The Revd Dr Jitesh Patel, currently Associate Vicar of Holy Trinity Church Leicester and Assistant (currently Acting) Director and Lecturer in Theology at St Mellitus College East Midlands, has today been announced as the next suffragan Bishop of Jarrow in the Diocese of Durham.
The results of our summer term listening exercise on friendship are now in, offering a valuable insight into what children and young people across the diocese have to say about one of the most important aspects of their lives.
As we continue through Black History Month, Sophie Holder, our Diocesan Director of Racial Equity, reflects on the personal meaning of history, the legacy of family, and the importance of honouring the communities that shape us.
*The following article references safeguarding.* Bishops and clergy from the Diocese of Leicester and Cathedral recently gathered for a conversation morning, creating a space for reflection, listening, learning, and honest discussion about safeguarding practice in the contexts of our church communities.
Honouring the season of Creation, an eco-event was held in the Diocese of Leicester on Saturday (26 September), to mark 10 years of the Eco Church Award and continue the conversation as to how we, as church communities, can care for God’s creation.
Members of the Vale of Charnwood Minster Community recently came together for a celebratory ‘launch’ service in thanksgiving for this newly formed Minster Community. The Church of All Saints, Thorpe Acre, was packed with people representing the breadth and diversity of the minster parishes, united in worship and gratitude for the faith, companionship and gifts shared across their worshipping communities.
The church of St Peter in Kirby Bellars is celebrating the arrival of four new Tower bell ringers, who have recently joined the team and begun learning the centuries-old art of change ringing.
Earlier in September, the Revd Rhianne O’Rourke was licensed as Minster Community Growing Faith Minister and Associate Priest in the Benefice of Coalville with Bardon Hill and Ravenstone.
It was an honour and a blessing to welcome the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, to the Diocese of Leicester.
This summer, St Philip’s Centre helped bring together women from different faiths and communities through a series of visits, conversations and shared meals.
