*The following article references safeguarding.* Following a recent meeting with the visiting INEQE independent safeguarding auditors, Bishop Martyn has shared encouraging initial feedback from the safeguarding audit.
The results of our summer term listening exercise on friendship are now in, offering a valuable insight into what children and young people across the diocese have to say about one of the most important aspects of their lives.
It was a joy to welcome Bishop Bethuel Mlula, Bishop of Kiteto in our Tanzanian link diocese, to the Diocese of Leicester for several weeks during September. The main purpose of his visit has been to strengthen links with churches and schools in our diocese, while sharing the plight of the Kiteto Christian College (KCC) primary school.
As we continue through Black History Month, Sophie Holder, our Diocesan Director of Racial Equity, reflects on the personal meaning of history, the legacy of family, and the importance of honouring the communities that shape us.
Chaplains serving across the Diocese of Leicester and in Leicester Cathedral were celebrated at a special choral evensong service recognising their vital ministry in hospitals, schools, prisons, universities and other church and community settings.
As we mark Dyslexia Awareness Week (5–11 October), we are invited to recognise not only the challenges dyslexia can bring, but also the different perspectives, strengths and ways of communicating that people offer through their life and ministry. In a special conversation for his Preaching Well podcast, Bishop Saju spoke with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, about her own experience of dyslexia and how it has shaped her approach to preaching.
We are delighted to share that the 2026 Michaelmas Ordinations in the Diocese of Leicester took place over the weekend, with three joyful services held at Leicester Cathedral. Please pray for all those being ordained throughout the Church at this time. Please also pray for the colleges and courses where candidates from our diocese have been trained, their training incumbents, and the parish communities in which they will serve.
September was a busy month of baptisms and confirmations, as we witnessed a host of people - young and old and from the breadth of the diocese - make a commitment to Christ. Bishop Martyn and Bishop Saju shared significant moments with our worshipping communities, joining people on their journeys in faith, and praying together.
*The following article references safeguarding.* Bishops and clergy from the Diocese of Leicester and Cathedral recently gathered for a conversation morning, creating a space for reflection, listening, learning, and honest discussion about safeguarding practice in the contexts of our church communities.
Honouring the season of Creation, an eco-event was held in the Diocese of Leicester on Saturday (26 September), to mark 10 years of the Eco Church Award and continue the conversation as to how we, as church communities, can care for God’s creation.
