He invites us to meet with him and to pray with him, as he will be bringing prayers from the other Deaneries he has visited. Pendle Deanery has sent a prayer for Tunstall Deanery which is the first Deanery at the start of his bike ride.
To encourage further giving, Bishop Philip is organising a ‘Pedal-along’.On Friday, 17 October, he will be going on a bike ride around the entire Diocese during which he will visit and pray in one school or church in every single one of our 14 Deaneries.Each Deanery will give the Bishop a special prayer to read and take to hand on to the next one as he travels across the County.Read much more about the Harvest Appeal for 2025 here and please note that you can donate by credit card and cheque now and via the Parish Giving Scheme.
On Saturday 4th October, some members of our PCCs gave up their weekend day and took the first step in this process. This is a 12-18 month programme led by our Diocese. Please hold both our churches, their PCCs and volunteers in your prayers.
We explored Psalm 23 and how we can walk through valleys of shadows in our lives. Some fantastic pencil drawings of light and shade and beautiful valleys were produced. All rounded off with oatmeal parkin and a brew! Next meeting is Wednesday November 5th at 7.30pm.
