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Coventry Cathedral celebrates Diamond Jubilee
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On the 25th May 2022, Coventry Cathedral turned 60. A service of Celebration and Thanksgiving was held with the Archbishop of Canterbury preaching.

Coventry Cathedral was consecrated on the 25th May 1962. The Queen, Princess Margaret, and the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Michael Ramsey, attended the New Cathedral consecration service alongside thousands of local people.

Sixty years later, Archbishop Justin Welby, Bishop Christopher, Dean John Witcombe, diocesan clergy, representatives of the Community of the Cross of Nails International Board and students from diocesan schools came together to give thanks for 60 years and commissioned the cathedral for the years to come.
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Thy Kingdom Come 2022
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Thy Kingdom Come 2022 is here. we are posting daily videos to go along-side the Thy Kingdom Come prayer journal.

Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus.

Since its start in May 2016 God has grown Thy Kingdom Come from a dream of possibility into a movement. Christians from 172 countries have taken part in praying ‘Come Holy Spirit’, so that friends and family, neighbours and colleagues might come to faith in Jesus Christ.
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Encountering God: Spirituality
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This module is designed to help us take stock of where God is at work in our busy lives.  Whether through prayer, scripture, the great outdoors or the simple encounters of everyday life, God can and does speak to each one of us and uses us to speak to others.  Come along to find practical ways to experience more of God’s presence in your life.

This course is split into five sessions which each last two hours. The sessions are:

Session 1: Biblical foundations
Session 2: Encountering God through the word
Session 3: Encountering God through worship
Session 4: Encountering God in daily life
Session 5: What’s my spiritual style?

Led by James Henney on Thursday evenings, 7:00pm -9:30pm, from 16 June to 14 July, at St Nicolas, Nuneaton.
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Mission-Shaped God
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This module will look at each of the four gospels in turn, so that you have the opportunity to get to grips with the unique approach to Jesus that each one of them offers. By the end of the module, you will have read all four gospels and you will find fresh ways of talking about what Jesus means to you.

This course is split into five sessions which each last two hours. The sessions are:

Session 1 – The Mission of God
Session 2 – The Mission of Father
Session 3 – The Mission of the Son
Session 4 – The Mission of the Spirit
Session 5 – God’s Mission and Ours

Led by Charles Higgins on Monday evenings, 19:00 -21:30, from 6 June to 4 July via Zoom.
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Online Difference Course
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How do we disagree well?  Promote genuine discussion?  Be agents of reconciliation in a divided world?

If you want to explore how to talk, listen and engage well with people who are different from you, then the Difference resource is for you.  It runs on six Wednesday evenings on Zoom from September 7th, and is a joint initiative with Birmingham and Coventry Diocese.  Click here to watch a two-minute video trailer.

Wednesdays, 19:15 – 21:00 on zoom

19:15 room opening

19:30 session start

Leadership add on

Following having done Difference, for those who want to explore hosting the resource in their context or wider region.

Contact Emma Crick de Boom for a chat, or to ask any questions.
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Diocesan News
Cathedral’s 60th Big Birthday Bash
All are invited to the cathedral for an afternoon of crafts, activities, a bouncy castle and of course cake! The Big Birthday Bash will take place on 25th June, 12-4pm.

They’d love to involve our local churches, schools and groups. They have a picture of people from all over the diocese joining in by sharing crafts and activities. If your church, group or school have something they’d like to bring and share with all those who go, please sign up by clicking here.

For more information about all the cathedral’s birthday events, click here. 
Places of Worship Protective Security Funding
The Security Minister has announced that the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme has again opened for applications.

Places of worship and associated faith community centres can apply for funding for a range of security measures to help tackle the threat of hate crime. This could include the installation of measures such as, but not limited to, CCTV cameras, security alarm systems and perimeter fencing to improve security protection at their site and help worshippers feel more safe.

For further details of the funding scheme and how to apply, click here.

Applications can be made until 23:59 on 14th July 2022.

Advice and help is available from Andy Duncan at: andy.duncan@coventry.anglican.org
Fundraising for St Catherine’s, Stoke Aldermoor
St Catherine’s church in Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry, need to raise £150,000 to remove a large portacabin (the old church building) and transform the space to the rear of the new church building into a community space for the people of Stoke Aldermoor. Plans include a sandpit, toddler toys, a games space, an outdoor kitchen, seating, raised beds and a foodbank store.

To kick off the fundraising, Revd Buff Stone, the vicar of Stoke Aldermoor, will be running the Edinburgh Marathon on 29th May. Buff is due to leave the parish in December to join her husband David in Brighton and would love to leave on a high, having achieved her fundraising target. You can access her Just Giving page by clicking here. 
The Edgehill Commonwealth Games Fitness Challenge for Ukraine
As a warmup to the Commonwealth Games, the Edgehill Games Fitness Challenge is being opened out across the Coventry Diocese from 4th to 10th July 2022. Couch potatoes, top athletes, and everyone in between can take part. Whether you walk, run, cycle, or swim, you can join in, raise your game, and help raise money for the DECs Ukraine humanitarian appeal.

You can sign up as an individual, or as a team to compete with teams from across Coventry and Warwickshire. Points are tracked in real-time on the competition website, We finish with a short (3-5km) community run/walk on the afternoon of 10th July.

For more information on how you can join in as an individual or as a church, click here. 
The Clewer Initiative Safe Car Wash App
Since its launch in 2018, the Safe Car Wash App has had 31,000 downloads with 7,800 reports submitted from across the UK. The data gathered from the reporting has been crucial in building a clear picture of the hand car wash sector – how many there are, where they are, and where modern slavery and exploitation might be happening.

The app has recently been redeveloped and is now new and improved.

The enhancements will help users to more easily report exploitative and non-compliant car washes, identify potential victims of modern slavery, and give partner organisations the information and data required to address criminal activity.

Click here to find out more.
Diocesan Vacancies
Assistant DAC Secretary and Operations Administrator
£27,524 per annum salary + 8.5% Employers Pension contribution

35 hours per week.  Monday to Friday with occasional evening and weekend work required.

The Assistant DAC Secretary and Operations Administrator will be responsible, as part of the Operations Team, for assisting in the efficient and effective support of services to the people and parishes of the Diocese.

We require a highly organised and capable administrator with a keen eye for detail and an ability to follow process efficiently.  The successful applicant will have a proven capability in effective verbal and written communication, and will be proficient in word-processing and data processing.

You will provide support with administration relating to church buildings and management of the Diocesan office. You will fulfil a number of tasks including: receiving general telephone calls, servicing meetings, welcoming visitors, ordering supplies, overseeing the post and deliveries and general office duties.

Closing date for applications: 10th June 2022 at 12 noon. For more information, click here. 
Priest-in-Charge, St. Mary’s, Walsgrave-on-Sowe
St. Mary’s, Walsgrave-on-Sowe is a suburban parish on the northeast side of Coventry and we are seeking to appoint a Priest-in-Charge.  We are a committed congregation who are looking for someone who will:

– lead us in our current tradition of formal Eucharistic worship and introduce different worship styles such as family services and services aimed at our youth membership

– be passionate about preaching and discipleship and encourage others in their spiritual growth.

– develop our pastoral ministry.

– nurture our young people and their families to help them become further

– integrated into church life.

– be an empowering leader with the ability to identify people’s gifts and

– motivate them to make best use of them in supporting the life of the church.

– who will work with us to find new ways of connecting with our community and developing a culture of invitation

– have a vision for small groups and the ability to nurture all church attendees and support them in moving to a more fulfilling spiritual life.

– have good organisational and time management skills, an ability to deal with conflicting demands and IT skills suited to the current digital world.

Closing Date for Applications: 12 noon, 17th June. For more information, click here. 
Vicar - St Francis, Radford
This holistic, diverse and welcoming church, which seeks to bless others and bring transformation to its wider community through its extensive ministry to the city of Coventry, seeks a new vicar who is:

– A Pastor and Leader who will encourage all church members in their spiritual journey, and develop our gifts.

– Catholic in tradition but open to all styles of worship and music, and is welcoming to all.

– Someone who will develop and share our vision for St. Francis, responding  positively to new initiatives.

– Someone who will support and encourage the St. Francis Employability project and who will be active and visible in the local community.

Closing Date for Applications: 12 noon, 24th June. For more information, click here. 
Priest-in-Charge Fillongley & Corley, Ansley & Arley
These four churches, constituting two Benefices and set in a beautiful part of North Warwickshire – with very strong ecumenical links with the local Methodist Church, including an LEP – are at an exciting stage as they develop their relationship.

We welcome a country loving candidate who:

– Is an inspiring and welcoming leader, able to communicate the Christian faith in a way that appeals to all sections of our expanding rural communities.

– Has an inspirational and flexible approach to worship, experienced in leading using both traditional and modern worship styles.

– Is willing to build on our work making our churches an attractive place for children and young families, strengthening our existing links with schools within the Benefice.

– Has a track record in developing lay leaders, and promoting harmonious relationships by consulting with others to develop a shared direction.

– Is gifted in developing both people’s confidence to share their faith with others, and also strategies that release the growth potential of people in the parishes through IT and social media skills.

For more information, click here. 
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