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410 results found for 'sites default files 2018 06 An Act of Commitment to work together for peace pdf'

Fact file: What is Maundy Thursday?

What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?

 

04/04/2023
  • News & Stories
Clergy washing feet at Maundy Thursday service Ripon Cathedral

‘Please pray for peace for Ukraine’: the Church of England congregation which meets in Kyiv

The Church of England congregation in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, asks Anglicans to pray for peace.

17/02/2022
  • News & Stories
A tree with no leaves is shown in the foreground while the Lutheran Church of Kyiv is in the background

‘From Commitment to Action: Our Continuing Journey’

Learn more about the journey we've taken so far in addressing the Church Commissioners’ historic links with African chattel enslavement.

26/03/2025
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How is the Church’s digital work supporting local churches?

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.

08/07/2018
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Fact File: What is Palm Sunday?

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?

 

31/03/2023
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The congregation at St Peter’s Church, Bethnal Green mark Palm Sunday with their annual procession along Columbia Road Diocese of London

Fact File: What is Good Friday?

What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?

05/04/2023
  • News & Stories
Jesus on the cross in sculpture at Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral

Fact File: What is Holy Saturday?

Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?

06/04/2023
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Bishop leads dawn vigil outside Durham Cathedral Kieth Blundy

Prayer Spaces: Symbolic reminders of hope and peace during the pandemic

While our churches are now allowed to open their doors for private prayer, for many it has not been possible or practical to do this – yet many such churches are still a sacred space in their community.

18/06/2020
  • News & Stories
Prayer Spaces in the diocese of Salisbury

Esther’s story: ‘Through praying and reading the Bible I felt God’s sense of security and peace’

Esther Cole describes how her faith provided her with an inner-confidence.

24/08/2023
  • News & Stories
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‘There and then on the doorstep we said a prayer together. That was when I became a Christian’

A Christian shares her journey to faith.

16/06/2021
  • News & Stories
A graphic reading "Your story Sue Hopkins Member of St Justus Rochester Diocese" is shown on a blue background

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