Manchester Churches Take Part in Pride Parade
First published on: 27th August 2024Members of the Village Church and Open Table Network took part in the Pride Parade this weekend, followed by a Pride Eucharist at Manchester Cathedral.
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Songs of Praise lift spirits in the Heatons
First published on: 13th August 2024St John’s and St Paul’s in The Heaton’s kicked off their ‘Songs of Praise’ summer event this Sunday (4th August) with a very special family service at St Paul’s. Both parishes came together to produce a joint service full to the brim with some of the congregations favourite hymns
New Archdeacon of Rochdale will be the Revd Canon Karen Smeeton
First published on: 28th July 2024The Bishop of Manchester, The Rt Revd Prof David Walker is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd Canon Karen Smeeton as the new Archdeacon of Rochdale. Karen takes on the role following the retirement of the Ven David Sharples earlier this year.
St John's House Bury achieves Bronze Eco Award
First published on: 24th July 2024St John’ House Bury, the central diocesan office, has been awarded an Eco Church Bronze Award for steps taken to help achieve net zero carbon.
Authorised Lay Ministers gather for Summer Conference
First published on: 18th July 2024Over 100 Authorised Lay Ministers (ALM) and special guests gathered last Saturday for the annual ALM Summer Conference.
General Synod to Scargill House: Our partnership with Finland is thriving!
First published on: 18th July 2024The Bishop of Tampere in Finland, the Rt Revd Matti Repo attended General Synod last week to speak about the joint work of confirmation training between our diocese and Tampere in Finland, which is centred around summer camps for confirmands - and provides a training ground for junior leaders.
Preparing for ordinations this weekend!
First published on: 27th June 2024Preparations are now well underway for this weekend's ordination services. This Petertide, 32 people are being ordained in the diocese - 18 as deacons and 14 as priests.
Bishop of Manchester’s Prayer for Gaza
First published on: 19th June 2024The Rt Revd Dr David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, has shared a prayer for peace for the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
Bishop David's opening address at Diocesan Synod
First published on: 17th June 2024On Saturday, Diocesan Synod met at St John's House, Bury. In his opening address, Bishop David reflects on the General Election, outlines five key values that Greater Manchester faith leaders share, and asks Synod to hold those standing for election before God in prayer.
Whit celebrations take place over Pentecost weekend
First published on: 22nd May 2024On Sunday, churches across the diocese marked Pentecost with traditional Whit celebrations.
