The new Archdeacon of Walsall

The Revd Dr Susan Weller has been appointed Archdeacon of Walsall by the Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, Bishop of Lichfield.

Soul Purpose 2016

Over this past bank holiday weekend, fifty teenagers from the Shrewsbury area took part in the annual event known as Soul Purpose. One of them, Andrew Farrow, reports.

Seven months in a strange land: England

Miriam Samuel has found Aldridge to be different to her home in Malaysia.

Ordination of Deacons and Priests

Please pray for the deacons and priests recently ordained at Lichfield Cathedral.

Peace on Earth: A Christmas Message

This has been a scary year.

Vicar of Burslem dies unexpectedly of heart attack

It is with sadness that we announce the sudden death on 14 May of The Revd Keith Round, Vicar of St Werbergh's church in Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent) at the age of 67. It is believed he had a massive heart attack.

Body building for the long haul - listen online

A rapt Shropshire audience heard the Dean of Lichfield Cathedral, the Very Revd Adrian Dorber give this year's Shrewsbury Episcopal Area Lecture today.

Down to Earth God

I wonder if you have seen the Sainsbury Advert on TV this December?

One Love

Lindsey Hall Director of Vocations for the diocese reflects on recent events

Diocese Prays for Young

A 24-hour day of prayer begins as churches look to attract young people

Happy New Year

Bishop Mark looks forward to the New Year

Will you walk the Two Saints Way?

Churches, councils, walkers, pilgrims, all came together to see the new Two Saints Way handbook and plot the future of the pilgrimage route which runs right through the Diocese to Lichfield Cathedral. David Pott created the Two Saints Way. "We are now in a golden age of pilgrimage. There has been a great revival in pilgrimage with many new routes throughout the country in recent years. You can pre-order the Two Saints Way guide, 144 pages packed with pictures, facts and maps to make the route easy and informative, by emailing twosaintsway@gmail.com or calling 01770 830317 or 07932 790525.

Filling Stations keep rural faith motoring

The Filling Station is a national movement offering an informal way of expressing the Christian faith in a rural setting. Following much prayer and planning, a Filling Station has now been running in the north-west corner of Shropshire for four months.

New LGBTI congregation in Lichfield Diocese

A new congregation to provide an opportunity for worship, mutual support and encouragement for Christians in the LGBTI community is being launched this summer.

Shropshire - What shall we do for Lent?

A short session (2 hours) for potential leaders of prayer events and courses in Lent 2015.

Prisons Week November 15-21

Bishop Clive writes in anticipation of Prisons week.

Walsall's new Archdeacon begins her ministry

The new Archdeacon of Walsall, the Ven Dr Sue Weller has begun her new ministry following a formal service in Lichfield Cathedral.

Creating Missional Worship - new book from Shrewsbury vicar

To what extent should our worship be shaped by our day-to-day culture? Can contemporary influences speak in the eternal and the patterns of Anglican worship? A new book by a Shrewsbury vicar tries to provide an answer.

Live well with dementia

"Dementia affects many families across the diocese. And the questions around how we care spiritually for people living with the disease are challenging", according to David Primrose, Director of Transforming Communities for the Diocese of Lichfield.

New Catholic Missioner

The Revd Damian Feeney has been announced as a new half-time priest and half-time Catholic Missioner based in Ettingshall parish, Wolverhampton.

It's legal! Rt Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave is Bishop of Lichfield

Fun Day for Free

Church sets up family day as gift to Shrewsbury community

Youth Top the List

Community of St Chad calls for Day of Prayer

Transforming Communities Together

So, with neighbours, you have a great idea that will really help meet needs of the local community, but you're not sure how to go about making it happen. Or you know what to do but don't have the funds to implement your plan.

Praying for labourers

The CofE has just released a helpful prayer resource with a monthly cycle of areas to help in praying for vocations. Although intended for religious communities such as the Community of St Anselm that Archbishop Justin launched earlier this month or our own dispersed Community of St Chad, it can be helpful to anyone who will 'ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest' (Luke 10:2)

Pray for rain

Please pray for rain in South Africa. That is the message from Lichfield Diocese's Director of Ministry, the Revd Lesley Bentley, who has just been to Matlosane, our partner diocese.

It's not what I wanted

In the latest video in our occasional series about hearing God's call, Revd Zoe Heming, curate in the Hodnet Deanery, talks about how being forced into a wheelchair at the same time as hearing God's call has been transformed into a powerfully enabling gift for many in her congregations.

New Marriage Regulations

As from 2nd March 2015 there are changes to the legal preliminaries for the marriage of non-European Economic Area nationals.

Farewell to Board

Three are praised for their work on Education Board

DDO David Newsome set for a new adventure

Revds David & Jane Newsome will join the charity Hands at Work at the start of next year, and so are leaving their respective posts as Diocsean Director of Ordinands and Coordinating Chaplain at Swinfen Hall Prison & YOI in the next few weeks.