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PSALMS good news story – St Paul’s update
PSALMS love to encourage and support Churches in their ministry. St Pauls in Cheltenham have been kicking a ball around in their local park for years, serving as aContinue reading
Tetbury bell-ringing walkers raise £63,000 for Syrian refugees
Donna Crowther is not a party animal, but she is a walker, a bell-ringer and Christian Aid supporter, and she likes a challenge, so she decided to celebrate her 50thContinue reading
Brexit – living in uncertain times
Bishop Rachel reflects on Brexit and the coming weeks and months.
New Church Army centre of mission
We are delighted to be able to report that Church Army have accepted our invitation to establish a new Centre of Mission in the Diocese as part of an establishedContinue reading
Bishop Rachel’s Christmas Day Sermon
Gloucester Cathedral – Christmas Day 2018 The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester Gospel reading: Luke 2: 8-20 I wonder what has changed for you this year. Perhaps it’sContinue reading
Build peace at home and abroad this Christmas
Bishop Rachel invites the people of Gloucestershire to build peace at home and abroad this Christmas Gloucestershire churchgoers and those in the wider community are being invited to help buildContinue reading
An Advent letter from Bishop Rachel
I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert… (Isaiah 43:19)Continue reading
100 mile walk for 50th birthday challenge
Lone parent of four Donna Crowther will be walking 100 miles in January to celebrate her 50th birthday and to raise £100,000 for refugees. She will be joined by 14Continue reading
Women to get training opportunities in Tanzanian Bible college
A women’s dormitory at the Bible College in our partner diocese of Western Tanganyika in Tanzania, has been officially opened by Bishop Saddock. This is the first accommodation for women studentsContinue reading
Clergy Day: Learning to think and pray the Gospel of John
This week, Professor David Ford, Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, spoke at our Clergy Day on his specialist subject; the Gospel of John. Asking theContinue reading
Bishop Rachel leading change to women’s judicial system
The Bishop of Gloucester hosted an event in the House of Lords on Monday 15 October, to challenge the effectiveness of the recently launched Female Offender Strategy. Her aim isContinue reading
50 years in the priesthood
On Saturday 29 September, Fr Hugh Broad Associate Priest at Saint James’ Quedgeley and Kingsway celebrated 50 years in the priesthood. Hugh Broad, born in 1937 in Cheltenham, attended the localContinue reading
Little deeds, big difference
Mary Hughes, volunteers at St Michael and All Angels, Bishop’s Cleeve is one of six winners.
Bishop Rachel calls for women’s justice system to be changed.
The Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek will introduce a debate in the House of Lords today, calling for a change to the way women are sentenced. BishopContinue reading
Upcoming young people and family events
Mega Messy Church – Please note this event is now fully booked. Sunday 16 September, 2pm to 5pm at Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre. Messy Church meets Viney Hill ChristianContinue reading
Carve the Dates in Stone: Gloucester Cathedral Launches New Stonemasonry Events Programme
Have you ever wondered where the stone used to restore and repair Gloucester Cathedral comes from? Would you like to know more about the tools and techniques used by stonemasons to blend old and new? Over the next three weeks, Gloucester Cathedral is promoting four exciting new events exploring the how the building was made and the work of the extraordinary stonemasons who have maintained it for generations.
Daily emails for the Season of Creation 2019
“Being advocates for human flourishing, through initiatives which combat injustice, environmental destruction, exclusion and isolation.” The Season of Creation runs from September 1 to St Francis Day, October 4Continue reading
Farewell Service and Consecration for Archdeacon Jackie (Ticket date extended)
From Archdeacon Jackie “As I return from my Sabbatical I wish to say a big thank you to all who have enabled me to have the space for learning,Continue reading
Archdeacon Jackie appointed Bishop of Crediton
‘I will leave with gratitude for the immense love, faithfulness and commitment that I have encountered’
Out of turmoil: Sam’s story
Trying to deal with years of addiction, turmoil and self-harm, Sam (our digital comms officer) shares his personal story. “Over a period of years I actually craved death, so itContinue reading
Faith in a Gin Distillery. Felicity’s Vocation Story
Following our series on vocations and faith at work, Bishop Robert Springett recently met Felicity Hall, Financial Director at Gin Distillery Bramley and Gage, to find out how she livesContinue reading
FestivALL – Brilliant all age events
FestivALL is a month of events bringing people closer together – celebrating the communities in which we live and work.
Play football INSIDE Gloucester Cathedral!
Jesus fished with the fishermen and taught with the teachers; would he play football with the footballers …?
