Organisers of 'Feeding the 5000' will provide a free lunch for up to 5000 people in Trafalgar square on the 16th December.
The Diocese of Winchester Synod met today and voted through the budget (See Diocese of Winchester proposes cutting university chaplains for background) that will, among other things, meant that funding for the Southampton University chaplaincy is withdrawn.
Various online and offline Advent calendars have been appearing over the last few days as we report in today's Church Times.
The Diocese of Winchester has issued a statement on the story I posted yesterday, Diocese of Winchester proposes cutting university chaplains:
The Diocese of Winchester is proposing huge budget cuts for 2010, which would include cutting their University chaplains, Diocesan newspaper, Communications Officer, Canon Missioner, a Schools Advisor, the number of clergy, and much more besides.
Sadly it has been announced that 'Doulos' is to be decommissioned at the end of the year.
More on the STL/Wesley owen story I wrote about on Monday. From today's Church Times: IBS-STL decides to 'exit the business'.
Christian Aid have teamed up with two top percussionists to record a Christmas record promoting their 'Present Aid' gift catalogue.
Large numbers of Christians are expected in London on 5 December for a prayer service during which Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols will contribute.
"A family shouldn’t have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord. Now you can go to church every day without leaving your home"
Leading Christian book and Bible charity IBS-STL UK today announced that it has appointed Baker Tilly Corporate Finance LLP to pursue the sale of its operations.
Part 1 of a series of videos from the Church of England on having an 'affordable Christmas'.
Comedian Tim Vine recently visited Ethiopia to see some of the work that Tearfund is involved in, in particular the setting up of water supplies in places that do not have one.
The first 'Bishop's Mission Order' was officially 'signed' last weekend in Exeter.
Two documents have been published today by the Vatican giving details of the 'Personal Ordinariates' for ex-Anglicans seeking to become Roman Catholics.
I'm fully aware that popularity is the last reason that he does what he does, but I couldn't fail to be impressed when I chanced upon a Facebook group in support of a Christian youth worker I worked alongside a few years ago
The Church of England has reacted strongly to a Financial Times article suggesting that Vicars’ pensions are under threat.
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