The Welly Angels are back with a message of joy and new life
7th April 2021The Angels are back at St. Johns in Wellington
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The Angels are back at St. Johns in Wellington
The benefice of Creech St. Michael, Ruishton and Thornfalcon had an egg-sellent time in the in the run up to Easter, in a community-wide Easter egg decoration project. As well as decorating eggs, members of church and wider community and church community also knitted and crocheted eggs and flowers and over 120 metres of 'vine'.
Two people from Bath and Wells are among 95 people who've received special thanks from the Queen today in recognition of the contribution they have made to their community and their church.
Part of a collaboration with 20 other dioceses to create a standardized website that will serve dioceses across the Church of England.
Watch Bishop Peter's Easter Sunday message and find out how Christians across Somerset are sharing joy and hope this Easter.
Rt Revd Peter Hancock, is to take early retirement on medical grounds as he continues his recovery from treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.
New guidance on singing in churches before and after Palm Sunday.
Dr Ben Buse, a lay worship assistant in the Benefice of Cheddar, Draycott and Rodney Stoke, is serving two weeks in Wandsworth prison for contempt of court for his climate activism.
A series of art installations created almost entirely with resources that would have otherwise gone to landï¬ll is to be displayed in the churchyard of St John's church Glastonbury during Holy Week.
This Easter, the Wellington team of churches have been working together to share hope and joy with the community through the angels of joy project.
Watch our Holy Week reflections
Revd Scott Patterson and his wife Rowan's Just Giving campaign to help the world's poorest get the coronavirus vaccine
Margaret uses her grandson's telescopic fishing net to visit homes of regular church goers on the estate and collect their regular donations each month
This week's reflection for use in online services is shared by Hon Assistant Bishop Rob Martin, a retired Bishop in our diocese.
Join Bishop Ruth for an hour of prayer live on Facebook for those who have died, and those who loved them.
All Church of England clergy in the Diocese of Bath and Wells have been asked to check their records to ensure that all safeguarding concerns have been reported to appropriate authorities.
We have produced a prayer card which parishes are welcome to use to put through the doors of those who are self isolating.
Encouragement from the Bishop
Although churches in the UK are closed at the current time, St Michael's Without in Bath has permission to open its doors following a call for help from their community.
Bishop Peter is to undertake a series of pilgrimages on foot around the diocese, as churches begin to reopen, praying for the communities he passes through.