Protecting vulnerable people is at the heart of the Christian message of justice and hope. Safeguarding Sunday is an opportunity for your church to show your community that you take this responsibility seriously.
Once again we are grateful to Ecclesiastical Insurance for supporting the production of the 2022 Archdeacons' Visitation News which is now available to download.
Each year, the Diocese of Ely produces an Annual Report that summarises the work of the Ely Diocesan Board of Finance and wider Diocese. The Report covering the activities of 2021 has now been published.
Our new Deacons will be Ordained on the 3rd July at Ely cathedral. Here you can learn a little bit more about them.
Ride and Stride is the original mass fund raising event linked to the Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust and has a history dating back some 40 years.
On Sunday 29th May, St Peter & St Paul's Church, Fenstanton welcomed a new addition, a book. This was no ordinary book though; produced over four years this was a comprehensive, illustrated record of the church building.
The National Churches Trust are pleased to announce the launch of their new National Church Awards.
The Bishop of Ely's garden was recently open to the public as part of the National Open Garden Scheme to help raise money for charity, contributing to a brilliant £4,801 raised.
Our new Priests and Deacons will be Ordained on the 2nd and 3rd July, respectively. Here is where in the Diocese of Ely they will serve.
A 13m long table created from a 5,000 year old fossilised black oak tree, discovered in the fens, has made its debut appearance at Ely Cathedral.
We are very pleased to announce that the Diocese of Ely is about to join in the rollout of a national Digital (or 'contactless') Giving scheme. The scheme is part of the Church of England's broader National Giving strategy, which has committed £1.25m to equip thousands more churches to accept digital / contactless payments over the next two years.
In collaboration with the local Wildlife Trust, St Mary's Comberton set-up a scheme to encourage parishes to turn their churchyards into wildlife havens. After an initial survey in 2020, the vicar, David Newton, set up a small Steering Group to explore how the church might respond.
An update from the Church Buildings Department on the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
One of St Andrew's Church Soham's Topical Talks.
Many friends, family and colleagues gathered at Ely Cathedral to give thanks during a special Thanksgiving Evensong to The Venerable Hugh McCurdy.
The Church Development Tool is a short anonymous survey you ask your worshipping community to complete. You then get a simple report that gives you a clear picture of demographics, discipleship and evangelism in your church.
Now is the time for your church to complete the Energy Footprint Tool, with 2021 data collection closing on July 31st 2022.
Thirtyone:eight has been commissioned to undertake a survivor review with independence. Thirtyone:eight are particularly interested in speaking to those who have experienced survivor care through the Diocese of Ely in order to inform the review.
The Revd Danny Driver and the team at Christ the Redeemer in Barnwell, Cambridge, are doing some great work in Sports Ministry.
Find out more about the Digital Labs webinars offered by the Church of England digital team.
