Appointments and Departures
8th October 2024
News
Let’s rediscover mystery and hope and wonder and enchantment and yes, faith
The installation of the new Dean of Lichfield on Saturday 21st September was a sensory feast – in some surprising as well as expected ways.
A new resource for the Diocese of Lichfield
News of another new cathedral appointment comes even while the sounds of drum fanfares, young voices joining choral singing and messages of hope and love still echo from the installation of Lichfield Cathedral’s first female Dean, The Rt Revd Jan Mcfarlane.
How awesome is this place!
Bishop Matthew waxes lyrical over a government department.
Foundations of faith
In the Diocese of Lichfield, we have 206 Church of England schools. Could you help us by becoming a local governor in a school or an academy?
Diocesan Secretary Canon Julie Jones announces retirement date
Canon Julie Jones has announced that she will retire at the end of 2024.
New Assistant Bishop from next-door diocese
The Bishop of Lichfield will commission the Rt Revd Anne Hollinghurst as an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield on 20th September as she leaves her post as Suffragan Bishop of Aston in Birmingham Diocese after nine years.
Six new Readers licensed and two dozen long-serving celebrated
Blue scarves abounded in Lichfield Cathedral
Three ready to hear your call
Clergy appointed to help those considering serving the Church
Downing Street announces next area bishop of Wolverhampton
10 Downing Street has today announced the name of the fifth Bishop of Wolverhampton.
Hanley church packed for prayer
Christians from many churches around the Stoke area packed into a Hanley church to pray for peace after the previous day's riots.
Lichfield church choir makes music with twin German choir
At the end of July the choir from St Michael-on-Greenhill, Lichfield gave a concert and sang at a Sunday morning church service in their twin city of Limburg.
Appointments and Departures
8th August 2024
Statement on Current Issues across the Country
From the Bishop of Shrewsbury
Volunteer!
Bishop Michael ponders the nature of the Church of England and the thousands who make it work in this diocese.
Fully Known
Knowing and welcoming individuals - in Rocester
Much more than just a cuppa
Places of Welcome are a network of hospitality, safe spaces in the local community where people can connect, belong and participate. Registration to the national network is free, but the coffee morning or drop-in should fulfil five criteria to join.
Drovers routing for Staffordshire/African charity
A Heath Hayes man is planning to walk on a cattle drovers' route across the Scottish highlands to raise money for Malakota, a rural community in Zambia through Staffordshire charity, Hands at Work in Africa.
Revd Ann Bucknall
The funeral of an ardent supporter of the St Chad Volunteer programme and teacher and missionary in Malaysia takes place in Lichfield in August.
Nana’s Washday
Turning a church into a laundry, complete with thunder and lightning is perfectly normal for Julie and Louise as they support adults with complex needs and people affected by dementia.
Appointments and Departures
19th June 2024
Working together to create safer spaces
In June's Chad Blog, our senior lead for Safeguarding, Neil Spiring shares some stories of how training in safeguarding has had practical positive results.
New Director of Comms named
Arun Kataria is to be the diocese’s Director of Communications, the second of two appointments in a month for roles key to delivering the diocese’s new strategic framework.
Joint statement by West Midlands church leaders ahead of the General Election
Church leaders in the West Midlands have issued a joint statement ahead of the General Election.
Appointments and Departures
5th June 2024
First female Dean of Lichfield appointed
His Majesty the King has approved the nomination of The Right Reverend Janet Elizabeth McFarlane, Interim Dean of Lichfield and an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield, for appointment as Dean of Lichfield.
Church of England holds first West Midlands Racial Justice Board Meeting
The Church of England in the West Midlands has marked a milestone with the inaugural meeting of its Racial Justice Board earlier this month. This pivotal gathering united representatives from Birmingham, Coventry, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, and Worcester to address racism and champion racial justice within the Church, society, and our communities.
Lichfield welcomes a new Strategic Programmes Director
Canon Nick Smeeton has been appointed to the role of Strategic Programmes Director for the Diocese of Lichfield. This is a new and crucial role for our diocese and is funded by the national church, designed to bring life and detail to the implementation of the new strategic framework recently agreed by our Diocesan Synod.
Pioneering Parishes – Creatively Connecting Church and Community
Maybe you have a great idea for how your parish church could connect more with its local community, but you don’t know how to make this vision a reality?
Prayers through Dementia
For Dementia Action Week 13–19 May 2024
