Chalking the Door
13th January 2025Christians around the diocese have been blessing their homes, work and places of worship with ‘holy graffiti’ in a traditional Epiphany act of celebration called ‘chalking the door’.
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Christians around the diocese have been blessing their homes, work and places of worship with ‘holy graffiti’ in a traditional Epiphany act of celebration called ‘chalking the door’.
Each day throughout Advent, we’ll be releasing a short daily bible verse or a line from a carol. We encourage you take a few minutes reflecting on these words.
Breakfast Church at St Crispin’s in Braunstone welcomed a special visitor to help them think about Creationtide earlier this month. After an interactive telling of the Creation story from Genesis 1, the congregation were able to meet one of God’s wonderful creatures - 'Monty' the Vicarage Python.
The historic church was recently rededicated by Bishop Saju during a service of thanksgiving, marking the completion of a significant reordering project. The ambitious plan, aptly named ‘The Village Heart at St John’s’ has transformed the church into a welcoming and versatile space for the entire community.
Many people recognise the benefits of taking time in silence and prayer but find it hard to develop a habit of stillness in the busyness of life. One small group in Groby have been meeting to support one another in the practice of silence and contemplative prayer.
Everyday Faith is the new daily devotional app from the Church of England designed to inspire, equip and encourage you in your faith every day of the week.
Seeing prayer as a conversation with God and preferring silent prayer in a calm environment to praying out loud or using apps were among the key findings of this term’s listening exercise on the theme of prayer, which involved nearly 150 children and young people, aged 6 to 17.
Please pray for all those to be ordained, and especially those to be ordained in the Diocese of Leicester this Petertide
For the last 11 days, from Ascension through to Pentecost, Christians throughout the world have been praying 'Thy Kingdom Come' for more people to come to know Jesus. It’s encouraging to see how our worshipping communities around the diocese have been devoting their time to the movement, and finding new, creative, and engaging ways to pray.
It’s taken patience, perseverance, hard work and a plethora of prayer, but the church and community of St Luke’s in Thurnby are finally realising the rewards of their decade-long project to create Café Fifty Five