Chaplaincy

Welcome to the chaplaincy blog at University of Gloucestershire.

The Chaplains are here for everybody at the University. We would love to welcome you into our comfortable and friendly Sanctuary spaces which you can find on each campus.

A group of students standing on Leckhampton Hill with a view of Cheltenham behind them.

What’s on

Our team run a range of weekly activities including dog walking, discussions, a global cafe, gardening, and opportunities for meditation and prayer.

Get in touch

Speak to a member of the Chaplaincy team.

Reflections

View reflections from the Chaplains and others, from our Communion service, Friday Prayers and other events.

  • Light in the darkness

    Light in the darkness

    A reading from Luke chapter 2: In Jerusalem was a man by the name of Simeon. He was an upright man, devoted to the service of God, living in expectation […]

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  • learning

    learning

    Here’s a reflection by Kerry Samuels, from the Communion service at City Campus this week. When I go with my children to stay with their grandmother, Hugo, my dog gets […]

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  • making friends with the darkness

    making friends with the darkness

    Have you ever been somewhere really, really dark?I don’t mean emotionally — I mean real pitch-black darkness,No artificial light, Perhaps not even moonlight,But that real, inky-black darknessThat you only really […]

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