Appointments and Departures 26 February 2025
Last Updated: 3rd March 202526 February 2025
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Dust that is loved by God
Last Updated: 4th March 2025Bishop Sarah is thinking beyond Syrup Tuesday (other pancake toppings are available) to Ash Wednesday in this month's Chad Blog.
Conclusion of the Makin Review Four-Step Process
Last Updated: 25th February 2025The Church of England's National Safeguarding Team has today announced the conclusion of the work to review all clergy under the authority or oversight of the Church of England who are criticised in the Makin review, published in November
Burton churches turn to B.E.E.R.
Last Updated: 24th February 2025The newly united parishes of St Aidan & St Paul in Burton and St John the Divine in Horninglow are adopting a ‘Rule of Life’, with the memorable acronym B.E.E.R, standing for Believe, Explore, Engage Respond.
Interim Directors appointed
Last Updated: 24th February 2025The West Midlands Racial Justice initiative has announced the appointment of The Revd. Canon Douglas Machiridza and The Revd. Dr. Sarah Hayes as its new interim Co-Directors, following the departure of The Revd. Dr. Evie Vernon at the end of last year.
A brewing sense of purpose
Last Updated: 24th February 2025A pint-sized reflection brings joy to Revd Preb Jeanette Hartwell
Staffordshire Parish's Heritage Lottery project seeks tenders
Last Updated: 11th February 2025Acton Trussell with Bednall Parochial Church Council has been awarded a £236,995 grant from The Natonal Lottery Heritage Fund to create a community hub within the existing building to develop connections between people and place by providing social activities targeted at isolated groups. The PCC is now in a position to invite interest from suitably experienced contractors.
Diocese’s new CEO is ‘inspired appointment’, bringing banking and church wisdom
Last Updated: 11th February 2025The next Chief Executive Officer of Lichfield Diocese is to be Mrs Sam Rushton, the Rt Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield, has announced. After a career in retail banking and most recently, in the leadership team of the Diocese of York, she brings to Lichfield the skills that will help maintain and develop the culture of teamworking and collaboration among diocesan staff and structures.
Appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury: Public Consultation
Last Updated: 10th February 2025The process for the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury is underway and, a key part of this is the extensive consultation exercise that will close on 31 March. Wherever you are based, your views matter.
Dementia-Friendly Physical Environment for Schools
Last Updated: 5th February 2025In our school buildings, what’s helpful for someone with dementia?
Safeguarding reminder
Last Updated: 5th February 2025We take all reports and allegations seriously. If you or anyone you are in contact with, want to talk to someone independently, you can call the Safe Spaces helpline on 0300 303 1056 or email safespaces@victimsupport.org.uk. There are other support services available.
Celebrating 200 Places of Welcome in Shropshire
Last Updated: 28th January 2025Christ Church, Wellington welcomed Strengthening Communities to its early morning Place of Welcome to join in celebrating, with tea, toast and yes, a celebration cake, the 200 Places of Welcome supported by Lichfield Diocese.
An afternoon of appointments honouring service and dedication
Last Updated: 28th January 2025Bishop Michael recognised ten people for their contribution to the life of Lichfield Diocese during Evensong at Lichfield Cathedral on Sunday, 26 January. Bishop Matthew gave the award of the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism, awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury to Robert Mountford, Ecumenical Officer for Birmingham, the Black Country and Staffordshire.
Treachery and betrayal
Last Updated: 4th February 2025Bishop Matthew's been watching telly and had some thoughts...
New Archdeacons for Walsall and Salop appointed from Oxford and Manchester
Last Updated: 17th January 2025The Revd Canon Elizabeth Jackson is to be the next Archdeacon of Walsall and that the Revd Nick Watson is to be the next Archdeacon of Salop
Wednesbury welcomes Canon Ben
Last Updated: 14th January 2025Cathedral appointment supports Wednesbury parishes.
Weirdly Christian
Last Updated: 13th January 2025Some elements of the Christian story are easily described as weird. We’ve not long heard the age-old story of Christmas and gone again in our hearts and minds to that hillside in Bethlehem. It’s so traditional that we maybe no longer hear the weirdness of it. But a horde of angels appearing to shepherds is not part of a communications strategy Arun Kataria has ever written...
Safeguarding & Dementia
Last Updated: 8th January 2025Neil and Peter from our Safeguarding team shared some great wisdom and best practice in conversation with Dementia-freindly Churches/Schools enabler, Sarah Thorpe.
Babies don’t wait for us to be ready
Last Updated: 1st January 2025Christmas is coming, ready or not, as is a Christmas Eve thought from our newly-arrived Bishop of Wolverhampton, Revd Dr TIm Wambunya.
Peace and Goodwill
Last Updated: 1st January 2025The Rt Revd Sarah Bullock, Bishop of Shrewsbury's Christmas message 2024
Light shines in the darkness
Last Updated: 20th December 2024Rt Revd Matthew Parker, Bishop of Stafford prays for Syria today after reading the news; and compares to news in Palestine two millennia ago.
Have a calm, bright and joyful Christmas
Last Updated: 1st January 2025Christmas Message 2024 from the Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield
Appointments and Departures December 2024
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Caring Community Carols
Last Updated: 19th December 2024St Mary’s Church in Uttoxeter was one of just fifteen locations around the country chosen to host a royal carol service earlier this month. The services, supported by The Royal Foundation, complement The Princess of Wales’s ‘Together at Christmas’ service at Westminster Abbey, celebrating love, empathy and community spirt.
Faith without walls
Last Updated: 1st January 2025Bishop Tim on 'sporting' people, connecting with the media and identity without locations.
£2million church repairs on knife edge
Last Updated: 9th December 2024Uncertainty over a government grant scheme that has run for over twenty years and could end in weeks is threatening completion of more than £2m of repairs to a Hanley church.
Racial Justice and Bishop Selwyn… what we can learn from history!
Last Updated: 9th December 2024Bishop Michael recently hosted the first Selwyn Lecture since before the Covid 19 pandemic, based around three perspectives on racial justice. The final one, offered by the Bishop of Lichfield, drew on his recent brief sabbatical in New Zealand which afforded him the opportunity to study the ministry of the Rt Revd George Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, and the 90th Bishop of Lichfield, after whom these lectures are named.
Love is enough
Last Updated: 2nd December 2024Young carers, a politician and a little fund-raising put a song in Bishop Sarah's heart at the start of Advent.
A village remembers the day the dump went up
Last Updated: 28th November 2024Staffordshire communities were at the heart of the largest explosion in the UK. And a link via a vicar's trainset.
A Gospel of Songs
Last Updated: 26th November 2024Christmas and New Year are on the horizon – but for the church, a new year has just started. The next twelve months at church will be full of readings from Luke’s Gospel.
