The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who chairs the Church of England’s Covid Recovery Group, has paid tribute to the sacrifices of many amid the pandemic as the Prime Minister outlined plans to lift most restrictions from July 19.
Revd Robert Icke and his friend Professor Simon Piaseck have recently completed a pilgrimage from Chester Cathedral to Lichfield Cathedral. Simon, recorded their conversations, which will form part of a collection of papers on pilgrimage.
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Director of Vocations, Sarah Fenby, writes in this Church House Blog about the ways in which we can all play our role in encouraging vocation in ourselves and others around us through relationship, conversation and listening.
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A collaboration between Chester Cathedral and Church House has led to hundreds studying the Bible and engaging in discussion. The project was the brainchild of Canon Jane Brooke, Vice-Dean of the Cathedral.
St Michael’s Church in Middlewich partnered with their local running group to organise a charity half-marathon event. The event raised funds but also served as a way to re-engage with the community after a difficult 18 months.
Ten men and women will be made deacon on Sunday 04 July. Please pray for all of these individuals and for their future training. Sunday's ordination service will be live-streamed on YouTube. Download the order of service here.
We’re pleased to announce that the Revd Simon Chesters is to be the next Director of Ministry in the Diocese of Chester. Simon is currently the Director of Vocations in the Diocese of Liverpool. He is due to begin his role in September.
Bishop Mark delivered his sermon at his enthronement service and called on the diocese to "commit ourselves on this day and in this time, that above all we will be the beginning of good news of Jesus Christ, the son of God."
Another reflective practice group is forming to support clergy in their ministries, using a well-established model that enables clergy to reflect upon life and ministry, in an atmosphere of trust.
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia, Leonard Dawea, has sent greetings via video message to Bishop Mark ahead of his enthronement on Saturday. The service will be live streamed via YouTube.
Bishop Mark Tanner will be formally enthroned at Chester Cathedral on Saturday 26 June at 2pm in a service that will be live-streamed on YouTube.The symbolic service marks the final stage in the appointment process.
Boga, one of our link dioceses, is currently under real stress caused mostly by violence from rebel groups that has left dozens dead, a hospital destroyed and thousands of refugees running for their lives.
As we approach the ordination services in the Diocese of Chester, please hold in your prayers all those who are to be ordained priests and deacons at Chester Cathedral on 19 June and 4 July, respectively.
Bishop Mark has welcomed a case study report, published by Church House, featuring 14 parishes in the Diocese of Chester that have each redeveloped their church buildings and halls to support their local vision for mission.
Following the Prime Minister’s statement on the coronavirus restrictions, the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who chairs the Church of England’s Covid Recovery Group, has published a comment in response.
The June edition of the Chester Diocesan News is now available. We introduce the next Bishops of Birkenhead and Stockport, the Venerable Julie Conalty and the Revd Canon Sam Corley.
Survivors of church-related abuse have welcomed the news that Julie Conalty is to be the next Bishop of Birkenhead describing her as “one of very few senior figures who recognise that corruption in the Church needs to be faced.â€
Christian and the new Mayor of Stockport, Adrian Nottingham, has warmly welcomed the Bishop-designate of Stockport and raised a glass to his ministry in the region during a visit to a family-run brewery.
The Revd Catherine Cleghorn, Vicar of St Peter's, Leighton cum Minshull Vernon and St Leonard's, Warmingham has been appointed as the new Diocesan Representative for the Royal School of Church Music.
Bishop Mark has consecrated an extension to the graveyard at St. Peter's Church, Waverton. The sizable piece of land was generously donated by the Eaton Estate and will serve their needs for at least the next 100 years.
People from around the Diocese of Chester and beyond have welcomed the announcement that Julie Conalty and Sam Corley are to be our new bishops of Birkenhead and Stockport. They will be consecrated bishops in July.
A bit more background on the bishop-designate of Stockport, Sam Corley, including photographs and comments from him and others taken from the two-day mini-tour of the diocese this week.
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A bit more background on the bishop-designate of Birkenhead, Julie Conalty, including photographs and comments from her and others taken from the two-day mini-tour of the diocese this week.
The Venerable Julie Conalty, currently Archdeacon of Tonbridge, will be the next Bishop of Birkenhead, and the Revd Canon Sam Corley, currently Rector of Leeds Minster, will be the next Bishop of Stockport.
In this final video for Thy Kingdom Come 2021, the Revd Hannah Hupfield offers a prayer for us all as we mark Pentecost. Hannah is the Vicar of High Lane in the Diocese of Chester.
The Revd Jeremy Dussek asks God to help us to know that it is from God that human love and human touch comes, like everything else that is good and beautiful. The video is part of a series for Thy Kingdom Come.
The Revd Peter Froggatt contributes a prayer video for Thy Kingdom Come. In it he asks God to give us today the things we need for today and save us from wanting more than our share.
St Wilfrid’s Church, Grappenhall has commissioned a creative project in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. This project has now launched and is called The Mustard Seed, to respond to the theme of ‘faith from home’.
The diocese is seeking young people to contribute to shaping the future of the diocese. If you know of any young people who would like to be involved in growing and changing the church, do let them know about Youth Speak.
The Revd Gary Kennaugh is the vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Stalybridge. Schools, students, and those who have lost their jobs are among the people his parish is praying for as part of the 'Thy Kingdom Come' series of prayers.Â
