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1. Football bringing young people together

   8th Feb 2012 - On Saturday 4th February over one hundred young men (from 11-24) got together to play in a football tournament. This in itself is not remarkable, what is remarkable is that this was planned, advertised and happened in four days. Continue Reading

2. Former Rector Consecrated as Bishop of Doncaster

   3rd Feb 2012 - The Venerable Peter Burrows, Archdeacon of Leeds was today Consecrated Bishop of Doncaster by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Doctor John Sentamu, Lord Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan in The Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Peter in York. Continue Reading

3. Diamond Jubilee Prayer released

   31st Jan 2012 - A prayer written at The Queen's Direction by the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral for the Diamond Jubilee has been released. Perfect for use at a special service or Big Lunch, it is published today alongside a range of other resources for special services and events. In particular, churches are encouraged to get involved with their local Big Lunch. Continue reading for more information, to read the prayer and watch a short video with more ideas in. Continue Reading

4. Vigil for the peace and well-being of Leicester

   30th Jan 2012 - There will be a vigil, for reflection and prayer, in Leicester Cathedral of Friday 3rd February from 6pm to 7pm. This is taking place on the eve of a visit to the city by the English Defence League. All people who value the rich diversity of our city will be warmly welcomed to the Cathedral where there will be contributions from the major faith communities in the city and from those who do not have a faith perspective on life. Continue Reading

5. Wolfson Foundation support for Leicestershire Parish

   27th Jan 2012 - St Michael's and All Angels in Appleby Magna has been awarded £5000 as one of 39 parishes offered grants by the Church Buildings Council and The Wolfson Foundation to support essential repair works to their church buildings, making it a very happy start to 2012. Continue Reading

6. St Philip’s students make the grade

   27th Jan 2012 - The latest batch of St Philip’s MA students in Interreligious Studies were awarded their certificates at The Curve on Thursday 26 January by the DMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard. Continue Reading

7. Figures show Church marriages up four percent

   20th Jan 2012 - Provisional attendance figures for 2010 released – marriages up four per cent, national ‘mapping’ identifies at least 1,000 fresh expressions of church The latest local church attendance figures from the Church of England for 2010 show that approaching 1.7 million people continue to attend Church of England services each month, and around 1.1 million attend one of the Church of England’s 16,000 churches as part of a typical week. Continue Reading

8. Save the date!

   12th Jan 2012 - We are delighted to announce the date of the 2012 Diocesan Assembly as Saturday 26th May. This year’s assembly, entitled Colours of Life, has a festival feel for all ages and is inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Games. With activities as diverse as fire-eating and Messy Church, jemba drumming and Godly Play, there is plenty to experience and explore. Click continue reading to discover more and download the flyer. Continue Reading

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