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This website contains news and information about the Church of England Diocese of Chester, which covers Chester, plus Wirral, Runcorn, Stockport, a part of Warrington, a tiny part of Wales - and all the towns and villages of historic Cheshire.
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NEWS
Updated
12 May 2008
Rector Jeff is to become Dean of Derby
THE Revd Dr Jeff Cuttell is to become the new Dean of Derby, it’s been announced.
Jeff, aged 49, has been the Rector of Astbury and Smallwood in the Diocese
of Chester since 1999. He has also been the Rural Dean of Congleton,
overseeing the ministry of 20 parishes, since 2004.
He had a varied background, including posts in the military, broadcasting
and lecturing before he began in parish ministry in the late 1980s.
Jeff will take up his new position in the Diocese of Derby later this year.
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The Revd Dr Jeff Cuttell, pictured by Derby Cathedral where he is to become Dean later this year
Introducing the man who will be the new
Bishop of Stockport
THE
Revd Robert Atwell, an author, spiritual director and former monk, is to be
the new Bishop of Stockport.
His appointment was announced on Monday 7 April by the Prime Minister’s
office with a simultaneous launch attended by civic and faith leaders in
Stockport. He will begin preparations within the next few weeks for his role
as a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Chester.
Mr Atwell is single and aged 53. He was born and raised in Ilford, Essex,
and is currently the Vicar of St Mary’s in Primrose Hill, north London.
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The Revd Robert Atwell
Diocesan team in place to ensure Back to Church Sunday 2008 is a big success
A TEAM of clergy and lay people have been gathered together by the Revd Richard Burton, our Parish Mission Development Officer, to support churches in their preparations for Back to Church Sunday this year.
The team has organised training evenings next month for this innovative evangelism project. Back to Church Sunday is all about inviting former church-going people back to church and welcoming them warmly when they come.
The project proved a big hit last year, when 180 of our parishes took part. This year it is hoped to build on that success and spread the idea still further.
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The Revd Richard Burton
Deepen YOUR faith – by attending the Chester Diocesan Lay Conference 2008
THE Church is changing – there is no doubt about that. If you want to keep abreast of developments while also deepening your faith and becoming more active as a Christian, then a good start would be to book yourself on the Chester Diocesan Lay Conference 2008.
As well as offering the laity a chance to meet and converse with our bishops, this event offers a wide range of inspirational workshops, including the three featured here.
• What – me, change? This will be led by Gill Carding, our Diocesan Head of Counselling. “Change is inescapable,” says Gill, “but it can evoke varied responses in people – such as fear, avoidance, excitement.
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Gill Carding