Diocese of St Albans
- It’s Plastic Fantastic in Church!
Plastic credit or debit cards have been around a VERY long time; so much so we don’t think twice before tapping our card, smart phone or smart watch and moving… - Could your church become an EcoChurch?
St Stephen’s with St Julian’s Church, St Albans church have provided a week-long display during the St Albans’ Sustainability Festival 2019 about how they are making St Stephen’s more environmentally friendly:… - Bishop Richard Inwood, RIP – obituary
Obituary. A correspondent writes: AS THE congregation filed quietly into St John’s, Walton, in Chesterfield, for the Rt Revd Richard Inwood’s funeral last month, a series of photographs of Richard were being… - Reactions to bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
Prayers were offered and silences kept in churches across the diocese over the Easter weekend, following the shocking news from Sri Lanka of bombings of churches during their Easter Sunday… - Rise in use of foodbanks “lamentable,” says Bishop
The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, said: “On the day after the Institute of Fiscal Studies has pointed out that 2 million claimants of Universal Credit will be at… - Fine weather and joyful singing on Easter Monday
Sunshine brought around 1300 pilgrims from all over Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire to St Albans Cathedral for this year’s Easter Monday Pilgrimage. There was a great spread of ages and people… - Tea towels are not just for Christmas! Passion Play in Stotfold, Bedfordshire
In a move that could prompt another bonanza for supermarket tea towel sales, The Rector of Stotfold, Bedfordshire has staged a Passion Play with Year 4 of the local primary… - Bishop Richard Inwood RIP
Bishop Richard Inwood RIP Obituary: A correspondent writes: AS THE congregation filed quietly into St John’s, Walton, in Chesterfield, for the Rt Revd Richard Inwood’s funeral last month, a series of photographs of… - Bishop Alan: Proposed Gambling Enquiry will break the silence
The House of Lords may begin a lengthy and detailed enquiry into the social and economic consequences of the gambling industry if the recommendations of its Liaison Committee are approved… - The Big Church Survey is coming
Churches have asked how they can encourage people to grow in faith, discipleship and mission. The Big Church Survey has been developed to help, and it will be piloted with…