer camp brought 18 children to faith.
Llanthony Secunda Priory – Call for Trustees!
Llanthony Secunda Priory Trust is looking for new Trustees and a new Chair to join its Board as it moves into the next exciting phase of the Priory’s Reformation. OurContinue reading
Bishops push for better support for women released from prison.
The Bishop of Gloucester and the Bishop of Newcastle hosted an event in the House of Commons to highlight the importance of finding suitable accommodation for women released from prison.Continue reading
A Christian response to Brexit
A message from Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert Our Diocesan LIFE vision through its ‘Engagement’ strand commits us to being advocates for human flourishing, but there can be no doubtContinue reading
Celebrating 25 years of Ann Edwards Mews
Residents and their families came together with staff, Committee members and the local minister to give thanks for the almshouses at Ann Edwards Mews which were built 25 years ago.Continue reading
Bishop Rachel speaks in the House of Lords
Bishop Rachel has made a speech to the House of Lords on women in prison and the need for properly funded implementation of Female Offender Strategy. She said, “Family separationContinue reading
Diocesan Clergy Conference 2019
Presentation slides from the Diocesan Clergy Conference, which was held last week in Swanwick, are now publicly available. Slides are offered as PDFs, below: Professor Grace Davie – Keynote. Gathered,Continue reading
Assisting those Bereaved by Suicide (PABBS) training
Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Partnership (GSPP) are trying to gauge the level of interest in Postvention: Assisting those Bereaved by Suicide (PABBS) training courses, with the aim of arranging training for laterContinue reading
Charfield Freshers’ Fair – by Rick Williams
Charfield has had so much new housing recently, that we decided to put on a Freshers’ Fair, just as a university would for its fresh intake of students. Twenty villageContinue reading
I̶t̶’̶s̶ ̶C̶h̶r̶i̶s̶t̶m̶a̶s̶!̶ Get ready …
OK, it may not be Christmas quite yet, but here are some key things for worshipping communities to think about ahead of the season
What next after Creationtide?
Creationtide runs from 1 September to 4 October. For Christians, the principle of sustainability is an old idea. The roots of sustainability are anchored in the Holy Bible but inContinue reading
