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
ECO - Churches Count on Nature
Pupils from Lichfield Cathedral school have been taking part in a project to discover and identify the rich biodiversity that surrounds the cathedral.
During the second week of June, pupils monitored flora and fauna around the cathedral precincts.
More than 50 young people with the help of 4 cathedral volunteers took part in the scheme run by Churches Count on Nature which is one of the Caring for God’s Acre’s national initiatives.
This year a total of 53 pupils took part as part of Year 5, 7, 8 and 9 Forest School lessons and one after-school club. They were assisted by 4 cathedral volunteers.
Their work identified more than 100 different species including the blue mint beetle, black medic and the forest cuckoo bumblebee.
In addition, supported by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, a long strip of grass has been allowed to flower through until mid-July before it is mowed.
Caring for God’s Acre is a national charity, based in the Lichfield Diocese, which promotes the conservation of burial sites and supports the volunteers who look after and maintain them.
Rev Canon Dr David Primrose who’s in charge of work on the Environment, Social Justice and Community Outreach said:
“Churchyards are oases of biodiversity, having over the years been spared the impact of pesticides, fertilisers and ploughing. This is an exciting opportunity to discover the amazing flora and fauna that is already there around our cathedral."