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Finding Your Voice: A Conversation with Archbishop Sarah Mullally

5th October 2026

As we mark Dyslexia Awareness Week (5–11 October), we are invited to recognise not only the challenges dyslexia can bring, but also the different perspectives, strengths and ways of communicating that people offer through their life and ministry. In a special conversation for his Preaching Well podcast, Bishop Saju spoke with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, about her own experience of dyslexia and how it has shaped her approach to preaching.

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Celebrating Ordinations 2026 - Called, Equipped and Sent

5th October 2026

We are delighted to share that the 2026 Michaelmas Ordinations in the Diocese of Leicester took place over the weekend, with three joyful services held at Leicester Cathedral. Please pray for all those being ordained throughout the Church at this time. Please also pray for the colleges and courses where candidates from our diocese have been trained, their training incumbents, and the parish communities in which they will serve.

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Listening, Learning and Strengthening Safeguarding Culture

2nd October 2026

*The following article references safeguarding.* Bishops and clergy from the Diocese of Leicester and Cathedral recently gathered for a conversation morning, creating a space for reflection, listening, learning, and honest discussion about safeguarding practice in the contexts of our church communities.

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The Garden of Glory - A Decade of Eco Church Action

28th September 2026

Honouring the season of Creation, an eco-event was held in the Diocese of Leicester on Saturday (26 September), to mark 10 years of the Eco Church Award and continue the conversation as to how we, as church communities, can care for God’s creation.

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Growing Together in the Vale of Charnwood Minster Community

28th September 2026

Members of the Vale of Charnwood Minster Community recently came together for a celebratory ‘launch’ service in thanksgiving for this newly formed Minster Community. The Church of All Saints, Thorpe Acre, was packed with people representing the breadth and diversity of the minster parishes, united in worship and gratitude for the faith, companionship and gifts shared across their worshipping communities.

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Taking Up the Ropes at Kirby Bellars

21st September 2026

The church of St Peter in Kirby Bellars is celebrating the arrival of four new Tower bell ringers, who have recently joined the team and begun learning the centuries-old art of change ringing.

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Celebrating a Calling and Growing Faith in Coalville

21st September 2026

Earlier in September, the Revd Rhianne O’Rourke was licensed as Minster Community Growing Faith Minister and Associate Priest in the Benefice of Coalville with Bardon Hill and Ravenstone.

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Faith, Hope and Centenary Celebration with Archbishop Sarah

14th September 2026

It was an honour and a blessing to welcome the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, to the Diocese of Leicester.

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Building Friendships Through Shared Hospitality

14th September 2026

This summer, St Philip’s Centre helped bring together women from different faiths and communities through a series of visits, conversations and shared meals.

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Ordination Services 2026

14th September 2026

In the diocese, we will ordain five new priests and six new deacons this year, coming from the breadth of the Church of England across all its diversity in theological conviction, practice and understanding.

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