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Ideas for our parish and fresh expressions worshipping communities
Leicester Deaf Centre has been bestowed with The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award a local voluntary group can receive, equivalent to an MBE – in recognition of its amazing work.
As Together Leicester Development Worker, Elaine Smith has been working ecumenically with parishes in the county to develop innovative and creative ways of addressing food poverty, including community kitchens, lunch clubs, community fridges and cook and eat sessions, alongside the food pantries that have been emerging across the diocese
St John's, Clarendon Park, Leicester was the Central regional winner of the Good News Church Competition run by the insurance company Ecclesiastical.
Last Saturday saw the joint ecumenical launch of two new food pantries in two Leicester city churches, one Anglican and one operated by a Moravian congregation in a Methodist church hall. Archdeacon Richard and Moravian Bishop Joachim visited both food pantries, at All Saints Belgrave and Wesley Hall Methodist church, and prayed for the two projects as they opened their doors for the first time.
The Mothers' Union knitted chain has been on display at the Community of the Tree of Life Chapel
Many parish churches and both Bishops have taken part in the national Together with Refugees campaign to urge the Government to establish an asylum system that respects the human dignity of all people.
Advice for parishes and clergy on helping refugees
The Clewer Initiative is promoting its updated and improved Safe Car Wash App in Leicester this month.