Christine McAteer

Poster for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – West Midlands and West Mercia Service. The background shows the clock tower of St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham. The event details invite people to remember those whose lives have been lost or changed in road collisions. The service takes place on Sunday 16th November 2025 at 2:30 pm at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, B5 5BB. Attendees are asked to RSVP by Monday 3rd November to lucy.harrison@roadpeace.org or call 07852 109 658. Logos for RoadPeace (the national charity for road crash victims) and Slater and Gordon Lawyers appear at the bottom. A candle flame logo with the initials “WDR” appears at the top right.

🕯️World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Join RoadPeace for the West Midlands & West Mercia Service this
Sunday 16 November 2025, 2:30pm
St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham B5 5BB.

Find out more or RSVP: lucy.harrison@roadpeace.org | 07852 109 658

Almighty and everlasting God, the only worker of great marvels, send down upon your servant Sarah, called to be Archbishop of Canterbury, and all who are committed to her care, the spirit of your saving grace, and that they may truly please you, pour upon them the continual dew of your blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our advocate and mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.

A prayer for the next Archbishop of Canterbury. 🙏

Announcement of Next Archbishop of Canterbury Watch Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, who will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, make their first address at Canterbury Cathedral. May God...

Today Bishop Sarah Mullally, nominated as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, made her first address at Canterbury Cathedral.

Watch the address at cofe.io/106thArchbishopAddress.

A Service for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity | The Church of England This week, our service is from the Parish of Moseley in Birmingham and touches on themes of Creationtide and also St Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist.

Today's online service is led by Rev Angela Hannafin and her team from St Mary's and St Anne's, from the Parish of Moseley in Birmingham.

Join us from 9am at cofe.io/FourteenthSundayAfterTrinity.

Caturday cuddles! What a way to start the weekend 😸

A lovely opportunity for a Church of England priest to minister in the Diocese of Durham, particularly someone searching for their first incumbency or easing towards retirement www.durhamdiocese.org/about-us/vac...

ONE WEEK LEFT until our free Composting Christianity webinar where we'll be examining local church and considering what we should be stewarding and what we should be allowing to decompose.
Sign up while tickets last: www.tickettailor.com/events/willi...

My ride. Our right Cycling should feel liberating, not intimidating - but too many women are missing out because they don't think it feels safe. Will you ask your MP to support Cycling UK's 'My ride. Our right' campaign...

Cycling should feel liberating, not intimidating - but too many women are missing out because they don't think it feels safe. Will you ask your MP to support Cycling UK's 'My ride. Our right' campaign to give more women the freedom to cycle?
action.cyclinguk.org/page/171597/...

Pass the Employment Rights Bill in full: Sign the open letter Finnola is a supermarket worker, and one of the millions of workers who will benefit if the Employment Rights Bill is passed in full. Please read her story and sign her open letter to the Prime Minist...

Finnola is a supermarket worker, and one of millions of workers who will benefit from the Employment Rights Bill. Please read her story and sign her open letter to the Prime Minister letter.megaphone.org.uk

After a long walk into the city centre of Birmingham and back again I came across this little group of ducklings snuggled up together 5 minutes walk from my home 🦆

“Don’t ask what the world needs.

Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.

Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Howard Thurman

Happy Friday! Here are some photos from more local walks in Birmingham…

May Pope Francis rest in peace this Easter Monday and on Earth Day after all his work for the Lord in solidarity with the poorest people of the world and creation 🌎

ACT NOW: No New Oil! A once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect the climate.

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect the climate, by putting an end to new oil and gas projects. Will you join me in signing the petition? www.stopcambo.org.uk/p/no-new-oil...

Happy Holy Caturday! I am looking forward to a quiet morning with Billi. It’s also National Cat Lady Day 😺

St. Nicolas Church in Kings Norton, Birmingham is looking beautiful surrounded by blossom 🌸

Happy Caturday! Billi is enjoying the lawn with the dry weather 😺

Here she is, my furry companion. My neighbours tell me she also flirts with them, showing off her beautiful curves and coat in the hope of extra food. Happy Caturday 😽🐾

Lovely hawthorn blossom coming out…

A walk to St. Nicolas Church in Kings Norton via The Birdcage walkway 🌸

Happy Caturday! Here she is showing her pink toe beans 🐾😻

Palm oil is in a huge number of products and industry growth has led to vast devastation of tropical ecosystems. It reminds me of battling climate change in that long term systemic change is needed.

Catholic sisters at UN session speak out against 'crisis' of gender-based violence Gender-based violence was the focus of many of this year's sessions at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women, showing the extent to which the problem remains persistent, serious and en...

Catholic sisters at UN session speak out against 'crisis' of gender-based violence www.ncronline.org/ministry/cat...

Happy Friday! I love daffodils. Here are some from the church yard 🌼

A walk back home from Longbridge via the River Rae in Birmingham..

The crocuses are still out on Kings Norton Green 🪻

Tried, it just won’t translate onto this platform!

Caught in the act of boudoiring! Happy Caturday everyone 😽🐾

Monster fishing vessels are hoovering up whole ecosystems in UK waters that are supposed to be protected. I just signed a petition calling on the new government to save our seas from destructive fishing, by banning supertrawlers in UK Marine Protected Areas. Will you join me?

The mini daffodils are starting to make their appearance in St. Nicolas church yard…