News & Stories

We are welcoming the new Anglican Chaplain at HMP Gartree, the Revd Emma Higgins, who has just been licensed by Bishop Martyn.

The Community of the Tree of Life has warmly welcomed its first novices with the arrival of Isaac and Tom whose you can find out more about below.

If you’ve been to one of the Everyday Faith Deanery roadshows you’ll have heard our Bishops talking about “Everyday Prayer”, “Everyday Witness” and “Everyday Action.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Being connected to one another as a community is a simple step to helping one another connect with God.

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.

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