As 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.
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. An, 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.
ECO Caring for the Grounds
We are committing to be faithful stewards of the Cathedral grounds to the glory of God and the wellbeing of all.
Our wonderful team of volunteer gardeners have been transforming the gardens at the front of the Cathedral and introducing traditional, medicinal plants.
Download the information on the Garden of St Mary & St Chad
Working with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust we have been creating wildflower spaces around the grounds and joining the yearly Churches Count on Nature initiative to monitor biodiversity.
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
ECO - Re>Dress
Earlier this month, we enjoyed an evening of fashion, fun, and facts about the clothing industry, hosted by the Dean.
Local vicar, Abbie Walsh, set the scene by recounting her involvement in an earlier event. Then eight members of the cathedral community took to the catwalk, modeling outfits purchased for £20 from charity shops. Styles varied from utilitarian to flamboyant, casual to elegant.
Vicky James, of Transition Lichfield, talked of how repairing clothes is at the core of sustainability. Finally, Lindsey Hall shared both her personal experience and the wider context of exploitation and excessive consumerism within the textile trade.
People stayed on for thought-provoking discussions – a most enjoyable time, with a serious edge.
ECO Beekeeping
Meet The Revd Canon Dr David Primrose, Canon Treasurer at Lichfield Cathedral and hear about beekeeping is caring for God's planet...