An in-person event for organisations, churches and individuals wanting to deepen their involvement or develop a Christian response to people in prison and those leaving prison.
Tag: Welcome Directory
Putting welcome into practice with the Welcome Directory
The Welcome Directory is a nationwide list of faith or belief communities ready to welcome and support people leaving prison. It helps those transitioning from prison to find a welcoming,Continue reading
Prayer resources for Prisons Week 2023
Prisons Week begins with Prisons Sunday on 8 October. For nearly 50 years, Prisons Week has encouraged Christians everywhere to pray for prisoners and their families, victims of crime andContinue reading
Bishop Rachel writes foreword for printed Welcome Directory
The Welcome Directory helps faith communities become places where people who leave prison find acceptance. As a Patron, Bishop Rachel was invited to write the foreword for a new printedContinue reading
Message from Bishop Rachel, 11 October 2022
As well as the privilege of being Bishop of Gloucester, I also have the additional privilege of being Anglican Bishop for His Majesty’s Prisons in England and Wales, and last Sunday was Prisons Sunday at the start of Prisons Week. The theme this year is Thankfulness, and it was good to explore that during the Eucharist at HMP Ashfield in the Diocese of Bristol.
