'God is inspiring us to do things differently'
Last Updated: 3rd June 2020Shrewsbury priest Yejide Peters speaks of her heartbreak and hope at the unrest in her US homeland.
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Shifnal Helps
Last Updated: 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
Last Updated: 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
Last Updated: 26th May 2020There are care homes across the diocese and some of these have been particularly hard hit by the Coronavirus...
Coronavirus and dementia
Last Updated: 12th May 2020Challenge and change, conversations and connections
Churches' foodbank lifeline
Last Updated: 12th May 2020Over 1,000 people were fed in March and April thanks to Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank.
Ministers can re-enter church buildings
Last Updated: 7th 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
Last Updated: 1st May 2020Bus driver Robert Vassell, who goes to church in Wolverhampton, is offering reassurance to passengers.
Helpline bringing villages together
Last Updated: 30th April 2020A parish church office has become the hub of community coordination thanks to a new helpline.
Alternative (doorstep) Realities
Last Updated: 28th April 2020Glimpses of a parallel world
Inspirational Stewart dies
Last Updated: 20th April 2020The Revd Stewart Tyler - who ministered to many despite Motor Neurone Disease - has died aged 76.
Royal garden appointment for Wendy
Last Updated: 27th April 2020A Shropshire woman and five others have been recognised for their community efforts by The Queen.
Appointments and Departures 15th April 2020
Last Updated: 15th April 2020Appointments and Departures
Bishop Michael's Easter Message 2020
Last Updated: 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
Last Updated: 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
Last Updated: 30th March 2020Offering creative new ways for people to express their faith.
Bishop urges churches to rise to Coronavirus challenge
Last Updated: 25th 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
Last Updated: 12th March 2020Debbie Huxton will work with churches across the diocese in an exciting new partnership.
Tributes to Bishop David
Last Updated: 12th December 2023The former Bishop of Gloucester David Bentley has died, after many years of service in Lichfield.
Cathedral appoints new Canon Chancellor
Last Updated: 9th March 2020The Revd Dr Gregory Platten is Lichfield Cathedral's new Canon Chancellor.
They Stayed Together
Last Updated: 1st April 2020A remarkable display of ecumenical unity gives a germ of hope grounded in reality
Appointments and Departures 6th March 2020
Last Updated: 6th March 2020Appointments and Departures
Many waters cannot quench love
Last Updated: 3rd March 2020The Bishop of Shrewsbury, the Rt Revd Sarah Bullock, reflects on the recent floods in Shropshire.
Unsung heroes celebrated at cathedral
Last Updated: 9th March 2020Volunteers from local churches receive St Chad's Medals from the Bishop of Lichfield.
Royal honour for Shropshire priest
Last Updated: 2nd March 2020A vicar from Shropshire has been appointed as Chaplain to the Queen.
Do the little things
Last Updated: 2nd March 2020March begins with two significant Saints' Days, people renowned for humility and kindness
Tributes paid to Sue
Last Updated: 24th February 2020Sue Egerton, diocesan Mothers' Union President, has died after battling a long illness. Her funeral is on 3 March.
Appointments and Departures 19th February 2020
Last Updated: 6th March 2020Appointments and Departures
Bishop's Lent Appeal to support vulnerable families
Last Updated: 5th July 2021Acorns Children's Hospice in Walsall and South African clergy familes will benefit from this year's appeal.
105 people at Guernsey’s first Dementia-Friendly Carol Service
Last Updated: 12th February 2020In summer 2018, I led a Dementia-Friendly Churches Training Day in Guernsey. It’s wonderful to hear from St Saviour’s Church there about the next steps they’ve taken
