Remembrance Sunday 2024
11th November 2024Across the diocese, our churches and schools have been holding services and taking part in civic and community events to mark Remembrance Sunday.
News & Stories
Bishops Appoint Sophie Holder as Diocesan Director of Racial Equity
11th November 2024Sophie will be commissioned to her new role at Diocesan Synod on Saturday 23 November 2024 and will begin work on Friday 6 December 2024.
Churches Across the Diocese Encouraged to Mark Safeguarding Sunday
31st October 2024Safeguarding Sunday (17 November 2024) is an opportunity for congregations to use their regular Sunday service to listen and talk about how spaces can be created that are safer for everyone, and to celebrate all the good work that is being done by so many behind the scenes.
Young Voices From Across the Diocese Give Their Views on Climate Change
17th October 2024The results of the latest Bishops’ Children and Youth Council listening report are in with 227 young people from primary and secondary schools and church groups around the diocese offering their thoughts and feelings on the subject of Climate Change.
The Ordination and Consecration of the Revd Barry Hill as the Bishop of Whitby
13th October 2024The bells rang out and the sun made an appearance, as the Revd Barry Hill was ordained and consecrated as the Suffragan Bishop of Whitby in a Eucharistic service at York Minster on Thursday (10 October).
Bishop Martyn’s Commitment to Support the City’s Homeless Community
9th October 2024Bishop Martyn recently visited The Bridge Homelessness to Hope on Melton Street in Leicester to meet the staff and guests of the charity.
A Service of Collation and Installation for The Revd Dr Sarah Siddique Gill
30th September 2024A service of collation and installation for The Revd Dr Sarah Siddique Gill as Canon Missioner and Canon Residentiary of Leicester Cathedral was held on Sunday 22 September.
Memorial for the Honourable Lady Ann Brooks of Wistow
23rd September 2024A memorial service for the Honourable Lady Ann Brooks was held at St Peter’s Church, Church Langton on Wednesday (18 September), following a private family funeral at St Wistan’s Church, Wistow, in June.
Marking 30 Years of Women Priests
16th September 2024A Eucharist to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Ordination of Women as Priests in the Church of England took place in Leicester Cathedral on the afternoon of Sunday 8 September.
New Diocesan Synod Meets and Talks Strategy
9th September 2024A meeting of the new Diocesan Synod took place on Tuesday 3 September in the Grand Hall at St Martins House.
