Celebrating our 900th Anniversary with the Archbishop of York!
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell is visiting Blackburn Diocese at the end of May and will preach and preside at the Cathedral Eucharist on Sunday May 29th. We have been invited together with the congregations of St. Peter’s Burnley and St. Bartholomew’s Colne who are also celebrating 900 years of Christian Worship this year.
There will be no 10 am service or 6.30 pm Evening Prayer at St. Mary Magdalene’s that day. (8 am Holy Communion as usual)
Travelling to the Cathedral
There are 3 ways to go:
By car
By train leaving from Clitheroe station at 9.25 am, arriving at 9.47 am and returning by any train. The fare is £4.50. It’s only a short level walk from the station to the Cathedral.
By minibus – contact Vicar Andy.
The Cathedral news reports:
Visit of the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell
We are looking forward to welcoming The Archbishop of York as he visits the Diocese of Blackburn from Friday 27th May through to Sunday 29th May. We are particularly privileged that ++Stephen will preside at both our Parish Eucharist at 9:00am and our Cathedral Eucharist at 10:30am on Sunday 29th May. We will also be extending a warm welcome to three parishes from the Diocese who each celebrate significant anniversaries this year and will be joining us for our Cathedral Eucharist:
- St Mary Magdalene, Clitheroe, celebrating 900 years
- St Bartholomew, Colne, celebrating 900 years
- St Peter, Burnley, celebrating 900 years
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