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YouTube video by The News Agents What's going on with young people and God?

Really fascinating podcast, looking at young people finding faith, and the ‘quiet revival.’ #CofEpeeps youtu.be/izH1-vYMmiI?... @thechurchmouse.bsky.social

Newspaper coverage of the 225th anniversary of a Bury Baptist Church.

Always good to see church news being reported by the local/regional media. This from today’s Bury Free Press. @pressgazette.co.uk

Screenshot of article from the Herts Advertiser.

Fran Fletcher of St Michael’s Church, #StAlbans writes about the International Organ Festival and entertaining angels unawares, in today’s #Herts Advertiser #FaithFocus #CofEpeeps

Screenshot of opinion column from today’s Sunday Express, commending the ‘quiet revival.’

Leader opinion column in today’s Sunday Express linked to a front page story about the ‘quiet revival’ in the UK. Not often I’ve seen this type of coverage in a British newspaper. @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @revmichaelcoren.bsky.social @nickedmonds575.bsky.social #CofEpreps

Sentence from a Times article referring to Michelle listening to gospel music.

The nearest a profile in today’s @thetimes.com comes to describing the passionate Christian faith of the Lionesses’ Michelle Agyemang. Disappointing. @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @revmichaelcoren.bsky.social #CofEpeeps

Newspaper article screenshot showing article from the Herts Advertiser

Saving the pub and the parish - the importance of community hubs, by New Zealand writer Imogen de la Bere, from today’s #Herts Advertiser #FaithFocus #CofEpeeps

Front page of a recent edition of the Church of England Newspaper

Sad to learn that the Church of England Newspaper, founded in 1828, has suspended publication. #cofepeeps.

Especially good to see Hatfield Road cemetery on this list - a special place for so many people.

Thank you, Pip. Have done so.

The UK government has targeted 10 countries to improve their freedom of religion & belief - but have they made the right choices? @thechurchmouse.bsky.social #CofEpeeps www.christiantoday.com/news/uk-gove...

How Jesus turned the world upside down, by John Truscott in today’s #Herts Advertiser. #FaithFocus #CofEpeeps @churchofengland.org

It’s summer, so here’s a lovely vintage illustration from The Ladybird Book of Prayers through the Year, published 1964. #CofEpeeps

UK targets 10 countries to protect their religious freedom - Religion Media Centre David Smith MP, UK special envoy for Freedom of Religon or Belief, says government will focus efforts on 10 countries where “the need is greatest"

Good to talk about this story on Premier Christian Radio earlier, and the mismatch with Open Doors Watch List. religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/uk-targ... #CofEpeeps @kayaburgess.bsky.social

Praying for the #GeneralSynod as it meets in the York sunshine the next few days. Especially for the media covering the event, and the CofE comms team. Stay cool… @churchofengland.org @thechurchmouse.bsky.social #CofEpeeps

Editor marks rival's 170th anniversary with lament for its 'glory days' - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Publication is run by weekly's former editor

Great to see this #StAlbans story! www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/in... @stalbanstimes.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social

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We all need the chance to mourn. A reflection on a recent Remembering Service in today’s Herts Advertiser #FaithFocus

Four ways to change how Christians are portrayed in the media National denominations and big Christian organisations can do so much – but motivated local churches, seeking to win coverage on their doorsteps, could help transform how the Church is perceived acros...

I was impressed by a new report into how Christians are portrayed in the media, by the Jersey Road public relations agency. I wrote this, after a look at the findings, and recommendations. @revmichaelcoren.bsky.social @thechurchmouse.bsky.social #CofEpeeps
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Lead it and Weep Rachel Reeves cried in public. So did Jesus. Maybe more leaders should.

Brilliant perceptive commentary by Elizabeth Oldfield on Rachel Reeves crying in public, as Jesus did… open.substack.com/pub/morefull...? @theosthinktank.bsky.social #CofEpeeps

New independent news magazine celebrates the 170th anniversary of the Herts Advertiser. @stalbanstimes.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social

Seeing hope in the young people around us. Kate Pearson of #StAlbans writes in today’s Herts Advertiser #CofEpeeps

Fascinating look at how scientists who are Christians are grappling with key issues around the world. premierchristianity.com/reviews/christ… #CofEpeeps

At 100, this globetrotting Catholic priest still bakes pies, enjoys opera and celebrates daily Mass The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world.

‘Lord, what surprise do you have for me today?’ The prayer of the 100-year-old priest still celebrating daily mass. apnews.com/article/cath... #CofEpeeps

Radical with Amol Rajan - Knife Crime: Can Education Save Lives? - BBC Sounds Steve Chalke on why our schools don’t work for Britain’s troubled children.

Such a brilliant conversation between Amol Rajan and Steve Chalke about why education needs a reshaping, the important role of father figures and much more. Interesting to hear Steve’s back story too. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @stevechalke.bsky.social

World War I: Parish magazines offer insight into village life during conflict Parish magazines published in Sandridge from 1914 to 1918 reveal poignant insights into life in the village during the First World War.

What does it mean to be a church in wartime? This insight from a #Herts parish in WW1 might give an indication, albeit from a different era. www.hertsad.co.uk/news/2187023... #CofEpeeps @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @revmichaelcoren.bsky.social

James Brown celebrates the ordinations taking place @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social this weekend in today’s Herts Advertiser #FaithFocus #newrevs #CofEpeeps

‘Faith makes life simpler’ wrote Russian opposition leader #Navalny before his death in an Arctic penal colony. christiantoday.com/news/faith-m... #CofEpeeps @thechurchmouse.bsky.social

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Always worth reading to the end of historic plaques… @thechurchmouse.bsky.social @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social

Anna Chaplain Maggie Dodd writes about the treasure of inter-generational collaboration in today’s #Herts Advertiser #FaithFocus #CofEpeeps #StAlbans