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• News (all) for February 2022

  Churches prepare Platinum Jubilee plans Supporting parishes who are resettling refugees Dioceses to receive nearly £5 million to reach more people with Christian message Digital team wins series of awards for work during pandemic Statistics for Mission 2020 ** Editor:  It is not every Queen who reigns for 70 years! But that is just what... (1365 words)

• Churches prepare Platinum Jubilee plans

  Churches, Christian charities and youth organisations are working together to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the four-day Bank Holiday from 2nd to 5th June. A new website has been created – www.theplatinumjubilee.com –  to provide ideas and resources for communities to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years of faith and service. The UK and Commonwealth... (431 words)

• Supporting those parishes who are resettling refugees

  The Church of England is setting up a new group to support local churches who are resettling refugees in partnership with the Home Office. The initiative will support parishes and dioceses who have begun working closely with local authorities and other community partners, to provide practical resources for the resettlement of vulnerable refugees. Since 2015,... (173 words)

• Digital team wins series of awards for work during pandemic

  The Church of England’s Digital Team has been praised for ‘incredible innovation and initiative’ as it won a series of awards for its output during the pandemic. A special Ash Wednesday Instagram filter, using Virtual Reality techniques, the popular Time to Pray app & podcast and the 2020 Advent and Christmas campaign ‘Comfort and Joy’... (253 words)

• Statistics for Mission 2020

  The Church of England’s Statistics for Mission 2020 report has recently been published. Figures show that more than 9,000 churches offered ‘Church at Home’ worship, such as online or dial-in services, during the March-July 2020 lockdown. Attendance figures for services were, as expected, significantly lower than usual, amid legal restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic.... (147 words)

• Dioceses to receive nearly £5 million to reach more people with Christian message

  A community choir, a church in a working men’s club and ministry with children and young people are among projects to receive funding as part of a drive by the Church of England to spread the Christian message to younger and more diverse groups. Coventry Diocese is to receive £1.25 million in Strategic Development Funding... (166 words)

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