Olga Hancock, Senior Engagement Analyst and Aaron Pinnock, Impact Investment Analyst at the Church Commissioners for England, participated in the Green Horizon summit this week.

Summary of September meeting 

It was announced that the Bishop of Truro, Philip Mountstephen, is joining the NSSG and will take on the role as Chair of the Redress Scheme Project Board. It was noted that the extensive programme of work in safeguarding will need additional new episcopal members. The Terms of Reference of the group also need to be reviewed to ensure that they are fit for purpose in the context of the implementation of the Independent Safeguarding Board.

A Devon vicar says the questions around human sexuality, gender and relationships covered by the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith course are as relevant in her rural parishes as anywhere else.
 

Revd Dr Brendan McCarthy, the Church of England's National Adviser on Medical Ethics, Health and Social Care Policy, sets out the Church of England's response to calls for 'doctor assisted dying'

The Church of England is supporting this year’s Safeguarding Sunday, 10 October 2021.

New core materials including nine daily podcasts are now available to enable congregations to take part in Generosity Week. 

A new report has highlighted the hugely positive economic and social impact England’s cathedrals have on the cities and communities they serve and the effect the pandemic has had on their contribution.

The Church Commissioners for England is developing a net zero carbon strategy for its land investments as it delivers on its Respect for the Planet responsible investment strategy.

Revd Dr Rebecca Aechtner, from the Diocese of Blackburn, writes about living with Long Covid after contracting the virus in March last year.

The seventh meeting for 2021 of the LLF Next Steps Group was held in July.