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Archbishop of York maps social change for Britain

Archbishop of York maps social change for Britain

The Archbishop of York called for Britain to use the credit crunch as a time to reassess its priorities as a country and to rediscover its vision as a nation

14 January 2009

Celebrating 150 years of the parish magazine - unless you know better!

Celebrating 150 years of the parish magazine - unless you know better!

The Church of England today launches a new section of its website in celebration of 150 years of the parish magazine.

14 January 2009

Christmas with a twist: Bishop calls for 'go slow' this Advent to savour the season

Christmas with a twist: Bishop calls for 'go slow' this Advent to savour the season

With just 28 praying days to Christmas, a Church of England bishop has penned a book which aims to be just the tonic for the frenetic activity of Advent – even suggesting cutting up the credit card, making friends a simple homemade gift, and pruning the Christmas card list to those you really care about.

26 November 2008

Bishops' join together for second bi-lateral meeting

Bishops' join together for second bi-lateral meeting

Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Church of England House of Bishops join together for second bi-lateral meeting

18 November 2008

Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal reaches £9 million

Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal reaches £9 million

The Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal has now reached the £9 million mark. The Appeal, established to fund an extensive £50 million conservation and development programme, has made good progress during the two years since its launch enabling critical conservation work to be carried out.

17 November 2008

Bishop Harold Daniel returns to lead Church Army International

Bishop Harold Daniel returns to lead Church Army International

The Bishop of Mandeville in the Diocese of Jamaica, the Rt. Revd Harold Daniel, and who is himself a former Church Army Evangelist, has been appointed Chairman of the Council of Church Army International. He takes over from Mr Roy Totten from Northern Ireland.

14 November 2008

Church Army Online now live

Church Army Online now live

From Mark Russell Chief Executive, Church Army. I want to tell you about our new website Church Army ONLINE where you can get more of a feel for the amazing work Church Army Evangelists are doing right across the UK and Ireland to bring the good news of the gospel to those with little or no contact with church

22 October 2008

Thousands turn to online prayer and advice as financial situation worsens

Thousands turn to online prayer and advice as financial situation worsens

Web users looking for support during the current financial situation have boosted traffic to a Church of England website section focusing on debt advice by over 70 per cent, and increased visitor numbers to the Church’s online prayer page by more than a quarter.

09 October 2008

People with disabilities have so much to offer

People with disabilities have so much to offer

Our attitude towards people who have disabilities has changed over the past few decades - but there is still some way to go. That’s the view of the Diocese of Portsmouth’s disability working group.

07 October 2008

Face to face with each other and the world in the week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Face to face with each other and the world in the week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Churches around the world mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity traditionally from 18-25 January between the feasts of St. Peter and St. Paul

07 October 2008