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Month: July 2022
#EcoChurchInAnHour: Supporting Kenyan farmers
In the next of our Eco Church In An Hour videos, Bishop Robert speaks to Dave Rowe from Trinity Cheltenham about his church’s links with North West Kenya.
Daily Prayer podcast celebrates 1,000th episode
The Daily Prayer podcast has brought listeners together twice a day for short, traditional services of Morning and Evening since March 2021. The Revd Catherine Williams shares her view on what it’s been like to lead the services as the podcast celebrates its 1,000th episode.
Bishop Rachel welcomes findings of Women in Prison report
Bishop Rachel comments on the Women in Prison report released today.
Message from Bishop Robert, 26 July 2022
Bishop Rachel and I have our bags packed and we are about to head off to Canterbury to join some 650 other bishops and 450 bishops’ spouses from around the globe for the Lambeth Conference, the gathering of Anglican bishops that has taken place every 10 years or so since 1867.
How Village Churches Thrive – a practical guide
The General Synod, on 8 July, saw the official launch of a new book, How Village Churches Thrive, aimed at encouraging and increasing the confidence of all those who work or worship in a village church.
‘The Last Supper’ as you’ve never seen it before
If you appreciate modern art then you’ll not want to miss seeing ‘The Last Supper’ at Holy Trinity Minchinhampton – the latest church to host Peter Barnes’ unique sculpture created using over 50,000 keyboard keys.
Bishop Samuel visits Diocese ahead of Lambeth Conference
Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert welcomed Bishop Prasana Samuel and his wife, Prof Esther Samuel, from our partner diocese in Karnataka Central, India, as they prepared to attend the 15th Lambeth Conference.
Bishop Rachel appoints four new Canons to Gloucester Cathedral
Four new Canons have been appointed at Gloucester Cathedral. Being made an Honorary Canon is awarded in recognition of long and dedicated service to the local church. Canons become oneContinue reading
Baptism testimonies shared at St Matthew’s and The Minster
On 3 July, four adult members of the worshipping community at St Matthew’s and The Minster were baptised. All spoke movingly about their lives before they met Jesus and howContinue reading
Churches offer cool spaces during heatwave
Churches across Gloucestershire have responded to the impact of the heatwave by remaining open to the public throughout the week. Christ Church Cheltenham offered its space for those who mightContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 19 July 2022
As the academic year draws to a close, I have been reflecting on some of my visits and events this term. Some of those have been wonderful visits to primaryContinue reading
#Liedentity – Bishop Rachel visits The Cotswold School
Bishop Rachel recently spent time in The Cotswold School and met with students to talk about body image and how social media makes them feel as part of the #Liedentity campaign
Share Matson – serving up love
Andy Wilson, Church Army pioneer minister, shares how he came to open and lead Share Matson – a fresh expression of church on the outskirts of Gloucester. Share Matson offersContinue reading
Baptism and confirmation services get ‘greener’
For the first time, churches are able to invite people who are being baptised and confirmed to make pledges to care for the planet as part of their baptismal vows.Continue reading
Church on the Hill celebrates one-year anniversary
St Michael and All Angels, Bishop’s Cleeve, mark the anniversary of their first outdoor Sunday morning gathering on Cleeve Hill. Lucy Barbour, Trainee Pioneer Minister, said: “In the aftermath ofContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 12 July 2022
In our Gospel reading last Sunday we encountered (Luke 10 v 25f) a lawyer who puts to Jesus one of, perhaps the most, fundamental questions of human existence. ‘What’ he asks, ‘must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Community celebrates step-free access at St Cyr’s
St Cyr’s, Stinchcombe, has become one of the first churches in the county to install an electric lift in the church building, providing step-free access for all. Becoming a step-freeContinue reading
OneDiocese blog: DI Diane Blandford on flowers after genocide
11 July is Srebrenica Memorial Day and Detective Inspector Diane Blandford shares her experiences of visiting the survivors of the Bosnian genocide in this month’s #OneDiocese blog.
Responding to Growth: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ~ video now available
Yesterday evening, The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew, MP, Housing Minister, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, joined our national Responding to Growth meeting. The Minister is MP for Pudsey, Horsforth andContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 5 July 2022
This Friday, hundreds of people from across the country will gather in York for the four-day summer meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England. From this diocese, this will include me, three elected clergy members and four elected lay members.
Change to faculty rules helps make churches greener
The rules around doing work on churches have changed today (1 July 2022), to help the Church of England achieve net-zero carbon by 2030. Parishes will now be expected toContinue reading
Cheltenham network for Ukrainians
Holy Apostles Church in Cheltenham is setting up a regular social event for Ukrainian people who are new to the town and they want help to spread the word. ManyContinue reading
Katherine’s place of quiet in the city
After months of hard work, a new ‘Tranquility Garden’ at St Barnabas, Gloucester has been finished. Spearheaded by churchwarden Katherine Kear and funded by donations, the garden is already beingContinue reading