Sometimes a number of things come together at the same time. This Sunday is one of those occasions as we celebrate Pentecost and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Both will involve a ‘coming together’, and I am greatly looking forward to being out in the Diocese in different places with different people of all ages…
Month: May 2022
Podcast Episode 20: Young people and mental health
Bishop Rachel Treweek visits the Cotswold School to talk to two young people there; Sam (year 13) and Maya (year 11). They are joined by Helen Ford of NHS Gloucestershire,Continue reading
Jubilee Week: From small ships to fish and chips
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is here and churches and communities across the Diocese of Gloucester are celebrating with parties, music and fun. The whole country is excited to celebrate thisContinue reading
OneDiocese blog: Cllr Harry Ives on faith and service
In our #OneDiocese blog this month, Cllr Harry Ives blogs about how his faith prompts him to serve his community on the District Council. “Three years ago, I took aContinue reading
Stow’s ancient trees dedicated to HM The Queen
The picturesque trees framing the door of St Edward’s Church in Stow have been selected to be dedicated to the Queen as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Green CanopyContinue reading
Church of England unveils plan to become major provider of social housing nationally
The Church of England is taking steps to set up a national housing association which will enable the Church to become a major provider of social housing. It will pioneer a shared land management and development service to develop skills and capacity across its network of dioceses.
Celtic worship: exploring the ‘thin’ spaces
If worshipping in church buildings doesn’t inspire you to feel connected with God, you are not alone. One of the impacts of making worship ‘Covid- safe’ in recent years hasContinue reading
Praying Together in Gloucester
As Thy Kingdom Come, the global wave of prayer, began on Thursday, church leaders in Gloucester are calling for Christians to pray for the city. Church leaders have prepared aContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 24 May 2022
The feast of the Ascension which we celebrate on Thursday has become rather overlooked in recent years. Where once schools would close to allow children to attend church and the community would come together to celebrate, the day largely gets lost in the middle of an ordinary working week.
Meeting God at Glastonbury
Warden of Readers for the Diocese of Gloucester Lee Barnes has been involved with the church tent at Glastonbury for the past 30 years. He tells us why this iconic festival is such a vital part of his ministry.
HM Inspectorates of Prisons has released a progress report on the impact of COVID-19 on the criminal justice system.
The report finds that most agencies are not yet able to recover to their pre-COVID-19 position and warns that without a coordinated whole-system plan recovery is likely to be disjointedContinue reading
Thy Kingdom Come 2022
Let us pray! The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have invited parishes across England to join a great wave of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost 2018
Bishop Rachel urges the Government to focus on preventative and rehabilitative measures
Bishop Rachel has spoken in the House of Lords in response to the Queen’s Speech. She said, “I was perturbed that in relation to criminal justice the gracious [Queen’s] SpeechContinue reading
Supporting long term sustainable ministry
When you get a grant towards a salary, how do you make sure the post is sustainable in the long term? We talked to Malc Allen, Rector in Bishop’s CleeveContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 17 May 2022
A new feature of my recent visits to some of our schools has been to learn about how children and staff are welcoming Ukrainian children to their community. The hospitalityContinue reading
Why complete a Mental Health First Aid course?
Jenny Fry talks about the Mental Health First Aid Course and the impact it has had on her everyday life. Jenny is based at Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing, aContinue reading
Sportily: TRAC Battle Sports
30 young people joined a Sportily team at TRAC Battle Sports in Newent, to play outdoor laser quest, race Go-karts, play sports and games, sing worship songs and hear testimoniesContinue reading
Christian Aid Week, 15 to 22 May
Christian Aid is calling for an international fund to pay for climate caused loss and damage.
Coming Home, one year on – book now
Archbishop Justin will join our panel to share key developments in the Church’s approach to tackling the housing crisis
Eco pod homes for vulnerable people
“These homes are the sort of transformation I want to be part of – the sort of world I want to be living in.”
This week’s message from Bishop Rachel
Next week is Christian Aid week (May 15-21) and the focus is on drought and famine
Eco Church In An Hour: A ‘tweet’ for the birds
Caring for wildlife is an integral part of #EcoChurchInAnHour Jon shows Bishop Robert the bird boxes that the church in Daglingworth has put up around the churchyard. They have madeContinue reading
Stitching lockdown lives together
Like many, Andrea Urquhart from Nailsworth found lockdown desperately difficult. A carer for her husband, Reg, it was agony not being able to see their two daughters. “They were allowedContinue reading
Faith in a time of climate change
Getting inspired about climate change, by the Revd Simon Witcombe, Senior Chaplain, University of Gloucestershire “You know you’re getting old when you remember the person coming to give the annualContinue reading