News, stories and reflections from all around the Diocese
St John’s in Hooton Roberts is planning more community events and hopes to build a reputation towards becoming a Festival Church as it looks forward to Choral Evensong later this week.
Read more about Festival Church at Hooton Roberts: “There is a rich history here to celebrate”
Churches are being encouraged to take part in trial of contactless payment card machines
Read more about ‘Try before you buy’ contactless giving scheme
The Family Works are delighted to have been awarded £250,000 over three years for growth across the South Yorkshire region by Benefact Trust.
Read more about Family Works project gets £250,000 funding boost
Focal Ministry teams across a newly formed Mission Area will be commissioned at a service at St John’s Goldthorpe to celebrate the Annunciation later this week.
Read more about Annunciation service planned for Focal Ministers in Diocese of Sheffield
Revd Dr Louise Castle looks back on a successful training day, held by the Sheffield Diocesan Advisory Group for Healing and Wholeness on the 25th February.
Read more about Wellbeing, Healing and Wholeness Training Day
Christians across Sheffield are being invited to cover the city in prayer this March to help connect with the needs of people living there.
Read more about Arise prayer-walks in March
Synod members also voted to “lament and repent” of the failure of the Church to welcome LGBTQI+ people and for the harm that LGBTQI+ people have experienced – and continue to experience – in churches.
Read more about Prayers for God’s blessing for same-sex couples take step forward after Synod debate