St Mark's secure almost £1m from Heritage Fund
St Mark's Church in Shelton will be the home of an ambitious community-focused project.
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I was part of it
Reviewing the dementia-friendly churches network in 2021, here's an overview, at head and heart level.
Christmas cannot be cancelled
The Bishop of Lichfield's Christmas message focuses on the power of grace.
Appointments and Departures
10th December 2021
Tributes paid to Keith
Much-loved former team rector and retired clergyman Keith Haywood has died aged 73.
Chad Pilgrims push on towards Lichfield
A 475-mile trek in the footsteps of St Chad has now covered almost 350 miles.
Prayers heard: joy abounds
November is sometimes the month of the Church’s new year, as Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas day – this year that’s 28 November. It’s a time Dr Lindsey Hall finds always brings joy.
Churchyard Awards 2021
Gardeners and guardians gathered in Lichfield to hear the judges' conclusions.
Un-locking waterways chaplaincy
Over a hundred chaplains from around the country descended on Lichfield Cathedral last week to celebrate their ministry and commission new chaplains.
Time for TikTok?
Revd David Sims on his venture into the world of pithy social media
Following Christ in the Footsteps of the Saints
Join the St. Winefride’s Pilgrimage, a 70 mile journey from Holywell in Wales, to Shrewsbury between Easter and Pentecost next year.Â
Tributes paid to Bishop Jonathan
The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, Bishop of Lichfield from 2003-2015, died yesterday.
Appointments and Departures
29th October 2021
Encouraging the next generation
Members of Holy Trinity Church in Heath Town, Wolverhampton, celebrated their shared past and future during Black History Month.
The Gospel with a kick
Matthew Lefroy looks at how sport can be a vital tool of outreach among young people.
Three pictures making the bigger picture
People 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.
Appointments and Departures
19th October 2021
Bishop of Lichfield backs City of Sanctuary
The Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave is adding his support to those who want to welcome refugees and asylum seekers.
Tributes paid to Peter
One of the first recipients of the Chad Medal in the diocese has died.
General Synod election results 2021
Results published Wednesday 13 Oct 2021
Lisa leaps for charity
A West Bromwich curate with muscular dystophy is skydiving for a good cause.
School's new extension named after Sue
A Church school in Staffordshire has christened new rooms The Wedgwood Wing.
Megan collated at Minster
The Revd Dr Megan Smith has been collated as Archdeacon of Stoke-upon-Trent.
A world transformed
Venturing out more, in recent weeks, has been a strange and rather unsettling experience. Like traversing a landscape that seems familiar but strangely altered. The world has changed in ways both subtle and significant.
Dementia and Spirituality
How does our experience of dementia affect our faith?
Chad pilgrims travel from Stoke to Lichfield
The Community of St Chad Pilgrimage took in the new statue of St Chad and marked farewells and new beginnings.
19 new lay ministers commissioned
New Readers from across the diocese were licensed at Lichfield Cathedral on Saturday.
Bishop of Ebbsfleet statement
The Bishop of Lichfield responds to the Bishop of Ebbsfleet's decision to seek full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
Fragile – handle with care
September's Chad Blog comes from the Bishop of Stafford
Working with the biggest corporation in the world – the church
As August draws to a close and most return home from summer holidays, Revd Philip Swan brings out some souvenirs