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The Church of England in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Barnet.
🌍 On Monday night, around 150 people came together for our Diocesan Interfaith Event at St Albans Cathedral.

👉 Read the full story and see the pictures here: buff.ly/Xm3pjRr

#InterfaithWeek #LivingGodsLove
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🍫✨ The Chocolate Stop – a sweet success in Silsoe! What started with a simple idea and a £250 grant has quickly become a much‑loved community fixture at St James the Great, Silsoe.

Read the full story here: buff.ly/WIhp0TY

#LivingGodsLove
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🍴Today is the final Learning Lunchtime in this current series, don't miss it! We're talking all about how to prepare for generous giving at Christmas, led by Giving Adviser Kate Ford🎄:

🕐1-2pm, online
🔗 For the link, register here: buff.ly/dW5vObm
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🙏 A prayer for Safeguarding Sunday, which is today, 16 November.

More prayers and resources available from @Thiryone:eight

#SafeguardingSunday
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌍 Continuing with our stories for Interfaith Week, we hear from a brilliant initiative called The Barnet Collective, run by St Mary's Church, East Barnet.

👉 Read the story here: buff.ly/r9vSw2q

#InterfaithWeek #Community #FaithInAction
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This Sunday, we mark #SafeguardingSunday

➡️ Find safeguarding information and support from the Diocese here: buff.ly/8ITMCVt

➡️ Explore resources from Thirtyone:eight, including a free digital church resource pack available for download: buff.ly/dY424xy
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌍✨This week is Interfaith week and we are featuring some stories of how churches in our diocese are working together with other faiths.

👉 Read this story from Christ Church Radlett, offering a lifeline for families living with dementia: buff.ly/smhY9aq
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Join Bishop Christopher Herbert, former Bishop of St Albans, for a sneak peak into his new book, ‘Jane Austen’s Favourite Brother, Henry’, written for the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

🎟️ Tickets here: buff.ly/cZEcCs2
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today marks the opening of COP30, the UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil. As world leaders gather to confront the climate crisis, we join together in prayer for our world. 🙏

Read more about the Church of England's engagement with COP30 here: buff.ly/pcZWxGi
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Alban Way cohort! We celebrated their year of discipleship with a joyful commissioning service at St Albans Cathedral last Saturday.

Read the news story here: buff.ly/DEGnGQ4 🙏 We pray for blessings on their next steps.
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
✨ In ten days time we have our diocese interfaith event at St Albans Cathedral, in partnership with Grassroots Luton:

🗓️ Monday 17 November, 7pm at St Albans Cathedral
🎟️ Get your free tickets here: buff.ly/uBNbWuj
👉 Find out more about the event here: buff.ly/hpID3r0
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎉 Congratulations to The Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, who have today been removed from Historic England's at Risk Register, following an impressive restoration after a devastating fire in 2018.

👉 Read our news story here: buff.ly/0URhNts
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎨✨ Local schools to All Saints' Church, Parish of South Oxhey and Carpenders Park (Watford), are bringing faith to life through their art and creativity this week in an interactive exhibition called Saints Alive! Read all about it here: buff.ly/cEQHH72
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A message from Bishop Richard to the Jamaican Community in the Diocese of St Albans.
October 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A recent service of thanksgiving and prayer for rural churches in the Diocese was held at St James' Church Silsoe. Read about the service and see more photos here, featuring creative prayer stations: buff.ly/YuVr82h

See links at the bottom of the article for further opportunities.
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Church should always be like this!”, declared one nine year old boy during a jacket potato dinner at St Swithin's Church recently. The church received a Small Mission Grant from the Diocese that enabled them to provide a summer Messy Church project for the community.
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Following a gathering last week for young adults at Bishop's Lodge, we hear from two of those who attended the evening and what they most appreciated.

👉 Read the full story here, including hopes for further meetups in the future: buff.ly/8MYIbFB
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
⛪ St Mary's Church in Meppershall recently celebrated the completion of extensive restoration works to their historic tower and transepts.

👉 Read the news story and see before and after photos here: buff.ly/0I8FVw4
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎄 This is a great time to be planning for activities and offerings available for the Advent and Christmas season for your church or community. Take a look at this link for helpful webinars and resources: buff.ly/faReCuQ
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
✨ We are hiring! Could this be the job for you or someone you know?

We are looking for a Vocations Administrator.

📅 Closing date for applications: 12pm on Monday 3 November
👉 Find out more: buff.ly/OTVAlRD
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Last week, 72 headteachers, diocesan staff, archdeacons and bishops gathered for a day to prioritise the place of the spiritual within our schools and trusts.

👉 Read our news story here with thoughts and pictures from the day: buff.ly/pfWWiTP
October 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The UK Cohort of the Alban Way recently returned from their pilgrimage to Lindisfarne (the Holy Island), walking in the footsteps of saints who went before them. Learn about what the group got up to and see some pictures from their adventures here: buff.ly/PwwOS3V
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
✏️ Take a look at our update on this year's Bishops' Harvest Appeal: buff.ly/U6iWEIX

👉 The appeal is well under-way and it is not too late for you to get involved: buff.ly/axxDs7s

#2025harvestappeal #educationforall #pencilontour #rewritetheirfuture
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our Alban Way pilgrims have returned safely from Lindisfarne, and have successfully completed their 280 mile journey! Welcome back 🙌. We look forward to hearing more from the group and sharing their photos and updates in a news story very soon!

#thealbanway #youngadultformation #pilgrimage
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🍂 Don't miss this special service for rural churches on Sunday 12 October at 4pm, St James the Great Church, Silsoe. Please join us as we pray in hope for the ministry of rural churches.
👉 You can scan the QR code, or visit this link to register your interest in attending: buff.ly/v26E9Ya
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM