November 20th
Please pray for Notts County Football Club (Liam O'Boyle), The Diocese of Ibadan – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Ibadan Province)
Supporting Refugees in Our Diocese
All over our county, hundreds of refugees – men, women, and children – have been placed in emergency hotel accommodation. Churches have a key role to play in helping them to resettle with financial support and schemes such as Welcome Churches.
November 19th
Please pray for Staff at the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham and the Bishop of Sherwood’s Office, The Diocese of Hyderabad – The (united) Church of Pakistan
Pupils and School Leaders Inspire with Conference Stories
Delegates from across the Diocese gathered for the first in-person event many had attended since before the pandemic. There was a sense of anticipation as they listened to inspirational keynote speakers, gifted pupils and brilliant school leaders tell their stories at the Church School Leaders’ Conference: ‘My Story, Our Story, God’s Story’.
November 18th
Please pray for Sector Ministries Armed Forces (Paul Whitehead), The Diocese of Huron – The Anglican Church of Canada (Ontario Province)
Diocesan Conference – 3-5 October 2022
TO BE HELD AT THE HAYES CONFERENCE CENTRE, SWANICK.
November 17th
Please pray for the Mothers’ Union (Wendy Murphy) The Diocese of Hpa-an – The Church of the Province of Myanmar
Growing Younger and More Diverse
We are pleased to announce that the Diocese has been successful in securing national Church of England funding to support our vision of Growing Disciples, reaching wider, connecting younger and nurturing deeper roots of faith. This Strategic Development Funding (SDF), amounting to £3.5m given over 5 years, will support our project, “Growing Younger and More Diverse”. It seeks to see a step change in children and families as well as youth ministry across the diocese.
Allchurches Trust launches new emergency grants programme
Today, Allchurches Trust is launching the Afghan Evacuees Emergency Grants Programme which will support churches and Christian charities doing their bit in response to the Afghanistan evacuee crisis.
New Clergy & Diocesan Staff Welcomes and Farewells
The bishops have recently led a number of licensing services for clergy who have taken up new appointments across the diocese as well as overseen parish services of welcome for those who were previously licensed online last year due to restrictions.