Eco Diocese May Update 2020
First published on: 15th May 2020In this month's Eco Diocese update The Venerable Pete Spiers, Archdeacon of Knowsley & Sefton reflects on the journey.
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In this month's Eco Diocese update The Venerable Pete Spiers, Archdeacon of Knowsley & Sefton reflects on the journey.
But clergy will be permitted to re-enter for private prayer and the streaming of services provided they follow strict national guidelines
Bishop Paul leads the tributes to our former Warden of Readers
<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white">In this update Faiths4Change</span> keep us posted about adapting to lockdown plus Duncan and Ann from Oaks Community in Skelmersdale tell us about their Eco Church journey.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">This week Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, launched Daily Hope, a free national phone line as a simple new way to bring worship and prayer into people’s homes while church buildings are closed. The line is available 24 hours a day on <strong>0800 804 8044</strong> has been set up particularly with those unable to join online church services during the period of restrictions in mind.</span></span>
In our February 2020 Eco Dioces Update, Faiths4Change share a host of actions to help drive us forward to becoming a Siver Eco Diocese.
<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">This week, Rev Dr Hannah Lewis, Pioneer Minister with the Deaf Community outlines how your parishioners who are disabled or deaf may be affected during the COVID-19 and how to help.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">Staff at St James' House are working in a very different way but we still aim to support parishes at this time</span></span>.
<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">How we are supporting worship across our Diocese during Holy Week and Easter</span></span>
<span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">As charities within the UK, there are still issues of good governance that need to be dealt with and maintained. At this time of national emergency, the organisational structure of our churches, potentially reaching into every community, and their volunteer bases are needed more than ever. </span></span>