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Events
| Are There Any Bishops in the Bible? 28/01/2012 - Chester Cathedral Professor Loveday Alexander's Annual Cathedral Lecture |
| Puppet Ministry 28/01/2012 - Bramhall A training day designed to give hands on experience of puppetry |
| Bible Skills+ 01/02/2012 - Alderley Edge Bible skills+ for children's leaders. A set of evenings including sessions from the Bible Skills and Skills+more training series. |
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Big turn-out for unity service at Chester Cathedral A special service to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at Chester Cathedral on Sunday. It drew a crowd of nearly 700 to hear an address by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, pictured here (*) with the Dean of Chester,the Bishops of Stockport and Chester, and (right) the RC Bishop of Shrewsbury. |
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Back to Church Sunday 2012 Last year nearly a hundred churches from our diocese took part in Back to Church Sunday (BTCS). On average, 19 extra people attended these churches on the day, an increase in attendance of 23 per cent. Research in two dioceses suggests that somewhere between 12 per cent and 15 per cent of those who returned to church on BTCS will still be regular worshippers six months later. |
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Archbishop of York - in our diocese Archbishop John Sentamu started his two-day visit to the Diocese of Chester on Wednesday (18 January) with a visit to a church-led project that offers training and various activities to residents of the Moss Rose estate, Macclesfield. He saw how youngsters learned music, bike repair and other skills. Dr Sentamu is PICTURED with Josh Bramwell, aged 14, carrying out bike repairs outside the 'Cre8' centre. He also met young musicians, including local guitarist Daniel Stanley, aged 14. |
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Parish stalwart from the Wirral is honoured A member of St John's Church, Meols, Wirral, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours. Mrs Jackie Hall (pictured), who lives in nearby Hoylake, has been honoured for her community work over many years. |
Features
Archbishop of York's visit to our dioceseArchbishop John Sentamu enjoyed a two-day visit which saw him go out and about on a Cheshire farm, join young people making music in Macclesfield, give an inspirational address to Chester Cathedral and witness the great work being done by the YMCA in Crewe. Report by STEPHEN REGAN. Pictures by CORNELI FLEUR.
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