Clergy and congregations are being asked to celebrate the life and animal welfare work of William Wilberforce this Animal Welfare Sunday (Sunday 7 October 2007).
04 October 2007
Jon Denn, Administrator at the Trinity Church Conference Center in West Cornwall has created a wonderful movement for the church and the world called ‘Counting Prayers’.
04 October 2007
A laudable attempt to unite Anglicans is in danger of becoming a contract designed to cut off those who don’t conform, warns the Archbishop of Wales.
20 September 2007
The Bishop of Exeter has encouraged congregations not just to thank God for the food they eat but to remember the farmers who produce it at their Harvest Festivals. As Foot and Mouth disease continues to push farming into crisis, the bishop also called on churches to consider the Farming Help Charities when gathering their Harvest collections.
20 September 2007
Preaching on the Church of Ireland’s ‘Hard Gospel Sunday' (9th September) in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, the editor of The Church of Ireland Gazette, Canon Ian Ellis, will say that there must be a renewed determination in the international community to protect religious freedom around the world.
11 September 2007
The role of deacons as missionaries to their communities should be taken more seriously, and people exploring a vocation to the priesthood should be encouraged to consider ministering as a deacon – the ‘diaconate’ - as a long-term option, argues a report from the Church of England’s Faith and Order Advisory Group published this week.
30 August 2007
The Church of England has published two prayers on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The prayers, written by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will be used at the memorial service at the Guards Chapel on August 31st. They will also be available for use in churches around the country.
20 August 2007
The Rt Revd Michael Lewis, Bishop of Middleton, has been appointed Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf. He will take up his duties in mid-November and will be based in Cyprus.
15 August 2007
27 intrepid cyclists left Canterbury Cathedral early on the 10th August to pedal 2,000 km to Rome
15 August 2007
Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, is to send every MP in the country some summer reading: The 100-Minute Bible and a guide to slowing down.
15 August 2007