The clock has started to tick; two years until the UK leaves the EU. Or will it just be England and Wales? The chances are, that whether hard or softContinue reading
Month: March 2017
Gloucester City Faith Outreach and Provisions
Across Gloucester city food assistance is provided for homeless people in the following locations: Monday noon Salvation Army, 9pm soup run Eastgate Street pedestrian area. Tuesday Continue reading
Credit Unions – save and borrow
Credit unions are ethical, locally based organisations that exist to help members manage their finances. Credit unions can provide a focal point for a community by bringing people together, to work alongsideContinue reading
Families and Youth
Support for families and young people covers a spectrum of topics as families face substantial challenges. These include issues around having a work-life balance, financial matters, and health in addition to managingContinue reading
Teenagers and Young People
Young people’s lives can be affected by self-esteem and emotional well-being, their satisfaction with friends and family, happiness at school or college. The teen years can be a turbulent timeContinue reading
Creative for Charity
Gathering people to help those less fortunate by utilising their skills is a great way to get to know your local community. Being creative and making items for a causeContinue reading
Community through Sport
Sport enables people to form a bond. They share a common interest and have a common ground for communicating which can develop into friendship. Going to a local park orContinue reading
Churches Getting Started – Engaging with Community
Live God’s Church and Be Community Consider a few people doing some training on community engagement. Such training is offered by the Barnwood Trust. The training isn’t specifically Christian asContinue reading
Individuals Getting Started – Engaging with People
We are all God’s people It starts with the basics, getting to know people. Brits aren’t always the best at this, we can be a little reserved, but there isContinue reading
Coffee Morning – Who with and how to
It can feel easier to invite people to a coffee morning if it has a specific focus. This may be a local initiative or a charity or supporting a local family orContinue reading
Growing Community – Activities and Getting Started
Click on the images below to discover some practical examples and ideas to follow or adapt. Tips for getting started as: Individuals A Church Activity tips and inspiration: Coffee Mornings Creating Together Continue reading
What it means to be human
Saturday saw the end of this year’s Six Nations Competition and I am pleased that Scotland is not at the bottom of the table this year. This, along with theContinue reading
Be Bold For Change: the speeches
Six organisations stand together with the Diocese of Gloucester to bring a challenge to the House of Lords
Bishop Rachel speaks on the Westminster attack
A message from the Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek: “My thoughts are with all those who have died or suffered injury as a result of the awful eventsContinue reading
All Saints Academy trip to Tanzania
In July 2017 12 students and 4 members of staff from All Saints Academy in Cheltenham will visit the Diocese of Western Tanganyika for 2 weeks. They will work withContinue reading
Senior Chaplain of the Greater Athens Chaplaincy
What does this new job the Revd Canon Leonard Doolan has taken on, actually involve?
New Canons at Gloucester Cathedral
Three new Canons of Gloucester Cathedral were installed on Sunday 26 March and two will be installed on Sunday 9 April, at Evensong. They will all hold their new roles inContinue reading
DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal
More than 16 million people in East Africa do not know where their next meal will come from and children are at risk of dying from starvation.
Churches urged to respond well to domestic abuse
Church communities are being urged to address the issue of domestic abuse and raise awareness of its impact on adults and children
Bishop Rachel visits Indian link dioceses
Tweets from Bishop Rachel’s visit to our partner dioceses in India.
PSALMS, sports ministry
PSALMS stands for Painswick and Stroud Area Local Ministries, but might now be better named “Putting Sport alongside Local Ministries”.
Mindfulness and Anarchy
Who said that they could not possibly think about Mindfulness because their mind was full enough anyway? Life is fast moving, and we need (we are told) the right andContinue reading
A short film by the CofE to mark International Women’s Day
Bishop Rachel has released a short film to mark International Women’s Day. She talks about her passion to see every person know that they are made in the image ofContinue reading