Notes from Common Worship: Additional Eucharistic Prayers - with Guidance on Celebrating the Eucharist with Children by The Church of England.

Three clergy from UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage backgrounds have been elected to serve on the House of Bishops as part of action towards making the leadership of the Church of England more representative, it was announced today.

An independent network for people training for ordained ministry in the Church of England who are from minority ethnic backgrounds has been launched. 

General Notes from Common Worship: Daily Prayer by The Church of England.

Measures to promote awareness of the dangers of stress and burnout amongst clergy are to be debated by the 42 Church of England dioceses following a landmark vote today by the General Synod.

The General Synod today called on the Government to end the ‘cruel’ experience of so-called ‘pauper' funerals in a debate where members heard of the plight of those unable to afford funeral costs.

 

A Service of the Word: Authorized Text and Notes from New Patterns for Worship by The Church of England.

Churches should play a key role in combating serious youth violence in their communities, according to a motion unanimously backed by General Synod today.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell have condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine as “an act of great evil”.

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have written to members of the General Synod setting out the next steps following the vote on General Synod not to take note of the paper on Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations.