Bishop Martyn’s Leicestershire Lent Pilgrimage of Prayer
7th November 2022Walking around the diocese at weekends in the run up to Easter 2023, he will visit many of the churches he has not yet been able to and encourage people in prayer.
News & Stories
Newly Licensed Associate Ministers
7th November 2022A service to license several lay Associate Ministers, and to celebrate ‘everyday gifts’ and the ministry of all God’s people in the Diocese of Leicester, was held yesterday at St Catherine’s Church in Burbage.
Resources for your church for Safeguarding Sunday on 20 November
31st October 2022Our churches are being invited to mark Safeguarding Sunday with prayer to ask God’s help in becoming a safer place for all.
Bishop Saju baptises and confirms in Wigston
31st October 2022Bishop Saju joined the church communities of the Wigston Benefice on Sunday to baptise, confirm, and celebrate the patronal festival of All Saints Church.
Connecting the community and church in Oaks in Charnwood
28th October 2022The Rural Coffee Connect mobile barista van rolled into Oaks in Charnwood recently, to join forces with the community and St James the Greater Church, to help tackle rural isolation and loneliness.
A Messy Celebration
21st October 2022At a Messy Church service at Stoney Stanton earlier this month there was a great celebration. Bishop Saju joined the congregation as he confirmed Connie and licensed Alison and Martin Macklin as Associate Minsters in the church.
Safeguarding: Final IICSA Report published
20th October 2022The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has published its concluding Report.
Bishop Martyn's address at the Justice Service
17th October 2022The Bishop of Leicester says we must all be public about our commitments and values so that we can have genuine debate about the common good.
Make the Our City and County Slavery Free
14th October 2022Marking anti-slavery day, the Church of England’s Clewer Project has launched a new campaign, ‘Make It Slavery Free’. Find out more about how your church could get involved
Churches in the NWL work in partnership to support Ukranian refugee guests
14th October 2022Churches in the North West Leicestershire deanery are pulling together in partnership to support Ukranian refugee guests and their host families within their community.
