The Good Shepherd, Loughborough Welcomes New Worshipping Families Into The Fold
1st August 2024Last Autumn, three families felt a shared sense of calling to become part of the weekly worshipping community at The Good Shepherd.
News & Stories
Bringing Communities Together Across Difference in Hamilton
31st July 2024Up and down the diocese our worshipping communities are running holiday play schemes, cafés, craft events and camps, making vital connections between church and children and offering loving service to the community.
Thought-Provoking Prayer Spaces in School
25th July 2024School might be out for the summer, but children from the Tudor Grange Samworth Academy were given something to think and pray about before they broke-up for the holidays.
The Climate Ambassadors Scheme is Recruiting Volunteers!
24th July 2024Do you have a passion for tackling climate change and want to help our educational settings put a climate action plan into progress?
Catalyst 30K: Free Training for Children and Youth Leaders
11th July 2024This year, Leicester was one of several dioceses to partner with the Church of England 30k Project to pilot new training programmes for children and youth leaders. We are now recruiting for participants to join a second cohort in Autumn 2024.
Communities are Waking Up to Breakfast Church
9th July 2024Starting a Sunday morning with a hot breakfast and good company is proving to be a great way to build worshipping communities in Castle Donington and Glenfield, with both St Edward’s and St Peter's running a thriving, monthly Breakfast Church.
School Children Honouring the Past and Looking to the Future with Love
27th June 2024Children from Swinford CofE Primary were bowled over by Bishop Saju when he joined them to celebrate the school’s 150th Anniversary recently, even managing to squeeze in a game of cricket during his visit.
Children and Young People from the Diocese Describe What Helps Them Pray
20th June 2024Seeing prayer as a conversation with God and preferring silent prayer in a calm environment to praying out loud or using apps were among the key findings of this term’s listening exercise on the theme of prayer, which involved nearly 150 children and young people, aged 6 to 17.
Churches across Coalville Celebrate as 11 People Give Their ‘Yes’ to Christ
14th June 2024It was a service of shared celebration among the congregations of Coalville as 10 people – most of whom were teenagers - were baptised by full immersion, with one renewing their baptism vows, in the grounds of Christ Church.
Young Adults Meet and Greet with Bishop Martyn
16th May 2024Eating pizza and pondering the important questions of life, faith, relationships and culture, were high on the agenda when the Young Adults group from the Church of the Martyrs in Leicester invited Bishop Martyn along to one of their gatherings recently.
