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For the first time since the pandemic began, churches and communities across the UK will be coming together to celebrate Easter as restrictions are relaxed. So, no wonder that the theme for the Real Easter Egg this year is ‘Let’s Celebrate’! The Real Easter Egg was created in 2010 as a way for churches, groups...

The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, has thanked front line workers, parishes, and all who have made sacrifices to help protect one another from Covid-19, as England recently began to move away from ‘plan B’ restrictions. Bishop Sarah, who chairs the Church of England’s Covid Recovery Group, said: “When the first measures to curb the...

 All 42 dioceses in the Church of England have signed up to become an ‘eco diocese’ as part of their commitment to reach net zero carbon by 2030. The Eco Dioceses scheme, developed by the charity A Rocha UK, sees churches and dioceses awarded bronze, silver, or gold status depending on actions taken to improve...

Members of a new ‘cathedral’ of online worshippers, formed since the first lockdown, have played a key role in the Church of England’s recent 100th national online service. The first national online service was broadcast from the crypt chapel at Lambeth Palace on Mothering Sunday 2020 as the nation went into lockdown. Since then, a...

Plans to elect clergy of UK Minority Ethnic or Global Majority Heritage backgrounds to serve in the House of Bishops have been agreed in what is hoped will be a “catalyst for change” towards making the leadership of the Church of England more representative. Under the scheme, there will be at least 10 UKME/GMH people...

A new report detailing how clergy have fared in the Covid pandemic has been published, as part of the findings from the Church of England’s Living Ministry research programme. Clergy Wellbeing in a Time of Covid: Autonomy, Accountability and Support, sets out how clergy have reported on their levels of physical, mental, spiritual, relational and...

Bishops across the Anglican Communion are taking part in a new series of Bishops’ discussions, as part of their journey to the Lambeth Conference. ‘Ministry in a Conflicted World’ began to run online in February, and will run until April, allowing the bishops to consider leadership and ministry in a complex world. The Rt Revd...

Churches prepare Platinum Jubilee plans Supporting parishes who are resettling refugees Dioceses to receive nearly £5 million to reach more people with Christian message Digital team wins series of awards for work during pandemic Statistics for Mission 2020 ** Editor:  It is not every Queen who reigns for 70 years! But that is just what...

Churches, Christian charities and youth organisations are working together to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the four-day Bank Holiday from 2nd to 5th June. A new website has been created – www.theplatinumjubilee.com –  to provide ideas and resources for communities to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years of faith and service. The UK and Commonwealth...

The Church of England is setting up a new group to support local churches who are resettling refugees in partnership with the Home Office. The initiative will support parishes and dioceses who have begun working closely with local authorities and other community partners, to provide practical resources for the resettlement of vulnerable refugees. Since 2015,...

The Church of England’s Digital Team has been praised for ‘incredible innovation and initiative’ as it won a series of awards for its output during the pandemic. A special Ash Wednesday Instagram filter, using Virtual Reality techniques, the popular Time to Pray app & podcast and the 2020 Advent and Christmas campaign ‘Comfort and Joy’...

The Church of England’s Statistics for Mission 2020 report has recently been published. Figures show that more than 9,000 churches offered ‘Church at Home’ worship, such as online or dial-in services, during the March-July 2020 lockdown. Attendance figures for services were, as expected, significantly lower than usual, amid legal restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic....