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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To book for all events advertised on the CTL newsletter, find the details on the Events page and click on the links to download information and booking forms.
The date is set for Lancashire Sings Christmas 2011!
For those who like to plan ahead, we can now confirm that
Lancashire Sings Christmas will take place on Thursday 22nd December 2011 from 7-8pm. More details to follow soon - for now, get the date in your church diaries, and start to think about where to hold this year’s event!
Imagine...
A North West Leader’s Lunch
with Mike Pilavachi, Andy Hawthorne & Roy Crowne
To hear about the vision of Hope
Thursday 3rd Nov 2011
12.30-2.00
Hosted by Lancaster FM Church
Queen Street, Lancaster. LA1 1RX
01524 841941 / www.lfmc.co.uk
This session is intended for church leaders and decision makers, lay and ordained. In the evening, there will be a celebration open to everyone at St Thomas’ church, Lancaster - details to follow
For more information, and to find out how to book a place, click here
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Hospital Chaplaincy
‘Spiritual, Religious and Pastoral Care for Patients, Relatives & Staff.’
There are two new initiatives coming up at the hospital:
Ø A volunteer dining companions scheme to help patients who are struggling to eat unassisted
Ø A new monthly Sunday afternoon service for the patients in Medical Unit Two.
Interested in getting involved in these or other chaplaincy activities at RLI?
Come along to an open meeting of our chaplaincy volunteer team on
Monday 3rd October
At 10.15am
Any questions?
Contact Rev Stephen Tranter,
RLI Chaplain
Tel: 01524 583955
The Methodist Church Collection of Modern Christian Art
An exhibition of these prestigious pictures (“second only to the Vatican”) will be held
in the St. Peter’s Centre at UCLAN in Preston as part of the Christian contribution to the Preston Guild and also Fulwood Methodist Church’s Centenary in 2012. It will also link
into the District’s “Year of Prayer” and Inspiring Discipleship in and beyond our churches.
We hope to open the exhibition on Friday 22nd June
and will display the works until mid-July (before going to Westminster Methodist Central Hall in London for the Cultural Olympiad) and you can be involved in a number of different ways:
· Start thinking locally about planning visits for church groups, and using the collection as an impetus to prayer, Bible study and worship.
· Anyone with an interest in art or theology or is just willing to give some time and energy is invited to join the planning group.
· Do you have an art group at your church who could get involved?
· To offer as a volunteer; at the venue we will need at least 2 people on duty for each session every day for a month (training given).
· Are any individuals or businesses willing to sponsor and contribute financial help to promote the exhibition?
· One idea is a competition for local creative talent, adult and children?
· We aim to have school and college visits, linking the display to the art and religious education curriculum, can you help?
· How else can we use this opportunity to bring creative arts and faith closer together and to encourage people to reflect on the Bible through these pictures?
See: http://www.methodist.org.uk/static/artcollection/index.htm
Contact: Ken Wales – 01772 863791, ken@wales9421.freeserve.co.uk
Or: Revd Peter Sheasby – 01772 715134, pdsheasby@yahoo.co.uk
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Rev Debbie Peatman, who maintains this site is currently off duty after a spell in hospital for treatment for a brain haemorrhage. She won’t be returning to work until the new year. As a consequence, this site will not be updated as regularly as usual.
If you have any enquiries about Churches Together in Lancashire, you can contact the chair of CTL, Rt Revd Geoff Pearson or one of the officers on the Who’s Who page. Many denominations also have their own ecumenical officers who may be able to assist. Our Who’s Who page can also help you find the relevant denominational website.
Finally, you may be able to find helpful information on the Church Together in England (CTE)
or Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) sites