Dunton Bassett Blessed by Church Reordering
13th May 2025All Saints in Dunton Bassett have seen their church building grow into a vibrant community hub following a significant reordering project which was completed in August last year.
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All Saints in Dunton Bassett have seen their church building grow into a vibrant community hub following a significant reordering project which was completed in August last year.
It was a time of celebration in the Diocese of Leicester as church, school and community united to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).
Has your church filled in the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) yet? Preserving our precious gift of creation is something we should be thinking about and acting upon every day as Christians. One of the ways churches can tackle climate change is through reducing the carbon released from their buildings into the atmosphere.
As part of his calling to raise-up local charities doing work to support those most vulnerable in the diocese, Bishop Martyn recently paid a visit to Baby Basics Leicester.
The Diocese of Leicester successfully secured up to £148,500 from the Church Commissioners’ Minor Repairs & Improvements scheme to distribute during the financial year 2024 to 2025 in order to support parishes in the upkeep of their buildings by making minor ‘stitch in time’ repairs or to facilitate small improvements to aid the mission and ministry of the local church.
With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Venerable Richard Worsfold, Archdeacon of Leicester, has been appointed as full-time Area Dean of Salford and Leigh in the Diocese of Manchester.
Vocations Sunday, which is on Sunday 11 May this year, is an ideal opportunity to nurture vocations amongst your worshipping community.
Are you feeling a sense of calling to ordained ministry? Do you recognise the call in someone else? Right now, Bishop Saju is preparing a retreat for our new ordinands who will be ordained into the church this summer, and he wondered, who else might God be calling to diaconate and priesthood, to serve and lead in His church in the future?
It was an unforgettable occasion for SoundCafe Leicester volunteers earlier this month as the charity was presented with the Kings Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) by Mr. Mike Kapur, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
It was an immensely joyful occasion on Easter Sunday morning as five were confirmed by Bishop Saju during a celebratory service with Holy Communion at St Paul’s Church in Woodhouse Eaves.