| Paul Rattigan welcomed to the Diocese Saturday saw our new Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Canon Chancellor of Leicester Cathedral, Paul Rattigan welcomed to the Diocese, in a Candlemas service in which he was licensed as DDO by Bishop Martyn, and installed as a Canon by David Monteith, Dean of Leicester. |  |
| Deborah’s Everyday Faith Sometimes we don’t have the answers. Sometimes our journey isn’t deemed ‘conventional’. Sometimes we feel lost. And sometimes we question our faith. Deborah has an enquiring mind. She doesn’t follow the crowd – but she does try to follow the Lord, and believes and trusts in Him. |  |
| Resourcing Churches meet Leadership teams from our six designated Resourcing Churches met for three days last week at Hothorpe Hall to plan, pray, prepare and listen to God as they embark on their journey of planting new congregations and creating fresh expressions of church. |  |
| Joint Meeting of Anglican and Catholic Bishops in Leicester We were delighted to host the Catholic bishops of England and Wales and Church of England bishops who met in Leicester from January 16th to 17th for their biennial conference. |  |
| St Denys Digital Pilgrims Being connected to one another as a community is a simple step to helping one another connect with God. |  |
| Bishop’s Christmas Message If you missed Bishop Martyn’s Christmas message on our Facebook page here’s a chance to see his reflections on Christmas hopes and fears, and the difference Emmanuel, “God with us” makes as we enter a new year. |  |
| Local churches spread Christmas cheer Sharing a meal is a big part of how we celebrate Christmas, and this Christmas a number of our churches put on meals for those in their communities who otherwise might not have enjoyed a Christmas dinner in company |  |
| Bishop Guli among European church leaders uniting for refugees and migrants In the spirit of Christmas, European church leaders including the Bishop of Loughborough are affirming the values of dignity, respect and compassion for refugees and migrants. |  |
| New Registrar appointed Lee Coley from Stone King LLP has been appointed as Registrar for the Bishop and Diocese of Leicester, in succession to Trevor Kirkman who will be stepping down from the role in the spring of 2019. |  |
| Christina heads to Poland to call for action on climate change Christina Mottram is heading to Poland in December to join thousands of people calling for world leaders to take action on climate change at a major UN conference. |  |
