I believe in God even when he is silent. Not my thoughts, but lyrics sung by the visiting youth choirs from Borlänge in our partner Diocese of Vasteras, Sweden. The
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Connect Blog: Go and make Disciples
Last month’s blog on supporting families through times of change got Senior Connector, Barrie Voyce, thinking about moving deeper in our journeys as disciples. Many of you will know that
Connect Blog: Supporting the whole family through change
This month Barrie Voyce, Senior Youth Connector, is thinking about the transition points in the lives of children and their families. Currently my youngest daughter is working towards he A-Levels,
Rattvik Youth Conference
On a very cold, wet early morning on 2 January, a group of young adults alongside Joshua Robertson (the Children, Youth and Families Minister from St Mary’s Church, Newent) travelled
Children’s Ministry Essentials
Anticipation, excitement, a twinge of anxiety, so many feelings as we launched the first learning hubs for the Children’s Ministry Essentials (CME) programme in Gloucester and Newent, but hurrah!, we
Connect Blog: Christingle Trail in Newent
Josh Robertson, Children, Youth and Families Minister at St Mary’s Church in Newent tells us about their plans for the Christingle Trail in Newent. Our Christmas Eve Christingle is one
Connect Blog: Building Resilience and Supporting Positive Mental Wellbeing
Marking World Mental Health Day 2025 at Cleeve School Every year on 10th October, people around the world mark World Mental Health Day — a time to pause, reflect, and talk
Connect Blog: School Connectors
Over the last few years, the Connect Team have been involved in a number of “pilot” projects exploring how to develop relationships between parishes and secondary schools. School Connect is
Connect Blog: Making sense of Generation Alpha
Senior Connector Barrie Voyce reflects on Generation Alpha. I’ve been around youth work a while. I started when I was 18, and with only a few years “in the real
Connect Blog: “Run a coffee morning in the Family Hub, ‘I can do that'”
This month, Senior Connector Barrie Voyce interviews Sonya Newton, Pioneer Minister in Gloucester Centre of Mission, who has become a regular at The Lighthouse Family Hub in Linden. “Recently the
