Shock poster pressures supermarkets to back Bishop
18 October 2006
On Wednesday 18 October the Bishop of Bolton, the Rt Rev David Gillett, will reveal a shocking poster which shows the typical range of supermarket goods on offer to children this Halloween. The poster forms part of ‘Halloween Choice’, a campaign that is challenging supermarkets and stores to offer a wider range of merchandise to people who want to celebrate Halloween in an alternative way
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The Revd Sir Derek Pattinson RIP
13 October 2006
The Church of England mourns the loss of Sir Derek Pattinson, who died, aged 76, on Tuesday, October 10. As Associate Secretary General, he helped to see into being the General Synod of the Church of England in 1970 and served as its Secretary General from 1972 to 1990.
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Law Commission consultation: “Cohabitation: the Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown”
10 October 2006
The Church of England has told the Law Commission consultation: “Cohabitation: the Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown,” that public policy should promote and encourage marriage, as it contributes to the common good.
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Community cohesion: a response to media coverage
09 October 2006
A Church of England spokesman said: "The issue of community cohesion is a vital subject in which all sections of society should be fully engaged. This internal briefing note, produced by a church official and reported in the media, is not designed as an attack on the Government but as a contribution to debate.
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Archbishop announces new Third Church Estates Commissioner
06 October 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has announced the appointment of Mr Timothy Walker to serve as Third Church Estates Commissioner in succession to Lady Brentford.
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Archbishop calls for secure future for Hospital Chaplaincy
06 October 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has given his strong support to the work of hospital chaplains and has stressed the need for a commitment to securing effective chaplaincy services across the National Health Service at a time of job cutbacks and financial restraint.
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Commissioners to market financial interest in housing loans
04 October 2006
The Church Commissioners have begun detailed discussions to sell their financial interest in housing loans granted to the Church of England Pensions Board. This is a sale of the Commissioners' income stream from these loans and not a sale of the ‘bricks and mortar.’
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Bishop responds to Daily Mail
03 October 2006
The Mail is wrong to say that the Church of England is thinking of dropping the use of 'He' or 'Lord' to refer to God, or that hymns such as Fight the Good Fight "may be headed for the dustbin." (Thou shalt not refer to God as He or Lord, p5, 3 October). What the report Responding to Domestic Abuse says is that such masculine imagery can be, and is, misused by abusers to justify ill-treatment and violence by men against women.
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The Church of England is to appoint its first Bishop for Urban Life and Faith
03 October 2006
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have appointed the Rt Rev Stephen Lowe, Bishop of Hulme, to promote the dissemination and implementation of the report Faithful Cities, the follow up report to Faith in the City, which was widely welcomed at its launch in May. The appointment is for three years, during which the Bishop will respond to issues of urban policy and life on behalf of the Church.
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New Church of England schools to offer a quarter of places to non-church families
03 October 2006
All new Church of England schools should have at least a quarter of admission places available to non-Christians but Parliament should not expect the same commitment from other faith communities, the chairman of the Board of Education has told the Secretary of State for Education.
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