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Poety on the theme 'Casting the Net Wide'
21st March 2023
Poets in the Diocese of Chester will this month put their energy into writing poetry about the vision process, Casting the Net Wide. People with an interest in poetry meet every month as part of an online group called Poetry Break and in April the theme will be the vision process....
New chair of the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel
21st March 2023
Alisa Wilson has been announced as the new chair for DSAP, Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel. Alisa is an independent safeguarding consultant and chartered manager supporting a national cancer charity in their delivery of safeguarding....
Being Bishop of Chester 'changes me every single day'
21st March 2023
Bishop Mark has told the BBC that being the Bishop of Chester "changes him every single day". In an interview on BBC Merseyside, he reflected on his time in the diocese since his appointment three years ago and told presenter Paul Beesley about his new book, Clinging to the Cross....
Counting wildlife in ‘undisturbed’ churchyards
14th March 2023
Parishes across England and Wales can now register to participate in Churches Count on Nature, an annual scheme where people visit churchyards and record the plant and animal species they encounter....
What is Eco Church and how do we become one?
14th March 2023
Eco Church is a scheme run by A Rocha, UK equipping churches to care for God's creation through their worship, buildings, land, community engagement, and individual lifestyles. Find out how your church can move to being recognised as an Eco church....
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Last chance to contribute to vision consultation
9th March 2023
There are just a few days left to contribute to the diocesan-wide vision process which, over the last six months, has been gathering the views of people in our churches and communities with the aim of developing a shared vision for the Church in the Diocese of Chester....
Cycle of Prayer
The Cycle of Prayer is now available via Prayermate, a free app that you can download to your mobile phone. Once you have downloaded the app, just search for the Diocese of Chester and add us to your prayer list.
We will continue to provide the Cycle of Prayer as a PDF which can be downloaded below.
Cycle of Prayer 01 - 31 March 2023