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FEATURE / The origins of Mothering Sunday and the traditions which have developed and changed becoming what we know today
A selection of news and stories from churches across the country on how they are serving their communities.
COMMENT / Revd Canon Dr Sandra Millar talks about how Mother's Day can be hard for some people and how churches can help.
Why do churchgoers carry palm crosses? Why will there be processions through towns and cities this Sunday? Why will donkeys be seen in churches and cathedrals this week?
What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?
Bishop of Chelmsford pledges to pray for young Palestinian Christian woman being held without charge, every day until her release after meeting her mother and brother in West Bank.
The Church of England traces its history in England back to the early centuries of the Christian faith.
Maundy Thursday falls on March 29th this year. But what is Maundy Thursday and how to churches mark it?
A weekly ‘taster’ video placed on the village Facebook page has helped attract a growing number of people who have never been to church before to online services broadcast by St Michael and All Angels in Bishop’s Cleeve, Gloucestershire.
FEATURE / Find out more about the special #FollowTheStar features on A Church Near You.
