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?

 

Building on the success of last year's Lent Campaign, The Church of England has launched this year's Lent and Easter Pilgrim. Find out how your church can get involved.

BLOG / A year on from launching the redesigned Church of England website, we wanted to highlight some of the figures that help us understand how people are using this award-winning resource and what we are looking forward to in 2019.

The Resource Hub is here to give Church of England churches access to logos, videos and stock photography to be used across their communication platforms.

Bath Abbey is using an ancient water way to heat the World Heritage site. 

More than 100 churches attended the first Labs Learning Roadshow in Leeds, part of the Church of England’s programme to help dioceses and parishes spread the Christian message in the digital sphere.

In 2019 about half a million people died in England from a whole range of causes.  Most of them would have had friends, colleagues, neighbours and family gather to show support, respect and love. Many would have had visitors in the days and weeks of a final illness, and been surrounded as they slipped from this world.