An update from Barrie Voyce, Diocesan Youth LIFE Priority Leader Following the Lockdown announcement on 4 January 2021, the National Youth Agency has returned the level for youthwork to RED
Tag: Children and Families
Comfort and Joy meal project – the journey
Over 40 churches joined forces with Stroud-based social enterprise, The Long Table, to gift Christmas meals and goody bags for people who needed a bit of extra love this
Nativity story retold in LEGO (R)
From the creators of the Easter LEGO story comes a gorgeous retelling of the Christmas story. It all started with the Word. The re-telling of the familiar Christmas Story (or Nativity)
Online Christingle with Bishop Rachel this Sunday
This Sunday 13 December at 9am you are invited to join The Children’s Society’s first ever online National Christingle Service in partnership with the Church of England. The service, will
Godly Play Advent videos 2020
The Revd Jo Wetherall shares videos to take us through Advent using the Godly Play materials. Feel the anticipation as Christmas comes closer and the special day that changes everything
How can I help this Christmas?
This Christmas, many people will be in difficult situations and linking with organisations across the diocese, we are sharing some positive ways you can make a difference in people’s lives.
We celebrate the 10th year of The Rock this weekend!
Over the ten years of The Rock, Schools work has been at the heart of who they are! Their work has grown immensely from their first weekly team building session,
Bundles of help for new mums
The Duchess of Cambridge visited a Norfolk branch of the charity Baby Basics and has brought together some big brands to donate essential supplies to vulnerable mums of new babies.
Tuffley Festival has arrived!
This weekend Tuffley Festival was held online in place of the cancelled Tuffley Festival due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. A series of brilliant short videos featuring Tuffley Talents
Jo’s bag of worries
The Revd Jo Wetherall, Children and Families Officer, shows us how to make a bag of worries that can be used to help children with anxiety. She talks about the
Creative family shares gospel in fun films
Lockdown with two preschool children is relentless. Trying to get them engaged with online church is nigh on impossible. LEGO® to the rescue! Even before we had children, LEGO® featured
Fiona Crocker blogs on collective worship
The Revd Fiona Crocker, Vicar of Cam with Stinchcombe blogs about running online collective worship for her local primary school during lock down. “We have been encouraged in the diocese to
Resources for Eco-Church
A huge thank you to those who joined the Eco-Church zoom Q+A on 30th April. Once the zoom connection settled down it was a good conversation, thanks to
‘Estates Church’: Ministry in financially disadvantaged neighbourhoods
The heart of this post is to make available some information and links that may be useful to those ministering in financially disadvantaged contexts. It follows a zoom conversation on
Family to lead national Sunday service
A family from Wakefield, West Yorks, will lead the Church of England’s national virtual service from their living room this Sunday. The Revd Canon Leah Vasey-Saunders, the Canon Precentor of
COVID-19 Support for households, parents and children
These resources have been created especially for use during the Corona virus pandemic. There are three resources which complement each other; Fear – how do we talk to our
Videos to take children, schools and households through Easter and beyond
The Bishops and Archdeacons take us on the journey of the days following Jesus’s death Wednesday 15 April, 9am Tomorrow Archdeacon Phil talks barbecues, burgers and
Archdeacon Hilary takes us on the walk to Emmaus
Archdeacon Hilary takes us on the road to Emmaus, walking with a mysterious stranger… and a reveal at the end that changes everything. A video message for families and households
Bishop Rachel’s Easter message for families and households
Bishop Rachel takes us behind locked doors and closed windows to share in the fear and emotion in the days following Jesus’ death. Watch Bishop Robert’s Easter message for families
Bishop Robert’s Easter message for families and households
Bishop Robert unwraps his Easter egg on YouTube and shares his thoughts about this essential part of Easter. You can catch new messages on our website each day this week.
Feeding the 5000 in under three weeks!
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, The Long Table, supported by the Diocese of Gloucester, have developed a project to feed people in need. The Long Table are making delicious,
Easter 2020: praying with nature
These prayers for Easter 2020 enable us to engage with Easter hope by praying in nature.
LIFE party great success!
Our diocesan LIFE vision party, held at All Saints’ Academy was attended by over 400 people. People of all ages got stuck into sport activities, circus skills, craft activities, dancing, singing
