Voices from the World Church – Responses to Covid-19Â
Published: 19th June 2020Responses to the pandemic in our partner dioceses
News
Michael's round the Wrekin challenge
Published: 18th June 2020College chaplain Michael Horton is going up and down the mountain 64 times to raise money for Severn Hospice.
Appointments and Departures 12th June 2020
Published: 12th June 2020Latest appointments and departures
Lichfield Cathedral re-opens for prayer on Monday
Published: 12th June 2020The historic worship site will be open 2.30pm-4.30pm every day from 15 June for private prayer.
Paperchains - pandemic, prison - profession
Published: 12th June 2020The untold experience of pandemic Britain - and how you can bring it to light
Kate Zoomed into Bradley post!
Published: 9th June 2020A Black Country church has virtually welcomed it's new priest-in-charge after she was licensed online.
Bishop welcomes church buildings re-opening for individual prayer
Published: 8th June 2020The Bishop of Lichfield responds to the Government's announcement that churches may re-open for private prayer next week.
'God is inspiring us to do things differently'
Published: 3rd June 2020Shrewsbury priest Yejide Peters speaks of her heartbreak and hope at the unrest in her US homeland.
Shifnal Helps
Published: 1st June 2020Over 1,000 calls have been answered by a church-based emergency phone line.
Stay alert to God – love your neighbour – change the world
Published: 26th May 2020Without a bishop in Stafford, this month's Pastoral Letter comes from the Archdeacon of Stoke-upon-Trent
Care Homes, Churches and Coronavirus
Published: 26th May 2020There are care homes across the diocese and some of these have been particularly hard hit by the Coronavirus...
Coronavirus and dementia
Published: 12th May 2020Challenge and change, conversations and connections
Churches' foodbank lifeline
Published: 12th May 2020Over 1,000 people were fed in March and April thanks to Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank.
Ministers can re-enter church buildings
Published: 6th May 2020The Bishop of Lichfield has written to all clergy and ministers with new guidance on them returning to church buildings.
Key worker Robert shares faith in national service
Published: 1st May 2020Bus driver Robert Vassell, who goes to church in Wolverhampton, is offering reassurance to passengers.
Helpline bringing villages together
Published: 30th April 2020A parish church office has become the hub of community coordination thanks to a new helpline.
Alternative (doorstep) Realities
Published: 28th April 2020Glimpses of a parallel world
Inspirational Stewart dies
Published: 20th April 2020The Revd Stewart Tyler - who ministered to many despite Motor Neurone Disease - has died aged 76.
Royal garden appointment for Wendy
Published: 17th April 2020A Shropshire woman and five others have been recognised for their community efforts by The Queen.
Appointments and Departures 15th April 2020
Published: 15th April 2020Appointments and Departures
Bishop Michael's Easter Message 2020
Published: 7th April 2020The Bishop of Lichfield reflects on the new challenges and opportunities of Easter this year.
When two or three can’t gather in His name
Published: 3rd April 2020This time of lockdown has the feeling of a Narnian season: it is always spring, but never Easter.
Virtual Prayer Wall and 'Light a candle' at Lichfield Cathedral
Published: 30th March 2020Offering creative new ways for people to express their faith.
Bishop urges churches to rise to Coronavirus challenge
Published: 16th March 2020Churches have a key role to play in communities across the region, says the Bishop of Lichfield.
New post to help churches fight modern slavery
Published: 12th March 2020Debbie Huxton will work with churches across the diocese in an exciting new partnership.
Tributes to Bishop David
Published: 11th March 2020The former Bishop of Gloucester David Bentley has died, after many years of service in Lichfield.
Cathedral appoints new Canon Chancellor
Published: 9th March 2020The Revd Dr Gregory Platten is Lichfield Cathedral's new Canon Chancellor.
They Stayed Together
Published: 9th March 2020A remarkable display of ecumenical unity gives a germ of hope grounded in reality
Appointments and Departures 6th March 2020
Published: 6th March 2020Appointments and Departures
Many waters cannot quench love
Published: 3rd March 2020The Bishop of Shrewsbury, the Rt Revd Sarah Bullock, reflects on the recent floods in Shropshire.
