New Canon Missioner at Lancashire’s Anglican Cathedral
The licensing and installation took place recently of Rev. Canon Dr Rowena Pailing, the new Canon Missioner for Lancashire’s Anglican Cathedral. The new Canon was licensed during Evensong at Blackburn
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MAKE PLANS for The National Festival of Making – Programme Now Announced!
A tonne of fresh clay, ready for shaping by festival-goers creative hands will be delivered to Blackburn town centre on both, fun-packed, family friendly and FREE-to-attend days of The National
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Join us for a tour through the Talbot Archive, a stunning photographic record of Lancashire Life
Join us for a tour through the Talbot Archive, a stunning photographic record of Lancashire life from the 1930s to the 1990s by photographers Wally and Howard Talbot. As part
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Special launch service for ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ prayer event
It’s not long until this year’s ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ prayer event, with a special launch service for our Diocese taking place at Blackburn Cathedral on May 9 at 7.30pm. Don’t
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Circus! Music! The National Festival of Making’s Performance Programme Revealed
Sat 12 – Sun 13 May 2018 FREE Blackburn, Lancashire (Various Town Centre Locations) The sound of music and the unforgettable sight of expressive circus performance features as part of
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Easter 2018 Messages from Lancashire’s Anglican Bishops
The Bishops from The Church of England in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) have issued their messages for Easter 2018. Both Bishops reflect in different ways on recent challenging news events before
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Diocesan Bishop Fronts National ‘Real Easter Egg’ Campaign
With just more than a week to go to the Easter weekend, people across the County are being urged to continue to support The Real Easter Egg campaign. The campaign
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Bishops’ Praise for ‘Moving Mountains’ Mission in Cumbria
Ecumenical event supported by people from across Lancashire The Bishops of The Church of England in Lancashire have praised the recent ‘Moving Mountains’ Northern Bishops’ Mission event in Carlisle Diocese
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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
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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
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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
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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
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