The Cathedral was filled with joy during the annual Called Together Service on Saturday 7 June as people came together in prayer and thanksgiving for lay ministers across the diocese.
It has been a busy month of baptisms and confirmations, as we’ve witnessed a host of people, young and old - and from the breadth of the diocese across all its diversity - make a commitment to Christ. Bishop Martyn and Bishop Saju shared significant moments with our worshipping communities, joining parishioners on their journeys in faith, and praying together for God’s kingdom to come on earth as in heaven.
Everyone is warmly invited to attend the services of ordination taking place in Leicester Cathedral this Petertide.
Our Director of Racial Equity, Sophie Holder, shares her reflections as we mark the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd.
The latest event in the Bishop’s Chaplaincy Lecture Series proved to be a thought-provoking evening with the Revd Dr Israel Olofinjana, exploring the subject of Decolonising the Church - an Intercultural Approach.
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.
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.
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.
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.
