Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich

News from the diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich. The diocese covers most of Suffolk, as well as one parish in Essex.

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Synod emissions target realistic, says its mover

THE whole Church should be committed to reducing its carbon footprint, and, if it works systematically and together, it can succeed, Canon Martin Gainsborough, a General Synod member, has said

06 Nov 2020

Ask MPs to exempt public worship, Chessun urges his flock

THE Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, has urged the clergy in his diocese to write to their MPs, saying that it was a matter of “considerable alarm” that collective worship would be restricted from Thursday under the new lockdown restrictions

03 Nov 2020

Churches and cathedrals get £10m in £103m bailout of heritage sector

MORE than 60 cathedrals and churches have secured a total of £10 million in government grants as part of a broader £103-million bailout of the heritage sector

16 Oct 2020

Clergy comedy helps to raise lockdown spirits

29 May 2020

Church silverware lost in the Christmas post is found at auction

20 Mar 2020

Venetian masterpiece could save Suffolk church

08 Mar 2019

Church Commissioners allocate £35m more in strategic grants to counter decline

23 Jan 2019

Canon Gaze appointed first Archdeacon for Rural Mission

18 Jan 2019

UK news in brief

14 Dec 2018

The East Country: Almanac tales of valley and shore, by Jules Pretty

27 Jul 2018

Music in Suffolk churches needs more children and young people, diocesan survey suggests

23 Mar 2018

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16 Mar 2018

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Churches in Scotland must close for worship as lockdown tightens

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New public database of Church of England’s clergy is to go live in May

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Church Buildings Adviser (DAC and Pastoral Secretary)

East Anglia

Suffolk has some of the most remarkable historic church buildings in the country.

Appointments

Director of Ministry Development

North West

Follow Daily, Speak Boldly, Care Deeply and Tread Gently

Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations

East Anglia

We are looking for a new Director of Ordinands and Vocations who will oversee the strategic encouragement of vocations in the Diocese,

Provincial Registrar

East Anglia

The Archbishop of Canterbury wishes to invite applications for the post of Provincial Registrar.

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Grieving our beloved pets

Simon Buckley reflects on the death of Betty, his companion in ministry

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Post-Covid restart will focus on the local

New work patterns and changing economic realities could provide opportunities for mission, says Mike Booker