Peter French, Deputy Diocesan Director of Education, brings us up-to-date with how our Church schools have coped (and continue to cope) with the effects of COVID-19. Within the Diocese of Peterborough there are 103 Church of England schools. All of these have been open for all or part of the time since the lockdown occurred in […]
Michael Moore, Vicar of St Mary’s Church, Peterborough, got on his exercise bike in August for a fundraising challenge. Here is his story of just how hard it was… Each year St Mary’s Church chooses a specific local charity to support, and this year it chose Peterborough Foodbank. As a result, a fundraising garden party […]
Nat Stiles is one of two new Mission Enablers (along with Sarah Howes) who joined the Gen2 project in September. She caught up with us to talk about her experiences of the last few months. I am very lucky to be based in two different churches in our Diocese (St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham […]
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity.” Psalm 133:1 The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt communities throughout the world. Many communities are not equipped with even the most basic of hygiene and sanitation facilities, and lockdown measures have increased economic hardship in the poorest communities, with people unable to work. […]
We find ourselves living through extraordinary and demanding times, where many things that might previously have been relied upon to be reasonably stable and secure have suddenly become quite provisional and uncertain – whether that be income and employment, education and future prospects, health and wellbeing, or even what will be able to happen in […]
A message from Bishop Donald Dear friends The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has today published its full report on the Church of England. The response from the Church of England to the report can be found here. Below are extracts from an open letter from our Archbishops and national safeguarding leads. For survivors, this will […]
From the Bishop of Huddersfield, Jonathan Gibbs – the Church of England’s lead safeguarding bishop – and Melissa Caslake – the Church’s national director of safeguarding. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, IICSA, has today published its overarching investigation report into the Anglican Church in England and Wales. It focuses on common themes and […]
Saturday 26th September saw the ordination of ten new deacons into the Diocese of Peterborough. Under current social distancing guidelines, Simon Aley, Keir Dow, Nicholas Edwards, Michelle Frost, Angela Hammett, Kevin Montgomery, Kris Seward, Debbie Smith-Wilds, Joshua Thorne and Alison Wagner were ordained by Bishop John to formally begin their ministry journey. You can watch […]
A new service from the Church of England providing vital support for survivors of church-related abuse has become operational today. Safe Spaces, commissioned by the Anglican and Catholic Churches in England and Wales, will be run by Victim Support, a national charity with a track record of providing survivor support. Safe Spaces is a free and […]
Under our processes, the Bishop is not directly involved in such matters. I am not a member of the Glebe and Trust Committee (GTC), appointed by the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF), which “directs and manages the glebe properties on behalf of the Board and acts for the DBF in its corporate capacity as custodian […]
As we begin our unique socially distanced autumn, let’s go back in time to last winter when Jill Cannings visited Antigua as part of her work as the Diocesan Mothers’ Union President. Imagine being able to travel to the West Indies! Anyway, Jill takes up the story of her trip… My visit to Antigua came […]
Andrew Presland, Peterborough Diocesan Lay Chair, has written a blog on how we can learn from historial figures to put our faith into our everyday lives. During lockdown, I’ve had the opportunity to look into a couple of important historical Christians, and to find out what made them tick… Firstly, the 200th anniversary of the birth […]
Last Sunday (6th September) saw the ordination of eight new priests into the Diocese of Peterborough. Under current social distancing guidelines, Jordan Allan, Sophie Cowan, Jenni Duffy, Kathryn Evans, Patrick Kelleher, Keri Morrow, Matthew Smith and Alice Watson were ordained by Bishop Donald in front of a very small invited group of family and friends. […]
On Saturday 29th August, Chris Dommett, one of our Gen2 Youth Champions based at St Mary’s Wollaston, took part in a very special challenge. He walked from Irchester to Peterborough Cathedral and back in aid of Cancer Research UK, a total of 93 km, in 24 hours. The inspiration for Chris’ challenge was his mum, […]
Dear friends, Please let me begin by saying a heartfelt “Thank you” on behalf of my wife Elizabeth and myself for the many kind messages of support and prayer we received whilst being seriously ill earlier this year. The diocesan family is very special and we really appreciated your loving care. It made a great […]
After inevitable delays due to lockdown, our 2020 ordinations services will finally be taking place in September. Last year’s Deacons – Jordan Allan, Sophie Cowan, Jenni Duffy, Kathryn Evans, Patrick Kelleher, Keri Morrow, Matthew Smith and Alice Watson – will be ordained as Priests, taking the next stop in their ministry calling. Eleven Deacons will […]
Chris Watts, part of the first intake of missioners for our Gen2 Project, talks about his experience of lockdown – and how gaming has helped his youth group at Christ the King, Kettering to thrive! As a youth worker at Christ the King, Kettering, I’ve been given amazing opportunities to talk to our young people about […]
Many churches ask the Diocese for proof of their charitable status (as an exempted charity). Well, parishes can now print off a certificate confirming this from the A Church Near You website. Just go onto your own church page on A Church Near You, then click on the ‘More Information’ tab on the left-hand side. […]
Some background information about Diocesan glebe land People often ask about glebe land; who owns it and what happens to the income. So here are the answers. It all started in 1978 when the Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 came into effect, transferring the ownership and management of glebe land from incumbents (parish Rectors or […]
The Diocese of Peterborough is committed to supporting the provision of clergy as a means of leading its churches into growth. This presents a great financial challenge, and did so even before the current pandemic. Many sources of income go towards realising this commitment, including the Parish Share paid by our churches, national grants, donations […]