Next Anglican Bishop of Lancaster is Rev. Dr Jill Duff
A priest who is passionate about planting new congregations and creating confident witnesses for Jesus Christ who can become ‘beacons’ in their communities has been chosen to be the next Anglican Suffragan Bishop of Lancaster. Bolton-born Rev. Dr Jill Duff, 45, is currently the founding Director of the St Mellitus College, North West, which is
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Diocese Bids Farewell to Leader of its Mission Support Team
He has been Blackburn Diocese’s man with a mission for the past seven years. Now a new calling will see the Leader of The Church of England in Lancashire’s Parish Mission Support team, Rev. Canon David Banbury, taking the reins as the next Vicar of St John’s, Burscough, (which in the Diocese of Liverpool) at
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Bishop and Church Members Welcomed to East Lancashire Mosque
A mosque in Blackburn threw open its doors at the weekend and welcomed the local community, including the Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev. Philip North; Rev. Sheelagh Aston from St Silas Church and members of the congregations of St Silas and Sacred Heart Churches. The event, at Masjid e Anwaar Mosque, was part of the
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Lent Talks at Blackburn Cathedral – The Temple Lectures
This year’s William Temple Lectures at Blackburn Cathedral have the overarching title of ‘Transforming Communities’ – reflecting the theme of Vision 2026. Bishop Philip North, Bishop of Burnley, says: “An impressive and diverse line-up of speakers will be delivering the Temple Lectures at the Cathedral this year during Lent, focussing on ‘Transforming Communities’. This is to be a really engaging
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Festival of Prayer for parishes across Lancashire is great success
Last Saturday (3rd February 2018) the County’s Anglican Cathedral in Blackburn hosted a Festival of Prayer and everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, from parishes across Lancashire was invited! More than 300 people came to the event. The all-age event was a chance to explore different ways of engaging with God through prayer. It
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BBC Flog It’s Visit to Region’s Anglican Cathedral is a Great Success
Around 600 people descended on Blackburn Cathedral recently to have their family treasures valued for Flog It, the popular BBC TV show. Paul Martin and his team of experts were filming Lancashire folk for four programmes which will be transmitted in 2019 and he described the turnout as ‘a fantastic response’. Paul said: “It’s great
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BBC Panorama Urged to Return to Blackburn for ‘Full Story’
Senior Anglican clergy in Lancashire say last night’s BBC Panorama programme ‘White Fright’ does not paint an accurate picture of the northern town of Blackburn. They say that missing from the report was any representation of what the faith communities – including the Diocese of Blackburn and Blackburn Cathedral – are doing together to address
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Bishops Past And Present Pay Tribute to a Football Legend
Anglican Bishops past and present from the Diocese of Blackburn have come together to pay tribute to football legend and committed Christian, Jimmy Armfield CBE, who died at the weekend. As well as being a former Blackpool and England footballer, manager, broadcaster and High Sheriff of Lancashire, Jimmy Armfield was also an active member of
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New Year messages from the Bishop of Blackburn and Bishop of Burnley
Bishop Julian Henderson’s message Looking back on the year we have just lived through, I wonder which events from 2017 might stay in your mind? For me it’s what was going on in the country of Yemen. The terrible devastation of blockades in the Yemeni port to stop aid getting through to those who needed
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Christmas messages from the Bishop of Blackburn and the Bishop of Burnley
Lancashire’s Anglican Bishop, Rt Rev Julian Henderson, has issued his annual Christmas message to the County. Bishop Julian recorded a video version of the message (full text also available in written form below) during a recent visit to Whalley Church of England Primary School in the Ribble Valley which was organised by Headteacher Richard Blackburn and
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Cathedral’s New Executive Director Relishes Future Opportunities
Blackburn Cathedral, the Anglican Cathedral for Lancashire, continues to move forward into an exciting new era with the appointment of a new Executive Director. Sharon Grayston will fulfil the new role and her recent arrival follows the installation earlier this year of a new Dean, The Very Rev. Peter Howell-Jones who came to Blackburn following
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Bishop invites you to be a ‘Virtual Pilgrim’ to the Holy Land
In a first for The Church of England in Lancashire, the Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev. Philip North, is producing a daily video blog (or ‘vlog’) reflecting on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. From today, Bishop Philip is leading a 10-day trip to Israel which has been coordinated by Rev. Damian Porter, Vicar of
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