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.
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Last Autumn, three families felt a shared sense of calling to become part of the weekly worshipping community at The Good Shepherd.
Up 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.
Do you have a passion for tackling climate change and want to help our educational settings put a climate action plan into progress?
This 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.
Starting 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.
Following a discernment morning in January, members of Diocesan Synod, Diocesan Trustees, Bishop’s Children and Youth Council, Bishop’s Council, Area Deans, Lay Chairs and the Bishop’s Leadership Team met on Wednesday 19 June to review the draft diocesan strategy, in advance of it coming to Diocesan Synod in September.
Could you facilitate a listening group around the theme of prayer with children or young people in your context?
Young people from around the Diocese of Leicester showed the Archdeacons of England and Wales how they like to worship by leading a series of prayer and praise sessions.
We are now piloting a range of recruitment and training programmes for children and youth leaders.
Next month we are holding a diocesan vocations day, as an opportunity for people to explore their sense of calling.