Safety First for the Jubilee!
It’s great that so many churches are getting involved in Diamond Jubilee community celebrations next month. On the evening of June 4th, 2012 beacons will be lit across the country, a number of them at church locations. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service view this as a celebration for the benefit of our communities, but are keen to ensure that events are conducted in safety. They have therefore produced a very helpful document, pulling together advice from English Heritage and Ecclesiastical Insurance, to help churches keep the public – and their buildings – safe To download the guidelines, click here
Churches Together in Lancashire (CTL) is the agency through which the Christian denominations and congregations of the county seek to work in partnership at every level. We sponsor churches and congregations working together in covenanted Local Ecumenical Partnerships, and we aim to support and resource Local Churches Together Groups across the county, but we are here as a resource for ALL Lancashire’s churches. We are strongly committed to working together in Inter Faith Dialogue, and to coordinating work in Further Education (FE) Chaplaincy, as evidenced by our appointment of officers to support these areas. We work in association with Churches Together in England .
CTL is served by an Enabling Group comprised of members of our partner denominations, by groups dedicated to specific areas of work, and by 3 development officers. To find out who’s who, click here.
Do you have a good news story of churches working in partnership you’d like to share? If so, please contact Debbie at
debbie.peatman@ctlancashire.org.uk.
....Our Partners at County level...The Baptist Union - North Western Baptist Association
.......The Methodist Church - North Lancashire District; Bolton and Rochdale District .......The Church of England - Diocese of Blackburn.......The Roman Catholic Church - Diocese of Lancaster; Diocese of Salford; Archdiocese of Liverpool.......The United Reformed Church - North Western Synod.......The Salvation Army - Central North Division; North Western Division.......The Society of Friends - Lancashire Central & North Area; ....... and many of our local Churches Together Groups also have member congregations of other denominations.......
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CTL’s AGM and Annual Forum
Tuesday 12th June
7pm - AGM
7:30pm - Forum: Chaplaincy Together across Lancashire.
“Local, congregation led chaplaincy is one of the most effective ways to collaborate in God’s mission in the world; local people responding to local needs over time can change the world!”
Chaplaincy is something that every local CT group can get involved in! We’re delighted that our contributors on this evening will include Kevin Duffy, the Methodist Connexion’s Chaplaincy Development officer, who has been working in the Lancashire District over this past year, and encouraging churches to work together across denominations in local chaplaincy projects.
WE’ll also be hearing from Polly Mason, CTL’s coordinating chaplain for FE, about her work across the county, and have an opportunity to meet some of the lay chaplains and hear about their experiences on the ground.
Everyone Welcome
Come and be inspired to be “church without walls” !
Methodist Collection of Christian Art
In Preston from 23 June to 18 July.
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
See the Celebrating 2012 page for details
Are your local churches looking for ways to connect with and serve the community?
Our friends at the Lancashire County Council Volunteer Service would love to hear from you.
Contact them to find out about the many opportunities for volunteering in your area.
Click here to download a poster with more information and the number to call.
CHRISTIAN AID SAYS
‘ON YER BIKE’ TO POVERTY
On Monday 14th May the Bishop and Mayor of Lancaster, together with MP David Morris helped to ‘send off’ in style a dedicated team of individuals from Morecambe’s Stone Jetty as they embarked on an incredible 170 mile bike ride to say ‘on yer bike’ to poverty!
The bike ride, which follows Lancaster City Council’s recently established ‘Way of the Roses’ cycle route, forms part of the launch of Christian Aid week 2012 across the region which sees communities from all faiths and none joining together to raise money to end world poverty.
The 7 brave cyclists are undaunted by this amazing coast to coast challenge which sees them cycling from Morecambe to Bridlington , and have even agreed to help Christian Aid supporters collect their infamous red donation envelopes along the way!
If you would like to sponsor the Christian Aid team, please click on the link to visit their Just Giving web page.
http://www.justgiving.com/wayoftherosesChristia nAidWeek2012