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.

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.

70 years after first opening its doors St Mary and St John is once again a hub for the community as it re-opens three years after closing.

The pandemic forced the community at Trelawny Benefice to worship outside – a move that has since developed into a fully-fledged outdoor ministry, complete with pet services, farmyard nativities and folk concerts.

Volunteers at a Cornwall church have turned their neglected village churchyard into a thriving patch for crops, flowers and wildlife.

Several children who are regular attendees of Messy Church have come forward for baptism.

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

 

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

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

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