Resources - Life Events

Life Events

The Church of England can provide help and advice when you encounter milestones on the journey through life. The Church of England's website provides comprehensive information on all these events and links to the relevant pages are provided below.

Weddings:

Thinking about a church wedding?
Click on this link http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/weddings to find out more about marriage in the Church of England. If you would like to know more about our churches in Gloucestershire and would like to discuss how you can marry in one of our churches call Adrian Slade on the details below.

Canon Adrian Slade
Director of Social Responsibility
Tel: 01242 253162
Email: glossr@star.co.uk

Training for churches

ACCORD is an organisation that runs courses and workshops to help churches develop community engagement skills. It uses activities and discussion to improve pastoral and relationship skills. It helps groups of participants to confirm their knowledge and abilities in these areas and to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

It can help with:

developing a lay team to share in the pastoral work of your church
encouraging good practice in bringing up children
maximising the effectiveness of your church's baptism and marriage preparation

For more information, look at the documents below or contact ACCORD director Canon Mike Tucker or administrator Lucy Smith.

Revd Canon Dr Mike Tucker
Treelands, 18 Bownham Mead
Rodborough Common, Stroud GL5 5DZ
Tel: 01453 873352
Email: mike@tuckers.org.uk

Mrs Lucy Smith
3 Deacon Close, Cheltenham GL51 3NY
Tel: 01242 528567
Email: accord@thevonsmiths.eclipse.co.uk

ACCORD visiting and befriending (40.5 KB)

ACCORD course on visiting and befriending for churches.

ACCORD supporting the bereaved (57 KB)

ACCORD training for churches in supporting the bereaved.

ACCORD marriage preparation (43.5 KB)

ACCORD marriage preparation course, training for churches.

ACCORD Baptism (37.5 KB)

The ACCORD Baptism preparation and follow-up training course for churches.

Confirmations for 2010 (63.5 KB)

A list of confirmations taking place in 2010.

Confirmations 2009 (77 KB)

The list of confirmations in 2009