World Mission News
WMN March 2014
News
I’m a believer
Ian Hislop on religious TV.
The 2013 Bishop's Lent Appeal - what did it achieve?
What is the Lent Appeal? The Bishop's Lent Appeal is an annual invitation to people and parishes around the diocese to give generously to projects within the diocese and around the world. As we think about the 2014 appeal, here's a glimpse into what it achieves.
St Chad's Day
St Chad's Day will again be celebrated this Sunday, 2nd March. On Saturday it is the second annual Service of Commitment of the Community of St Chad.
Reaching New Generations
Reaching New Generations is one of the key themes of this diocese and the title of a series of celebrations around the diocese this month. Video
Celebrating Marriage
A Shrewsbury church is bidding for a place in the Guinness Book of Records at a service to renew wedding vows on Saturday 8 February.
Icons as Liturgical Art
February in Lichfield Cathedral will stand out as a great opportunity to contemplate the place of icons in our spiritual lives.
Courses - Lent to all
Like buses, home-grown Lent courses arrive in twos.
GraveTalk
Planning your own funeral and how we would like to be remembered are just two of the topics being discussed in 'GraveTalk', conversations being run in the Diocese of Lichfield to provide people with the opportunity to talk about funerals and death.
Tamworth Street Angels Commissioned
Members of Tamworth's Covenanting Churches (TCC) crowded into St Editha's Church on Sunday to celebrate the town's many social action projects and to commission Tamworth Street Angels.
Doing us credit
Shifnal is now served by a new FAIRshare Service Point.
"Re-enchanting Christianity" by Revd Dave Tomlinson
"Re-enchanting Christianity" is the subject of a lecture by Revd Dave Tomlinson at 10.00 on Monday 3rd February at the University of Wolverhampton.
Bishop Jonathan raises plight of Malaysia's Christians
The Bishop of Lichfield, Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, has raised the question of freedom of worship for Malaysia's Christians in a parliamentary question.
Bishop Jonathan's Epiphany Message
In his first video of 2014, the Bishop of Lichfield encourages all Christians to play to their strengths and be involved in the worshipping life of their church.
