St Mary’s News 10th May 2020

May 8, 2020 in news, Newsletters

Car parks and fields double up as venues for church services
CONGREGATIONS forced out of their churches by the coronavirus have been taking advantage of warm summer days to worship outdoors. For some, the experiment could become permanent, even after the weather turns autumnal. Gatherings for services have ...
Money for abuse survivors is dwarfed by legal and admin bill
SURVIVORS of abuse in a church context receive about £55,000 in redress from the Church of England out of an estimated £20 million spent on safeguarding annually, independent research released this week suggests. The estimates were collated by Dr ...
Lone death may be chosen, says study
DYING alone is sometimes a choice rather than a tragedy, a two-year study from the University of Nottingham concludes. It has explored “lone deaths”, when the person in question may have few friends or relatives and there is an increased chance th...
Replica allows Gloucester Candlestick to go home
TWO exact replicas of the elaborate 12th-century “Gloucester Candlestick” have been created using modern scanning and 3D printing technologies so that one can be displayed in its original home in Gloucester Cathedral. The original, considered to ...