Gloucester Cathedral will be packed on Thursday 6 April, when clergy and lay ministers from in and around Gloucestershire will gather to take part in a special service to prepareContinue reading
Month: February 2023
Something for everyone at Christian Arts Festival’s ‘GOSPEL23’ this April
Inspiring hope through competitions, workshops and performances, GOSPEL23 is this year’s theme for the Christian Arts Festival. Everyone, of all ages, including those of different faiths, are invited to beContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 28 February 2023
I suspect that if you have given anything up for Lent it probably isn’t the mirror. Most of us during Lent will look in the mirror at least once a day, and I wonder if this in itself might be the reminder we need to allow Lent to be a time when we look beyond the surface of our external reflection and discover more of who we are within, and who God is, who knows us inside out and loves us.
#SaveTheWye – an update from Redbrook Youth Group
“As youth workers it’s exciting to be able to support young people when they find something they are passionate about and then encourage and empower them to change things.” CharlotteContinue reading
Youth club saved by church and community
Church and community organisations in Minchinhampton are working together to support local children, families and young people to help them get a better start in life. When the local youthContinue reading
St Mary’s Church, Arlingham, to conserve and restore historic wall monuments
Areas beneath the three largest historic wall monuments within the Church of St Mary the Virgin Arlingham are due to be brought back into use as work commences on theirContinue reading
Energy Footprint Tool – your questions answered
The Energy Footprint Tool needs to be completed as part of the annual returns routine. Our diocesan Environmental Engagement Officer, the Revd Dr Cate Williams, has put together the answersContinue reading
Laura receives High Sheriff Award for services to Ukraine
For the past year, Laura Bullivant, who works in fleet management and has links with St James’ Church Quedgeley, has been spending most of her spare time helping the peopleContinue reading
Bishop Rachel responds to new measures to tackle domestic abuse
Domestic abusers will face tags and tougher management under new measures to protect people from harassment, aggression and violence, and focus on stopping domestic abuse before it takes place. ForContinue reading
Coronation of King Charles III: Activities to bring communities together
Get your worshipping community involved in the upcoming celebrations to mark His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation. The Coronation ceremony for His Majesty King Charles III will take place onContinue reading
Welcoming asylum seekers into worshipping communities through volunteering
In recent years, Gloucester has seen an influx of asylum seekers looking to start a new life here having escaped conflict in their war-torn home countries. Worshipping communities from acrossContinue reading
House of Lords: Investing to reduce child poverty
Bishop Rachel asked a question in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill in the House of Lords about the importance of investing to reduce child poverty. Watch: “My Lords, I tooContinue reading
Baptism celebrations and sharing stories at St Matt’s and the Minster
St Matt’s in Cheltenham is celebrating as eight people were baptised into the church family at the weekend. Four young people and four adults came from a variety of differentContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 20 February 2023
This coming Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, we begin our Lenten journey. Many of us will mark this by being present in church where we will receive the imposition of ashes, the sign of the cross marked on our foreheads with the words ‘Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ’ before we are fed with the bread and wine of communion to sustain us on our journey.
Pioneer Ministry Blog: Scars: The painful receiving, the prophetic living!
Some of you will know, that I have been battling skin cancer, and at the start of this year, it materialised again. This has meant 2 lots of surgery IContinue reading
“Foodbanks have become an accepted part of society, and that is wrong.”
Since 2000, The Trussell Trust Foodbank outlets have been set up across the country in church halls and community spaces to provide essential items to people who cannot afford foodContinue reading
Additional Matters Order (List B)
Following consultations with the DAC and the Archdeacons, the Chancellor has now agreed a list of works that can be carried out without a faculty, subject to a List BContinue reading
Divestment in fossil fuels – questions asked at General Synod
While General Synod has mostly been in the news for the LLF discussions, it was not the only item of business. Questions about divestment in fossil fuels, arising from ourContinue reading
Living in Love and Faith: Message from Bishop Rachel, 14 February 2023
The most recent message regarding Living in Love and Faith, first posted on 14 February 2023
Could you represent your parish on Deanery Synod?
Deanery Synod elections are happening in your area this spring, but what’s it all about? What’s a deanery synod? Deaneries are groups of Anglican parishes in a geographical area. TheContinue reading
Journey through Lent with The Clewer Initiative
This Lent, The Clewer Initiative* invites you to join them in reflecting on some of the parallels between Jesus’ final journey and the suffering of many victims of modern slavery.Continue reading
Christian Aid appeals for donations to Disasters Emergency Committee
Thousands of men, women and children have died and thousands more are struggling to survive, in makeshift shelters and tent cities, following the deadliest recorded earthquake in more than 20Continue reading
Prayers for God’s blessing for same-sex couples take step forward after Synod debate
The Church of England’s General Synod has welcomed proposals that would enable same-sex couples to come to church after a civil marriage or civil partnership to give thanks, dedicate theirContinue reading
A message from Bishop Rachel
I know that many of you will have been following discussions at General Synod over these last few days, and in many ways, there has been a profound sense of dislocation as we have discussed important issues regarding the Church of England while being so deeply aware of the unfolding devastation in Turkey and Syria…
