The Bishop of London today announced the appointment of the Revd Dr Howard Worsley in succession to Tom Peryer as Director of the London Diocesan Board for Schools.
The Church of England has launched its environmental strategy for the next seven years, as global faith leaders and UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, gather today to discuss commitments on climate change, before the world’s political leaders meet in Copenhagen in December.
The Archdeacon of London, the Venerable David Meara, licensed Fr Reji Raj-Singh as the new Assistant Priest at a service to bless the new bells at St Magnus the Martyr in the City of London on 26 October.
The Archbishop of Canterbury hosted a meeting of faith leaders and faith-based and community organisations at Lambeth Palace to discuss the response of faith communities to the environmental crisis.
Following the election of a new Diocesan Synod, members of Synod are required to elect representatives to the Diocesan Vacancy in See Committee. The Vacancy in See Committee meets when there is a vacancy in the See of London, i.e. should the post of Bishop of London become vacant. The Committee prepares a statement of the needs of the Diocese for consideration by the Crown Nominations Commission of the General Synod, and appoints a number of its members to represent the Diocese on the Commission.
Elections to the five Area Councils in the Diocese take place in 2009. Members of the churches in each Episcopal Area are invited to consider standing for election to their Area Council to take forward together our Christian life in each Area
Just over £4,900 has been raised by pupils, parents and staff at St Paul’s Cathedral School in the City of London, bringing the first half of a busy term to a happy end.
Last week, the Bishop of London, Dr Richard Chartres chaired a St Paul’s Institute event on the topic of 'Public debate: Money: a crisis of value?'
The 2009 summer holidays were filled with fun and learning for 42 Hackney youngsters who attended a two week Summer Adventure organised by the St John-at-Hackney and St Luke’s Churches.
All Saints' Harrow Weald has hosted an exhibition embracing a wide variety of media, including painting, photography, design work and textiles, sculpture and installation pieces.
Photo Credit: Jeremy Enness
Go along to your local Christingle service this year and you can help The Children’s Society fund vital projects for children and young people, including The Disability Advocacy Project in Bethnal Green.
The Diocese of London’s long-serving General Secretary has been made an Honorary Lay Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral to mark his long and dedicated service to the diocese. Keith Robinson is retiring at the end of September after ten successful years at the helm.
The Revd Dr Giles Fraser was instituted and installed last night into a Residentiary Canonry as Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral.
Photo Credit: Matthew Spicer
A day of celebration took place on Tuesday 22nd September as the Upper and Lower sections of Bishop Ramsey School were joined together on a single site following a multi-million pound building project.
English cathedrals have never been in better condition nor better cared for. Yet they may soon be at risk. That’s the paradoxical conclusion of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England (CFCE) in its Annual Review 2008, published recently.
The Church of England's College of Bishops has issued a statement responding to the challenge of climate change in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Count the cost of your carbon footprint for the sake of the developing world is the message from the CofE’s Climate Justice Fund launched, as the College of Bishops meets in Oxford this week, with support from the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, DECC.
Historians and clergy met in East Haringey last week to exchange knowledge and ideas about the history of the Diocese of London and the ways it might inform the contemporary church.
The Bishop of London today announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive and General Secretary for the Diocese of London. Andy Brookes will be responsible for managing the staff in Diocesan House as they support the 479 churches of the Diocese of London and nearly 1000 clergy.
Benedictine Monk, Abbot Edmund Power, has been admitted as an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral.
The Diocese of London has launched an innovative programme of action to meet its target of cutting the carbon emissions of churches across the Capital by at least 20.12% by 2012.
162 new pupils were welcomed to the Church of England Chelsea Academy with a special assembly attended by the Bishop of Kensington, the Rt Revd Paul Williams, Councillor Merrick Cockell, Leader of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Councillor Timothy Coleridge, Mayor of Kensington & Chelsea.