New Deputy Director of Leicester Diocesan Board of Education announced
21st March 2022Tracey Manns will be joining the DBE as Deputy Director after the Easter holidays
News & Stories
Churches and Bishops Mark Solidarity with Refugees
21st March 2022Many 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.
Cathedrals are at the heart of Covid recovery says lead Dean.
18th March 2022The Dean of Leicester speaks as national reports are published
War in Ukraine: advice for parishes and clergy on helping refugees
17th March 2022Advice for parishes and clergy on helping refugees
Synod explores New Communities strategic priority
14th March 2022As we continue to journey into what it means to be Shaped By God Together, Diocesan Synod is focusing on one of the five diocesan strategic priorities at each of its meetings in 2022 and 2023. At the last meeting it turned to focus on the priority of new worshipping communities. Jonathan Dowman, who leads our work with fresh expressions of Church, and Barry Hill, who leads our work with Resourcing Churches presented more on the why, what and how of new worshipping communities and pioneering.
Bishop's Big Conversation weekend in Thorpe Acre
14th March 2022Last weekend saw the first Bishop's Big Conversation weekend of the year, and the second since restrictions eased towards the end of 2021.
Leicester push to help tackle modern slavery
14th March 2022The Clewer Initiative is promoting its updated and improved Safe Car Wash App in Leicester this month.
Bishop joins Ukraine Church service and vigil near a monument to a genocide almost a century ago
14th March 2022The Bishop of Loughborough attended the service at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Leicester on Sunday 13 March
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Everyday Calling, Vocations Day 2022. Has God been tapping you on the shoulder recently?
14th March 2022We're becoming increasingly aware in the Church of the importance of every Christian discovering what their particular ministry and vocation is, and one of the signs of a healthy worshipping community is that everyone in the church family - lay or ordained - sees themselves as having a vital part to play in the life and mission of the church and wider community. Later this month, we are holding a diocesan vocations day, as an opportunity for people to explore their sense of calling - particularly if you've become aware of God ‘tapping you on the shoulder' recently.
First group of churches invited to pilot the process of becoming a Minster Community
14th March 2022A group of churches around the area of Launde Abbey has been invited to pilot the process of becoming a Minster Community as part of the new diocesan framework agreed by Diocesan Synod in October 2021. This will be the first group to pilot this process of conversations exploring what their Minster Community might look like. The process of forming a Minster Community is anticipated to take between eight and twelve months. Neighbouring parishes have also been informed and have been invited to observe the process.
