Welcome: The Diocese of Chester is the Church of England in Cheshire, the borough of Wirral and parts of the boroughs of Stockport, Halton, Warrington, Tameside and Trafford, and small portions of Derbyshire and Flintshire.
Big funding successes for youth projects A year of outreach, designed by young people of the Christian Union at Upton-by-Chester High School, has been funded by the Church of England’s Youth Evangelism Fund (YEF).
SWINE FLU: a further statement by the Bishop of Chester Given the moderate level of infection in North West England so far, and the generally mild symptoms of the disease itself, I have decided to modify my advice to clergy and parishes in the Diocese.
Our Faith in Action - features
Archdeacon Donald Allister’s new ministry … as a bishop Donald Allister has spent 29 years in Christian ministry in our diocese. Next year he is due to become the Bishop of Peterborough. STEPHEN REGAN reports on Donald’s love for ministry, and how he feels about the challenges ahead of him
Liverpool-born Donald, aged 57, is the son of a Mersey docks manager and a nursing sister. He grew up in Birkenhead, Bromley (Kent), Heswall, then Birkenhead again before studying at Cambridge University and later at theological college in Bristol.
He is due to be consecrated and installed as Bishop of Peterborough next spring.
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Events
Choral concert 09/11/2009 - Chester Cathedral
Nantwich Choral Society will perform Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius at Chester Cathedral on Saturday 7 November, starting at 7.30pm.
CME Event - Three Point Turn 10/11/2009 - St John's Church, Macclesfield
All of us who are called to preach want to do it more effectively. This series of Three Point Turns is designed to help us do just that.
Skills + More 12/11/2009 - St Peter's House,. Hale
A series of evenings for anyone involved in ministry among children in churches - led by David Bell, Adviser for Ministry among Children
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