One of the things I have been trying to improve over time is the effectiveness of communication and collaboration across the deanery. The deanery website was updated some time ago in order to assist with… Communicate to Collaborate
Here are a few unrelated items for your consideration… Digital Church When Boris Johnson announced that the nation was going into what has subsequently been termed “lockdown”, clergy up and down the land started wondering… A Brief and Varied Update
I think all the Annual Meetings have now taken place (or if not, there are only a couple left). That means that the Deanery Synod representatives have been appointed for the next three years. Some… New Membership
Many people make New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t, but I did plan to write a blog post early in the New Year. Many people fail to keep their resolutions; and I am prepared to admit… News for the [not so] New Year
I thought I would write a brief note with some news from the deanery and share the Christmas reflection I wrote for my own parish magazines. Thundridge and High Cross From 31st December, this benefice… Advent Update
Reflection, Business & Upcoming events… Reflection What do you do when the nearest weekend to your Patronal Festival is also the nearest weekend to the annual Diocesan celebrations – when all across the Diocese, people… The Baptist and the Martyr
ReNew St Albans are pleased to host Amaris Cole, the Digital Communications Manager from the Church of England’s Communications team for a training session on how we might optimise the use of Social Media and… Get your Church Social-Media-Savvy
This meeting is a special social event with food which should give time for people to create and nurture relationships with representatives from across the Deanery. Bookings via the Deanery Secretary, please.
Our forefathers made it theirs, too. And so it should be ours. The writer of the letter to the Hebrews summarises God’s efforts absolutely beautifully: In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the… Communication is God’s Business
