Baptism Festival planned for Blackburn Cathedral in the autumn
Blackburn Cathedral has held an annual festival for the past two years to foster growth in faith amongst parishes, writes Rt Rev. Philip North, Bishop of Burnley and Cathedral Episcopal Canon.
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New Director of Discipleship is licensed by Bishop Julian
More exciting news for the Diocese as Ruth Hassall is commissioned as Diocesan Director of Discipleship. The licensing by Rt Rev. Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn, took place on Sunday
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Director of Music Vacancy
Blackburn Cathedral wishes to appoint an outstanding musician to lead the Music Department and to play a leading role in the mission and ministry of the cathedral. It is anticipated
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New Year Messages from Lancashire’s three Anglican Bishops
In August, I wrote an article for a local newspaper about drugs and the danger of drug addiction; the chaos that drugs bring to people’s lives. It’s frightening when we
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Blackburn Cathedral Calendar – Photographic Competition
Get Your Camera Ready! As a way of raising funds for the continued work and upkeep of the Cathedral we are looking to produce a calendar for 2020 featuring the
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Cathedral Sways to a Zumba Beat to Raise £800+ for Charity!
More than 100 Zumba exercise fans from all over Lancashire took over Blackburn Cathedral for a two-hour charity ‘Zumbathon’. Inspired by a previous event at Chester Cathedral, the huge crowd
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Forget mead: Cathedral launches its own brand gin
In a contemporary take on a medieval tradition, Blackburn Cathedral will this week launch the first ever Cathedral brand gin. Called Cathedra – the Dean of Blackburn hopes this new
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Cathedral Is Named County’s Cultural Venue of the Year
Cathedral Is Named County’s Cultural Venue of the Year Bishop Philip’s ‘Virtual Pilgrimage’ also up for award on the same evening! Blackburn Cathedral has been named Lancashire’s Cultural Venue of
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Lancashire Bishops Give Thanks for Sacrifices of Generations Past
The Bishops of The Church of England in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) have issued a joint statement at the start of this Remembrance Week, as churches across the Diocese prepare to
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Cathedral Sways to a Zumba Beat for BBC Children in Need
What could be one of the biggest fundraising events in Lancashire for 2018’s Children in Need will take over Blackburn Cathedral soon, as people from across the county prepare to
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The Advent Procession
Sunday, December 2nd at 6.30pm The Advent Procession is an example of the very best in liturgical drama, moving from darkness to light through the great space which is our cathedral.
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Repair Fund Helps Cathedral as Part of WWI Commemorations
A report published today says a national scheme to conserve and repair England’s cathedrals, from which Lancashire’s Anglican Cathedral was awarded £587,701, has significantly reduced immediate risks. The £40 million
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