Message from the Dean

Warm greetings and welcome to the winter edition of the St Albans Cathedral Environmental and Social Justice newsletter. As together we face the growing cost of living crisis, which includes the challenge for many in the months ahead of paying not only the heating bills but also the supermarket bills, there is much for us to do as a Cathedral to respond to the needs in our communities, city and diocese. That response of care is at the heart of the call of the Gospel and is clearly expressed in our Cathedral’s priorities. There is much to read in the following pages of many of the ways in which our response of care is being brought to life. This call is to each of us, and to us together, as best we are able to be the hands and feet, heart and mind, voice and choices of God’s kingdom of care. You can read of the work of our Social Justice Group, Environmental Strategy Group and Eco Team all of which warmly welcome new members and new ideas of what we could be doing as a Cathedral community. Our action is always informed and undergirded by our prayer. Let us pray together for all who are anxious about their ability to support themselves and those who depend on them this winter, ready always to be part of the answer to our prayers. Jo Kelly-Moore, Dean of St Albans