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23 Sept. 2024
in Latest NewsJoy as Diocese marks 30th anniversary of ordination of women Priests
Scores of people attended a special service to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first ordination of women Priests.
Carlisle Cathedral played host to the special Eucharist service on Saturday 21 September at 2pm at which the Rev Canon Angela Whittaker, Bishop’s Adviser for Women’s Ministry in the Diocese of Carlisle, presided.
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19 Sept. 2024
in Latest NewsDiocese showcased in new Church of England report
The pioneering work of the Diocese of Carlisle and its ambition to reach net zero carbon features in the Church of England’s first Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report.
The report, published this week, highlights the impact of the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme, since it was mobilised last year.
The ambitious programme aims to equip, resource and support all parts of the Church to reduce carbon emissions from the energy used in its buildings, schools and through work-related transport by 2030. Read more -
12 Sept. 2024
in Latest NewsDiocese and Cathedral to undergo independent safeguarding audit
The Diocese of Carlisle and Carlisle Cathedral are to undergo an independent safeguarding audit as part of a Church of England-wide initiative.
The audit was commissioned by the Archbishop’s Council and will be carried out by the INEQE Safeguarding Group. Over a four-year period, INEQE are visiting 42 dioceses and 42 cathedrals as well as two palaces: Bishopthorpe and Lambeth.
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9 Sept. 2024
in Latest NewsIn Pics: New Archdeacon of Carlisle
Click here to see more pictures of the welcome and installation of our new Archdeacon of Carlisle, the Ven Ruth Newton. Read more
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9 Sept. 2024
in Latest NewsNew Archdeacon of Carlisle Installed
Hundreds of people attended a special service at Carlisle Cathedral to welcome the new Archdeacon of Carlisle.
The Ven Ruth Newton was officially installed as Archdeacon of Carlisle during the service on Sunday (8 September). It means a return to her birth county with Ruth having been raised in Carlisle and – following ordination in 2002 – serving the parishes of Caldbeck, Castle Sowerby and Sebergham.
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5 Sept. 2024
in Latest NewsSpecial service to celebrate work of safeguarding volunteers
A special service will celebrate the scores of volunteers who support safeguarding in our churches.
Invitations have been issued to more than 140 Parish Safeguarding Officers (PSOs) to attend the service at Carlisle Cathedral on Sunday 13 October at 3pm. The Acting Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev Rob Saner-Haigh, will preside and preach at the Service of Thanksgiving.
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4 Sept. 2024
in Latest NewsBishop’s Harvest Appeal raises tens of thousands of pounds
Congregations across the Church of England in Cumbria have raised tens of thousands of pounds to support two international aid projects.
Over the last four years the Diocese of Carlisle’s Bishop’s Harvest Appeal has collected nearly £85,000 to fund the work of Christian Aid in the Holy Land and the Mothers’ Union in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more -
7 Aug. 2024
in Latest NewsDreaming The Impossible - Rachel's Story
A group of young people from across Cumbria have just returned from the Dreaming the Impossible summer camp for 12 to 18-year-olds. In a series of testimonies we hear from various members of the group, starting with Rachel Milburn, Eden Network Youth Church Leader. Read more
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26 July 2024
in Latest NewsSpecial service to celebrate 30th anniversary of ordination of women Priests
A special service will be held at Carlisle Cathedral to mark the 30th anniversary of the first ordination of women Priests.
The Rev Canon Angela Whittaker, Bishop’s Adviser for Women’s Ministry in the Diocese of Carlisle, will preside at a Eucharist in Celebration of 30 Years of Ordination of Women to the Priesthood.
She will be supported on the day by the Rev Ruth Newton, who next week joins the Diocese as the new Archdeacon of Carlisle, and who will preach at the service.
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12 July 2024
in Latest NewsIn Pics: Year Six leavers' services
More than 1,000 church school pupils have attended special services to mark their end of primary school education.
More than 40 church schools took part in Year Six leavers' services at Carlisle Cathedral and Kendal Parish Church, with the theme Something Inside So Strong: Jesus!. Read more