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Christmas at the Cathedrals

(Featured image courtesy of St Chad’s Cathedral) Christmas services will be taking place in all of Birmingham’s and Solihull’s 500+ churches over the Christmas period. Most local churches will have a website or Facebook page to profile their services and events.  A full list of services at St Philip’s Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB … Read more

Shine your Light

This weekend events are taking place as part of Shine Your Light, a nationwide Christmas campaign. ‘The vision for Shine Your Light is that the whole church across the family of nations stand united to share the Gospel to the whole of society this Christmas. The nationwide campaign will run on the weekend of Saturday … Read more

Restore: supporting those seeking sanctuary.

As we look ahead to Christmas, there’s one part of the Christmas story that gets glossed over or edged out of many nativity plays.  It’s a bit gory and not glitzy like the angels and of the wisemen’s gifts.  But it’s an integral part and an element that  resonates with our world today: the persecution … Read more

The Year of Prayer

In preparation for the Jubilee Year ‘Pilgrims of Hope,’ which starts on Advent Sunday, 1 December 2024, the year beginning on Advent Sunday, 3 December 2023 has been designated by Pope Francis the ‘Year of Prayer’ in the Roman Catholic Community. The particular emphasis of the Year of Prayer is the ‘Our Father’ (known as … Read more

Love God, Love your Neighbour

  This year, its 10th year #Pray24Brum returns to St Philips Cathedral, with the theme: Love God, Love your Neighbour. Over the 19th and 20th of January we shall be joined from Christians from all over the city for 24 hours of prayer celebrating our unity across different traditions. If you are interested in leading … Read more

Shine Your Light

The ‘Shine Your Light’ initiative is calling on Christians to unite in towns, villages and cities across the UK in order to take the Gospel message outdoors in the run-up to Christmas. ‘Shine Your Light’ will run over the weekend of Saturday 16/Sunday 17 December, with an emphasis on community events and activities on the Saturday. … Read more

Laudate Deum

On 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum (‘Praise God’) was published. The exhortation ‘clarifies and completes’ the Pope’s 2015 Exhortation Laudato si’ in addressing the climate crisis. The exhortation consists of six chapters, which address the global climate crisis, the fragility of nature, the weakness … Read more

West Midlands leaders’ summit

Building on the success of the summit held in October 2022, over 20 senior leaders and representatives of West Midlands Churches participated in a second leaders’ summit on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 October 2023 at the Woodbrooke Centre in Birmingham. At the gathering, the leaders spent significant time in prayer and conversation on issues … Read more