The 2019 Real Advent Calendar has been officially launched with a new 24 page Christmas story-activity book, a children’s competition, with profits helping to transform the lives of children in
Tag: Children and Families
Gloucester Cathedral Wins AHI 2019 Discover Heritage Award
Gloucester Cathedral is delighted to announce that it has won the Historic Properties/Sites category at this year’s Association of Heritage Interpretation Awards. The biennial AHI Awards scheme recognises and rewards the best
Charfield Freshers’ Fair – by Rick Williams
Charfield has had so much new housing recently, that we decided to put on a Freshers’ Fair, just as a university would for its fresh intake of students. Twenty village
Relatable welcome, relatable Jesus
I feel as if I am late to the party with the word ‘relatable’. I’ve only just discovered how widely its being used in popular culture, not just as a
The not so happy childhood report
The recent findings from the Children’s Society Good Childhood report are a real wake up call to the unhappiness of young people in our country. Their key findings show An
Active Prayer Space
Earlier this month (8-12 July) PSALMS (Putting Sport Alongside Local Ministries) ran Maidenhill Secondary School’s first ‘Active Prayer Space’ in Stonehouse. Over 400 students from years 8-11 came as part
Pulse Leadership Academy Update – Sending out young leaders
Almost 18 months ago, I wrote a piece at the start of the Pulse Leadership Academy with a quote from Archbishop Desmond Tutu saying, ‘Real leaders are not blinded by
Impact of our collaborative ‘Real Me’ resource
In one particular Messy Church, the ‘Real me’ message hit hard. The previous week, the suicide of a popular young woman in the wider community – apparently as a result of low self-worth – had rocked the community. Leaders were
Faith Encounters: RE & Art Competition Results SPRING 2019
The Christian Arts Festival, the Diocesan Creative Arts Steering Group and the Education Department in the Diocese have worked in partnership to run a Spring Art & RE competition for
Come and Join us at the 2019 Jazz Festival
Continuing our partnership Cheltenham Festivals, our Chatterbox tent will return for the first Cheltenham Festival of 2019 – Jazz. Over 20,000 visitors are expect to participate over the festival’s 6
Multi Sports Camp a Great Sucess!
On the 18-19 of February, Nathan Youlton who works for PSALMS, ran a Multi Sports camp alongside the vicars, ministers and volunteers from two local churches in Innsworth Community Hall
Thy Kingdom Come 2019 Resources
Free, hard copy, resources will be available at the Maundy Thursday Service in addition to the links to the Thy Kingdom Come website for clergy to collect and distribute to
Messy Confirmation – Possible First for Messy Church?
On Thursday 14 March a confirmation service was held at St Peter’s, Newnham, in the Diocese of Gloucester. But this was a confirmation service with a difference – it was
Christian Arts Festival
Christian Arts Festival returns more vibrant, more colourful and more engaging than ever. Running from 23 April – 12 May, 2019 (Easter Holiday Workshops 12 – 17 April), with
PSALMS good news story – St Paul’s update
PSALMS love to encourage and support Churches in their ministry. St Pauls in Cheltenham have been kicking a ball around in their local park for years, serving as a
Call for Steward assistance at The Christian Arts Festival
Christian Arts Festival Stewards Please click on the flyer and circulate to anyone interested in Stewarding for the Christian Arts Festival 2019 and therefore getting to see the events they
Celebrating 50 years of The Children’s Society’s Christingle
As many of you will be aware, 2018 was a very special year for Christingle, as it marked 50 years since the first Christingle service on behalf of The Children’s
Running an art exhibition at your church: Case study – St Mary’s Church, Bibury
As an example of an art exhibition in a church, Paul Hobbs has written a report on a show of his at St Mary’s Church, Bibury. The exhibition was comprised
Discover DeCrypt’s Community Art Project: Dry Bones Live
“And shall these dry bones live?” Ezekiel. Discover DeCrypt is the project to regenerate the historic church of St Mary de Crypt and the Old Crypt Schoolroom in Southgate Street,
Encouraging Sports Mission update from PSALMS
Last year one lunchtime club had 10 attending, now almost 50 kids per week are hearing and interacting with faith in an active way
An Advent letter from Bishop Rachel
I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert… (Isaiah 43:19)
Upcoming young people and family events
Mega Messy Church – Please note this event is now fully booked. Sunday 16 September, 2pm to 5pm at Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre. Messy Church meets Viney Hill Christian
Partnering with the Literature Festival
The Diocese of Gloucester has developed an exciting partnership with Cheltenham Festivals
