Listening well: heart-level conversations
Published: 10th February 2022Giving space for lamenting and celebrating
News
“I was part of itâ€
Published: 16th December 2021Reviewing the dementia-friendly churches network in 2021, here’s an overview, at head and heart level.
Three pictures making the bigger picture
Published: 20th October 2021People affected by dementia live through unchosen challenges. Within our Diocese of Lichfield dementia-friendly churches network, we are focusing this autumn on three pictures that help us to see the bigger picture, noticing God’s presence as dementia progresses.
Dementia and Spirituality
Published: 30th September 2021How does our experience of dementia affect our faith?
Do the little things
Published: 5th July 2021St David, the patron saint of Wales, recognised that small steps can make a massive difference.
Shaping for Mission and dementia
Published: 24th June 2021How does our Diocese of Lichfield Dementia-Friendly Churches network fit in with our “Shaping for Mission†programme across our 28 deaneries and our Diocese of Lichfield?
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?
‘Warm Welcome’ High Sheriff’s Award
Published: 17th March 2021‘Warm 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.
Heart of Tamworth Memory Café
Published: 23rd February 2021Dementia-friendly Churches Enabler, Sarah Thorpe brings news from the eastern tip of the diocese
Lamentation and Celebration over Christmas and New Year
Published: 7th January 2021Celebration and lamentation in the dementia-friends community before Christmas
Bishop Michael’s lead on Dementia-Friendly Church
Published: 9th December 2020Bishop Michael Ipgrave, the Bishop of Lichfield, affirmed that he is “proud to be part of Diocese that takes Dementia-Friendly Church seriouslyâ€, when he spoke at our Dementia-Friendly Churches Zoom Training Day in October 2020.
The Hands of God?
Published: 8th October 2020Developing our Dementia-Friendly Churches Network
Faith resources as dementia advances
Published: 4th September 2020An occupational therapist recently asked me a really good question that got me thinking
The Promptings of God in Residential Care Home Worship
Published: 19th August 2020No service plan should be expected to survive contact with the congregation...
Residential care visiting: Latest MHA good practice to share
Published: 17th August 2020Residential care homes involve a community of residents and relatives, and staff – and Care home communities have been particularly impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.
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
105 people at Guernsey’s first Dementia-Friendly Carol Service
Published: 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
Cupcakes, butterflies, favourite books and china mugs
Published: 14th November 2019More talk, more tables please!
"Dear Church"
Published: 25th September 2019Making sense of an upside-down world
"Dear Younger-self..."
Published: 17th September 2019Brave and foolish or a wasted time?
"Dear Carers"
Published: 10th September 2019An open letter to those with a sacred vocation
"Dear Dementia..."
Published: 3rd September 2019Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself
Are they different today? Consider delirium…
Published: 7th July 2019Enlightening session at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
'Eliza Grey' plays Shifnal
Published: 10th June 2019'Eliza Grey' play - helping your church and community to become more dementia-friendly
Positive Conversations
Published: 30th May 2019"All it takes to see we're still us"
Coup de Co-op
Published: 5th April 2019Friendly staff in Shifnal
Ellesmere Deanery – the first Dementia-Friendly Deanery!
Published: 26th March 201914-church landmark in Shropshire
Meres and Meadows taking steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 14th March 2019Interview with the vicar, Revd Maureen Read
St Mary’s Ellesmere takes steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 7th March 2019Jeremy Stretton is Dementia coordinator for a church in north Shropshire