Latest news | The Diocese of Blackburn 2026-04-07T00:36:16+00:00 Diocese of Blackburn https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/feed Joy as 22 men and women are ordained Deacon or Priest to serve in parishes across County https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/1039 "It was such a privilege, as it always is, to stand with our ordinands as they said yes to God’s call and begin - or continue - their ministry in our parishes across the County as new Priests and Deacons" 2025-07-09T16:17:33+00:00 As ordination weekend approaches, new videos tell stories of some of our new Priests and Deacons https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/1038 22 new Priests and Deacons prepare for ordination this weekend 2025-06-26T15:24:47+00:00 Bishop Philip hosts all our ordinands for lunch and speaks in new video as they prepare for ordination weekend https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/1037 Families also invited to share in the fellowship as Bishop speaks of ordinand's important work ahead 2025-06-25T16:24:01+00:00 Chance to get to know our new Priests and Deacons for 2025 https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/1031 Our candidates are being ordained this year across the weekend of June 28 and 29 2025-08-01T11:13:38+00:00 Blackburn church leads ecumenical project to launch all-new CAP debt centre for town https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/1036 Aim is to support those in need with practical help 2025-06-25T14:57:08+00:00 Church of England parishes hold 24/7 prayer https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/1035 24/7 Prayer Event at Lancashire church will be focused on growth 2025-06-23T13:02:12+00:00 Global charity honours Lancashire's Arton Medd, 90, for decades of service https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/1034 Anton was pivotal in setting up the CofE in Lancashire’s World Development Group in the 1990s and helped to raise more than £300,000 for Christian Aid 2025-06-20T13:07:46+00:00