Church Times - March 2010

March 2010

History Makers? Delirious making progress towards No 1

In my previous post on the subject (Evangelism via the singles charts) I may have expressed a slight lack of enthusiasm for the Invade the airwaves campaign to get Christian band Delirious? (with a question mark) to number one for Easter.

30/03/2010 08:00:00 | 5 comments | Email a friend

The Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on Holy Week

30/03/2010 00:10:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Environmental Health Team sent to check on church incense give the all clear

INCENSE-suppliers may need to provide clergy with a list of the dangerous properties of incense, after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) letter called on one unnamed company to check its procedures.

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell, BA, Suffragan Bishop of Reading, for election as Bishop of Chelmsford

22/03/2010 09:00:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Equality Bill: Amendment allowing civil partnerships in church buildings could be lost

19/03/2010 08:40:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Paul Vallely: BBC story about Live Aid money could cost lives

Church Times columnist Paul Vallely has written a strong rebuttal of a BBC story about missing Live Aid money

17/03/2010 08:00:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Cartoon: Mass mailing bishops

16/03/2010 19:10:00 | 3 comments | Email a friend

In the news

12/03/2010 16:45:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Vicar to stand for Parliament

A story from the Woodford Guardian: Vicar to stand in general election

11/03/2010 09:45:00 | 6 comments | Email a friend

Cartoon: The Lent group

11/03/2010 08:00:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Canon Andrew White speaks about the Iraq elections

09/03/2010 19:00:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Archbishop blesses football club... and they get their first win in 25 games

According to the Grimsby Telegraph: Divine intervention may have played a part in the change in fortune for Grimsby Town FC

08/03/2010 14:00:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Frank Skinner takes issue with Lord Carey over persecution claims

A great piece by Frank Skinner in the Times: Persecute me – I’m after the Brownie points

05/03/2010 10:40:00 | 3 comments | Email a friend

Premier Radio launch 'prayer beads' app

Premier radio have launched their first iPhone app, the Premier Prayer Beads.

04/03/2010 17:10:00 | No comments | Email a friend

National Church Institution staff to strike

I've just had it confirmed that PCS union staff at the National Church Institutions are to strike next week.

04/03/2010 11:08:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Cartoon: What the bishops were doing whilst civil partnerships in church were being voted on

03/03/2010 17:00:00 | 11 comments | Email a friend

Young people demonstrate against government support for the arms trade

03/03/2010 13:50:00 | 6 comments | Email a friend

Lords vote for civil partnership ceremonies in churches

Last night the House of Lords voted for an amendment to the Equalities Bill which would allow civil partnership ceremonies to take place in churches.

03/03/2010 13:00:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Mosque replaces stolen church collection

A selection of links from today's news. First of all, a good news story from the 'supporter stories' section of the Christian Aid website: Mosque helps out local church.

02/03/2010 16:00:00 | 3 comments | Email a friend

New Living Oasis Christian bookshops to be 'three times the size' of former Wesley Owen shops

Clem Jackson from Christian Marketplace magazine has been busy talking to everyone involved in the events following the demise of the UK's largest Christian book distributor IBS-STL (UK) and its associated bookshops (Wesley Owen).