bath & wells: diocesan infomation
links
www.wellscathedral.org.uk
Wells Cathedral Website
www.bathandwellsenvironmental.org.uk
www.bathandwells.org.uk/diocesan_information/ EnvironmentalIssues.php
Diocesan Environmental issues
www.bishopspalacewells.co.uk
The Bishop's Palace Website
Local Organisations
www.bathandwellsdef.org.uk
Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship of clergy and laity who live in the Diocese and whose aim to is unite all evangelical Anglicans in the Diocese.
www.fscandc.org.uk
Friends of Somerset Churches and Chapels
http://moretolife08.org.uk
The parish of Keynsham is engaging in an outreach to the community called More to Life.
www.sctog.org.uk
Somerset Churches Together
www.bathwells.anglican.org/mothers_union
The Bath and Wells Mothers' Union
www.bath-wells.org.uk
Bath & Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers + Change Ringing on Church Bells
www.churchwalks.org.uk
Church & Countryside Walks
An initiative of the Rural Communities Regeneration Group to encourage access and contact with rural communities, by promoting interesting and rewarding circular walks through the countryside of Somerset and Dorset.
www.ammerdown.org
Conference and Retreat Centre - A place of hospitality, spirituality and growth
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Bath and Wells Parish/Deanery Links
List of Parish Websites
www.tauntondeanery.org.uk
www.crewkerne-ilminster-deanery-org
Information about the Deanery and its churches
University Chaplaincy
Bath University Chaplaincy
A good active site with plenty of useful information.
University of Bath Anglican Society
or BANG! Do have a look at what's going on here.
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Rural Affairs
www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk
The Arthur Rank Centre
www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk
Farm Crisis Network
www.churchwalks.org.uk
Church & Countryside Walks
An initiative of the Rural Communities Regeneration Group to encourage access and contact with rural communities, by promoting interesting and rewarding circular walks through the countryside of Somerset and Dorset.
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'Localish' Dioceses
www.exeter.anglican.org
Diocese of Exeter
www.glosdioc.org.uk
Diocese of Gloucester
www.oxford.anglican.org
Diocese of Oxford
www.salisbury.anglican.org
Diocese of Salisbury
win.diocese.org.uk
Diocese of Wincester
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Anglican Links
www.archbishopofcanterbury.org
The official home page of the Archbishop of Canterbury
www.anglicancommunion.org/acns
Anglican Communion News Service - Monthly news service for the whole Anglican community
www.anglicancommunion.org
The official website of the Anglican Communion
www.cofe.anglican.org
The main Church of England website
www.gazette.cofe.anglican.org
Church of England Online Gazette - news for lay and clerical leaders
www.stewardship.cofe.anglican.org
Church of England 'one-stop' stewardship information website
www.churchtimes.co.uk
Church Times The Anglican Newspaper now on-line
www.churcharmy.org.uk
The Church Army
www.cuf.org.uk
Church Urban Fund Launched out of the C of E report Faith in the City
www.the-childrens-society.org.uk
The Children's Society
www.readers.cofe.anglican.org
Reader Ministry in the Church of England
www.resource-arm.net
ReSource - renewal for mission in Anglican churches
www.serversgss.cjb.net
Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary - Association of Altar Servers in the Church of England
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UK Church & National Links
www.acny.org.uk
www.backtochurch.co.uk/shop/
www.churches-together.org.uk
Churches Together in England
www.churchnet.org.uk
Church Net UK - links to churches, resources, and contacts worldwide
www.ecumenical.co.uk
Church Links Throughout Britain
www.geocities.com/nctg_uk
The National Churches Tourism Group - providing information and sharing good practice in the response of churches to visitors.
www.rejesus.co.uk
rejesus
www.pilgrimagetours.co.uk
Greencastle Pilgrimage Tours
www.cofe.anglican.org/about/diocesesparishes/ bedandbreakfast.html
Accommodation near Cathedrals
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Property
www.churchcare.co.uk
A 'one-stop shop' for anyone involved in the running of a church.
Produced by the Archbishops' Council.
www.ecclesiastical.com
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group
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Genealogy / Local History
www.sog.org.uk
The Society of Genealogists - site includes online indexes and leaflets
www.ffhs.org.uk
Federation of Family History Societies - site includes online information and details of projects and publications
www.balh.co.uk
British Association for Local History - site includes details of resources and publications
www.local-history.co.uk
Local History Magazine - includes a directory of Local History Societies
www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/
Somerset Archive and Record Service [follow 'Guides to Research & Holdings' - 'Researching your Somerset family']
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(World) Mission
www.cms-uk.org
CMS - Church Mission Society
www.uspg.org.uk
USPG - The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
www.uca.bham.ac.uk
United College of the Ascension
www.christian-aid.org.uk
Christian Aid
ww.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk
Jubilee Debt Campaign
www.zamnet.zm
ZAMNET - Zambian news site and portal
www.postzambia.com
The Post (Zambian newspaper)
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Youth and Children
www.linxproject.com
Linx Project - an ecumenical youth project based in Wincanton
www.careforce.co.uk
Spend your gap year serving churches and Christian projects here in
Britain
www.connexions.gov.uk
Connexions Strategy - the Government's changes for Youth Support Services
www.cpas.org.uk
Church Pastoral Aid Society - includes youth & children's material
www.crb.gov.uk
Criminal Records Bureau
www.crossrhythms.co.uk
Cross Rhythms - music, conference, training
www.theaward.org
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
www.fyt.org.uk
Frontier Youth Trust
www.globalgang.org.uk
Global Gang
www.scriptureunion.org.uk
Scripture Union
www.soulsurvivor.com
Soul Survivor
www.taize.fr
Taize
www.rootsontheweb.com
Roots on the Web
www.youthwork.co.uk
Youthwork Magazine: ideas, resources & guidance for Youth Ministry
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Vocation
www.liveforachange.org.uk
"Journey Inward - Journey Outward" exploring and discerning personal vocation
Worship
www.mwf.org.uk
www.jesuit.ie/prayer
Sacred Space - scripture readings and prayers for each day with accompanying guidance.
www.v2000.org
Daily readings and thoughts for reflection which go with them.
www.tssf.org
Third Order of the Society of St. Francis. Resources and guidance on an effective prayer life.
www.soulsearching.ie
Useful material on spirituality, prayer, faith, music and social justice.
www.passionforpreaching.com
Passion for Preaching provides articles on biblical preaching, sermons from many different countries and traditions and a meetingpoint for preachers around the world.
www.episcopalchurch.org/worship-that-works
Sermon materials from the Episcopal Church of the US.
www.rscm.com
Royal School of Church Music, with all the Psalms and Canticles for Common Worship dowloadable in pdf format.
www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/
The Common Worship texts and other authorized liturgies available on-line.
www.oremus.org/liturgy/ccp/
has Celebrating Common Prayer on-line.
oremus.org/labarum/
Ready-to-print materials from across the Anglican Communion, from the
Royal Army Chaplains' Department Liturgical Library.
www.allageworship.co.uk
Decade Ministries provide a range of visual resources to purchase for all-age worship.
www.familyworship.org.uk
Songs and other resources to help all ages in the church worship together.
www.alternativeworship.org
Includes lots of links to sites with alternative worship ideas.
www.smallfire.org
An alternative worship photo archive with thought provoking images.
www.emergingchurch.org
An American site suggesting concepts and ideas relevant for being church in our culture.
web.ukonline.co.uk/paradigm/
About labyrinths - the contemporary versions include music, meditations, art, media and symbolic activities at intervals along the path.
www.ccli.co.uk
Christian Copyright Licensing International - licensing for words and music reproduction, use of audio / video recordings, etc..
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Books, resources, etc.
alphacourse.org
The Alpha course website
www.audiopot.org
An on-line archive of Christian audio resources with a bright design and approach, and popular appeal. (Registration is required to access the resources.)
www.biblegateway.com/
The WWW Bible Gateway - Bible resource site with search facilities on many translations and in several languages
www.thestoryofjesus.com
Multimedia site based on the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus.
www.biblesociety.org.uk
The Bible Society
www.christian-aid.org.uk
Christian Aid UK
www.chbookshop.co.uk
Church House Bookshop Online Shop
www.cpas.org.uk
CPAS
www.cpo.org.uk
Christian Publishing and Outreach
www.thegoodbookstall.org.uk
The Good Book Stall
www.grovebooks.co.uk
Grove Books
www.iona.org.uk
Iona Community / Wild Goose Resource Group
www.worship.co.uk
Kingsway Music's Worship
www.natsoc.org.uk
The National Society
www.scriptureunion.org.uk
Scripture Union
www.spckonline.com
SPCK Online Bookshop
www.stapleford-centre.org
Stapleford Centre
www.taize.fr
Taizé
www.tearfund.org
Tear Fund
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Events
www.mwf.org.uk
just2fish.org
UK Christian events listing
www.christianevent.info
Christian Event Info
www.springh.org
Spring Harvest
www.greenbelt.org.uk
Greenbelt Festival
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RE Resources
www.natsoc.org.uk
Topical information, advice and resources on RE, Collective Worship and other aspects of governing, managing and teaching. Especially relevant to Church schools.
www.culham.ac.uk
Curriculum materials and useful religious festivals calendar. Also very useful pages on clergy and schools.
www.reonline.org.uk
RE Resources Centre on the Web
re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk
RE-XS site with links to many other sites organised by religion and by theme.
www.bbc.co.uk/religion
The BBC religion and ethics page includes brief, clear guides to the main religions in the UK, as well as useful links to relevant news stories.
www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/SocialStudies/RE
The University of Strathclyde's site giving support for RE from 5-14. Includes topics, targets, glossaries, images (including photos and line drawings which can be downloaded) and stories.
www.bristol-lea.org.uk/teaching/primary/re/rep.html
List of resources and contacts. Booklists including fiction and contacts for local visits.
www.devon.gov.uk/dcs/re
Lists of book resources to support the Devon Agreed Syllabus but also useful for Awareness, Mystery and Values.
www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk
An astonishing school website which includes a virtual visit to a mosque and a synagogue and is very primary child-friendly.
www.reep.org
Website of the RE and the Environment Programme with resources and activity ideas.
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Collective Worship
www.culham.ac.uk/cw
Culham College Institute / The National Society
www.assemblies.org.uk
The Assemblies Website
www.blackburn.anglican.org
The Diocese of Blackburn Board of Education
www.storykeepers.com
Storykeepers website - collective worship resources at www.culham.ac.uk/storykeepers
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Clergy in Schools
www.culham.ac.uk/care
Clergy and RE - Useful advice for Clergy visiting and working in schools
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