The first in a series of paintings depicting Loughborough Saints from around the globe has been unveiled at All Saints with Holy Trinity Church in Loughborough as part of its ‘We’re All Saints’ project.
A Rocha has launched its new Eco Church survey and is appealing to churches and worshipping communities to take meaningful action for climate and nature.
Three new canons were installed at Leicester Cathedral during a service of evensong on Sunday (9 February). They are the Revd Dr Tom Wilson, Canon Theologian, Vivienne Froggatt, Lay Canon, and Pam Spokes, Lay Canon – Head Warden.
Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, spent the day in the Diocese of Leicester visiting children in a local Church of England school and finding out about the significant interfaith work going on in the city.
St Mary’s Church in Wymeswold has been awarded a grant of £227,314 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to fund repairs to its nave roof and support a community heritage project that will welcome more people into the church and celebrate the village’s ‘faith history’.
The Revd Dr Vijay Kumar led a ‘deeply moving and spirit-filled’ prayer walk in the Belgrave area of the diocese.
Members of St Paul’s Church in Oadby recently achieved the ambitious goal of reading the entire Bible aloud in various different languages, bringing people together from the community, across the wider diocese and all over the world.
Sunday 9 February is Racial Justice Sunday. Entering its 30th year of celebration, this is a unique day in which we, as the body of Christ, highlight the continued need to oppose racism and pursue racial justice.
There’s a new team of hope-filled, joy-inspiring, God-loving young adults in our diocese, and they’re out making a difference in our worshipping communities.
It was a joy-filled service of new beginnings and commitment to shared ministry, as the Revd Kim Ford was welcomed into the parish of St John’s Hinckley
