Vicar Steve Harrison has blessed a milk refill station next to his church in Leonard Stanley, which is helping to save thousands of plastic bottles. His local dairy farmers, Godsells,Continue reading
Tag: Rural
Podcast Episode 19: caring for the countryside: in conversation with farmers from Gloucestershire
Speaking with Bishop Rachel in this podcast, are three local Young Farmers: Marita from Brookthorpe, Charles from Winchcombe and Cam from Horton; and Jenni a farmer from Elmore. The groupContinue reading
GCEJN meeting – “Wendell Berry: Poetry, Creation and the Renewal of Rural Life”
Good news! There is an extra GCEJN meeting via Zoom on Thursday 15th October at 12.15pm for an hour. The Revd Joe Knight has kindly offered to share his thoughtsContinue reading
Opening rural churches: a resource guide from Germinate
Germinate have produced an excellent new resource for rural churches that are open during the daytime, or considering opening. Excellent suggestions about how to make the most of the opportunityContinue reading
Inspired by nature: environmental projects at Elkstone
Bug hotels, wild areas, tree felling and a smorgasbord of eco-loos. As we approach Creationtide, we ask what ‘Care for Creation’ might look like.
Meeting Gloucestershire’s farming families
Bishop Rachel has spent time this week visiting local farming families
Growing the Rural Church…
I’ve just returned from my first ever General Synod of the Church of England (Suffragan Bishops like myself are not automatically members of Synod, unlike Diocesan Bishops). It was anContinue reading
