Bishop of London preaches at Bray anniversary service
London Festival of Contemporary Church Music
Bishop of Stepney steams ahead on post-Easter trip
Paintings unveiled to put vocations in the frame
New Deacon for St Clement and St James, Notting Dale
Vicar of Primrose Hill to Become Bishop of Stockport
Punk Photographer Captures the Easter Story
The 21st-century church musician
Church welcomes transitional Gift Aid relief
Bishop of Willesden runs Religion Awareness Seminar for Westminster Police
Launch of Home Base Supported Lodgings
Coptic Iconography at Sacred Space Gallery
Christians welcome BBC's Passion series
Shadwell youth group showcases new film
Art offers calm to stressed souls in credit-squeezed City
17/03/08
A selection of television and radio broadcasts for Holy Week and Easter.
07/03/08
The BBC has now confirmed the scheduling of The Passion, the drama series airing in Holy Week.
20/02/08
The Church of England and Premier Christian Radio have joined forces to feature people who are part of today’s Church of England via a series of monthly podcasts.
06/02/08
The Bishop of London today launched the Diocese of London's 2008 Lent Appeal at St John's CE Primary School, Friern Barnet, after a special Ash Wednesday service for pupils at St John's church. The 2008 Lent Appeal is entitled 'Education for All' and aims to raise funds for the building of three primary schools in Angola and Mozambique.
05/02/08
The Bishop of London, Dr Richard Chartres, and the Bishop of Liverpool and Vice President of Tearfund, James Jones, have today joined up with development agency Tearfund in calling for a cut in personal carbon use for each of the 40 days of Lent.
05/02/08
The Bishop of London introduces the Diocesan Lent Appeal, Education for All, and invites members of the Diocese to join him in Tearfund's Carbon Fast this Lent.
04/02/08
On Saturday 2 February a packed Church bade farewell to the Bishop of Kensington, the Right Reverend Michael Colclough, who presided at his final service as Bishop of Kensington. The service at St Mary Abbots, Kensington High Street, was attended by over 600 people who gave over £2,000 to help the people of Mozambique whose lives have been devastated by recent floods.
04/02/08
This Lent, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Dr Rowan Williams and Dr John Sentamu, are calling for ‘good neighbours’ - online and offline - to try out daily suggestions to help create a safer and more pleasant environment in the real world.
30/01/08
170 people from 20 parishes in the Kensington Area of London Diocese met on Saturday 26th January to hear about the glass ceiling that prevents church growth in congregations. Focusing on parishes with a usual Sunday attendance of 80 - 140 the Venerable Bob Jackson, Archdeacon of Walsall, spoke on how churches must be prepared to develop a different model of being church if they are to grow beyond the glass ceiling.
18/01/08
Last Sunday, the Archdeacon of Hackney, The Ven Dr Lyle Dennen, licensed the Revd Michael Learmouth as the new Area Dean of Islington Deanery in the Church of England.
11/01/08
This Bishop of London will oversee a confirmation service on 13 January and reopen the building after extensive refurbishment. Visitors will have an opportunity to view an impressive new work in the chancel, created by artist-in-residence Rob Pepper.
09/01/08
A Church of England church in Fulham and the internationally renowned Slade School of Fine Art have been working together to produce new images of the Stations of the Cross to be unveiled in the church next Lent.
08/01/08
The Church of England has compiled a Post Christmas Debt Check for consumers worried about how much their wallets have been hit by Christmas and New Year spending. It has also published a range of prayers for people living with debt.
24/12/07
An eight foot, twenty pointed star now stands upon the tower of St John at Hackney Church, thanks to a new relationship between the church and Maquarrie Bank and Deutsche Bank.
17/12/07
The Bishop of London describes the place of the Incarnation in today's world.
12/12/07
Regular attendance at London’s churches has risen 7% in the last five years, according to new official Church of England figures.
03/12/07
A selection of Christmas greetings cards blessed by the Church of England is set to take the social networking site Facebook by snowstorm this Advent.
27/11/07
The Bishop of Kensington will launch an Internet Advent Calendar this week for the run up to Christmas. The new calendar will uncover a different video for each day in December, right up to Christmas Day.
27/11/07
Two London churches have won prizes in the Church Times Green Church Awards.
27/11/07
On Wednesday 28 November, the Diocese of London will play an active role at this year’s Thames Gateway Forum. The Diocese, along with other churches has organised two seminars at the event, which will explore the role and responsibilities of the faith sector within the Thames Gateway development.
20/11/07
65 musicians and clergy met last month at St Paul’s Cathedral for the inaugural London Church Music Forum to start exploring the use and provision of music in churches in the London Diocese.
14/11/07
The Bishop of Kensington, The Rt Revd Michael Colclough has been appointed Residentiary Canon at St Pauls Cathedral.
13/11/07
The Bishop of Kensington and 75 clergy today went to the Hounslow Jamia Mosque and Islamic Centre for a Study Day to explore in depth the question ‘Who is my Muslim neighbour?’
05/11/07
On 1 November, the feast of All Saints, the Bishop of Kensington licensed the Reverend Ann Clarridge as Associate Vicar of the parish of St Augustine, Whitton.
02/11/07
The London Diocesan Advisory Committee has been refreshed for its next six years’ tenure so that it may offer the best advice possible to parishes in the Diocese.
31/10/07
The Bishop of London has opened a new Church of England housing development of 58 brand new properties in a new All Saints Court site in Tower Hamlets.
29/10/07
A new website from the Church of England to help clergy, readers and all who help plan and lead worship has been launched.
11/10/07
The Bishop of London responds to an open letter from 138 Muslim religious leaders to Christian leaders.
02/10/07
The Right Reverend Graeme Paul Knowles has been installed as Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral. The Chapter and staff were delighted to welcome him to the Cathedral and greatly look forward to supporting him in his new role.
28/09/07
The Reverend Malcolm Herbert was made the new Vicar of Holy Trinity with St Paul and St Mary by the Bishop of Kensington on Sunday 16 September.
28/09/07
The Church of England and The Children’s Society have turned oranges into cubes to help children engage with the Christian message of Christingle in a fun and creative way. More than 600,000 children attended a Christingle service last year.
28/09/07
St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington is the latest church in the Diocese of London to hold a practical training course aimed at protecting some of the most architecturally significant buildings in London. Local vicar Revd Jonathan Clark will join approximately 50 church wardens and other volunteers from across the city who will gather in St Mary’s on Saturday.
28/09/07
On 10 September the Reverend John Teed became the new Associate Vicar at St Mary, part of the parish of Staines which includes St Peter and Christ Church. John had worshipped at St Mary’s before training for ordination, and he left to serve the Church to serve as curate at All Saints, Hanworth.
27/09/07
Nineteen senior Church figures have joined forces to urge the Secretary of State for International Development to act to ensure that the world’s poorest countries are not forced into new trade agreements that will make them even less able to develop a healthy economy.
26/09/07
The Revd James Mercer has returned to his London roots and has been licensed the Bishop of Willesden as Vicar of All Saints.
26/09/07
The Church of England has published a selection of prayers to help weary workers kick the post-summer holiday blues.
24/09/07
The Bishop of London celebrated the first school Eucharist of term and gave the address to St Marylebone School. The service celebrated the beginning of the new school year and the blessing of the new five storey sports hall and performing arts block which was officially opened just last Thursday by Lord Puttnam.
24/09/07
A long-serving priest in the Diocese of London is set to swap the Parish of Old St Pancras for the streets of Rio de Janeiro to become Priest Missioner in the City of God.
21/09/07
The Bishop of Kensington has licensed the Reverend Stephen Caple as the new priest in charge of St Augustine Queens Gate. At the same service his wife, Sister Eileen Caple, of the Church Army, was licensed as Parish Evangelist. Fr Stephen was also licensed as the Bishop’s Officer for Evangelism.
19/09/07
The Bishop of Kensington hosted a special conference on Saturday 15 September that focused on the subject of climate change and the Church's response to the issue.
17/09/07
St Matthew's Yiewsley was bursting at the seams on 6 September for the installation and induction of the new Vicar, the Revd Richard Young.
17/09/07
The Revd Canon Ronald Herbert has been licensed by the Bishop of Willesden, the Rt Revd Pete Broadbent, as the new Vicar of St Michael and All Angels Stonebridge.
14/09/07
The Bishop of Kensington has opened and dedicated the new undercroft at St Luke's Church, Redcliffe Gardens, which now has a new space to be used by people of all ages within the local community.
13/09/07
The Diocese of London had reason to celebrate recently as its strong links with the Diocese of Angola continue to flourish. Since 1998, through the Angola, London and Mozambique Association (ALMA) the Diocese of London has played an active role in supporting the training of priests in Angola.
07/09/07
Northolt’s popular ‘Soul in Northolt and Greenford’ youth activities returned for its fourth year with a carnival theme. Afternoon workshops of urban street dance, samba band, cricket and football, were on offer for 8-16 year-olds at the Dovetail Centre at St Joseph the Worker Church in Yeading Lane, Northolt.
05/09/07
On Saturday 15 September the Bishop of Kensington will host an Area Conference on climate change and the Church's response to the challenges facing the environment. The conference is co-hosted by David Shreeve, Chair of the Conservation Foundation, and is part of a series taking place in the Church of England.
05/09/07
On Saturday 1 September the Bishop of Kensington instituted The Reverend Simon Brandes into the ancient parish and church of St Nicholas Chiswick.
05/09/07
More than £100,000 has been raised by the Diocese of London’s Lent Appeal, to help set enslaved people free. The “Take the Shackles off my Feet so I can Dance” appeal was launched in January to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
04/09/07
The Revd Canon Duncan Green has been appointed to the post of Church of England Olympics Executive Co-ordinator in a joint initiative between the Dioceses of Chelmsford, London and Southwark.
03/09/07
The St Barnabas Community Fete celebrated its fifth successful festival last Saturday in Wennington Green where the residents of Bow and surrounding areas enjoyed a day full of music, food, sport and culture. The event, organised by the vicar of St Barnabas Church, Bow, Father Brian Ralph, was also attended by the Bishop of Stepney, the Rt Revd Stephen Oliver.
03/09/07
The Bishop of London and the Bishop of Chelmsford, The Rt Revd John Gladwin today announced the formation of a new training college aimed at strengthening the church’s mission in the dioceses of London and Chelmsford.
23/08/07
More than 171,000 GCSE students are opening envelopes to reveal their grades in Religious Education today, an increase of 7.2 per cent in those taking the full course since last year.
13/08/07
In an interview with The Times, Keith Robinson, General Secretary of the Diocese of London, discusses the challenges and rewards of running diocesan finances and explains why the job is just as tough as working in the City.
06/08/07
The Bishop of London will lead the Church of England delegation for the Third European Ecumenical Assembly. The historic city of Sibiu will host some 2000 delegates from churches across Europe to share their vision and hopes for renewal and unity in Europe.
03/08/07
An innovative sculpture named ‘The Sleeper’ was last week installed at St James the Less church, Pimlico. The sculpture, a vision of the crucifix created through the medium of musical instruments, was installed by leading artist Guillermo Monroy.
23/07/07
Advice for guarding against and coping with flooding has been prepared by the Care of Churches Team in the Diocese of London.
20/07/07
On 18 July, the Reverend Rachma Bush became the new priest at Christ Church, and part of the parish of Staines which includes St Peter and St Mary. A packed Church welcomed Rachma to Staines, and the Mayor of Spelthorne, Councillor Andrew Hirst, greeted her warmly on behalf of the Borough.
17/07/07
St Paul’s and All Hallows’ CE Infant School, Park Lane, Tottenham was one of the first stops on a nationwide touring scheme bringing RE to life in primary schools.
12/07/07
Hundreds of people gather to celebrate 21 years of the new church and parish centre at St Stephen’s, West Ealing.
03/07/07
A group of local businessmen trekked in the High Atlas Mountains to raise funds for the Docklands chaplaincy.
01/07/07
The Internet Church for London has launched a new series of Night Prayer filmed in Wren's masterpiece of St Stephen Walbrook and is the very first of a year long internet series providing a means of people praying with the church for every night of the year.
30/06/07
The Bishop of London, Dr Richard Chartres, today presided over a colourful ceremony in a packed St Paul's Cathedral, which saw a record number of candidates ordained in the Diocese of London. Of the 566 who will be ordained deacon in the Church of England this year nationally, the growing church in London produces more ordinands than any other diocese.
29/06/07
On Friday 29 June Father Jack Knill-Jones became the new Vicar of Ss Peter and Paul Teddington with Ss Michael and St George, Fulwell. Before going north eight years ago he had been a priest locally in Hayes.
29/06/07
The Rt Revd Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden, ordained ten new priests today at a service at St John the Baptist Church in Pinner.
26/06/07
The Revd Preb Neil Richardson, Rector of Holy Cross Greenford, is one of 19 former councillors to be made Honorary Alderman by Ealing Council in recognition of their many years dedicated service to the borough.
26/06/07
The Bishop of Kensington ordained eight new priests at a packed service of 600 people at St Mary Abbots Church on Sunday 24 June.
15/06/07
The Revd Ben Humphries has been licensed as Associate Vicar of the parish of St Stephen and St Thomas, Shepherds Bush and St Michael and St George, White City. He will have special responsibility for the congregation at St Michael and St George and the community on the White City Estate.
14/06/07
In an interview with Guardian reporter, Leo Hickman, the Bishop of London explains his views on the relationship between faith and ecology, the environmental responsibility of the Church and how the individual really can make a difference.
13/06/07
The Bishop of Kensington has appointed the Reverend Ruth Lampard as his Chaplain and adviser on environmental issues.
He hopes that she will stimulate awareness of the challenge of climate change and help Churches to equip themselves theologically and practically to meet the challenges that lie ahead.
11/06/07
The value which communities place on the unique role of the parish church at the heart of their neighbourhood is one of the nation’s best-kept secrets, according to the Church of England’s head of research and statistics in a book released today.
05/06/07
The Bishop of Stepney, the Rt Revd Stephen Oliver, ordained five people to the priesthood at St Dunstan & All Saints, Stepney on 2 June.
05/06/07
The Revd James Francis last week passed out of Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth as a Reservist Chaplain. He is based at HMS President on the Thames near St Katherine’s Dock in Wapping.
25/05/07
The Bishop of Kensington has awarded Dr Joan Martin the medal of St Mellitus for over 50 years of service to the community.
23/05/07
An opportunity to stand back and reflect, support from colleagues and peer mentoring are the lynchpins of an induction programme for new Diocese of London incumbents that was formally launched in May 2007.
23/05/07
It may not have been the FA Cup Final, but there was an exciting penalty shoot-out at the Brigade Field in Roxeth on Sunday (20 May) with the Bishop of Willesden, the Rt Revd Pete Broadbent, scoring an impressive goal in the fight against global poverty.
20/05/07
The Archbishop of the Philippine Independent Church, the Most Reverend Godofredo David, is currently in London to visit the Filipino Chaplaincy which was set up a year ago in St John’s Church, Notting Hill.
16/05/07
The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd and Rt Hon, Richard Chartres, has opened and dedicated the new premises of the St Mary’s Centre in Primrose Hill. The St Mary's Centre is a Christian youth and community centre for local people living in the Camden area linked to the nearby church of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill.
09/05/07
Over 500 men and women from churches of all denominations across London gathered in Regents Park last week to take part in the annual London Churches Football Tournament organised by the Church on the Corner in Islington.
02/05/07
The festival was founded with the principal aim of showcasing recent liturgical music and organ music at the very highest levels, both in the context of services and concerts. This sixth year of the festival includes fourteen world premieres, including new works by Howard Skempton, Francis Pott, Gregory Rose, Ian Wilson and Elizabeth Winters.
27/04/07
Almost 4,000 Christians gathered in London to take part in the Church of England's Walk of Witness to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
24/04/07
From 4 May until 26 July Angela Schütz will be exhibiting works in oil and pastels in the City of London at the Bookshop Gallery of The London Centre for Spirituality at the Church of St Edmund the King in Lombard Street.
23/04/07
A new church based in the Highlands area of Enfield launched on the 22 April with a series of talks aimed at actively engaging local people with the Christian faith.
23/04/07
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has endorsed a booklet published today that encourages Christians to play their part in helping to stop climate change.
Aiming to counter the idea that stark warnings on the state of the environment seem too colossal for individuals to make any real difference, this book argues that Christians not only can have an impact by adapting their lifestyle, but actually have a moral duty to do so.
16/04/07
Archbishop Gregorios (The Greek Orthodox Archbishop for Great Britain) and the Bishop of Kensington launched an exhibition of contemporary icons from Mount Athos in the church of St John, Lansdowne Crescent in Notting Hill on Thursday 12 April.
12/04/07
Keith Robinson, General Secretary to the Diocese of London, has been appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director to the board of virt-x Exchange Limited (virt-x).
04/04/07
The date of Easter Sunday changes every year. In the period leading up to it the Church prepares for this, its most holy day, with traditions based on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Individual churches differ in their customs, and some of the most widely practised are explained here.
02/04/07
The Bishop of Willesden officially opened the new foundation stage classroom at Christ Church Primary School, Willesden Lane on Friday 23 March. Before blessing the classroom, the Bishop watched the children sing and perform their own version of Goldilocks comes to Christ Church! He was then given a tour the school which is currently undergoing a £1.5 million makeover.
30/03/07
The Bishop of Willesden attended the re-opening of the newly re-furbished Oxford and Kilburn Club with local MP Dawn Butler, on 23 March. The Oxford/Kilburn Club is a Christian youth organisation which provides social education activities for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
29/03/07
On Monday 26 March the Bishop of Kensington licensed Lesley Perry as a priest in the Parish of St Mary Abbotts with St Philip, Kensington. Her main role will be to work alongside the Associate Vicar, David Walsh, in St Philip’s Church.
23/03/07
The Chapter of St Paul’s is delighted at the appointment of the Right Reverend Graeme Paul Knowles as the Cathedral’s new Dean and greatly looks forward to his installation in the next few months.
14/03/07
London's Church Leaders have joined forces with the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, to launch a new environmental guide to help the capital's churches become greener.
08/03/07
On Thursday 1 March the Bishop of Kensington licensed the Reverend Sue Groom as the Director of Deanery Licensed Ministry. Deanery Licensed Ministry is a distinctive new scheme which will allow vocations to be locally discerned.
22/02/07
It is 200 years since the Slave Trade Act was passed by Parliament, abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. This significant anniversary is being marked in London in myriad ways.
22/02/07
A new exhibition of work by Nick Sargent, ‘Reredos’, opens today at the Sacred Space Gallery, London. ‘Reredos’ contains eight large scale embroidered pieces inspired by Sargent’s exploration of the liturgy and scriptures.
21/02/07
The Diocese of London has had a special link with Angola and Mozambique for eight years. The Bishop of Kensington has written to all the congregations in the Diocese inviting them to join their brothers and sisters in Angola and Mozambique in a spirit of prayer, fasting and generosity to those in need.
21/02/07
The Bishop of London today begins a series of Lent lectures at London’s Internet Church, St Stephen Walbrook in the City, with “God is Missing and not Missed”, a talk which will explore how God seems to be missing from the consciousness of some modern people today.
20/02/07
The Bishop of Willesden led a ceremony on Sunday 18 February at the Wealdstone war memorial at which two soldiers of the Great War were honoured.
17/02/07
English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation have announced funding for the repair of 24 cathedrals across England as part of a new joint scheme worth up to £6 million.
15/02/07
The Diocese of London has reinforced its commitment to regenerating the capital with the appointment of a dedicated Urban Regeneration Consultant.
06/02/07
Lambeth is set to host thousands of people from across the country as they join the Archbishops of Canterbury and York for an historic event taking place at Kennington Park on Saturday 24 March to mark the Bicentenary of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
06/02/07
Faith-based social action in London is about to be further enhanced as eight community projects around the city are awarded grants by the Church Urban Fund. The projects benefit a range of groups who are on the fringes of society in areas facing deprivation and issues related to social exclusion.
05/02/07
The first meeting in 2007 of the Bishop’s Council was held on 1 February at London Diocesan House.
02/02/07
Thanks to the initiative of a parishioner in Bristol diocese, an on-line petition is now available on the Downing Street website, encouraging the Government to provide more financial help for repair of Church of England church buildings.
31/01/07
On 30 January West London YMCA celebrated the opening of the extension to their supported housing project in Uxbridge, next to St Andrew’s Church. It brings hope to ten local young people ready for independent living, but in need of support to do so.
30/01/07
Karen Reeves was ordained priest in the parish church of St James, Prebend Street on Sunday 21st January by the Bishop of Stepney, the Right Reverend Stephen Oliver.
29/01/07
Youth are willing to hear about religion, especially Christianity. People aged between 18 and 24 are more open to faith-based dialogue than any other age group in Britain, a recent survey by Premier Media Group revealed.
29/01/07
More than half of those planning to get married in church say that the vicar who will be officiating at their service is just as important a part of their wedding as the setting of the church for their photos.
29/01/07
The season of Lent – a period of penitence in preparation for Easter – has been given an extra twist this year with a multi-media campaign backed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Dr Rowan Williams and Dr John Sentamu.
26/01/07
Church Army has launched a free 12-page resource written by Peter Graystone to remind people about the importance of ‘praying, giving and receiving’ at Lent.
24/01/07
On Thursday 11 January the Bishop of Kensington Collated Canon John Record into the Parish of St Peter Hammersmith.
15/01/07
On Thursday 11 January, Faith Leaders from West London met with senior members of the West Middlesex University Hospital management in support of the Hospital Chaplaincy Team.
11/01/07
The Diocese of London Lent Appeal, Take the Shackles off my Feet so I can dance was launched by the London bishops and the Dean of Westminster Abbey, the Very Revd John Hall on Monday 8 January 2007 at the Wilberforce memorial in the North Quire of Westminster Abbey.
10/01/07
Congratulations to Tom Peryer, Director of Education for the Diocese of London who was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for services to education.
10/01/07
The Revd Rosamond McDowell was ordained priest by the Bishop of Kensington, the Rt Revd Michael Colclough, on Saturday 6 January, the Feast of the Epiphany, which celebrates the visit of the Wise Men to the child Jesus.
05/01/07
The Diocese of London, in partnership with English Heritage, launched this maintenance programme in November 2006 in light of research showing that neglecting to clear church gutters for five years can lead to a minimum repair bill of £25,000.
22/12/06
The Bishop of London will deliver his Christmas message to Londoners via the capital's new internet church, which launches on Saturday 23 December, thanks to a partnership between the Diocese of London and Premier.tv.
21/12/06
The Bishop of Kensington and Bishop Alan Hopes, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Westminster, joined the West Middlesex University Hospital chaplaincy team in their carol service.
20/12/06
St Mary’s, Osterley, recently marked its 150-year anniversary. The building was consecrated on 3 December 1856. The Mayor of Hounslow, Councillor Felicity Barwood, the Bishop of Kensington and former clergy joined in the celebrations.
15/12/06
The Bishop of London has recommended a new book as a study guide for churches looking to refocus their work and mission for the coming year.
15/12/06
The Church of England has launched an online Advent calendar for the first time, drawing together a range of real-life stories about what Christmas means to people today – from a paramedic in Carlisle, to a donkey sanctuary owner in Oxfordshire, to an estate agent in Tunbridge Wells.
05/12/06
The first meeting in the new triennium of the London Diocesan Synod was held on Saturday 25 November at King’s College, London. The meeting was incorporated into a celebration of the Eucharist, presided over by the Bishop of London.
04/12/06
Members of the Bush City Youth Academy wrote and performed a drama on the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people worldwide.
27/11/06
The Bishop of Kensington has made his first visit to the local Buddhist Community at the Vihara in Chiswick. He was welcomed by the Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala.
27/11/06
ChristianFlatShare.org, a website designed to help Christians to find accommodation in the UK, has been officially launched. Those wanting to rent or to let accommodation are able to place adverts on the website.
27/11/06
The Revd Joanna Jepson has been licensed as Parish Priest of St Peter’s, Fulham. Joanna is also to be the first Chaplain at the London College of Fashion – a new and exciting post in ministry.
24/11/06
Today the Diocese of London launched a London-wide gutter clearance service aimed at saving churches across the capital £250,000 in annual maintenance costs.
21/11/06
A historic church in the heart of Kentish Town is to undergo a major £300,000 restoration over the next six months, after receiving substantial funding from English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Historic Churches Preservation Trust and the Mercers' Company.
19/11/06
On Sunday 19 November the Bishop of Kensington officially opened and blessed a new Staines youth project, ‘The Crib’. The Crib is open after school two days a week and on Sunday evenings and is used regularly by 60 young people.
09/11/06
The Bishop of London will today chair a meeting of London’s Church leaders at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster where it is hoped a new ecumenical environmental guide for churches will be approved before being rolled out across the capital.
08/11/06
The Bishop of London addressed a service at Grosvenor Chapel on Saturday 4th November as part of the International Day of Climate Protest, before speaking alongside a cross-party array of politicians at a rally in Grosvenor Square. The full text of his Grosvenor Chapel address is given below.
23/10/06
A brother’s tribute to his sister travels from London to Rwanda.
16/10/06
A meeting of the Bishop’s Council was held on 2 October 2006. This is a summary of some of the discussions.
13/10/06
The Economist recently published an article exploring the growth of Christianity and church attendance in London against the national trend.
12/10/06
The Bishop of Stepney today officially launched the start of building work on a new affordable housing development in Tower Hamlets, which will create 58 new homes by September 2007.
11/10/06
Pioneer Productions, a London-based television company that specialises in Science and History programming, is researching a documentary about the history of the Bible in English for Channel 4, one part of which will try to express how important it is to modern Christians to have the Bible in their language.
11/10/06
Recent research shows that neglecting to clear church gutters for five years can lead to a minimum repair bill of £25,000. The Diocese of London, in partnership with English Heritage, has launched a new programme that aims to prevent this.
11/10/06
350 people from parishes in the Kensington Episcopal Area attended a day conference at St Barnabas Church, Kensington to hear the Bishop of Durham, Dr Tom Wright. During the day entitled ‘The Gospel in Tomorrow’s World’ Dr Wright focused on God, Jesus and the Holy Sprit in response to the political and religious climate that the western world faces today and in the future.
05/10/06
The Bishop of London re-dedicated St George’s Bloomsbury in the presence of HRH Prince Michael of Kent on 5th October 2006. The ceremony celebrated the £9m restoration of the church and incorporated the unveiling of a plaque to the late Paul Mellon, whose bequest funded the majority of the restoration.
27/09/06
The Revd Canon Philip Buckler, Canon Treasurer of St Paul’s Cathedral, has been announced as the new Dean of Lincoln Cathedral.
22/09/06
The London Muslim Centre in Whitechapel recently welcomed key representatives from Albania’s main religious groups for a meeting with the Tower Hamlets Inter Faith Forum in an attempt to encourage greater interfaith cooperation throughout Albania.
18/09/06
Bishop Andre and fellow Angolans, along with Bishop Peter Wheatley (Edmonton) marched with ALMA representatives, 3,000 Christian Aid supporters and partners to demand that our government withholds UK payments to the IMF and World Bank until they stop linking conditions to loans and debt cancellation; particularly to allow countries self determination in opening their countries to the free market.
11/08/06
Two community projects in the Diocese of London have been given a boost with grants from the Church Urban Fund.
08/08/06
New web portal brings together a powerful range of sources to help family historians.
08/08/06
The Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund is offering £4.5 million to faith groups across England and Wales.
07/08/06
Church House Publishing's most recent resources concerning church growth, mission and evangelism, contemporary culture and the development of faith and spirituality.
07/08/06
Mervyn Hogg, St Martin's, Ruislip, reports.
24/07/06
The Bishop of London, Rt Revd Richard Chartres, featured on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme this morning speaking about the environment and the Church of England's 'Shrinking the Footprint' campaign.
05/07/06
Fr Malcolm Hunter, St Michael's, Camden Town, In Desperate Fundraising Bid
28/06/06
Key debates on women bishops, Faithful Cities report, further education and major legislative proposals on the agenda
28/06/06
His reflections following the Episcopal Church General Convention
19/06/06
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit thriving church which was facing redundancy ten years ago
14/06/06
yoko ono: makoto fujimura
two site-responsive art installations for the City of London Festival
26 June - 13 July 2006
13/06/06
A further step forward to 'green' the Church
12/06/06
Can a Chat with David Lammy MP Persuade Disadvantaged Pupils to Aim for University?
12/06/06
Dr Chris Hewer's popular course at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace to be repeated
12/06/06
Updated guide aims to help churches manage their records - and recycle what is not needed
22/05/06
Faithful Cities - regeneration forces many to the margins
19/05/06
Thursday 25 May, 12.45pm
Ascension Day, Sung Eucharist
St Stephen, Walbrook, Walbrook, London EC4N 8BN
17/05/06
This Harvest, the mission agency, USPG, is inviting churches to be inspired by work in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Resources available.
17/05/06
Sunday 18 June
St Mary's Church, Eversholt Street
16/05/06
London Festival of Contemporary Church Music
11/05/06
St Aldhelm's, Edmonton launches innovative energy programme.
09/05/06
A range of resources are available for those trying to sort facts from fiction.
04/05/06
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace
28/04/06
Baroness Warnock, Melvyn Bragg and Lord Winston among the speakers
25/04/06
7.30pm, Thursday 27 April, All Hallows by the Tower
25/04/06
Jazz band, Fair Trade and Thought for the Day on the steps of the Royal Exchange
25/04/06
3.15pm, Sunday 14 May, St Paul's Cathedral. All welcome
25/04/06
The Archbishop of Wales to tackle the question at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square
21/04/06
St Mary's Church, Upper Street, N1
Friday 28 April, 2006
10am-4pm
20/04/06
The Revd Dr (Flt Lt) Giles Legood reports on his first year as the sole chaplain.
20/04/06
How you can help the Church Heritage Forum campaign for better funding of church buildings
07/04/06
The Bishop of London leads a meditation for Good Friday on BBC Radio 4
07/04/06
A conference to build skills and knowledge for those developing their church building
07/04/06
Church bells of St Giles-in-the-Fields to - temporarily - fall silent for the first time in 270 years
06/04/06
Take part in the Radio Times readers poll for your favourite faith-based programme
04/04/06
03/04/06
Time Out magazine includes worship at two London churches in its pick of things to do in the capital on Sundays
23/03/06
The Revd Rob Harrison, Vicar of St John's, Hillingdon, reports on the new style of Sunday worship at his church
22/03/06
All Hallows by the Tower
20 March - 19 May, 2006
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday
10am-5pm, Saturday, Sunday
07/03/06
Sung Eucharist with Blessing of Oils and Renewal of Ordination Vows
01/03/06
Read the Bishop of Kensington's words from the 5pm service at St Paul's Cathedral
01/03/06
English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund Repair Grants
23/02/06
Social action, as well as prayer and church services, can do much to encourage ecumenism
22/02/06
£75,000 raised for health projects in Southern Africa
16/02/06
Launch of the Archbishop Janani Luwum Memorial Trust
26/01/06
Fran Chandler, Kensington Area World Development Adviser reports on the interactive prayer walk and prayer labyrinth she has produced.
23/01/06
The Bishop's lecture series on the Minerva is part of his forthcoming sabbatical, his first in 30 years of ministry.
17/01/06
The media reports on the Bishop of London's forthcoming presentation at General Synod in February
09/01/06
The Telegraph Magazine reported on life for inner city priests - including the Revd Preb Philippa Boardman - on Christmas Eve
06/01/06
A Christmas Eve interview with the Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields
04/01/06
Following the church music survey undertaken by Mervyn Hogg last year, a summary report of the findings is now available for download.
04/01/06
The London Diocesan Year Book 2006 has been published. It contains full details of parishes, chaplaincies and clergy throughout the Diocese. Click here to obtain your copy.
04/01/06
Phil Groom, webmaster, reports on an innovative new church web portal
20/12/05
Poll Says Almost Half London's Adults will Attend Church This Christmas
15/12/05
£250,000 granted from the Community Fund of the Big Lottery Fund
02/11/05
New Book by Gordon Giles offers reflections on music and readings for Advent and Christmas
02/11/05
The Archbishop of Canterbury's Sermon
21/10/05
Bishop of London hails the appointment as 'a very welcome step'
19/10/05
1pm on 2nd November at the Houses of Parliament, arrive at 12.30
19/10/05
St Paul's Institute launches an Autumn programme to equip individuals to play their part in international poverty reduction.
19/10/05
The London Challenge was launched in January 2002 to focus the London Diocese on some common objectives for the five years finishing in December 2006.
11/10/05
The Bishop of London spoke in the House of Lords as part of the debate on the Select Committee Report
11/10/05
The Bishop of London delivered the St Francis Lecture on the Environment at St Mary Woolnoth on 6th October.
07/10/05
At the election held on 5th October, 2005, the following people were elected to represent the Diocese of London in General Synod:
23/09/05
St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, EC3
6.30pm, Thursday 6 October, 2005
22/09/05
Meet Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple at the Temple Church, to hear the real story.
23/08/05
Mervyn Hogg reports on a memorable afternoon
18/08/05
A one-week follow up to last summer's Soul in the City initiative on Northolt housing estates
18/08/05
Brother Roger, one of the 20th century's leading ecumenical figures was stabbed to death during a service on 17 August.
16/08/05
Remarkable church growth is taking place in the Diocese of Niassa, in northern Mozambique, which has a diocesan link with London.
29/07/05
How do we focus on serving the world, instead of serving ourselves?
19/07/05
Parish Priest to live on bread and water in the Church for a week
15/07/05
Read Rachel Harden's article in this week's Church Times
08/07/05
Prayers are being said in churches across the capital in the aftermath of the bombings.
06/07/05
"London is a whole world in a city. There is no more diverse community on earth and there could be no better place for the 2012 Olympic Games. The Church in London looks forward to joining in the preparations."
25/06/05
The Bishop of London's article in The Times
18 June 2005
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