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Nearly one in five people in England are aged 65 and over, with more than a quarter of the population expected to be above 65 by 2065. These figures illustrate why UK churches need to keep a focus on outreach to older people. To ignore them is to miss out on a major mission opportunity....

The General Synod has finalised plans to increase the number of young people able to take part in its debates, marking a significant step in strengthening youth representation at the heart of the Church of England’s decision making. The change means that a total of five young people will now be able to attend Synod,...

 If you have children, you would find it unbearable to think of them abandoned and alone on the streets of a big city, struggling each day to simply survive. Which is why the International Day for Street Children is held each year, to raise awareness about the millions of children worldwide who must rely on...

‘A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.’ (Proverbs 14:30). This month we are looking at the Deadly Sin of envy. As a consuming desire to have what others have got, it’s a major source of unhappiness. It is different to jealousy: ‘Envy is wanting something that someone else...

Millions of people visit cathedrals and historic churches in the UK and around the world every year. St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey are among London’s most popular tourist attractions. In many English cities, it’s the cathedral that tops the TripAdvisor list for ratings and reviews. Local churches that remain open through the week often...

You know what they are: those things you never knew you needed until you saw one in an advert. Then suddenly you felt that life would never be complete without one. And so, you brought home the spiraliser that makes vegetables look like spaghetti. And the pasta maker that you can’t quite figure out how...

– fierce firebrand of the Early Church Tertullian was born in Carthage, North Africa, about 155 AD. He had pagan parents and his father may have been a centurion. Carthage was a prestigious Roman colony and Tertullian was given a good education in Greek, Latin, literature, history and philosophy. On arrival in Rome, Tertullian probably...

From a church notice-sheet This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs Brown, our church warden, to come forward and lay an egg on the altar. ** Nice The nice thing about becoming forgetful is that you can hide your own Easter eggs. ** Some hymns for people over 50 Give Me the Old Timers’...

Some of the most beautiful things in the world have an ugly side. What about the emperor penguin chick, nestling in a feathery pouch above its parent’s feet? There’s a lovely moment when mum and dad greet each other over the gaping beak of their fuzz-ball offspring. Heads bent together, making a heart shape in...

66% per cent of UK adults are now overweight or obese. That is according to recent NHS England figures.  Around 30% of these are officially obese, with a Body Mass Index of 30 or above. It is affecting our chairs, our ambulances, and even our coffins. Furnishing companies are getting orders to provide bigger chairs....

Last time I wrote I suggested you listened carefully to your own internal thoughts and feelings before and after listening to a sermon – be it in church live or on a video or broadcast. Well, here we are at Easter – and guess what the sermon subject is likely to be? Christ is risen...

The cross of St George, the flag of England, should be celebrated as a symbol of unity in our nation, rooted in our Christian heritage, a group of leading Church of England bishops from across the country have said. In a joint statement, they urge people to embrace or rediscover our Christian heritage but also...