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"I feel more confident to recognise God at work," says Sue Lane, ICM student

Published on: 6th July 2026

Sue Lane has just completed the one-year Introduction to Christian Ministry course at Ludlow, offered by Cuddesdon Gloucester & Hereford, a part-time pathway of Ripon College, Cuddesdon. Here she explains how the course for lay leaders, Readers and Ordinands has impacted her life.

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Finding out about Funeral Ministry at Crematorium Open Day, 4th July 2026

Published on: 2nd July 2026

Gill Layton, one of Hereford Diocese's Licensed Lay Funeral Ministers, and Leanne Player-Jones, a Funeral Director, talk about funeral ministry ahead of this Saturday's Crematorium Open Day in Hereford

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Helping older children to stay in Messy Church by Ed Ceney

Published on: 30th April 2026

Ed Ceney, Youth Pioneer at our nationally-funded Youth Hub project in Leominster, is one of several youth leaders in the diocese piloting a new scheme called Messy Momentum, which finds ways to re-engage older children in Messy Church.

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Chaplaincy Stories: LifeLink chaplaincy connects school,church and community

Published on: 6th November 2025

Jane Tate is the new LifeLink Chaplain for The Bishop of Hereford’s Bluecoat School in the Tupsley area of the city, connecting the school with church and community

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Chaplaincy Stories: You either like hospitals or you don't!

Published on: 29th October 2025

Rev'd Philip Roberts has been an NHS Chaplain for over 35 years; when someone said 'you're not a proper' vicar', he took it as a compliment.

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Temporary closure of FoodShare at St Martin’s Church, Hereford

Published on: 27th October 2025

Organisers of FoodShare at St Martin’s Hereford have confirmed they are closing the service temporarily this Friday 31 October; a team at the diocesan office is stepping in to find a sustainable solution


New funeral ministry provides space to mourn

Published on: 22nd October 2025

The new Licensed Lay Funeral Ministers are an important new pastoral ministry for the diocese

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Chaplaincy Stories: Revs Phill Brown and Paul Roberts, Cadet Forces Chaplains

Published on: 15th October 2025

Chaplaincy to our cadet groups is "life-giving". Rev'd Phill Brown is chaplain to the Hereford Sea Cadets and Rev'd Paul Roberts is chaplain to the Hereford & Worcester Army Cadet Force

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Chaplaincy Stories: Jane Peeler, Anna Chaplain

Published on: 9th October 2025

"God knows, and that is enough” – the quiet work of Anna Chaplaincy reaches deep into the community in Bridgnorth. Jane Peeler is an Anna Chaplain; here she explains how it is a quiet ministry, but with Jesus at its heart

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From the Wye’s Jubilee Maze to the Amazing Grace offered to tourists

Published on: 2nd October 2025

St Dubricius Church in Whitchurch is experiencing an encouraging response from visitor engagement this summer, as tourists increasingly seek something beyond the beautiful countryside of the Wye Valley and Symmonds Yat area – a deeper spiritual connection and welcome.

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