Notices - Diocese of Leicester

Are you offering all your churchgoers the opportunity to give?

First published on: 16th September 2019

Now that summer is over and we look forward to the term ahead, we start planning services that draw in larger congregations such as Harvest and Christmas. One of the truths facing us as custodians of our churches is that the use of cash in our society is declining. Many people simply don't carry cash, and if we don't think about how we can enable everyone to give, we restrict the opportunity for people to express their gratitude to God and to deepen their discipleship.

Severe Floods Hit Our Link Diocese in India

First published on: 6th September 2019

Valparai, a hill station in Tamilnadu where tea plantations and the related works are the main focus of the lives of the local people, is badly affected by the recent incessant rains that have fallen across southern India and the floods that followed.

RIDE+STRIDE â€“ Saturday 14 September, 2019 â€“ fundraising so far and final upd

First published on: 5th September 2019

We have raised over £1,100 + Gift Aid as at 5 September which is a fantastic start â€“ please help us increase that mightily. There are lots of ways to sponsor us. We also have the final list of churches involved.

The One Roof Shelter needs your support

First published on: 4th September 2019

The One Roof Shelter is a year-round shelter offering rough sleepers somewhere to stay overnight. Launching this September, the shelter will provide a warm and welcoming environment for guests â€“ those who find themselves homeless. Guests can relax and feel safe â€“ spending the evening with volunteers chatting (in many languages), playing games and drinking tea and coffee. Building on the success of the Winter Night Shelter, One Roof needs people like you to make the Shelter a success.

Invite to all Vergers from across the diocese

First published on: 4th September 2019

The Church of England Guild of Vergers would like to invite all Vergers (volunteer or paid; those who open up and attend to the church for services etc) to a special Choral Evensong at Leicester Cathedral on 19 September at 5.30pm.

Diocesan Conference Bookstall with books written and recommended by speakers

First published on: 3rd September 2019

Christian Resources will be running a bookstall at the Diocesan Conference. The will be plenty of resources to purchase, here are a smattering of the books which will be available...

Updated census and deprivation stats now available

First published on: 28th August 2019

The national Research and Stats team have mapped government statistics onto parish boundaries to produce parish-level census and deprivation information.

Central Contents Register

First published on: 7th August 2019

The Church Commissioners manage a Central Contents Register which includes listings of Suppliers of Church Furnishings, and â€œfor saleâ€ and â€œwantedâ€ church items.

Counting Visitors

First published on: 7th August 2019

ExploreChurches are working hard to represent our wonderful national collection of incredible churches to the tourism industry. They are talking to both national and regional tourism bodies, developing a variety of regional landing pages and festival landing pages on ExploreChurches. These make it easy for regional tourism bodies to link to and share content, and therefore promote your churches. https://www.explorechurches.org/

Revision to National Church Trust Foundation Grant

First published on: 7th August 2019

Important News for Churches. The National Churches Trust has doubled the upper limit for project costs under this grant programme and will now accept applications for works costing up to £20,000 excluding VAT. They will offer grants of up to 50% of project costs.