Walking Together for Justice and Peace
Published: 27th December 2016The Bishop of Lichfield joined people from other faiths in a pilgrimage exploring justice and peace in Cyprus.
News
Chell Comes Together for Families in Need at Christmas
Published: 23rd December 2016More than 20 families in need in Stoke-on-Trent won't go hungry this Christmas after local Christians, Tesco and other community groups joined forces.
Bishop Michael Welcomes Appointment
Published: 21st December 2016The Bishop of Lichfield has welcomed the appointment of the Revd Prebendary Dr Woyin Karowei Dorgu as his successor as Area Bishop of Woolwich in the Diocese of Southwark.
Christmas Comes Early for Hanley Church
Published: 14th December 2016A Stoke-on-Trent church has been given an early Christmas present - a £20,000 grant to carry out urgent repairs and replacement works.
December 2016
Published: 12th December 2016Clergy Appointments, retirements and resignations this month
Nature Friendly Churches on the Increase
Published: 6th December 2016Churchyards in parishes across Lichfield Diocese have been recognised for the vital role they play in supporting the environment to flourish.
Bishop's Blog - December 2016
Published: 6th December 2016Rousing responses to good news is music to the Bishop of Lichfield's ears.
A Christmas Near You launches
Published: 1st December 2016Details of over 1,200 Christmas services at churches in Staffordshire, north Shropshire and the Black Country are just a click away at the new www.AChristmasNewYou.org website launched today, 1 December.
Building Bridges in Post-Brexit World
Published: 30th November 2016Building bridges between churches in the Midlands and the rest of Europe is more important than ever in the wake of the Brexit vote, says the new Bishop of Lichfield.
Bishop Michael meets Telford Street Pastors
Published: 29th November 2016The Bishop of Lichfield met volunteers who offer late-night support to people on the streets of Telford on a visit to the town.
Bishops join Synagogue Celebrations
Published: 28th November 2016Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent's only synagogue was joined for its tenth anniversary celebrations by the Bishops of Lichfield and Stafford.
Bishop Clive and Adrian Chiles open YMCA
Published: 22nd November 2016Celebrity TV presenter Adrian Chiles and the Bishop of Wolverhampton, the Right Revd Clive Gregory, joined forces to officially open the new YMCA Black Country Group Western Gateway building in Carters Green, West Bromwich.
Wolverhampton Pioneer Ministries Wins National Award
Published: 18th November 2016A ground-breaking church initiative in Wolverhampton city centre has won a national award for its work with young adults.
Enabling Church to Serve Beyond Limits
Published: 17th November 2016The Bishop of Lichfield and Shropshire curate Revd Zoe Heming shared the platform at a national event to help create churches where disabled people belong.
Forgetting and Remembering
Published: 15th November 2016Forgetting and Remembering - Prayer Shawls as a Powerful Way of Remembering
TGI Monday Wins National Award
Published: 14th November 2016An innovative weekly online chat show from the Diocese of Lichfield has won a national digital award.
Praying for Unity in Inter Faith Week
Published: 11th November 2016People from all faith groups and none are being invited to a show of unity at Stoke-on-Trent College on Tuesday, 15 November.
Remembering what exactly?
Published: 8th November 2016Remembrancetide - misplaced pride, glorifying war and jingoism? Revd Vic Van den Bergh argues for respect, remembrance and resolve.
Readers toast 150 years of service
Published: 7th November 2016Almost 200 Readers from across Lichfield Diocese took part in 150th anniversary celebrations of lay ministry at a special service at Lichfield Cathedral.
A Mercian Diocese
Published: 7th November 2016"The Diocese of Mercia, this diocese, is a borderland diocese. Living in borderlands is risky business; crossing boundaries generates anxiety; that is why we need a culture, locally of informed risk-taking, and centrally of thoughtful permission-giving. " So says +Michael in his first presidential address to Diocesan Synod.
Bishop's Blog - November 2016
Published: 31st October 2016November is the month for REMEMBERING - and this is very much reflected in the life of our Church.
BAME vocations celebration
Published: 21st October 2016Over sixty people gathered in West Bromwich last night to hear about the ways people of black and minority ethnic groups can be encouraged to consider vocations in the Church of England.
Funerals - dead central to parish ministry
Published: 19th October 2016Fr Ron Farrell enthuses about funeral ministry as a vital part of the life and mission of the Church
Bishop Blends Coffee and Study
Published: 6th October 2016New Fairtrade Coffee launched at Selwyn Study Day
TGI Monday shortlisted in national Premier Digital Awards
Published: 5th October 2016TGI Monday has been shortlisted for a Premier Digital Award for 'Most Creative Use of Social Media'.
October 2016
Published: 5th October 2016Clergy Appointments, retirements and resignations this month
Bishop's Blog - October 2016
Published: 1st October 2016Blue Peter and vanishing islands: in Creationtide, we delight afresh at the bounty of God's creation and commit to being good stewards of it. Yet, as I witnessed in the Solomon Islands, we need to act now because our inaction is costing livelihoods and lives. Christian Aid's resources and its 'Big Switch' campaign show how we can make a difference.
Diocese-wide support for Dementia Friendly Churches
Published: 28th September 2016A pilot project to help churches provide dementia-friendly services and meetings in northern Shropshire is being expanded and rolled out across the rest of the Diocese.
Bishop speaks out on need to address antisemitism
Published: 28th September 2016Bishop Michael, who is Chair of the Council of Christians and Jews, has warmly welcomed the Archbishop of Canterbury's words condemning the 'virus' of antisemitism. At a speech to the CCJ in Staines this week, Bishop Michael said, 'There is a fundamental truth that Jews and Christians hold in common: we are taught, and we believe, that men and women are made in the image of God.'
People flock to churches and towpaths
Published: 23rd September 2016People from all around the Diocese of Lichfield have been meeting the new bishop of Lichfield, Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave as he has toured the diocese and walked part of the Two Saints Way as part of his 'Season of Welcome'
