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30 Aug 2022

Diocese joins the European Climate Pledge

The Diocese in Europe is proud to have become one of the first faith-based organisation in Europe to have a validated ‘Climate Pledge', issued by the European Commission, for its climate change mitigation efforts.

24 Aug 2022

Call to ‘pray for our survival’ as Ukraine marks Independence Day

The churchwarden at Christ Church in Kyiv is urging people around the world to keep praying for Ukraine as it commemorates its Independence Day today (Wednesday 24 August 2022).

 

20 Aug 2022

Bishop Robert and Bishop David experience at the Lambeth Conference 2022

Hundreds of people gathering in person has felt like a thing of the past, but this summer more than 600 Anglican bishops from across the world came together for the first Lambeth Conference since 2008. And a couple of weeks later, there was an even larger gathering of more than 3,000 Christians at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly – the first for a decade.

19 Aug 2022

Ukraine appeal to support work in Finland

The Bishops’ Joint Appeal with USPG to support refugees fleeing Ukraine has given €27,000 to the Ukrainian Association in Finland (UAF). The size of the donation reflects the hugely generous response to the initiative from across the diocese and beyond.

17 Aug 2022

Registration opens soon for diocese’s lay training course

If you are simply looking to learn more about the Christian faith or want to explore the possibility of formal lay ministry. We urge you to consider signing up for the diocese’s lay training course, ‘Walking Together in Faith’. Read more about it here...

28 Jul 2022

"Deep listening is an act of surrender": Meet Judith Rigby

Meet Judith Rigby, Congregational Worship Leader of All Saints' Church in Puerto de la Cruz in North Tenerife. In this blog post she shares some thoughts on the Lambeth Conference and the devastation caused by wildfire in Tenerife.

21 Jul 2022

Holy Cross Palermo welcome Porvoo Communion guest

Holy Cross Palermo hosted Bishop Karin Johannesson of the Church of Sweden last month. The Church of Sweden and the Church of England are both members of the Porvoo Communion, a group of 15 churches across Europe. It was an opportunity to share stories, learn from each other and also to discuss the ongoing immigration crisis.

19 Jul 2022

Advent Appeal money helps those hit by climate change

The first set of funds from the Diocese in Europe's Advent Appeal 2021 has been distributed. The appeal raised more than £15,000 (€18,000). Now, gifts of £3,500 (€4,130) have been given three agencies which are providing humanitarian aid around the Mediterranean and in Central Europe.