Malcolm, a member of one of our worshipping communities who works with the Farming Community Network has provided an updated first verse to the much-loved hymn We Plough the Fields and Scatter, which is more in line with modern agricultural practices.
A celebratory service of inauguration was held for the newly forming Launde Minster Community
Two members of Leicestershire churches were nominated by Bishop Martyn to be recipients of King Charles III’s first distribution of Maundy Money
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After much prayer and discernment, discussion and working in partnership across parishes, the launch of the first Minster Community, in Launde, will take place later this month
Learning and support to those in rural ministry across the Diocese of Leicester, the East Midlands and East Anglia
St James the Greater Church has strong links to its local farming community and recently celebrated Plough Sunday with a service of thanksgiving
Walking around the diocese at weekends in the run up to Easter 2023, he will visit many of the churches he has not yet been able to and encourage people in prayer.
The Rural Coffee Connect mobile barista van rolled into Oaks in Charnwood recently, to join forces with the community and St James the Greater Church, to help tackle rural isolation and loneliness.
The new Energy Costs Grant aims to help churches struggling to cover the increased cost of heating and lighting this winter.
Bishops Martyn and Saju have been helping support churches, including those in vacancy where visiting clergy are needed to continue services for local communities
