We share the news that the Revd Canon Nick Smeeton, Director of Vocations and Director of Strategy (Mission), has been appointed as Strategy Programme Director in the Diocese of Lichfield.
It will soon be time for this year’s ordination of Deacons and Priests, which will be taking place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June at Manchester Cathedral.
Yesterday, Manchester City Centre welcomed back the Whit Walks, a tradition spanning 200 years and still going strong today.
On Friday, Saddleworth’s long-running Whit Friday celebrations saw crowds come in their numbers to support churches parading their banners and to see brass bands from around the world performing.
Over 300 portraits were created by the Spirit Blazers and their peers, and displayed on the Bolton Wanderers pitch on Thursday 23rd May.
Last Saturday at Bury Parish Church, 13 participants from around the diocese (plus friends and family) celebrated the completion of their Foundations for Ministry (FFM) course.
On Sunday, churches across the diocese marked Pentecost with traditional Whit celebrations.
The results of the votes for candidates to two casual vacancies in the House of Clergy of General Synod can now be announced.
At the beginning of this year, the Education Department increased its support by introducing three new training courses to help learners understand that suicide is preventable and to equip people with basic skills to help someone who might be experiencing thoughts of suicide.
This coming Sunday, we will celebrate the first anniversary of the Transforming Prayer Community.
