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A fund aimed at helping parishes explore new ways of sharing the Christian message alongside tried and tested approaches has been launched. Dioceses are being encouraged to apply for a share of the £4.8 million Innovation Funding for projects lasting up to three years that could act as blueprints for future mission and growth across...

Christians who remain in Afghanistan are at risk of being hunted down and killed by the Taliban, now that the Islamist group has regained control of the country. The Taliban has reiterated that “in the future, all matters of governance and life in Afghanistan will be regulated by the laws of the Holy Sharia”. This...

Ever wondered how to tell the story of all the ways God has been at work in your life, maybe through many decades? Or have you struggled with your life story, looking to rewrite the narrative and bring a change of direction? Two British writers – one a professional communicator and journalist, the other a...

Half of people in the UK who are aged over 50 have cut down on the amount of meat and dairy that they eat. They want to help the environment and to reduce their carbon footprint. A recent survey by the charity Rest Less, which offers advice to older people, found that many older people...

If you are going to any concerts before Christmas, spare a thought for St Cecilia (2nd century) – the patron saint of musicians. Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs of the 2nd century.  As far as is known, she was born a noble lady of Rome who, despite her vow...

Last month we thought about the bread we share at the Communion table and what we do with any that is left over. Christian beliefs and thoughts about the consecrated bread range from it being a reminder to us of the love that Jesus showed for each of us by and through His death too,...

Boys have become as unhappy about their looks as girls over the past decade. So warns the Children’s Society, which has found a “deeply distressing” downward trend in the wellbeing of children, as it carried out its 10thannual review of data collected as part of the Office for National Statistics’ Understanding Society survey. The charity...

Catherine is thought to have been a noble girl who lived in the 4th century.  She was persecuted for her Christianity, and despised marriage with the Emperor because she was a ‘bride of Christ’.  According to the legend, Catherine was no push-over intellectually, either:  she disputed successfully with 50 philosophers who were called in to...

More of us are leaving gifts to charities in our Wills.  A million legacies have been left in the past decade alone, according to recent research from Remember A Charity and Smee & Ford. Gifts in Wills are a critical source of funding for charitable services across the country, raising more than £3 billion for...

Some 65 years ago, on 5th November 1956, Premium Bonds went on sale in the UK.  They were designed to encourage people to save, and they offered cash prizes instead of interest. The idea was to persuade people to save again following the Second World War, and on the first day alone, £5 million worth...

** Parade for Remembrance Service Local newspapers advertising church services don’t always get it quite right. Such as the local paper advertising a Remembrance Day service, who should have printed:  There will be a parade of uniformed organisations. Instead, they printed:  There will be a parade of uniformed organists. ** Iniquities A keen young boy,...

A quarter of a century ago, on 30th November 1996, England officially returned the Stone of Scone to Scotland after 700 years. It was the coronation stone of the Scottish and (later) English and British monarchs. Scotland has agreed to loan the Stone to Westminster Abbey for future coronations. Ten thousand people lined the Royal...