Food, drink, dancing, singing, storytelling, sports, games, face painting, plus much more… Life Vision Party – More information coming soon! For all in our worshiping communities (churches, chaplaincies, freshContinue reading
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25th Anniversary Celebration of women ordained into the priesthood
You are invited to a celebration for the 25th Anniversary of women ordained into the priesthood on Monday 20 May 2019 at Gloucester Cathedral Choral Evensong at 5.30pm, sungContinue reading
Christian Arts Festival
Christian Arts Festival returns more vibrant, more colourful and more engaging than ever. Running from 23 April – 12 May, 2019 (Easter Holiday Workshops 12 – 17 April), with moreContinue reading
Come and Join us at the 2019 Jazz Festival
Continuing our partnership Cheltenham Festivals, our Chatterbox tent will return for the first Cheltenham Festival of 2019 – Jazz. Over 20,000 visitors are expect to participate over the festival’s 6Continue reading
CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS – VE DAY 75
Dear Sir or Madam CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS – VE DAY 75 The 8th May 1945 was the day peace emerged after nearly six years of war, so the 75th anniversaryContinue reading
Multi Sports Camp a Great Sucess!
On the 18-19 of February, Nathan Youlton who works for PSALMS, ran a Multi Sports camp alongside the vicars, ministers and volunteers from two local churches in Innsworth Community HallContinue reading
Thy Kingdom Come 2019 Resources
Free, hard copy, resources will be available at the Maundy Thursday Service in addition to the links to the Thy Kingdom Come website for clergy to collect and distribute toContinue reading
Messy Confirmation – Possible First for Messy Church?
On Thursday 14 March a confirmation service was held at St Peter’s, Newnham, in the Diocese of Gloucester. But this was a confirmation service with a difference – it wasContinue reading
Christian Arts Festival
Christian Arts Festival returns more vibrant, more colourful and more engaging than ever. Running from 23 April – 12 May, 2019 (Easter Holiday Workshops 12 – 17 April), withContinue reading
Christian Aid: Delivering Hope
Come and hear Joanna Tom-Kargbo ‘s stories about how your fundraising and legacies are saving live in Sierra Leone and find out what more needs to be done in ChristianContinue reading
Christian Aid: Delivering Hope
Come and hear Joanna Tom-Kargbo ‘s stories about how your fundraising and legacies are saving live in Sierra Leone and find out what more needs to be done in ChristianContinue reading
Free from addiction: Simon’s story
Simon shares his personal story of God’s grace, becoming free of addiction, and what happened next … Simon tells us, “I wasn’t able to hold down jobs because of theContinue reading
Welcome, inclusion and disability
Livability have produced a new resource to help churches think through and plan their approach to welcome of people with disabilities and full inclusion in all aspects of church life . TheContinue reading
Dementia friendly training for churches delivered locally by NHS 2gether trust
Rachel Peak is a Dementia Education trainer, working for the NHS 2gether trust. She is offering training on being dementia friendly to individual parishes or benefices. Nikki Arthy (Gloucester CityContinue reading
FestivALL- Celebrating inclusive community
The Diocese of Gloucester, Barnwood Trust, Gloucestershire African Community Foundation and Gloucester Cathedral have come together to organise FestivALL, a celebration of inclusive community across the county and beyond. The FestivalALLContinue reading
FestivAll – Celebrating inclusive community
The Diocese of Gloucester, Barnwood Trust, Gloucestershire African Community Foundation and Gloucester Cathedral have come together to organise FestivALL, a celebration of inclusive community across the county and beyond. FestivALL isContinue reading
Talking about gender justice…
Six inspirational speakers, all driving change for women around the world
Tewkesbury Refugee Support Group: Visit to Cairo
Five members of the Tewkesbury Refugee Support Group Committee and a Cheltenham Refugee supporter went to see what Refuge Egypt does at first hand. Tony Cullingford tells the story ofContinue reading
Worth being with
A few weeks ago I was with a young man who’d tried to take his own life. It was quite the scene; the guys who found him went into shockContinue reading
Exciting news in disguise – LIFE vision
Update from Helen Wolfson, Vision Support Officer Exciting news sometimes comes in disguise. The ‘Archdeacons Articles of Enquiry’ was a term new to me when I started supporting the DioceseContinue reading
LIDO, Pool Baptism
“Bursting back out into newness of life” CNC in Cheltenham are hosting a Baptism at their local pool, a place familiar to, and well used by, the local community. The communityContinue reading
Bishop Rachel responds to Good Childhood Report
Bishop Rachel was was shocked and saddened after reading the latest research released from the Children’s Society
Can we learn to be happy?
A vicar walks into a pub … and arranges to host a social experiment to find out if it’s possible to learn happiness.
