I love the season of Advent as an attempt to slow down amid all the frantic busyness of preparing for Christmas. It reminds me of all the different ways Jesus comes into our lives – long ago as a baby in Bethlehem, today in prayer and worship and our encounters with other people, and one […]
Churchwardens from St Stephen’s, Carlby (in the Rutland Deanery) helped give rugby fans a cinematic experience by providing a big screen to show every England game during the Rugby World Cup. Around 30 people of all ages got together from 20th September onwards at Carlby village hall, cheering England at every match through to the […]
“We are called to be gentle with the earth, kind to it in the same way that we are called to be kind and gentle with one another.” Bishop Donald said these words in a House of Lords debate yesterday (Monday 4th November). The House was discussing how the UK can support poorer countries in […]
Bill Blyth tells us about the difference that a focus on children and youth has made to St Lawrence Church in Towcester. My wife and I joined St Lawrence Church in Towcester in December 1983, so we have been members for some 36 years, during which time we have seen a lot of change. Back […]
The Diocese of Peterborough has had a link with the Diocese of Seoul in South Korea for a number of years. We remember the diocese in our Cycle of Prayer week by week, and there have been a series of visits and exchanges between the two dioceses down the years. Last year, Canon Tim and […]
Over 150 people came to Christ the King in Kettering on Saturday 19 October for ‘Mental Health: Healing and Ministry – Binding up the Brokenhearted’ – a mental health conference organised by The St Andrew’s Healthcare Chaplaincy, in partnership with the Diocesan Healing Ministry Group. Guest speakers were Becky Harcourt – a member of New Wine’s National Leadership […]
Thank you for supporting the ‘Treasure for Treasure’ fundraising event held on Saturday 4th May at Peterborough Cathedral, in collaboration with Hansons Auctioneers. It has taken some time for all the items donated to go through various auction sales, but I am delighted to tell you that this process has now concluded, and a total […]
Two interesting challenges have raised their heads recently on the subject of work. John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor, has said that, if elected, Labour would introduce a four-day, 32 hour working week. “We should work to live, not live to work,” he told the Labour Party Conference. On the same lines, but less radically, there […]
The 2019 Celebration of Lay Ministry Day took place at Peterborough Cathedral on Saturday (28th September). The annual event saw 100 Lay Ministers from across the Diocese come together for worship, teaching and workshops. It culminated in the Licensing of Lay Ministers service, which saw 11 people newly licensed as Lay Ministers. They were (parishes in […]
In 2007, the Church of England commissioned a Past Case Review, which sought to look at the handling by the Church of child protection cases over many years. This entailed an independent scrutiny of the files of clergy and church officers to identify any persons presenting on-going risks to children and young people (a child […]