Advent 2024 - supporting The Children's Society
First published on: 11th November 2024This year St Andrew's, Stapleford have again produced Advent Challenges in support of The Children's Society. You can download copies here.
News
Publication of the Makin Report
First published on: 9th November 2024The Church of England has published the Makin Report, also known as the John Smyth Review.
St Andrew Church Soham's Community Dig
First published on: 11th October 2024Summer 2024 saw another cohort of Foundation Learning Tier Y9 and Y10 students from Soham Village College participating in archaeological test pit digs in and around Soham, guided by Wessex Archaeology, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of St Andrew Church Soham's latest building restoration project.
Anti-Slavery Day 2024
First published on: 10th October 2024Anti-Slavery Day takes place every year on October 18, and is an opportunity to raise awareness of the fact that more than 122,000 men, women and children in the UK, are trapped in conditions of modern slavery.
Black History Month 2024
First published on: 10th October 2024Black History Month 2024 is a momentous occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society.
Volunteers needed to deliver Sycamore Tree courses
First published on: 9th October 2024During Prisons Week (13-18 October 2024), you are invited to remember that he looks at you and loves you, as he looks at them and loves them.
Celebrating Licensed Lay Ministers in the Diocese of Ely
First published on: 7th October 2024On Saturday 5 October, we welcomed 3 newly licensed lay ministers, admitted 2 licensed lay ministers from other Dioceses, and collectively celebrated 564 years of licensed lay ministry in the Diocese of Ely, with long service awards ranging from 3 to 60 years.
Ely Anglican Cursillo
First published on: 3rd October 2024Cursillo is a method and a movement in which Christians support each other in prayer, study and action, seeking a deeper relationship with God and a life in Christ.
Creationtide Installation at St John's Waterbeach
First published on: 27th September 2024Drop in to the Parish Church of St John the Evangelist for solace and stimulus as its congregation respond to the call to celebrate Creationtide.
New Lay and Honorary Canons welcomed at Ely Cathedral
First published on: 26th September 2024On Wednesday 25 September 2025, Bishop Dagmar was delighted to welcome three new Lay Canons and five new Honorary Canons to Ely Cathedral.
Reflections for Creationtide 2024
First published on: 26th September 2024The Rev'd Imogen Nay, Bishop's Advisor for Climate and Vicar of St Paul's Church in Cambridge reflects on wilderness as a rich ecological and spiritual category.
What is Coffee Ark?
First published on: 25th September 2024Coffee Ark is a mobile coffee shop for the whole community, with a particular heart for reaching those who find themselves separated or isolated whether through loneliness, challenges around mental health or other social circumstances.
Safeguarding Sunday 2024
First published on: 25th September 2024Every year, thousands of churches across the country unite to mark Safeguarding Sunday. It’s a chance to listen and to talk together about how we can create places and cultures that protect people from the damaging effects of harm and abuse. Protecting vulnerable people from harm and speaking up for their rights is an integral part of our scriptural mandate as Christians (Proverbs 31:8).
Admission and Licensing of LLMs
First published on: 19th September 2024A service of Admission and Licensing of LLMs will take place on the 5th October at 2:30pm in the Cathedral.
Net Zero Impact Report
First published on: 19th September 2024New report highlights progress on Church of England's ambition to reach net zero carbon
Invitation to the Funeral Service for Rev Carol Avery BEM
First published on: 19th September 2024Rev Andrew Avery invites friends from across the Diocese of Ely to remember and celebrate the life and ministry of Carol Avery with him on Tuesday 8 October at 1pm in Peterborough Cathedral.
Energy Footprint Tool data
First published on: 12th September 2024A total of 246 churches (74%) submitted their Energy Footprint Tool data in 2024, up from 117 (36%) in 2023.
Events, News and Resources for Creationtide 2024
First published on: 6th September 2024Creationtide or the Season of Creation is the period in the annual church calendar, from 1st September to 4th October, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life.
Faith Will
First published on: 6th September 2024Christian Aid is working alongside the Church of England, the Church of Scotland, the Quakers and the United Reformed Church to encourage people of faith to remember their own church, and Christian Aid, in their Will. More information, and access to a range of free resources can be found here.
Preaching with a difference in September
First published on: 5th September 2024Did you know that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month? It's also the month when, this year, on Sunday 22 September, the lectionary points us to Mark 9: 30-37 where Jesus takes a little child and sets them in the midst of his disciples with their petty, self-centered concerns…
