Overwhelming - the bad and the good
Published: 6th April 2022I wonder what adjective you would choose to describe the experience of living through recent events? How about ‘overwhelming’?
News
Thanksgiving service for Bishop Jonathan Gledhill
Published: 23rd March 2022A thanksgiving service for the 98th Bishop of Lichfield, the Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, took place at Lichfield Cathedral on Sunday.
REVs network raising money for Red Cross in Ukraine
Published: 18th March 2022A Shrewsbury-based chaplaincy project has raised nearly "£25,000 for the Red Cross" Ukraine appeal in two weeks.
Staffordshire Record Office - your parish deposits
Published: 17th March 2022The record office in Stafford has temporarily closed ahead of the construction of a new history centre.
Welcome Home
Published: 17th March 2022Parishes all over the country are seeing new houses being built. There is a role for all churches to play in these new developments. Here are some simple ideas to consider.
New church opens its doors
Published: 14th March 2022A pioneering church initiative at the heart of Telford has moved into its new central base after two years of grassroots growth in local communities.
Serving in our powerlessness
Published: 14th March 2022A special message from St Andrew's Anglican Church in Moscow, which was visited by a group from Lichfield Diocese in 2019.
Hope - from limping to 'springing eternal'?
Published: 9th March 2022As the humanitarian catastrophe in Europe unfolds before our eyes, signs of hope for more vulnerable people are more important to our emotional survival than ever. So here's one you may not have spotted yet.
Lambeth award for Malaysian friend
Published: 9th March 2022Among 25 recipients of the Lambeth Awards presented by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace this week is one friend of this diocese, Lay Canon Andrew Khoo from th e Diocese of West Malaysia.
Tributes paid to North Staffordshire priest
Published: 9th March 2022The Revd Jonathan Watkins, the Vicar of Knutton, has died.
First Arrivals on Two Kingdoms Way
Published: 2nd March 2022The first walkers have checked out the entire route from Lindisfarne to Lichfield, arriving on St Chads Day 2022.
What is 'biblical'
Published: 1st March 2022Hope and truth are our reference points says Bishop Michael as he battles to untwist an adjective in this month's Chad Blog.
Churches mobilise for Ukraine
Published: 28th February 2022People across the diocese are joining prayers and action for the war-stricken country.
New church moves into its building
Published: 25th February 2022A pioneering church initiative at the heart of Telford has moved into its new central base after two years of grassroots growth in local communities.
£20,000 gift sent to Matlosane
Published: 15th February 2022Support has been given to the Covid-hit Church in South Africa thanks to the generosity of people across our diocese.
Thanksgiving service for Bishop Jonathan
Published: 14th February 2022People are invited to remember the 98th Bishop of Lichfield at Lichfield Cathedral on 20 March.
Synod supports persecuted Church
Published: 14th February 2022General Synod unanimously back a motion - brought by Lichfield members - to condemn the persecution of Christians across the world.
Appointments and Departures
Published: 11th February 202210th February 2022
Listening well: heart-level conversations
Published: 10th February 2022Giving space for lamenting and celebrating
Adam to say goodbye
Published: 7th February 2022Adam Edwards is leaving Transforming Communities Together to take on a national role with the Church Urban Fund.
A bit rich?
Published: 4th February 2022Bishop Clive on levelling up and filling the hungry with good things
Farewell to war hero Dick
Published: 4th January 2022The Revd Preb Dick Sargent - who played a key role in the D-Day landings - has died aged 97.
St Mark's secure almost £1m from Heritage Fund
Published: 17th December 2021St Mark's Church in Shelton will be the home of an ambitious community-focused project.
I was part of it
Published: 16th December 2021Reviewing the dementia-friendly churches network in 2021, here's an overview, at head and heart level.
Christmas cannot be cancelled
Published: 15th December 2021The Bishop of Lichfield's Christmas message focuses on the power of grace.
Appointments and Departures
Published: 14th December 202110th December 2021
Tributes paid to Keith
Published: 13th December 2021Much-loved former team rector and retired clergyman Keith Haywood has died aged 73.
Chad Pilgrims push on towards Lichfield
Published: 6th December 2021A 475-mile trek in the footsteps of St Chad has now covered almost 350 miles.
Prayers heard: joy abounds
Published: 18th November 2021November is sometimes the month of the Church’s new year, as Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas day – this year that’s 28 November. It’s a time Dr Lindsey Hall finds always brings joy.
Churchyard Awards 2021
Published: 15th November 2021Gardeners and guardians gathered in Lichfield to hear the judges' conclusions.
