Serving the needs of the whole of society

• Sing a new song to the Lord

  
  Exciting developments are in hand in the musical life of St Mary's, Maldon, with the appointment of professional opera singer and impresario Colin Baldy (right) as the church's first director of music

• Synod tackles traveller issues

  
  BISHOP'S adviser Revd Michael Hore has briefed diocesan synod on travellers issues.

• Booklet will help public bodies to value faith

  
  A NEW publication has been launched which gives guidance for public bodies on working in partnership with faith groups.

• Colchester Nightstop handed £5,000 award

  
  THREE members of St Margaret with St Michael's church, Berechurch, Colchester, attended a ceremony at Olympia in London to receive a Faithworks Community Award of £5,000 for the work they are undertaking in caring for homeless young people.

• Bishop's Lambeth essay says unity does not result in informality

  
  A NEW book which has been hitting the headlines includes a significant essay from the Bishop of Chelmsford, Rt Revd John Gladwin.

• Faith in new developments

  
  WITH up to 500,000 new homes planned for the next 10 to 15 years, the East of England region is set to experience rapid growth.

• Leap year day homeless plea

  
  CHURCHES across Southend are preparing to take ‘A Leap of Faith' - led by a Southend clergyman from one of the most populous wards in the country - to show love to those with nowhere to lay their head.

• Did you know...?

  
  ESSEX and East London is characterised by significant variation in affluence. So just how deprived is Chelmsford Diocese?

• Street Pastors prepare to meet Colchester's late-night revellers

  
  A GROUP of Colchester Christians are set to reduce rowdy behaviour and late-night problems in Colchester's town centre.

• Community honour for 'vicar in van'

  
  LAY evangelist and Essex Fire Service ‘vicar in a van' Stephen Rice, from West Mersea, was presented with a Fire Service community award at Layer Marney Tower, near Colchester in July.

• Bishop John: Put people before policy

  
  COUNTY councillors, mayors and local government staff were asked to place people before policies when the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Right Revd John Gladwin addressed the Essex Civic Service at Chelmsford cathedral.

• Beacon is more than a Church

  
  WORK will start soon on fitting out an ecumenical church and community centre in Chafford Hundred, Grays.

• Marks Tey revamped

  
  THE £160,000 redevelopment of a north Essex church is entering its final stages. Work on the 900-year-old St Andrew's Church, in Marks Tey, started last October. It has included the removal of the multi-levelled floor and the installation of new lights, an under-floor heating system, lighted pathways, and a new entrance for the adjoining hall.

• Praying outside the box

  
  PRAYER is central to the Christian life, but how and where do you pray? And could your prayer life benefit from fresh ideas from other traditions of prayer?

• Diocese makes key connections

  
  CHELMSFORD diocese has published its second stakeholder briefing.

• Opportunities and challenges lie ahead

  
  The Games and Paralympic Games will present opportunities to promote London on a worldwide stage. London will be the centre of attention for the world's media and it will become the world's number one tourist destination. The City will want to be seen as the world's top location for business competitiveness.

• In training for the Olympics

  
  With the London 2012 Olympic Games now only five years away, there is a growing movement to make the Games about more than the 1,800 medals to be awarded to the winning athletes.

• Burning desire to tell fire safety messages

  
  AN innovative safety partnership has been launched between the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service and the Diocese of Chelmsford - the first of its kind for the UK.

• Home and away targets for Loughton church

  
  An Essex church has a doubly inspirational story with major challenges to meet at both home and abroad.

• Parishes and schools encouraged to work together

  
  The Education team recently held a training day for representatives from schools and parishes to explore the best ways to work together.

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