Experience Easter was launched in the Diocese of Gloucester in 2006 with a fleet of buses advertising the resource. Since the launch, thousands of children have had the opportunity toContinue reading
Author: Natalie Sansom
Bishop Rachel becomes Patron of Embrace the Middle East
Bishop Rachel has joined Embrace the Middle East charity as its newest Patron. Embrace the Middle East is a Christian development charity dedicated to transforming lives and restoring dignity inContinue reading
Christians unite to cover every street in Gloucester with prayer
Prayer walkers in Gloucester are hoping to pray for every one of Gloucester’s streets four times during 2025, and are using a special app to record their progress. Pray forContinue reading
Cheltenham Street Pastor volunteers urgently needed
Street Pastor patrols in Cheltenham are being reduced or even cancelled due to falling numbers of volunteer pastors. Over the last few years volunteer numbers have halved and the schemeContinue reading
Schools lead appointed in Net Zero Carbon diocesan partnership
A new Net Zero Project Manager for Schools has been appointed to the Net Zero Carbon by 2030 partnership between the Dioceses of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester. The partnership, whichContinue reading
A Rocha Director shares ‘The whole Easter story’ at St Lawrence, Barnwood
The Director of Communications for A Rocha International, Jo Swinney, will be speaking at a Lent event with an environmental focus at St Lawrence Church, Barnwood on 13 February. AsContinue reading
Faithful Generations: “Amazing and inspiring”
Hundreds of people turned out for Faithful Generations at Gloucester Cathedral on Saturday 1 February, to share faith, creativity and worship together. There were a variety of activities for childrenContinue reading
A message from Lucy Taylor to staff – FAQs about office plans
Lucy Taylor, Deputy Diocesan Secretary addresses staff questions about the move to the new office buildings. Now that all teams have seen the new office plans, we’ve been able toContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 3 February 2025
Bishop Rachel’s Presidential address to Diocesan Synod, February 2025
Christian Aid’s Sudan Crisis Appeal
“The attacks and the war came closer and closer to our home. We waited as long as we could, hoping it would calm down, but eventually, we had to leave.”Continue reading
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to be extended
It was announced in the House of Commons Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday (22 January 2025) that the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will continue for another 12 monthsContinue reading
Bishops’ charity choices for episcopal collections 2025
Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert have chosen three charities to receive donations from the services they lead in 2025. The collections taken at these services are known as ‘episcopal collections’.Continue reading
Church of England national online service to be held at St Catharine’s
The Church of England’s weekly online service, streamed every Sunday at 9am, is being hosted at St Catharine’s, Gloucester in its national broadcast on 23 February 2025. Recording will takeContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 28 January 2025
Ivor Perl, a survivor of the Holocaust, was speaking on the radio last week of his experiences in the concentration camp at Auschwitz. He and his older brother survived whileContinue reading
Celebrating grandparents and grandchildren with Faithful Generations
“I deeply believe that the precious relationships between grandparents and grandchildren have profound and lasting effects. My grandma had (and still has long after her death) a huge influence onContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 21 January 2025
Yesterday, in his inauguration speech, 78-year-old President Trump stated that the golden age of America was beginning.
“What Faithful Generations means to me”: reflections from our volunteers
As we approach our Faithful Generations event and workshop, we hear from two of our dedicated volunteers, Annette Teschner and Bill Hughes, about what Faithful Generations means to them, andContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 14 January 2025
I was fortunate enough to spend two days at the beginning of January visiting the city of Dublin. It was my first time and yes, I did do a tourContinue reading
A second life for St Mary’s Tetbury nature-friendly Christmas tree
St Mary’s Church in Tetbury celebrated Christmas with a nature-friendly tree that’s now set to live on beyond the festive season. As part of the Sustainable Church Flower movement, theContinue reading
St Mary’s Newent marks 350th anniversary of ‘Tumbledown Sunday’
This January, St Mary’s Church in Newent is hosting two events to commemorate the close of the 350th anniversary year of ‘Tumbledown Sunday’, a day in 1674 when the churchContinue reading
Sandra Millar discusses her role behind ‘The Archers’ on official podcast
For over 7 years, the Revd Canon Dr Sandra Millar, Director of Mission and Ministry, has been working behind the scenes as an informal advisor for one of Britain’s mostContinue reading
Holding together justice and mercy – the future of prison sentencing
Bishop Rachel, in her role as Anglican Bishop for Prisons, is calling on the Government to change the way sentencing policy is decided, ensuring Ministers make life changing decisions based onContinue reading
A message from Bishop Rachel, 7 January 2025
In these early days of January it has been wonderful hearing so many local stories of worship and welcome over Christmas. Hundreds and hundreds of people of all ages acrossContinue reading