The Diocese of St Albans

The Diocese of St Albans The Church of England in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and Barnet

Today marks the start of the Season of Creation, or Creationtide, a time when Christians around the world reflect on God...
01/09/2026

Today marks the start of the Season of Creation, or Creationtide, a time when Christians around the world reflect on God's gift of creation and our shared responsibility to care for it. 🌍

This year's theme is Living Water, inspired by Ezekiel's vision of a river flowing from God's presence, restoring creation and bringing healing and life wherever it flows.

Read more: https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/news/season-of-creation-highlights-hope-and-renewal-through-living-water/

📷 Baptism in the River Rib, May 2025

The prayer focus for this coming week (30 August - 5 September) is on the diocesan vision of Living God's Love through '...
29/08/2026

The prayer focus for this coming week (30 August - 5 September) is on the diocesan vision of Living God's Love through 'making new disciples', with a particular focus on 'those who choose to have their wedding in a church', parishes within the Deanery of Luton, the Cathedral Education Centre and those exploring lay and ordained ministry. We pray for the following each day:

• Sunday 30 August: Leagrave, St Luke
• Monday 31 August: Luton
• Tuesday 1 September: Cathedral Education Centre
• Wednesday 2 September: Those exploring Lay and Ordained ministry
• Thursday 3 September: Luton, All Saints with St Peter
• Friday 4 September: Luton, St Andrew
• Saturday 5 September: Luton, St Anne with St Christopher

To view prayer requests for these parishes and ministries, visit: https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/prayers/

🙏 Please join us in praying for God’s blessing over each parish and ministry in the week ahead.

27/08/2026

Throw back to ordinations at the start of summer ☀️

Hear what our new Priests had to say on the day

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27/08/2026

Throw back to ordinations at the start of summer ☀️

Hear what our new deacons had to say on the day

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The prayer focus for this coming week (23 - 29 August) is on the diocesan vision of Living God's Love through 'going dee...
22/08/2026

The prayer focus for this coming week (23 - 29 August) is on the diocesan vision of Living God's Love through 'going deeper into God', with a particular focus on 'those who attend Julian and other contemplative prayer groups', and parishes within the Deaneries of Hitchin and Luton. We pray for the following each day:

• Sunday 23 August: St Paul's Walden
• Monday 24 August: Stotfold
• Tuesday 25 August: Wilbury
• Wednesday 26 August: Willian
• Thursday 27 August: Bushmead
• Friday 28 August: Caddington
• Saturday 29 August: Farley Hill, St John the Baptist

To view prayer requests for these parishes and ministries, visit: https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/prayers/

🙏 Please join us in praying for God’s blessing over each parish and ministry in the week ahead.

The Alban Way gathered for their summer meetup tonight - a meal followed by a walk and members of previous cohorts share...
20/08/2026

The Alban Way gathered for their summer meetup tonight - a meal followed by a walk and members of previous cohorts shared their experiences 🙌🏽

Aged 18-35? Find out more The Alban Way

We're supporting an important new research project by the Youthscape Centre for Research, exploring the experiences of v...
20/08/2026

We're supporting an important new research project by the Youthscape Centre for Research, exploring the experiences of vocation and ministry pathways for Global Majority Heritage (GMH) individuals in the Diocese of St Albans.

The research will help identify opportunities, challenges, and ways we can better support those exploring God's call to ministry.

Find out more and how to get involved: https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/parishsupport/growing-younger-and-more-diverse/racial-justice/

20/08/2026

Amazing times of worship and creativity at All Saints', Leighton Buzzard holiday club this week 🙌.

Thinking and praying for all involved in holiday clubs and other children’s and families ministry activities this summer. Do tag us in your posts and send your stories to [email protected].

19/08/2026

We loved being at 🙌🏼

See what some of the young people from our Diocese had to say about it 👀

Do you know a young person who has already received their exam results, or who is still waiting to hear news this summer...
19/08/2026

Do you know a young person who has already received their exam results, or who is still waiting to hear news this summer?

Here is a prayer for them today. You may wish to share it with them. 💜

It was written a few years ago by a gap year student, while the memory of what it felt like to wait for and receive exam results was still fresh in her mind:

Jesus,
Keep reminding me of the bigger picture over the next few weeks,
Keep me in your hands when all other hands disappear.
For I am convinced that neither entry requirements nor exam results,
neither anticipation nor doubts, neither success nor failure,
nor any expectations, neither last minute fears nor anxieties,
nor anything else in life, will be able to separate us
from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Please, don't let me forget it!
Amen 🙏

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