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FEATURE / In this Renewal and Reform podcast, we speak to those responsible for supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people as they follow their calling to ordained ministry.
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?
Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?
What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?
FEATURE / The Church of England has more than doubled its monthly reach on social media this year, from 1.2 million in 2017 to 2.44 million in 2017/2018.
FEATURE / On Saturday afternoon, around and during the England football match (!), the Digital and Church House Publishing teams updated General Synod on how we’re supporting local churches and encouraging people into worshipping communities.
Fran Rogers does not consider herself particularly churchy or religious. But when she arrived in the village of Pett in East Sussex ten years ago she was immediately drawn to a funny little fading “shed” on the nearby beach.
COMMENT / A rounded and positive religious education should be available to all and is about understanding what it is to be human, says the Revd Nigel Genders, Chief Education Officer for the Church of England.
FEATURE / Earlier this year the national Digital Communications team at Church House in London produced a report on how to get the most from the new A Church Near You.