Throughout the 27th January (2026), Bishop Sarah travelled across our Diocese, visiting schools, churches, businesses and community groups, meeting clergy, lay ministers and diocesan staff - listening to local stories and seeing at first-hand the breadth of ministry and mission taking place.
A group of eight curates and clergy from the Diocese of Ely visited our link Diocese of Kigali in Rwanda, visiting local churches, communities and experiencing life in Kigali.
Ely Cathedral and the Diocese of Ely are delighted to be hosting a Racial Justice Conference, with the support of the Racial Justice Unit. The conference will look at how remembering the stories of our past can help to shape how we live together today and how we reimagine the stories of our future.
Across the Diocese, churches are embracing the challenge of growing younger, and the Launchpad program is proving to be a powerful catalyst for change. Designed to support parishes in developing children and youth ministry, Launchpad is helping churches take small, intentional steps that lead to lasting transformation.
The Rev'd Fiona Brampton, Chaplain at Little Gidding, has organised a series of Quiet Days throughout 2026.
The National Safeguarding Team for the Church of England are conducting two brief surveys of how useful their resources are for parishes and what further resources could be useful, as well as a consultation on the new Promoting a Safer Church document.
Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE will today (Wednesday 28 January) become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at her Confirmation of Election at St Paul's Cathedral. She is the first woman to hold the office in its 1,400-year history.
We are delighted to share the announcement from Downing Street that His Majesty the King has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Sarah Clark, Acting Bishop of Durham and Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow in the Diocese of Durham, for election as Bishop of Ely.
On Thursday 22 January the Government announced a 1.5 billion GBP package of funding for cultural organisations to restore national pride.
Did you read the special Vocations edition of the Ministry Mailing?
A course for all who are considering school or college chaplaincy.
Would you like to have a conversation about developing closer links between school and church?
A one day, level 3, certified emergency paediatric first aid course for those involved in ministry with primary school aged children or younger.
Young people (school years 7-13) are invited, along with their Church/ Youth leaders, to a Youth Evening event in the Cathedral.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, takes place from 18 - 25 January 2026 - the octave of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Cathedral staff and clergy, Bishop Dagmar, and her lurcher, Tilda, took part in the Advent Sleepout on Friday 12 December, along with members of the public.
