A small, but significant group of worshippers in the diocese, recently got together for a spirit-filled day blending Catholic worship and charismatic spirituality at Christ the King Church in Beaumont Leys.
An amazing array of strange creatures were spotted in Leicester Cathedral during February half-term last week, as families came to visit, be creative and make their own grotesque.
The first in a series of paintings depicting Loughborough Saints from around the globe has been unveiled at All Saints with Holy Trinity Church in Loughborough as part of its ‘We’re All Saints’ project.
A Rocha has launched its new Eco Church survey and is appealing to churches and worshipping communities to take meaningful action for climate and nature.
Three new canons were installed at Leicester Cathedral during a service of evensong on Sunday (9 February). They are the Revd Dr Tom Wilson, Canon Theologian, Vivienne Froggatt, Lay Canon, and Pam Spokes, Lay Canon – Head Warden.
St Mary’s Church in Wymeswold has been awarded a grant of £227,314 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to fund repairs to its nave roof and support a community heritage project that will welcome more people into the church and celebrate the village’s ‘faith history’.
Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, spent the day in the Diocese of Leicester visiting children in a local Church of England school and finding out about the significant interfaith work going on in the city.
The Revd Dr Vijay Kumar led a ‘deeply moving and spirit-filled’ prayer walk in the Belgrave area of the diocese.
Sunday 9 February is Racial Justice Sunday. Entering its 30th year of celebration, this is a unique day in which we, as the body of Christ, highlight the continued need to oppose racism and pursue racial justice.
Members of St Paul’s Church in Oadby recently achieved the ambitious goal of reading the entire Bible aloud in various different languages, bringing people together from the community, across the wider diocese and all over the world.
