Christmas greetings from our bishops
Published: 22nd December 2023Bishop Sarah, Matthew and Jonathan mull over themes of the season
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Appointments and Departures
Published: 21st December 202321st December 2023
Your free gift! A guilt-free January!
Published: 18th December 2023Bishop Jonathan's new year resolution to avoid advertiser-induced guilt and instead welcome Christ-inspired body-image.
Advent Anticipated
Published: 7th December 2023News from across the North Sea from Revd Preb Terry Bloor, curator of our diocesan exchange with the Nordkirche in northern Germany.
Mark my words - all together
Published: 3rd December 2023On the first Sunday of Advent, Isaiah’s words rip through the air and his prophecy will continue to thunder around us Sunday by Sunday. In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus cries ‘Keep Awake!’ and we hear his passion for this world to flourish and for his followers to take their place on the side of hope.
As far as it depends on us
Published: 28th November 2023Angels and Putin are in Bishop Matthew's thoughts at the start of December.
Buttons pull community together
Published: 17th November 2023An art project previously only seen in cathedrals has been central to a project pulling community together in a Shrewsbury parish.
Lichfield Diocesan Digest Sound Magazine
Published: 15th November 2023The Diocesan Digest was founded in 1989 and is the Sound Magazine for Lichfield Cathedral and the Diocese. Volunteers produce a full audio magazine every month which gives news and conversation for people who are blind and partially sighted, as well as anyone else who is interested.
Black History Month - parish zooms conversation on faith, justice and the CofE
Published: 1st November 2023The parish of St Andrews Church Aston welcomed Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin and Chine McDonald as special guests at their online book club.
Appeal for Gaza
Published: 26th October 2023Our bishops support the appeal launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop Hosam of Jerusalem to Christians across the world to support the Al Ahli Hospital's work by contributing to the Gaza Appeal.
Strengthening Communities
Published: 17th October 2023As the old TCT team resettles into their diocesan home, team leader Carrie Blount explains the team's passions and purpose
Prayers for Israel and Palestine
Published: 13th October 2023The bishops of the diocese have this morning written to all clergy and lay ministers, urging us to pray for the situation in Israel and Gaza.
Working Together - Dementia-Friendly Churches & Schools
Published: 13th October 2023In 2022/3, our first ten schools across the Diocese of Lichfield signed up for Dementia-Friendly School framework and Certificate.
Appointments and Departures
Published: 13th October 202312th October 2023
Called to Serve?
Published: 20th September 2023Did you know that 15 million people alive today attended a Church of England school? Today a quarter of all primary schools are Church of England schools and approximately 1 million children currently attend a Church of England School.
Appointments and Departures
Published: 18th September 202318th September 2023
Archbishop Justin visits Market Drayton CAP debt centre
Published: 15th September 2023As patron of Christians Against Poverty, talks to clients and volunteers
St Chad Medal to celebrate six decades of service
Published: 11th September 2023Bishop Jan presented a Chad Medal to Ashley Canagasabey last week, recognising over six decades of service to Saint Chad's church in Stafford.
Readers celebrations - long and new service
Published: 9th September 2023Nine new Readers were licensed today to serve in parishes from the Shropshire/Cheshire border, to the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border and as far south as Wolverhampton. Three more completing 25 years service were celebrated and a new Warden of Readers commissioned too
Dementia-friendly Welcome
Published: 8th September 2023A good way to make your church’s welcome more dementia-friendly is to run a session for Welcomers. Why not try the format which has been used effectively at St Mary’s Church, Market Drayton?
Bishop welcomes Bishop-Designate
Published: 31st August 2023Bishop welcomes announcement of new Bishop of Birmingham
Appointments and Departures
Published: 31st August 202330th August 2023
New chapter for Warden of Readers
Published: 29th August 2023After 11 years in the role, Archdeacon of Salop, the Ven Paul Thomas passes the bookmark to Revd Harvey Gibbons, Vicar of St Oswald’s, Oswestry and Rector of Rhydycroesau.
Appointments and Departures
Published: 8th August 20238th August 2023
Changing chair of Diocesan Board of Finance
Published: 21st July 2023Former lay chair of Leek Deanery, David Wright follows John Naylor in the hot seat.
Knowing as a church we care
Published: 17th July 2023Christ Church Burntwood has been engaged with become a more dementia-friendly church at the heart of a dementia-friendly community for some while now.
Appointments and Departures - July 2023
Published: 11th July 20237th July 2023
Making it easy for congregations and visitors to express their generosity
Published: 7th July 2023Around two dozen people gathered at the diocesan offices in Lichfield last week to hear about fresh research into the giving habits of Anglican Christians in England and the latest ways that churches can disciple members to think about and act with generosity and enable visitors who want to donate.
Bishop leads on the Methodist connection
Published: 29th June 2023Generous passion for the gospel includes working in unity
Parishes Count on
Published: 26th June 2023More than a dozen parishes so far have logged wildlife in this year’s Love your Burial Ground Week and Churches Count on Nature 2023
