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Tag: Vocations
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
Vocations Sunday
Every year Vocations Sunday is the third Sunday after Easter; this year it is 12 May
Jonathan’s calling: ‘A cog in a big machine’
Jonathan Kear is a self-employed Christian youth worker at Together for Youth, based in Newent in the Forest of Dean. Jonathan also sits on the diocesan LIFE group for young
Ordinations 2018
After a weekend of inspiring, joyous services at Gloucester Cathedral, we welcome seven brand new priests, and six new deacons!
How are we called into discipleship?
We meet students from around Cheltenham to discuss how God calls us, and what we might be called to do! Bishop Rachel went along with the Revd Pauline Godfrey, to
Faith in a Gin Distillery. Felicity’s Vocation Story
Following our series on vocations and faith at work, Bishop Robert Springett recently met Felicity Hall, Financial Director at Gin Distillery Bramley and Gage, to find out how she lives
Bishop Rachel talks on female leadership and the #metoo movement
We asked Bishop Rachel about some of the challenges of female leadership; where her confidence comes from, and how she responds to things like the #metoo movement
My vocation: Ed’s story
Following our series of ordinations stories, we met with Revd Ed Sauven to hear a little about his own extraordinary story…
My vocation: Helkias’s story
“I think God calls people to be Plumbers, Nurses, Architects, just as much as He calls people to be Ordained.” We met up with Helkias Mapimhidze to hear his story
My vocation: Joy’s story
Joy Ludlow tells us why she got ordained; “It’s not really anything that I planned!”.
You can also book onto our upcoming vocations event here
Ordinations 2017
After a weekend of inspiring, joyous services at Gloucester Cathedral, we welcome ten brand new priests, and seven new deacons!
My vocation: Jo’s story
The Revd Jo Pestell shares her story of why she got ordained; “For me, even in the times when I’m like; “God, you don’t exist!”, I’ve just felt deeply within
How long do you really want to live?
This week the news broke that despite the fact that our life expectancy has been rising for the last 100 years it has now stopped rising. The report describes how
Why I got ordained: Frances’ story
“I think during very very difficult times… I’m a single mother …those moments, God has to work with me, and its worked well. Having twins on your own and going
Caroline’s vocation story
Have you had that feeling that God is calling you, but you think it can’t be true?
Inspiring our leaders to help young people explore their gifts and callings
Leaders of young people gathered at Bishopscourt from around the Diocese to celebrate their work together and hear a vision for future ministry and vocation from Bishop Rachel. As well
What if…?
It’s hard to imagine how much has changed for those living through the unrest in Syria. Not so long ago families went shopping, lived in houses with all mod-cons and
Reigning and Serving
The nation has offered its congratulations to the Queen as she celebrates her 90th birthday. Staunch republican and labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was glad to add his good wishes, while
