Churchdown Community Centre, Parton Rd, Gloucester GL3 2JH £10/person which includes lunch (max £30/group) Children’s early experiences have a significant impact on their development, health, and behaviours and ultimately howContinue reading
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Messy Church Goes Wild at Viney Hill
A fiesta of Messy Church Goes Wild, hosted at the Christian Adventure Centre at Viney Hill. This is an intergenerational day, with all ages welcome to participate. Using mostly theContinue reading
Youth Worship Night in association with MOVEMENT
Heading to Tewkesbury for the first time, we’re going to spending time worshiping Jesus together, hearing a short message and expectantly wait on the Holy Spirit! So please invite yourContinue reading
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
TIC+ reveals online impact dashboard
TIC+, the Gloucestershire-based mental health support charity for children and young people has unveiled an online impact dashboard, allowing people to see the impact of the charity’s work. The dashboardContinue reading
Field Court Infants plot against plastic pollution
Children in year 2 at Field Court Infant Academy have been learning all about plastic pollution in the world’s oceans as part of their topic “He’s got the whole worldContinue reading
Clearwater celebrates first Ofsted inspection
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy is celebrating a glowing Ofsted report in its first inspection since it opened in 2017. Behaviour and attitudes, and personal development, have been judgedContinue reading
God asked me to adopt on Mothering Sunday
On Mothering Sunday 2020, Katherine heard God calling her to adoption. She shares her story. “I was 35 and had been praying for a husband and family. It hadn’t happenedContinue reading
Hearts of Prayer: Ukraine
So many words come to mind as we watch and hear events unfold in Ukraine and indeed in Russia. Knowing what and how to pray, in such a traumatic timeContinue reading
Wild and Wonderful goes live
Petra Crofton, environmentalist, author and childrens worker from Barnwood, Gloucester, has launched a new set of resources to help children and young people learn about science and the natural world,Continue reading
Bishop Rachel speaks in the House of Lords on primary carers.
The Government has accepted Bishop Rachel’s principles behind her amendments to the Policing Bill when sentencing primary carers. She says, “Losing a parent to prison can have a devastating impactContinue reading
Top Tips for Youth Ministry
One of the questions our Youth Connectors get asked the most is “So, what can we do?” Since we launched our Youth Connect vision at the start of 2021, Senior Youth Connector,Continue reading
Pioneer Ministry Blog: Bible and Big Bang – can they go together?
Engaging schools and congregations with big questions around science and faith Psalm 111:2 ESV: Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. This yearContinue reading
Listening to Young People
Blog by Vicky Falvey, Youth Connector for the Diocese of Gloucester “Over the last little while, I have found myself trying to find an answer as to how best toContinue reading
How do we listen to our youngest children and those who care for them?
Google ‘how to listen to under 5’s’ and you find endless pages about encouraging children to listen, but very little on how adults can actively listen to them. This mightContinue reading
Baptisms moving outdoors in Thornbury and Oldbury
The Revd Joy Ludlow, Priest-in-charge, United Benefice of Thornbury and Oldbury with Shepperdine blogs about how the pandemic has changed their approach to baptism. “Like many of our communities, inContinue reading
Supporting the Children & Families work in Hempsted
Our Sylvanus Lysons grant-making charity has been supporting the employment of Rachel Laughton as the Children and Families worker in Hempsted. Rachel works across the Hempsted community to encourage childrenContinue reading
Pioneer Ministry Blog: And God grew something new – The Explore Creation journey
Petra Crofton blogs: How God uses our incompetence, frustration and weaknesses to shape something new “I remember it vividly, even though it was some ten years ago. The volunteer children’sContinue reading
How craft supplies have helped St Andrew’s school go net zero
St Andrew’s School in Chedworth has become a net-zero carbon school and the children are excited to show others how to do the same. The transformation from being a standard,Continue reading
Serve And Share building community in Gloucester
A food sharing initiative in central Gloucester has led to friendships and a better sense of community
Message from Bishop Robert, 14 September 2021
Like many of the lay and ordained leaders in our Diocese, I am currently undertaking my refresher safeguarding training. For me, this is three, three-hour sessions, all on Zoom, withContinue reading
Wild and wonderful launch for year of science and faith
Scientist and author Petra Crofton is inviting families to a celebration of the launch of her new book and the start of a year of exploring the links between faith and science.
Introducing ‘Sportily’
Play sports, talk life. Run by Christians. Open to all. Sportily is the new name selected by children and young people for the sports ministry programme in our Diocese.Continue reading
