As a Cathedral at the heart of our community and diocese, we are seeking to tackle the important issues;
- to allow space for healthy debate
- to be good stewards of this earth
- to be a voice for the vulnerable and marginalised
- to be a place of action that makes real and important changes towards a better future.
ECO Cathedral
As a Cathedral community, we are committed to caring for God’s Creation; we are a Partner in Action with A Rocha UK.
The Anglican Communion’s fifth Mark of Mission is
“to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth.”
We have adopted an ethical and sustainable framework to guide our policies and practices. In-line with the Eco Church framework, we divide our activity under the following areas: Worship & Teaching, Buildings, Land, Community & Global Engagement, and Lifestyle.
Healthy Healing Hub
“The ministry of healing and wholeness is at the centre of our life as a Cathedral. We are committed to the Cathedral itself being a place of healing, offering visitors opportunities to pray and to experience hope and peace during difficult times."
In partnership with The Guild of Health and St. Raphael, we have become a Healthy Healing Hub, offering support for health and wellbeing to the local community and empowering other organisations within the Diocese to do the same.
Central to our focus for 2022 and beyond, this partnership will put the needs of the community and diocese in prime position, seeking to ‘recover together’ following the traumatic circumstances of the last few years.
"Silence and beauty combine to nurture the soul."
As a Gold-Tier Healthy Healing Hub we seek to serve as a centre of excellence and training.
FairTrade Church
We are a FairTrade Church, committed to using fairly traded products and promoting fair trade. Find out more about Fair Trade: www.fairtrade.org.uk
Latest News
Recording Biodiversity at Lichfield Cathedral
On Thursday, 20th April, the Cathedral hosted a training session on iNaturalist, an app which makes it easy to use a smart phone to identify and record species of flora and fauna.
At Home in Lichfield - Update
Lichfield Cathedral is sponsoring a Syrian family, currently refugees in Turkey, and helping them to settle in the UK.
Pupils Sow Wildflower Meadow at Lichfield Cathedral
Friday 3 February saw year 7 pupils from Lichfield Cathedral School take part in a project to create a wildflower meadow in Lichfield Cathedral Close.
Light up the Longest Night
This time of year usually sees a large increase in calls to the mental health charity on their 24-hour helpline number (116 123), and with the impact of the cost of living crisis in 2022 the charity is expecting more calls.
Serving Those Affected by Dementia at Lichfield Cathedral
This year Lichfield announced its efforts to become a dementia-friendly space and this work continues. Earlier this month fifty members of Wolverhampton Alzheimer Café enjoyed a dementia-friendly tour of Lichfield Cathedral.
A Warm Welcome at Lichfield Cathedral
From Monday 14 November and every Monday thereafter, Lichfield Cathedral will be opening up College Hall in the Close as a Place of Welcome from 13:30-18:00.
ECO - A Double Eco Award for Lichfield Cathedral
Sunday 4 September saw Lichfield Cathedral celebrate Climate Sunday in a very special way, receiving two awards to mark its Eco journey.