Living in Love and Faith - January 2023
The College of Bishops and the House of Bishops met on Tuesday 17 January to discern a way forward for the Church of England on questions of identity, sexuality and marriage.
News and stories
St Paul’s Leamington celebrates one year of its wellbeing café
The Renew Wellbeing café at St Paul’s Church in Leamington Spa celebrated its first birthday on the 17th January this year. The café is safe space open to everyone where it is ok not to be ok. To mark the anniversary, we chatted to the team at St Paul’s who run the café.
January update from our Diocesan Secretary
Our diocesan secretary, Jacqueline Ladds, gives an update.
Meet the Mission Hub Associate Ministers
As part of the Diocesan Growth strategy, we have recruited four Associate Ministers who are based at the Mission Hub churches and who are here to serve all parishes in response to Bishop Christopher's invitation to grow a new worshipping community from each parish or benefice by 2030.
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A celebration of the life of Bishop Simon Barrington-Ward
A celebration of the life of the Right Reverend Simon Barrington-Ward, former Bishop of Coventry, will take place on Saturday 4th March at Coventry Cathedral.
A new start for your wellbeing
Simon Moult, Chaplain to Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust, gives advice on looking after your mental health this January.
How you can support other people’s mental health this January
January is often described as the most depressing month of the year. In fact, in recent years the third Monday in January has come to be known as ‘Blue Monday’ due to the mixture of gloomy weather, post-Christmas debt, and the likelihood of New Year’s resolutions been broken.
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Bishop Christopher gives thanks for the life of Pope Benedict XVI
In a letter to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, the Bishop of Coventry expressed his sadness to hear of Pope Benedict's death, and also gave thanks for his life and ministry over many decades.
Bishop of Coventry's Christmas Message 2022
Bishop Christopher's Christmas message to the diocese
Church of England makes progress towards 2030 Net Zero target
The Church of England has seen a gradual but steady reduction in carbon in 2021, according to the latest data from the national Energy Footprint Tool (EFT).
