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The House of Bishops has confirmed that it will proceed with the publication of the Living in Love and Faithteaching and learning resources in early November this year. The publication of the resources, originally scheduled for July 2020, had been deferred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Commissioned by the House of Bishops and...

New Archbishop of York to be confirmed Gardening Against the Odds? The Coronavirus, Church & You Survey Online book of remembrance opened at St Paul’s Online ‘Talking Jesus’ course FREE during the Covid-19 lockdown Use your old clothes to help others in poverty House of Bishops backs phased approach to revising access to church buildings Praying...

Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell will be confirmed as the 98th Archbishop of York this month. The service, at 11am on Thursday 9th July, will be broadcast entirely via video conference due to the Coronavirus restrictions. The service, which had been due to take place in York Minster, will be in two parts. A legal ceremony...

The Conservation Foundation has relaunched Gardening Against the Odds as a virtual network and is getting some excellent interest. As a result, it may be making a radio series soon, featuring some of the projects it has discovered over the years which show how people combat ‘odds’ – mental, physical and environmental – by gardening, even when they...

You are invited to take part in this national survey…details below The Covid-19 pandemic has obviously had a profound effect on churches. The lockdown has severely restricted ministry in areas such as pastoral care, fellowship groups, and serving the community. On the other hand, for those with online access, worship has taken on new and...

HOPE Together has made the hugely popular Talking Jesus course available, rent free, to watch online during the Covid-19 crisis. Roy Crowne, executive director of HOPE Together, said: ‘We have had lots of requests during the Covid-19 lockdown to make the Talking Jesus course available online. There seems to be an increased interest from non-Christians in...

St Paul’s Cathedral has launched Remember Me, an online book of remembrance for all those who have been living in the UK who have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. People of all faiths, beliefs or none are invited to contribute to Remember Me. HRH The Prince of Wales , who recorded a video message,...

Lockdown drove many of us to do a Spring clear-out of our wardrobes.  But what do you do now do with the old clothes you no longer want? Charity shops may be closed for the time being, but there’s still a way to donate your old items and support your favourite charities. Just go online...

– to revising access to church buildings  The House of Bishops is continuing to review advice to clergy on the Church’s efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The Bishops have agreed in principle to a phased approach to lifting restrictions with regard to church buildings, in time and in parallel with the Government’s...

British adults are praying for an end to the Covid-19 crisis, as well as for frontline workers and those living in poverty both in the UK and around the world, according to a new poll commissioned by Christian Aid. The research, undertaken by Savanta ComRes, found that one in four (26%) British adults say they...

The Church Commissioners for England, the endowment fund of the Church of England, have published their Annual Report for 2019.  Key results include:  The Church Commissioners made a positive return of 10% in 2019 Value of Commissioners’ investment fund stood at £8.7bn (year end 2019) Church Commissioners post eleventh successive year of positive returns The...

Government figures show that 2.5 million people aged 75 and above have never used the internet. And so, to help them, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, recently launched a free national phoneline to bring worship and prayer into the homes of those without access to the internet. Daily Hope, which is available 24 hours a day...