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Parish church buildings must modernise or risk being closed, according to a Church of England judge. Chancellor June Rodgers was warning traditionalists and heritage groups that church buildings must stay relevant to the needs of their communities. In a ruling published earlier this month, she said: “If people disagree with sensible and necessary re-ordering of...

The apostle Andrew is patron saint of Scotland.  According to the gospel of Matthew,   Andrew and his brother Simon Peter were the very first two disciples whom Jesus called.   ‘Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’  (Matt 4:18,19) Without more ado, they obeyed.  ‘At once they left their nets and followed...

This month you need to think about how you can use the colour red in order to support the Persecuted Church worldwide. For a second year running, Christian Solidarity Worldwide is partnering with Aid to the Church in Need for a second #RedWednesday, to be held on Wednesday 28th November. #RedWednesday will be a day...

Some 1.2 million of us in the UK pray online each month, according to recent figures from the Church of England. Over the past two years the Church of England has developed a strong presence online, particularly aimed at people who do not regularly go to church. It also reaches out to young people through...

Women who represent the Church of England in Parliament have spoken out about what it means to be a female leader, as part of an initiative to inspire the next generation to follow in their footsteps. In the 100th anniversary year of women’s votes, the three sitting women bishops in the House of Lords, together...

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. About 20 years ago I had been to the local war memorial on Remembrance Sunday and had been thinking...

Lengthy services, solemn events and uncomfortable pews mean most people might not associate cathedrals with fun, but the Archbishop of Canterbury says that they can be the best places to find it. ‘Cathedrals are fun,’ he told the National Cathedrals Conference in Manchester Cathedral via video message. ‘There’s just so many things you can do...

Traidcraft plc is in trouble.  With very poor recent trading figures and despite enormous efforts by the staff and management and Fair Traders, it warns that the present model for the company may be no longer viable. Traidcraft’s charity branch, Traidcraft Exchange, will continue to support farmers and lobby government through its charitable arm, and...

Autumn has traditionally been a time when Christians explore the big questions about life and death. Watching the leaves fall and the nights draw in is an opportunity for all ages to think about love and loss and remember in special ways. Children ask questions about death for all kinds of reasons. It may come...

Andrew, whose feast day ends the Christian year on 30th November, is probably best known to us as the patron saint of Scotland, though his only connection with the country is that some of his bones were reputedly transported in the 8th century to Fife and preserved at a church in a place now named...

The Church of England is continuing to voice its concern over climate change. Following news that the summer of 2018 was the hottest on record in England, and the UK’s joint warmest overall, The Bishop of Salisbury, Nicholas Holtam, the Church of England’s lead bishop for Environmental Affairs, said: ‘It is becoming difficult for even...

Modern clergy in the Church of England can no longer be “king” in their parish, the new Dean of Salisbury, the Very Rev Nicholas Papadopulos, has said. ‘Once upon a time the vicar was a ‘king’ – I say king advisedly because it would in those days have been a he – he was the...