I have recently found myself in conversations about people’s concerns and disappointments that so much of the resolve to learn from the experience of pandemic and lockdown and to live differently, seems to be dissipating.
Tag: Coronavirus
Message from Bishop Rachel
As we begin to live life following the lifting of government restrictions, I am very clear that yesterday was not ‘release day’ or ‘freedom day’ or ‘going back to normal’. As one person commented on social media, 19 July is ‘responsibility day’.
Cultural Recovery Fund: Round 3
Announced on 25 June, the final £300 million of the government’s £2 billion rescue package will support thousands of organisations in the run-up to fuller reopening and beyond. The aimContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert.
For those who are blessed with more, as we are in this country, comes therefore greater responsibility. If we are to keep ‘the law and the prophets’, we have to take to heart the command of Jesus to ‘love our neighbours as ourselves’.
Changes to guidance for places of worship
The national guidelines were updated on Monday 17 May, and will affect rules around worship, weddings and funerals
Christian Aid and VaccinAid appeals
There is now the possibility of funding vaccines directly via the VaccinAid campaign as well as funding humanitarian relief via the Christian Aid campaign.
Message from Bishop Robert
Next week, many of the communities of our Diocese will be taking part in fundraising for Christian Aid. This year’s campaign which runs alongside the vaccine thankfulness appeal and theContinue reading
Churches in Action: Blockley and Bourton on the Hill
Dana Delap and the communities in Blockley and Bourton on the Hill have been making a difference in their local communities. When the first lockdown hit, the parish council turnedContinue reading
Hear from our link officer Revd Christy in Bangalore
As the severe wave of Coronavirus infection sweeps through India, a plea from our friends who live there: “Kindly remember our nation, our state, and our diocese in your prayers.”
Message from Bishop Rachel
Today I’m putting yellow daffodils in the window, and tonight at 8pm it will be the flame of a candle, bearing witness to lament and hope, and grief and thanksgiving.
Yellow ribbons for National Day of Reflection
As the country marks one year since the start of the first coronavirus lockdown, people stood in silence at midday to pay their respects to those who have lost theirContinue reading
One Christian, making a difference with everyday faith
Hope Price in Fairford, Glos blogs about her experiences over the past year and the ways that her calling has made a difference in her life and that of otherContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel
…often it is in an almost aimless prayerful wandering and wondering when things rise to the surface in my heart and mind which then allows me to see things with greater clarity….
Give thanks for your Covid-19 vaccine
The Diocese of Gloucester has partnered with aid and development charity Christian Aid to enable people to give thanks for their Covid-19 vaccine and help others in crisis across theContinue reading
Groundhogs
Sam, our Digital Communications Officer, writes about work life during lockdown Every day I wake up at 6am, to the sound of the radio alarm clock playing “I got youContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel
As we stand in the present and look back, it is hard to believe that this time last year we were just beginning to wonder what restrictions we should put in place regarding sharing The Peace. Little did we know what lay ahead, and we remain acutely aware of uncertainty about the future.
£9,500 raised in seven weeks in thankfulness for vaccines
Bishop Rachel encourages everyone who has had a Covid-19 vaccination to give thanks by donating money to help others in crisis across the world.
Bishop Rachel raises concerns in the House of Lords
Bishop Rachel has been active this week in the House of Lords, asking questions on how the Government were enabling local communities (including faith communities) to invest and rebuild theirContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert
For so many it is quite clear that this, lockdown 3, is the hardest. In part I suspect this is because we are approaching a year since the beginning of the pandemic and know the reality of living with the restrictions on our lives and our freedoms and just how tiring this is. I suspect also, this …
Bishop Rachel asks a question in the House of Lords
Bishop Rachel spoke in the House of Lords this afternoon, to ask the Government what assessment they have made of the wellbeing of children under five, and what steps areContinue reading
Youth Ministry in lockdown (update 5 Jan 21)
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 REDContinue reading
Spiritual support for the older generation
A new network of chaplains in Cheltenham and Bishop’s Cleeve is planned, to provide older people in hospitals and care homes with spiritual support. During the Covid-19 crisis, many ofContinue reading
A call to prayer for the nation
Join us and pray for the nation over the next month of lockdown in England. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are …
