Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 3
Sometimes responding to vocation means making changes
News
Community engagement grows faith
A survey in Lichfield Diocese shows getting involved in community life is key to discipleship.
New St Chad's Volunteer commissioned
From Penang to Shropshire.
Joining to end modern slavery
Lichfield Diocese is at the heart of a new project fighting modern slavery.
October 2017
Appointments and Departures
Countdown to Vocations Sunday - 2
God's call is not always straightforward.
Reconciliation on the cards
"... in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us... "
Young ordinands on the rise
Almost a third of new ordinands in Lichfield Diocese are young people.
Deaf Chaplain Susan commissioned
The Revd Susan Myatt is licensed as Diocesan Advisor to the Deaf Church.
Breaking barriers for people with disabilities
The Revd Zoe Heming becomes the Diocese's Enabling Church Advisor.
Hundreds gather to 'Come Follow Christ'
People from throughout the Diocese gathered at Lichfield Cathedral to celebrate together.
Welcome to Shropshire
Shropshire has its first Place of Welcome thanks to church volunteers in Oswestry.
New Prebendaries named
Six clergy have been appointed to fill vacant Prebendary stalls at Lichfield Cathedral.
That winning feeling
Su Parker reflects on an award-winning night for the Diocese.
Fighting debt in the Black Country
Black Country people battling debt are to benefit from the appointment of a new worker.
Bishops oppose Enoch Powell plaque
The bishops of Wolverhampton and Lichfield oppose 'Rivers of Blood' politician tribute.
Church School Leaders' Conference
Featuring lollipop ladies, the Queen and St Chad
Face recognition
Seeing in unlikely places
A blessing of conveniences
A village church has its first ever toilet - blessed by the Bishop of Lichfield.
Tributes to popular priest
Father Alan Jones served throughout the Black Country and South Staffordshire.
May 2018
Appointments and Departures
Real Talk brings communities together
Community conversations in the Black Country spark enthusiasm for neighbourhood change.
Tough talk
Moments that can open up constructive conversations
Walsall welcomes latest St Chad's Volunteer
Kenneth Bau Yi Wen commissioned by Bishop Michael
Mark My Words - Holocaust Memorial Day
As Holocaust Memorial Day approaches, the Bishop of Lichfield reflects on the words we use.
Learn from St Matthews
A simple Easter service at Donnington Wood, Telford
Dementia-Friendly Churches at the heart of Dementia-Friendly Communities
A longer version of a blog written for the Alzheimer's Society
Choir raises the roof!
Pelsall Ladies Choir helps keep a roof over local worshipers' heads.
Variety enables enrichment
Avoiding isolation is good for all of us.