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1 Sept. 2021
in Latest NewsDistinctive deacons ordination
Five people will be ordained deacon at Carlisle Cathedral on Saturday, adding to a bumper year for ordinands for the Diocese of Carlisle.
In total 13 people will have answered a call to ordained ministry in 2021 with eight others already having been ordained as curates in June.
The Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev James Newcome, will lead the ordination of distinctive deacons this weekend; the ordinands will remain deacons having chosen not to be ordained priest next year.
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13 July 2021
in Latest NewsCaring for the Carers
The Diocese of Carlisle – the Church of England in Cumbria – is partnering with a Christian charity to provide free retreats for people who were frontline carers during the Covid pandemic.
Caring for the Carers is the idea of the Rev Prof Stephen Wright, spiritual director of the Sacred Space Foundation, a non-profit, non-denominational retreat centre and charitable trust located in the Lake District National Park.
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28 June 2021
in Latest NewsOrdinations Joy
Congratulations to all those ordained Deacon and Priest over the weekend.
Services took place at Carlisle Cathedral and the home churches of those being Priested.
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23 June 2021
in Latest NewsMeet our 2021 ordinands
A service of celebration will see eight curates – a record number in recent years - ordained at Carlisle Cathedral this weekend.
All will be ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev James Newcome. Covid restrictions mean each candidate will be limited to 10 family members and supporters attending on the day.
The service at 2.30pm on Saturday 26 June will also be livestreamed on both the Diocese of Carlisle and Carlisle Cathedral Facebook pages.
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28 May 2021
in Latest NewsPrayers for our 2021 ordinands
Please do pray for all those to be ordained Deacon or Priest in just over a month's time. And please remember to uphold their families in prayer also.
Eight people will be ordained Deacon at a service at Carlisle Cathedral on Saturday 26 June at 2.30pm. Read more -
25 May 2021
in Latest NewsDiocese of Carlisle pilots national church contactless donation scheme
More than 100 churches across the Diocese of Carlisle – the Church of England in Cumbria – are the first to take part in a national pilot scheme to help encourage contactless giving.
The countywide roll-out is the first of three nationally by the Church of England in 2021 and will see 115 contactless payment units offered up to churches across the county. It represents a £1.25 million investment by the national church in enabling people to give digitally in parishes. Read more -
20 May 2021
in Latest NewsHusband and wife team appointed to new missional roles
A young married couple has been appointed to two new strategic roles, leading mission and ministry in the Diocese of Carlisle – the Church of England in Cumbria.
The Rev Nicky Smith, 35, and the Rev Andy Smith, 36, have just started in post as the Director of Ministry Development and Growing Younger Enabler, respectively.
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14 May 2021
in Latest NewsNew Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Appointed
The Diocese of Carlisle – the Church of England in Cumbria – has appointed a new person to lead on safeguarding issues over the coming years.
Joanna Van Lachterop will take up the role of Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor from the present DSA, Charles Proctor, who is set to retire.
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23 April 2021
in Latest NewsBishop James welcomes Anti-Racism Taskforce Report
The Bishop of Carlisle has welcomed a report published yesterday by the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce.
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19 April 2021
in Latest NewsBishop Emma appointed to new role as Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
The Bishop of Penrith has been appointed to a new role supporting both the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
The Rt Rev Dr Emma Ineson will become the Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, based at Lambeth Palace in London, from 1 June.
It means she will leave her role as Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of Carlisle at the end of May, having been instrumental in leading the relaunch of the county’s ecumenical God for All vision.
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