Appointments and Departures
12th October 2023
News
Called to Serve?
Did you know that 15 million people alive today attended a Church of England school? Today a quarter of all primary schools are Church of England schools and approximately 1 million children currently attend a Church of England School.
Appointments and Departures
18th September 2023
Archbishop Justin visits Market Drayton CAP debt centre
As patron of Christians Against Poverty, talks to clients and volunteers
St Chad Medal to celebrate six decades of service
Bishop Jan presented a Chad Medal to Ashley Canagasabey last week, recognising over six decades of service to Saint Chad's church in Stafford.
Readers celebrations - long and new service
Nine new Readers were licensed today to serve in parishes from the Shropshire/Cheshire border, to the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border and as far south as Wolverhampton. Three more completing 25 years service were celebrated and a new Warden of Readers commissioned too
Dementia-friendly Welcome
A good way to make your church’s welcome more dementia-friendly is to run a session for Welcomers. Why not try the format which has been used effectively at St Mary’s Church, Market Drayton?
Bishop welcomes Bishop-Designate
Bishop welcomes announcement of new Bishop of Birmingham
Appointments and Departures
30th August 2023
New chapter for Warden of Readers
After 11 years in the role, Archdeacon of Salop, the Ven Paul Thomas passes the bookmark to Revd Harvey Gibbons, Vicar of St Oswald’s, Oswestry and Rector of Rhydycroesau.
Appointments and Departures
8th August 2023
Changing chair of Diocesan Board of Finance
Former lay chair of Leek Deanery, David Wright follows John Naylor in the hot seat.
Knowing as a church we care
Christ Church Burntwood has been engaged with become a more dementia-friendly church at the heart of a dementia-friendly community for some while now.
Appointments and Departures - July 2023
7th July 2023
Making it easy for congregations and visitors to express their generosity
Around two dozen people gathered at the diocesan offices in Lichfield last week to hear about fresh research into the giving habits of Anglican Christians in England and the latest ways that churches can disciple members to think about and act with generosity and enable visitors who want to donate.
Bishop leads on the Methodist connection
Generous passion for the gospel includes working in unity
Parishes Count on
More than a dozen parishes so far have logged wildlife in this year’s Love your Burial Ground Week and Churches Count on Nature 2023
Readers Celebrate at Queen’s Foundation
2023 new Readers gather for last time at Queens Foundation before licensing by Bishop Michael in September
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Success & Failure
As exam season begins to recede in requests at prayer meetings and results play on many minds, one of our school chaplains considers how we can all act when tested.
Appointments and Departures
23rd May 2023
New Diocesan Director of Education announced
Mark Davis, currently principal of St Peter's CE Academy Bratton (Telford) has been appointed as the new Diocesan Director of Eduction with effect from September.
Prayer as stepping out in faith
Our third Dementia Action Week story comes from Shropshire
Prayer as an anchor
Our second Dementia Action Week blog comes from Di Holt, a Reader at St Luke’s Church, Cannock.
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Prayer as connection
Schools as well as churches can become Dementia-friendly places. St Paul's Longton is one school taking steps:
Joyful and profound event
Bishop Michael listens to children 'Sing for the King' and looks forward to the Coronation weekend
Praying from the heart
In the run up to Dementia Action Week, prayers are the solace many have contributed in our Share A Prayer Through Dementia Initiative.
Thank you - Bishop Clive
With a week to reflect after his final service in the diocese, Bishop Clive thanks many.
Lichfield team join fledgling Anglican Network of Intercultural Church
The diocese's Racial Justice and Inclusion Tasking Group sent a group of people to the first national conference around intercultural mission hosted by Oxford Diocese in Slough this week.
Share a Prayer through Dementia
This year, people from across the diocese have contributed prayers from the heart, with our “Share a Prayer through Dementia” initiative, giving fresh prayers to use in Dementia Action Week (15-21 May)
Catalyst to new encounters
Forty people gathered on the boundary of Lichfield and Hereford dioceses last week for a 'Pioneer Mission and Fresh Expressions Catalyst Day'.
