This year, in the run-up to COP26, a special Climate Sunday service is being broadcast from Glasgow Cathedral on 4 September. You can register your interest in the Glasgow Climate
Tag: Engagement
Not your usual Saturday job for Rachel…
18-year-old organist Rachel Mapp is keeping traditional music alive in her local churches.
Walk for the planet – booking now LIVE!
If you’re passionate about our planet and want to add your support to the environmental agenda at the COP26 (UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties) join us in a
Churches Count on Nature week, 5-13th June
It is fabulous to see so many of our churches signed up to take part in Churches Count on Nature week. These are a selection of the Gloucestershire Churches involved
Eco Church festival with Churches Count on Nature
This online event on Saturday 12th June is hosted and organised by Sheffield Diocese but all are invited. It looks fab, do check it out if you are free. The
Giving thanks for our vaccines
A message and update from Christain Aid A huge thank you The Giving In Thanks for our Vaccines appeal has raised over £12,000 from communities within the Diocese of Gloucester
Churchyards, Biodiversity and ‘Churches Count on Nature’ week.
Churchyards can be significant for wildlife as they have often had minimal disturbance for centuries. This means that churches have a critical and very particular role to play for the
Bishop Rachel successfully moves amendment 70 in Domestic Abuse Bill
“I’m grateful for the support for this Amendment, which aims to provide migrant victims of abuse with temporary leave to remain, and access to public funds …
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks on climate change
This Autumn the UK is due to host the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. In February, Archbishop Justin Welby addressed faith leaders on the subject. He said: “I speak
Greening our Preaching
Preaching on environmental concerns, hosted by Bishop Robert with keynote address from Ruth Newton, author of the ‘Greening the Lectionary’ website.
Eco Church zoom seminars
Zoom seminars for those working towards an Eco Church award, or considering getting started.
Mud, mess and mystery: resources for outdoor worship including Forest Church
We have been running a series of zoom seminars on the subject of outdoor worship, under the heading of Mud, Mess and Mystery. The idea is to explore worship outdoors,
EcoChurch zoom seminars
Autumn dates for EcoChurch zoom seminars ‘Getting Started, and ‘Next Steps’
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
Nature in lockdown
One of the things that is keeping a lot of us going in lockdown is watching the changes in creation around us. I’ve been watching leaves change from bud to
Bronze Eco Church Award for St Peter’s Stratton
St Peter’s Church in Stratton has become the next church in the Diocese of Gloucester to achieve a Bronze Eco Church Award from A Rocha. They are part of a
Winter shelter: Sponsor a bed appeal
Gloucester City Mission will soon be opening the Winter Shelter for the homeless and vulnerable in our city for the cold season. It costs £39,000 each year to run the
2019 Advent Calendar launches with competition
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
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
Assisting those Bereaved by Suicide (PABBS) training
Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Partnership (GSPP) are trying to gauge the level of interest in Postvention: Assisting those Bereaved by Suicide (PABBS) training courses, with the aim of arranging training for later
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
