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St Mark's secure almost £1m from Heritage Fund

Published: 17th December 2021

St Mark's Church in Shelton will be the home of an ambitious community-focused project.


Appointments and Departures

Published: 14th December 2021

10th December 2021


Chad Pilgrims push on towards Lichfield

Published: 6th December 2021

A 475-mile trek in the footsteps of St Chad has now covered almost 350 miles.


Prayers heard: joy abounds

Published: 18th November 2021

November 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 2021

Gardeners and guardians gathered in Lichfield to hear the judges' conclusions.


Tributes paid to Bishop Jonathan

Published: 2nd November 2021

The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, Bishop of Lichfield from 2003-2015, died yesterday.


Time for TikTok?

Published: 5th November 2021

Revd David Sims on his venture into the world of pithy social media


Tributes paid to Peter

Published: 15th October 2021

One of the first recipients of the Chad Medal in the diocese has died.


Un-locking waterways chaplaincy

Published: 9th November 2021

Over a hundred chaplains from around the country descended on Lichfield Cathedral last week to celebrate their ministry and commission new chaplains.


Following Christ in the Footsteps of the Saints

Published: 4th November 2021

Join the St. Winefride’s Pilgrimage, a 70 mile journey from Holywell in Wales, to Shrewsbury between Easter and Pentecost next year. 


Appointments and Departures

Published: 1st November 2021

29th October 2021


The Gospel with a kick

Published: 21st October 2021

Matthew Lefroy looks at how sport can be a vital tool of outreach among young people.


Encouraging the next generation

Published: 27th October 2021

Members of Holy Trinity Church in Heath Town, Wolverhampton, celebrated their shared past and future during Black History Month.


Three pictures making the bigger picture

Published: 20th October 2021

People affected by dementia live through unchosen challenges. Within our Diocese of Lichfield dementia-friendly churches network, we are focusing this autumn on three pictures that help us to see the bigger picture, noticing God’s presence as dementia progresses.


Appointments and Departures

Published: 20th October 2021

19th October 2021


Bishop of Lichfield backs City of Sanctuary

Published: 20th October 2021

The Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave is adding his support to those who want to welcome refugees and asylum seekers.


General Synod election results 2021

Published: 13th October 2021

Results published Wednesday 13 Oct 2021


Lisa leaps for charity

Published: 7th October 2021

A West Bromwich curate with muscular dystophy is skydiving for a good cause.


School's new extension named after Sue

Published: 5th October 2021

A Church school in Staffordshire has christened new rooms The Wedgwood Wing.


Megan collated at Minster

Published: 4th October 2021

The Revd Dr Megan Smith has been collated as Archdeacon of Stoke-upon-Trent.


A world transformed

Published: 30th September 2021

Venturing out more, in recent weeks, has been a strange and rather unsettling experience. Like traversing a landscape that seems familiar but strangely altered. The world has changed in ways both subtle and significant.


Dementia and Spirituality

Published: 30th September 2021

How does our experience of dementia affect our faith?


Chad pilgrims travel from Stoke to Lichfield

Published: 10th September 2021

The Community of St Chad Pilgrimage took in the new statue of St Chad and marked farewells and new beginnings.


'Eliza Grey' plays Shifnal

Published: 10th June 2019

'Eliza Grey' play - helping your church and community to become more dementia-friendly


A builder’s vision

Published: 1st November 2019

Bishop Geoff's final Pastoral Letter - November 2019


Bishop backs Brexit prayer cuppa

Published: 19th March 2019

Churches are encouraged to host café-style meetings to bring together people over Brexit.


Faith in humanity?

Published: 1st November 2018

As the nation's attention turns to commemorating the centenary of the Armistice, the Archdeacon of Salop is conscripted to replace the vacant Bishop of Shrewsbury.


Early Diagnosis – Alzheimer’s Society Experience

Published: 25th July 2015

It's important to know that, as churches, we don't have to go it alone! David Latcham is an Information Worker at the Alzheimer's Society in Shropshire.


Don’t talk about “suffering from dementia” or “victims”

Published: 7th August 2015

"Words are very powerful - they can build you up or put you down. When you are speaking about dementia remember this."


Dementia-Focused Prayers to Share

Published: 5th July 2018

St Andrew's Church, Church Aston recently held a dementia-friendly Songs of Praise service.

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