The Diocese of Chelmsford
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The Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford, has shared a New Year message for 2026.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford, has shared a New Year message for 2026.
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#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Michael's in Thorpe-le-Soken. Clergy: Vacancy (V).
Thorpe-le-Soken Rolph School: Nicola Emrich (HT).
All Saints Walton-le-Soken. Clergy: Peter Edwards (PIC).
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Please pray for:
St Michael's in Thorpe-le-Soken. Clergy: Vacancy (V).
Thorpe-le-Soken Rolph School: Nicola Emrich (HT).
All Saints Walton-le-Soken. Clergy: Peter Edwards (PIC).
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December 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Michael's in Thorpe-le-Soken. Clergy: Vacancy (V).
Thorpe-le-Soken Rolph School: Nicola Emrich (HT).
All Saints Walton-le-Soken. Clergy: Peter Edwards (PIC).
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Please pray for:
St Michael's in Thorpe-le-Soken. Clergy: Vacancy (V).
Thorpe-le-Soken Rolph School: Nicola Emrich (HT).
All Saints Walton-le-Soken. Clergy: Peter Edwards (PIC).
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#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Michael's Kirby-Le-Soken, All Saints Great Holland. Clergy: Mark Holdaway (R).
St Peter & St Paul's Church in St Osyth w St Mary's Great Bentley. Clergy: Sharon Guest (V).
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Please pray for:
St Michael's Kirby-Le-Soken, All Saints Great Holland. Clergy: Mark Holdaway (R).
St Peter & St Paul's Church in St Osyth w St Mary's Great Bentley. Clergy: Sharon Guest (V).
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December 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Michael's Kirby-Le-Soken, All Saints Great Holland. Clergy: Mark Holdaway (R).
St Peter & St Paul's Church in St Osyth w St Mary's Great Bentley. Clergy: Sharon Guest (V).
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Please pray for:
St Michael's Kirby-Le-Soken, All Saints Great Holland. Clergy: Mark Holdaway (R).
St Peter & St Paul's Church in St Osyth w St Mary's Great Bentley. Clergy: Sharon Guest (V).
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All are warmly invited to the Diocesan Plough Sunday service at Thaxted Parish Church on Sunday 11 January at 11am.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
All are warmly invited to the Diocesan Plough Sunday service at Thaxted Parish Church on Sunday 11 January at 11am.
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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 will run from 18 - 25 January.
This year the prayers and reflections have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches.
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This year the prayers and reflections have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 will run from 18 - 25 January.
This year the prayers and reflections have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches.
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This year the prayers and reflections have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches.
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#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St John's Great Clacton. Clergy: Mark Mulryne (V).
Great Clacton CofE Junior School: Tara Finney (HT).
St Bartholomew's in Holland-on-Sea. Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), David Lower (AC).
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Please pray for:
St John's Great Clacton. Clergy: Mark Mulryne (V).
Great Clacton CofE Junior School: Tara Finney (HT).
St Bartholomew's in Holland-on-Sea. Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), David Lower (AC).
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December 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St John's Great Clacton. Clergy: Mark Mulryne (V).
Great Clacton CofE Junior School: Tara Finney (HT).
St Bartholomew's in Holland-on-Sea. Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), David Lower (AC).
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Please pray for:
St John's Great Clacton. Clergy: Mark Mulryne (V).
Great Clacton CofE Junior School: Tara Finney (HT).
St Bartholomew's in Holland-on-Sea. Clergy: Vacancy (PIC), David Lower (AC).
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#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The staff of the Cathedral, the events to be held there and for all those who will visit during the coming year. Give thanks, too, for all who generously give of their time as volunteers.
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Please pray for:
The staff of the Cathedral, the events to be held there and for all those who will visit during the coming year. Give thanks, too, for all who generously give of their time as volunteers.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Please pray for:
The staff of the Cathedral, the events to be held there and for all those who will visit during the coming year. Give thanks, too, for all who generously give of their time as volunteers.
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Please pray for:
The staff of the Cathedral, the events to be held there and for all those who will visit during the coming year. Give thanks, too, for all who generously give of their time as volunteers.
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The Right Reverend Roger Morris, the Bishop of Colchester, has recorded our #ChelmsDioSermon for today, the first Sunday of Christmas. Watch here: buff.ly/ExEwUFk 🙏
Weekly Sermon for the first Sunday of Christmas with Bishop Roger
The Right Reverend Roger Morris, the Bishop of Colchester, has recorded our weekly sermon for the first Sunday of Christmas, Sunday 28 December.
All our sermons can be found on the 'Weekly Sermon…
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December 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Right Reverend Roger Morris, the Bishop of Colchester, has recorded our #ChelmsDioSermon for today, the first Sunday of Christmas. Watch here: buff.ly/ExEwUFk 🙏
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Saskatoon – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Saskatoon – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
December 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Saskatoon – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Saskatoon – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Paul's Clacton. Clergy: David Lower (V).
St Mary's Frinton. Clergy: Funmilayo Vaughan (R). LLM: Maggie Wilson.
The Diocese of Saskatchewan – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
St Paul's Clacton. Clergy: David Lower (V).
St Mary's Frinton. Clergy: Funmilayo Vaughan (R). LLM: Maggie Wilson.
The Diocese of Saskatchewan – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Paul's Clacton. Clergy: David Lower (V).
St Mary's Frinton. Clergy: Funmilayo Vaughan (R). LLM: Maggie Wilson.
The Diocese of Saskatchewan – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
St Paul's Clacton. Clergy: David Lower (V).
St Mary's Frinton. Clergy: Funmilayo Vaughan (R). LLM: Maggie Wilson.
The Diocese of Saskatchewan – The Anglican Church of Canada.
#ChelmsDio_COP
"Sometimes we need encouragement to hear again the message of the angels.
"There is joy to be found in the stable scene in Bethlehem. There is joy in the angelic chorus that lifts us, as it did the shepherds, from crouching fear to the glory of the Highest Heaven."
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"There is joy to be found in the stable scene in Bethlehem. There is joy in the angelic chorus that lifts us, as it did the shepherds, from crouching fear to the glory of the Highest Heaven."
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December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Sometimes we need encouragement to hear again the message of the angels.
"There is joy to be found in the stable scene in Bethlehem. There is joy in the angelic chorus that lifts us, as it did the shepherds, from crouching fear to the glory of the Highest Heaven."
1/2 #JoyOfChristmas #Hope
"There is joy to be found in the stable scene in Bethlehem. There is joy in the angelic chorus that lifts us, as it did the shepherds, from crouching fear to the glory of the Highest Heaven."
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given ... he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace!
-- Isaiah 9:6 (NIV).
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-- Isaiah 9:6 (NIV).
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📸: St Mary’s Church Great Dunmow
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given ... he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace!
-- Isaiah 9:6 (NIV).
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📸: St Mary’s Church Great Dunmow
-- Isaiah 9:6 (NIV).
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📸: St Mary’s Church Great Dunmow
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Sapele – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Sapele – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).
#ChelmsDio_COP
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Sapele – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Sapele – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).
#ChelmsDio_COP
While [Mary and Joseph] were in [Bethlehem], the time came for her to have her baby, and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no place for them in the guest quarters.
— Luke 2: 6-7 (ISV).
#JoyOfChristmas
— Luke 2: 6-7 (ISV).
#JoyOfChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
While [Mary and Joseph] were in [Bethlehem], the time came for her to have her baby, and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no place for them in the guest quarters.
— Luke 2: 6-7 (ISV).
#JoyOfChristmas
— Luke 2: 6-7 (ISV).
#JoyOfChristmas
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
All Saints w St James in Brightlingsea. Clergy: Caroline Beckett (V), Judith Gibbons (A).
LLM: Catherine Graham.
The Diocese of São Paulo – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil.
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Please pray for:
All Saints w St James in Brightlingsea. Clergy: Caroline Beckett (V), Judith Gibbons (A).
LLM: Catherine Graham.
The Diocese of São Paulo – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
All Saints w St James in Brightlingsea. Clergy: Caroline Beckett (V), Judith Gibbons (A).
LLM: Catherine Graham.
The Diocese of São Paulo – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil.
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Please pray for:
All Saints w St James in Brightlingsea. Clergy: Caroline Beckett (V), Judith Gibbons (A).
LLM: Catherine Graham.
The Diocese of São Paulo – Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil.
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The Chelmsford Diocese Environment Team's 2025 Advent Calendar is full of inspiring stories about churches and schools across the Diocese who are caring for God's creation, as well as seasonal reflections and prayers.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Chelmsford Diocese Environment Team's 2025 Advent Calendar is full of inspiring stories about churches and schools across the Diocese who are caring for God's creation, as well as seasonal reflections and prayers.
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#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Deanery of St Osyth
Area Dean: Phil Ritchie.
Lay Chair: Vacancy.
The Diocese of Santiago (Philippines) – The Episcopal Church in
the Philippines.
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Please pray for:
The Deanery of St Osyth
Area Dean: Phil Ritchie.
Lay Chair: Vacancy.
The Diocese of Santiago (Philippines) – The Episcopal Church in
the Philippines.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Deanery of St Osyth
Area Dean: Phil Ritchie.
Lay Chair: Vacancy.
The Diocese of Santiago (Philippines) – The Episcopal Church in
the Philippines.
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Please pray for:
The Deanery of St Osyth
Area Dean: Phil Ritchie.
Lay Chair: Vacancy.
The Diocese of Santiago (Philippines) – The Episcopal Church in
the Philippines.
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#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Mary's Mistley w St Michael's Manningtree w St Lawrence Bradfield. Clergy: Vacancy (R), John Brien (AC), Sam Winney (AC), Nicky Young (A). LLM: Julie Titley.
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Please pray for:
St Mary's Mistley w St Michael's Manningtree w St Lawrence Bradfield. Clergy: Vacancy (R), John Brien (AC), Sam Winney (AC), Nicky Young (A). LLM: Julie Titley.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
St Mary's Mistley w St Michael's Manningtree w St Lawrence Bradfield. Clergy: Vacancy (R), John Brien (AC), Sam Winney (AC), Nicky Young (A). LLM: Julie Titley.
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Please pray for:
St Mary's Mistley w St Michael's Manningtree w St Lawrence Bradfield. Clergy: Vacancy (R), John Brien (AC), Sam Winney (AC), Nicky Young (A). LLM: Julie Titley.
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Explore our seasonal resources webpage, now including a New Year video message from Bishop Guli.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Explore our seasonal resources webpage, now including a New Year video message from Bishop Guli.
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On the third Sunday of Advent, St Laurence Church in Barkingside "had a joyful time singing Christmas carols outside Aldi Supermarket. It was wonderful sharing Christmas joy with our local community."
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#ChelmsDioLife #ChristmasCarols #LocalChurch #Faith
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#ChelmsDioLife #ChristmasCarols #LocalChurch #Faith
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On the third Sunday of Advent, St Laurence Church in Barkingside "had a joyful time singing Christmas carols outside Aldi Supermarket. It was wonderful sharing Christmas joy with our local community."
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#ChelmsDioLife #ChristmasCarols #LocalChurch #Faith
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#ChelmsDioLife #ChristmasCarols #LocalChurch #Faith
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The members of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, and the Company of Servers, and all people who serve Christ at the altar.
The Anglican Church of Burundi.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The members of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, and the Company of Servers, and all people who serve Christ at the altar.
The Anglican Church of Burundi.
#ChelmsDio_COP
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The members of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, and the Company of Servers, and all people who serve Christ at the altar.
The Anglican Church of Burundi.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The members of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary, and the Company of Servers, and all people who serve Christ at the altar.
The Anglican Church of Burundi.
#ChelmsDio_COP
The Venerable Sue Lucas, the Archdeacon of Southend, has recorded our #ChelmsdioSermon for today, the fourth Sunday of Advent, titled ‘Peaceful Faithfulness: The Example of Joseph’. Watch here: buff.ly/mVOZVit 🙏
Weekly Sermon for the fourth Sunday of Advent with The Venerable Sue Lucas
The Venerable Sue Lucas, the Archdeacon of Southend, has recorded our weekly sermon for the fourth Sunday of Advent, Sunday 21 December, titled ‘Peaceful Faithfulness: The Example of Joseph’.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Venerable Sue Lucas, the Archdeacon of Southend, has recorded our #ChelmsdioSermon for today, the fourth Sunday of Advent, titled ‘Peaceful Faithfulness: The Example of Joseph’. Watch here: buff.ly/mVOZVit 🙏
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Western Kowloon – Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Western Kowloon – Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
#ChelmsDio_COP
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#CycleOfPrayer #ChelmsDioPrayers
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Western Kowloon – Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
#ChelmsDio_COP
Please pray for:
The Diocese of Western Kowloon – Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
#ChelmsDio_COP
On Wednesday, Bishop Guli was on the Radio 3 show In Tune talking about the songs from her book 'Listening to the Music of the Soul'.
Listen to the interview at buff.ly/hGUI2uR
Listen to the interview at buff.ly/hGUI2uR
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
On Wednesday, Bishop Guli was on the Radio 3 show In Tune talking about the songs from her book 'Listening to the Music of the Soul'.
Listen to the interview at buff.ly/hGUI2uR
Listen to the interview at buff.ly/hGUI2uR
Earlier this month, St Mary's Church in Broomfield watched a Christmas classic at their Film Club, with Christmas cake and mince pies enjoyed halfway through.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Earlier this month, St Mary's Church in Broomfield watched a Christmas classic at their Film Club, with Christmas cake and mince pies enjoyed halfway through.
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#ChelmsDioLife #Advent #Community #ChristmasJoy
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#ChelmsDioLife #Advent #Community #ChristmasJoy