As we mark Volunteers' Week, we’re celebrating those who serve others with warmth and care - just as Jesus taught us. Thank you to every volunteer who helps create moments of connection. 💜 📍 Church of the Martyrs, Leicester/James Atkinson

Our websites are undergoing an extensive programme of transformation. Currently, we're focusing on churchofengland.org and AChurchNearYou.com - and you can be involved. Read more and sign up for a special webinar about the project: cofe.io/WebsiteTransformation.

As we enter the month of June, join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

'For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leapt for joy.' Luke 1.44 Today the Church celebrates The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth. 📷 'The Visitation', Unknown (15th century)

Our online service for Trinity Sunday is from the Woodbridge group of churches in North Wiltshire, led by Rev Steve Wilkinson. Join us from 9am at cofe.io/TrinitySundayService.

Have you prayed using the audio version of today's prayer? Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

When you are discouraged by lack of ‘results’ in your faith, how can Scripture inspire you to keep praying? On #EverydayFaith. we are exploring people and places which were important in the spread of Christianity in England. 📲 Download the app at cofe.io/EverydayFaithApp. #PilgrimPlaces

"It's a place about Christ, about God coming close to us." Every May, the National Pilgrimage to The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is held. Fidelim, a network of young anglo-catholic Christians in London explain why Walsingham is such a significant place. #PilgrimPlaces

Pray with us. 🙏 Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

Have you prayed using the audio version of today's prayer? Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

What does a dignified, fair and financially secure retirement mean to you? The call for evidence for the Clergy Retirement Dignity and Fairness Review closes on 31 May, and you can help develop its recommendations for General Synod. Find out more at cofe.io/RetirementReview.

Join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

How do you resource your daily journey with God? ✨ This summer, #EverydayFaith offers reflections centred around pilgrimage - exploring stories that help us feel part something bigger on our journey towards God. 📲 Discover more cofe.io/EverydayFaithApp. #PilgrimPlaces

Pray with us. 🙏 Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

Today is the feast day of St Augustine of Canterbury. In the 6th century, Augustine was sent from Rome to England by Pope Gregory the Great, to re-establish Christianity among the Anglo-Saxons. He later became the first Archbishop of Canterbury. 📍 St John the Evangelist, Cowley/Lawrence OP

Have you prayed using the audio version of today's prayer? Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

Join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

Throughout the summer, we’re turning our attention towards pilgrimage. ⛺ To find out more, order resources and get involved, visit cofe.io/Pilgrimage. You can also join us in sharing stories about pilgrimages past and present. #PilgrimPlaces

Pentecost is when we mark the birth of the Church and the beginning of its mission to the world. 🔥🕊️ Today we reflect on the moment when the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus’ apostles and followers, as recorded in Acts 2. 📍 St Lawrence's Church, Evesham/Julian P Guffogg

Today's online service for Pentecost comes from Lambeth Palace and is led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally. Join us for this special moment in the life of the church, when we look afresh for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Join us at cofe.io/PentecostService.

Pray with us. 🙏 Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

"As Christians today, we need to bring the hope of the Gospel to a fractured world with a greater confidence." Tomorrow, our online service for Pentecost comes from Lambeth Palace and is led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Join us from 9am at cofe.io/PentecostService.

Have you prayed using the audio version of today's prayer? Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

Looking for somewhere cool over the next few days? Across the country many churches and cathedrals are open spaces of welcome. Drop in, take a seat - we'd love to welcome you. Find your nearest church at AChurchNearYou.com 📍 St Mary's Church, Chilham/smartin69

Join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

How can social media analytics help you and your church to understand what content is working well, what isn’t, and how you can better engage your audience? Find out in our upcoming webinar on 28 May at 12pm. Register to attend at cofe.io/AnalyticsWebinar.

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A weekend of listening, prayer, and encouragement in the Diocese of Peterborough. ✨ Archbishop Sarah Mullally met communities across the diocese before joining a packed cathedral for choral evensong - giving thanks for all the ways God’s love and hope are being shared.

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"The stillness of a church just gives a calmness and a presence which I believe feeds everybody's soul." Meet the congregation of St Peter & St Paul, Old Bolingbroke, in rural Lincolnshire. 👉 Catch up on our service for the Seventh Sunday of Easter at cofe.io/SeventhSundayOfEaster.

Join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

"Let us be clear, to follow Jesus Christ is to love your neighbour as yourself." Today in the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about community, identity and positive faith relations at a time of hostility.

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“We often feel lost in prayer or that God is absent, but…God is always there.” Father Nicolas and Brother Ryan from The Mirfield Community of the Resurrection remind us how prayer is about recognising that God is already near. Join in Thy Kingdom Come: cofe.io/TKC.

Today's service comes from St Peter & St Paul in Old Bolingbroke in rural Lincolnshire, led by Rev Judith Simons. The service reflects on the moments after the Last Supper, as Jesus prepares to say goodbye to the disciples. Join us at cofe.io/SeventhSundayOfEaster.

Have you prayed using the audio version of today's prayer? Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

Starting soon, join us for a new series of reflections themed around pilgrimage. With free resources for your church and four weeks of daily reflections in printed booklets or on the Everyday Faith app from 25 May, find out more at cofe.io/Pilgrimage.

Join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

Join us in prayer today. 🙏

“It is of our nature to create… creativity can be a tool and a vessel that will ultimately point us to the true creator God.” Rev Naomi Maxwell-Babatunde, Associate Rector at SAINT Church speaks about the gift of creativity. Join in Thy Kingdom Come at cofe.io/TKC.

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On #EverydayFaith, over the next 11 days we reflect on what it means to pray “Come Holy Spirit”. 🙏 These reflections are by Rev Canon Chris Russell, vicar of St Dionis Parsons Green, for prayer movement Thy Kingdom Come. 📲 Download the app at cofe.io/EverydayFaithApp. 📍St Matthias, Plymouth

Today is Ascension Day - which marks the day when Christians remember Jesus ascending into heaven, forty days after Easter. Churches around the country mark the day with services, sometimes outside or on church roofs. 📍 Ripon Cathedral/Stephen Craven

“Ascension reminds us that Jesus reigns, and that through the Holy Spirit, his life continues in us.” Today marks the beginning of Thy Kingdom Come, the global, ecumenical wave of prayer taking place from from Ascension to Pentecost. Find out more at cofe.io/TKC.

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“He's not a God who shuts us down. He's a God who opens us up." What advice would you give to someone to help them start reading the Bible? Rev Lis Goddard shares some insights.

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"Let your attitude be the same as Christ Jesus" Rev Lis Goddard tells us why her favourite Bible verse is from Philippians 2. What’s yours, and why? 👇

Join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at cofe.io/TodaysPrayer.

“It was the last thing on my mind...” Meet Rev Lis Goddard, Vicar of St James the Less, Pimlico. We asked her why she became a priest. #AskARev #Priesthood #Ordination #Priests