Parishes and dioceses are being urged to take up the offer of new resources to help make this a special missionary year for bringing the good news of a loving and merciful Christ to a wider audience According to the 2011 census,  around a quarter of the population in England and Wales reported they have no religion. This represents some 14 million people, a number that has nearly doubled since the 2001 census. Although further work is needed to unpack what people understand by “no religion”, these sobering statistics, nevertheless, illustrate why there is an urgent need to support and nurture the building of missionary parishes.This is the aim of Proclaim ’15, an initiative from the bishops of England and Wales being resourced and delivered this year by an inter-di