Retreat morning for anyone involved in children or youth ministry. Step away from planning and preparing and spend a morning soaking in God’s presence. Optional guidance and spiritual accompaniment. LedContinue reading
Tag: Children and Families
Love Languages in Children
1 Corinthians 13 is so well known, but how do we translate the language of God’s extraordinary love into our practice with children? This session will explore the 5 mainContinue reading
Experience After Easter
Online Forum Join us for the launch of Experience After Easter – which builds on the popular Experience Easter – joining up the first disciples’ post resurrection encounters with JesusContinue reading
Experience After Easter
Online Forum Join us for the launch of Experience After Easter – which builds on the popular Experience Easter – joining up the first disciples’ post resurrection encounters with JesusContinue reading
Experience Lent Launch
Online Forum Another member of the Experience family is welcomed. Come and meet Experience Lent. Led by Jo Wetherall, Growing Faith and Spirituality Officer and Debbie Helme, Strategic lead forContinue reading
Experience Lent Launch
Online Forum Another member of the Experience family is welcomed. Come and meet Experience Lent. Led by Jo Wetherall, Growing Faith and Spirituality Officer and Debbie Helme, Strategic lead forContinue reading
Engaging with School Life
From performance and programme to perspective and presence. Like a Venn diagram, when the circles of school, church and family overlap well, children and young people get to experience ‘LifeContinue reading
Experience Advent Launch
Online forum. Our tried and tested family of ‘Experience’ resources is growing – come and find out about Experience Advent alongside other Advent and Christmas resource sharing. Led by JoContinue reading
Mud, Mess & Mystery – Skills Workshop
Join Gill Traverse, an environmental educator, experience Forest School practitioner and outdoor worship leader in discovering your ‘spiritual wild’ alongside practical planning and safely conducting outdoor worship – including howContinue reading
Walk for the Planet – bookings now LIVE!
On 13 to 18 August, Ella Burfitt, a second year sports science student from Cheltenham, will be leading a group of people in a pilgrimage across the Diocese of Gloucester
More than Words
We know lockdown has had a detrimental effect on babies and toddlers, especially with regard to their attachment to significant adults and to the development of speech. How can weContinue reading
Walk for the planet – booking now LIVE!
If you’re passionate about our planet and want to add your support to the environmental agenda at the COP26 (UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties) join us in aContinue reading
More than Words
We know lock down has had a detrimental effect on babies and toddlers, especially with regard to their attachment to significant adults and to the development of speech. How canContinue reading
Churches Count on Nature week, 5-13th June
It is fabulous to see so many of our churches signed up to take part in Churches Count on Nature week. These are a selection of the Gloucestershire Churches involvedContinue reading
Eco Church festival with Churches Count on Nature
This online event on Saturday 12th June is hosted and organised by Sheffield Diocese but all are invited. It looks fab, do check it out if you are free. TheContinue reading
Appeal for help with child health review venues
The Health Visiting service in Gloucestershire is looking for venues to do child health and development reviews for 9-12 month and 2-year-old children. At present only children where there isContinue reading
Growing Together: for Easter 2021
A new resource to share with your families and households, schools and community groups this Easter. The Revd Jo Wetherall and Debbie Helme have put together this new Growing TogetherContinue reading
Children and Families Forum: Sharing Faith with Children
How do you share your faith with the children in your life ? Jennifer Fellows will help us demystify sharing faith. Encouraging us to use everyday language and examples ofContinue reading
Hearts of love for February
We’re spreading some love this February with this colour-in hearts pack which you can put up in your window and cut out hearts to share with friends and neighbours. DownloadContinue reading
Youth Ministry in lockdown (update 5 Jan 21)
An update from Barrie Voyce, Diocesan Youth LIFE Priority Leader Following the Lockdown announcement on 4 January 2021, the National Youth Agency has returned the level for youthwork to REDContinue reading
Comfort and Joy meal project – the journey
Over 40 churches joined forces with Stroud-based social enterprise, The Long Table, to gift Christmas meals and goody bags for people who needed a bit of extra love thisContinue reading
Nativity story retold in LEGO (R)
From the creators of the Easter LEGO story comes a gorgeous retelling of the Christmas story. It all started with the Word. The re-telling of the familiar Christmas Story (or Nativity)Continue reading
Online Christingle with Bishop Rachel this Sunday
This Sunday 13 December at 9am you are invited to join The Children’s Society’s first ever online National Christingle Service in partnership with the Church of England. The service, willContinue reading
Godly Play Advent videos 2020
The Revd Jo Wetherall shares videos to take us through Advent using the Godly Play materials. Feel the anticipation as Christmas comes closer and the special day that changes everythingContinue reading
