Jane Borgeaud, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Winchester, has been appointed as the new Director of Education for the Diocese of Gloucester.
Month: April 2023
Andrew Zihni installed as the 39th Dean of Gloucester
Gloucester Cathedral has held a special service to formally welcome The Very Reverend Andrew Zihni as the new Dean.
Children’s book explains issues around bats in churches
Bats in Churches has published its first ever children’s book to explain the benefits and challenges of bats roosting in churches. The Bats in Churches project was formed in 2018,Continue reading
Bats in Churches: Pew cleaning and waxing workshop at St Mary’s, Edgeworth
St Mary’s Church, Edgeworth, is one of a small group of churches working with the Bats in Churches Project to survey its bat populations and come up with solutions toContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 25 April 2023
What is it that makes this country? There are of course a number of answers to that question, and none of them are mutually exclusive. Our history and our geography play a large part. Those features have been in part responsible for shaping our institutions of government nationally and locally
Blog from Christian Climate Action’s ‘The Big One’
The Revd Dr Cate Williams blogs about attending Christian Climate Action’s London demonstration, a peaceful and lawful climate protest which took place on Friday 21 April 2023. “The Big OneContinue reading
Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III in the Diocese of Gloucester
Worshipping communities across the country are marking the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort in a variety of ways.
Here we share some of the events and activities happening in and around the Diocese of Gloucester.
Message from Bishop Robert, 18 April 2023
This coming Sunday at 3pm we will be welcoming Canon Andrew Zihni as the 39th Dean of Gloucester. The eagle-eyed will notice that he comes as the Dean of Gloucester – his ministry while rooted in the life of the Cathedral is not restricted to it! As the Dean, he is the senior priest of the Diocese and shares with Bishop Rachel, with me and her whole staff in the leadership and care we together seek to offer to the whole Diocese.
“Our wedding is a new beginning for us.”
When J and A from Toddington fell in love later in life, they knew they wanted to commit to one another by getting married in a church. They found aContinue reading
Pupils sowing seeds of hope at Oak Hill CoE Primary
As part of the Big Seed Sow, pupils from a Church of England school in Tewkesbury have been planting sunflowers to show support for the people of Ukraine. The BigContinue reading
Weddings at Elmore church blossom with hotel partnership
The wedding season is upon us and churches across the Diocese are preparing for one of their busiest periods. St John the Baptist Church, nestled in the village of Elmore,Continue reading
Registration opens for Churches Count on Nature
Parishes in and around the Diocese of Gloucester can now register to participate in Churches Count on Nature, an annual scheme where people visit churchyards and record the plant andContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 4 April 2023
On Sunday, it was a delight to gather for worship with people in St Edward’s Stow-on-the-Wold. We recalled those shouts of joy on that first Palm Sunday followed by theContinue reading
Messy, Sportily Easter at St James’ Quedgeley
On Tuesday 4 April, Saint James’ Church in Quedgeley was filled with youngsters and their parents and carers at its Messy Easter event. Approximately 74 youngsters enjoyed the activities onContinue reading
Take action against modern slavery in the Diocese of Gloucester
Francesca Geach from the Clewer Initiative, the Church of England’s national work to combat modern slavery, is asking us to “Take the Pledge to Make it Slavery Free”. “In theContinue reading
Bishop Rachel’s Chrism Eucharist sermon
Here you can read the full transcript from Bishop Rachel’s Chrism Eucharist sermon, on Thursday 6 April 2023. Readings: Revelation 1.5b-8 and Luke 7.36-50 Over these last couple of weeksContinue reading
The Big One, Climate event in London
Blog by the Revd Dr Cate Williams Diocesan Environmental Engagement Officer ‘The Big One’, Climate event in London, 21 to 24 April Bishops Rachel and Robert said ‘This willContinue reading
Call for Eco Action
Christians from across the country are being encouraged to attend ‘The Big One’, a peaceful and lawful climate protest event in London on 21 April 2023. Bishops Rachel and RobertContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, as published in the Citizen Easter 2023
Message from Bishop Rachel, as published in the Citizen Easter 2023
As I look around at our communities, country and world, I am aware of a sense of so much and so little in all the reporting of bad news….
Easter Eve 2023 – confirmation testimonies
After sunset on the evening before Easter, on Holy Saturday 8 April, a group of people affirmed their faith and trust in Jesus during a confirmation service at Gloucester Cathedral.Continue reading
Bishops’ charities to receive episcopal collections in 2023
Each year, Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert choose three local and international charities with which to share money donated in episcopal collections at services led by the Bishops. Last year, theContinue reading
Three Choirs Festival launches 2023 programme for Gloucester
The Three Choirs Festival, taking place in and around Gloucester between 22 and 29 July, has launched its innovative programme for 2023. The Three Choirs Festival is a week-long programmeContinue reading