Good Morning from the Church of England Communications Office
Daily Briefing for Thursday 20th September 2012
Issued at 09.15 by lh
John Coleridge Patteson, bishop, and companions, martyrs, 1871 Tomorrow: Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
D Tel p2 [19/9/12] Brief report about National Churches Trust's Annual Review for 2011/12 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9551571/Churches-crumbling-warns-charity-as-repair-grant-applications-double.html
D Mail p13; Sun p14; Times pp20/21 (Ruth Gledhill); Gdn pp21/32 (Tom Holland)/G2 p2 (Stephen Bates); D Mirror p23; Ind p35; Metro p31; i pp3/23 Reports and comment on discovery of 4th-century papyrus referring to "Jesus's wife". http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article3543838.ece http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/faith/article3543296.ece http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/19/papyrus-jesus-wife-academic-debate?newsfeed=true http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9553178/Ancient-papyrus-could-be-evidence-that-Jesus-had-a-wife.html http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4546209/Jesus-wed-Mary-Magdalene-ancient-script-suggests.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-scholars-study-evidence-of-a-married-jesus-8157400.html http://www.metro.co.uk/news/912533-jesus-had-a-wife-coptic-4th-century-script-suggests http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/19/jesus-wife-script-christianity http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/19/jesus-christ-really-have-wife?newsfeed=true
Gdn p5; D Tel p11 Reports of research on family relationships suggesting that cohabiting couples are now as likely as married couples to have children. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/sep/20/cohabiting-couples-children-report?INTCMP=SRCH
Sun p8 Report about findings of Marriage Foundation report that British divorce rates are falling, because of men's changing attitudes.
Ind p21 (i p6) Brief reports that Nick Clegg's former director of strategy has repeated that opponents of same-sex marriage are bigots.
Times p27 (David Aaronovitch) Opinion piece about Muslim sensitivities. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/davidaaronovitch/article3543623.ece
Letters i p14, about same-sex marriage, from Luckshan Abeysuriya; and Michael Davis.
Your Church Wedding Whether you're just dreaming of a church wedding, or well into the planning already, your church wants to help and support you.
Shrinking the footprint The Church of England's environmental campaign aimed at resourcing the reduction of the church's carbon footprint.
Churchcare A comprehensive resource for anyone involved in the running of a church, with a wide range of practical advice and tips.
Call Waiting The Church of England wants to encourage gifted and committed young men and women, from all backgrounds, to consider whether God is calling them into ordained ministry as priests.
The Church and Community Fund The CCF encourages the church to engage with their local communities by funding effective and innovative community outreach projects.
Going for Growth Going for Growth challenges the Church of England to work towards every child and young person having a life-enhancing encounter with the Christian faith.
Church Legacy Find out why and how to make a Will, and see how gifts in Wills make dreams come true!
Worship Workshop WorshipWorkshop offers Church schools a way of creating engaging collective worship.
Church House Publishing The Archbishops' Council publishes a range of liturgy, reference and other resources under the CHP imprint.
Parish Resources All things stewardship: resources and guidance on preaching, giving and fundraising with helpful online guides.
Diocesan websites The Church of England comprises two Provinces, Canterbury and York. Each province is broken down into dioceses. There are 43 in England (44 including the Diocese in Europe).
Communications Training High quality media, presentation and new media training for the Church of England and related charities. Find out more about our current courses.
Lambeth Palace Library The historic library of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Its collections and those of its sister body the Church of England Record Centre (CERC) are freely available for research.
Parish Buying Offering national contracts and buying tips to help the Church buy and save together.
Celebrate 200 years of Church Schools The National Society celebrates 200 years of Church schools in England and Wales. Find out more about the anniversary and the work of the National Society.