Bishop of Leicester speaks of heavy hearts as lockdown returns
Bishop Martyn speaks as churches and church schools in the city, and some neighbouring parts of the county, have to close once more.
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Working together through change
Following the Prime Minister's announcement that church services may be able to resume from 4 July, Bishop Martyn has released a statement
What's happening with the Link Dioceses?
With the incessant virus news, it's easy to lose track of our sisters and brothers in our link sibling dioceses of Kilimanjaro & Kiteto in Tanzania, Trichy in India and Wyoming in USA. Here's an update, and how you can pray for them.
Bishop Guli joins other faith leaders in calling for child refugees to be given sanctuary in the UK
The Bishop of Loughborough has signed a letter with 250 0ther faith leaders urging the Prime Minister to change the rules on child refugees
What do YOU see?
Revd Lusa Ngoy our diocesan BAME enabler and lead on Intercultural Worshipping Communities wrote this powerful poem as a personal response to the tragic killing of George Floyd. Here it is performed by a number of colleagues and friends from around the diocese. What do you see?
St John's Hinckley provides food for families in need
During lockdown, St John's have been working with Transforming Lives for Good to deliver 'Boxes of Hope'
Our Big BAME Conversation: A safe space for usually hidden voices to be heard
A recent online conversation with people in our churches of BAME heritage called for an ongoing process allowing more of such voices to be heard in our shared conversations as a diocese.
Statement by the Bishops of Leicester and Loughborough about annexation of land in the West Bank
Read the statement made by the Bishops of Leicester and Loughborough about annexation of land in the West Bank
Calling for the Church to examine its own record on racism
Our Bishops 'Taking the Knee' on the front page, an article by Bishop Guli and another by our BAME Mission Enabler, Revd Lusa, all feature in the latest edition of Church of England Newspaper
Sharing faith through art
Lockdown has been quite a journey for Hayley. Here she reveals to us how a recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and a break from the busyness of her ‘normal life' as a teacher, has inspired her to share her faith with others through art…
