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
Tag: Confirmation
Bishop Rachel’s itinerary during Holy Week and Easter 2023
The week before Easter, known as Holy Week, is a special time for Christians. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, when we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Then, onContinue reading
Cancelled: The Pilgrim Way: Baptism and Confirmation Course
This event has been cancelled, but if you are interested in exploring confirmation, please do contact your local priest who will be able to help you. Bishop Rachel and BishopContinue reading
Baptism and confirmation services get ‘greener’
For the first time, churches are able to invite people who are being baptised and confirmed to make pledges to care for the planet as part of their baptismal vows.Continue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 3 May 2022
One of the enormous privileges of the ministry in which Bishop Rachel and I share in this Diocese, is to preside over services of Confirmation…
Message from Bishop Rachel
Last weekend I had the joy of being with the curates of this diocese as they gathered for a weekend of teaching, prayer and reflection; and next week I will be on retreat with those among them preparing for ordination as deacons and priests.
Confirmations to resume
Confirmation: A message from Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert We are pleased to be able to tell you we can now begin to plan for confirmation services to resume. ForContinue reading
News from our partner diocese
The Diocese of Western Tanganyika in Tanzania Donations collected within the Diocese of Gloucester have been used to buy buckets, hand sanitisers and soap for people in our partner dioceseContinue reading
“What a difference a confirmation makes”
Isabel Winstanley tells us about her recent confirmation in Clearwell “During my career I was often heard to declare, ‘What a difference a difference makes’. It is a notion IContinue reading
