Appointments and Departures 19 April 2021
Published: 19th April 202116th April 2021
News
Bishops pay tribute to HRH Prince Philip
Published: 9th April 2021The bishops of our diocese express sorrow at the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Church and community servants honoured on Maundy Thursday
Published: 1st April 2021Six people from across the diocese were recogised with 'Maundy money' from the Queen.
Bishop Michael's Easter Message 2021
Published: 31st March 2021The Bishop of Lichfield looks back on a candle mishap and forward in hope.
What motivates action on dementia?
Published: 26th March 2021At a recent dementia-friendly churches local network meeting, we shared personal experiences of dementia. What had been the impact for us? What had motivated us to continue to take action on dementia now?
Wistfully longing for the old certainties of lockdown?
Published: 24th March 2021As we emerge blinking into the light of a post-Covid world, we need to be kind and generous to one another as we adjust to an uncertain future.
Mary takes on advocacy role
Published: 18th March 2021Mary Thomas is the Bishop of Lichfield's new Adviser for Women in Ministry.
Farewell to former Archdeacon Dennis
Published: 18th March 2021Dennis Ede's funeral took place yesterday.
Warm Welcome High Sheriff's Award
Published: 17th March 2021Warm Welcome dementia is a group run by the churches in Newport for anyone living with dementia and memory problems. The group has been awarded a High Sheriff of Shropshire Award, given to groups or individuals who have contributed to their local community.
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Give thanks for your vaccination!
Published: 2nd March 2021The diocese has partnered with Christian Aid to help people pass on the blessing of Covid jabs.
Travelling together, metaphor, and devotion
Published: 1st March 2021Pilgrimage is at its deepest a form of devotion. This holds true whether we are able to go on the traditional long walks together to do it, or not. ‘Pilgrimage of the mind’ is an equally ancient practice.
Different life, different church, different worship
Published: 26th February 2021Zoe Corney finds some have welcomed the changes to church life brought about by the pandemic.
Heart of Tamworth Memory Café
Published: 23rd February 2021Dementia-friendly Churches Enabler, Sarah Thorpe brings news from the eastern tip of the diocese
Bishop backs Covid vaccination campaign
Published: 19th February 2021The Bishop of Lichfield and other senior church leaders are targeting Covid vaccination misinformation
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RIP The Venerable Dennis Ede
Published: 15th February 2021The Diocese is sad to announce the death on the of the former Archdeacon of Stoke Dennis Ede on January 23rd 2021 aged 89 years.
Finding a home in Stoke-on-Trent
Published: 12th February 2021Find out why a couple from Barlaston Church became foster carers - and how you can get involved.
Church community hub opens for vaccinations
Published: 29th January 2021Over 500 people were welcomed into community base at a Stoke-on-Trent church on its first day as a vaccination centre.
Review wants to hear from survivors
Published: 20th January 2021Listening to survivors of abuse is key to independent safeguarding review.
Bishop of Stafford update
Published: 14th January 2021Matthew Parker will be licensed as Episcopal Vicar for the Stafford Area on 28 January.
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Bringing People Together
Published: 12th January 2021Building on the benefits of Places of Welcome in a period of social distancing and lockdowns, a pattern for combatting isolation led by our TCT team.
Cathedral hosting vaccine clinics
Published: 8th January 2021Lichfield Cathedral is to serve the community as a Covid vaccination centre.
Blessed labour or forced labour?
Published: 7th January 2021This Sunday, the First Sunday of Epiphany, is Plough Sunday where many pray for blessing on human labour near the start of the calendar year
Lamentation and Celebration over Christmas and New Year
Published: 7th January 2021Celebration and lamentation in the dementia-friends community before Christmas
Disney, Joe and noticing
Published: 4th January 2021Seeing the world and life through a very different lens
All Saints funding boost
Published: 17th December 2020A Stoke-on-Trent church will install new community facilities thanks to a National Churches Trust grant.
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Hope in the darkness
Published: 17th December 2020The Bishop of Lichfield finds light and joy in singing close to home.
Lights for the lost
Published: 15th December 2020Churchyards in the Staffordshire Moorlands were lit up to remember the lost.
A view from the pew?
Published: 11th December 2020In the first of an occasional series, John Bentley shares his experience of sudden partial sight loss and how it's affected his perception of the church
