The Archbishop of York, the Most Revd Dr John Sentamu is bringing bishops from across the north to the Diocese of Liverpool for a weekend of events from the 7th to the 10th March. The archbishop and bishops will be supporting events that take place from Southport to Wigan, Liverpool to Warrington as the Church of England puts on a range of fun activities across the Diocese of Liverpool.
Archbishop Sentamu will be getting involved in the action in a host of places.
Particular highlights of the Archbishop’s programme include:-
- Visiting a Walking Football match at Anfield Sports and Community Centre on Friday March 8th involving former stars from Liverpool’s first team
- Calling All Young People event at St Gabriel's Church Huyton on Thursday March 7th
- Visiting Alsop School in Liverpool and King George V Six Form College in Southport
- Taking part in a mass clean-up of Formby beach with the National Trust on Saturday March 9th
- Starting the St Helens 10k run on Sunday March 10th
- Attending Civic Breakfasts at Ormskirk Parish Church on Thursday March 7th and at the Western Approaches on Friday March 8th
- Dropping in on a Messy Church event for children in Bootle and a mass bubble praise party with renowned Christian children’s entertainer Doug Horley at the Halton stadium Widnes
- Meet the Archbishop at Bents Garden Centre on Sunday March 10th
Based around the Rule of Life, the weekend of activities is called Tell Serve Give and takes place in venues across the Diocese of Liverpool. The Archbishop will launch the activities with a special one hour commissioning service at Liverpool Cathedral on Thursday March 7th at 2pm. You can find details of events taking place over the weekend at www.achurchnearyou.com by searching TellServeGive19
Archbishop Sentamu said “It is wonderful that the churches across the Diocese of Liverpool have committed to Tell, Serve, Give: together we are telling our families, friends, neighbours about the love of God as made known to us in Jesus Christ. Churches are engaging in a huge variety of events as they seek to serve others and to show God’s love in their local community.
This will be a great weekend. I am looking forward to meeting many people across the Diocese and hope to see you at one of these fantastic events.”
Bishop Paul added "I am delighted to welcome Archbishop Sentamu and my colleagues for this weekend of diverse activities around the Diocese of Liverpool. But I am more excited at the prospect of meeting a whole host of new people who I hope will join in with what’s going on in their local church or worshipping community. From Wigan to Widnes, Southport to St Helens and right across the Liverpool City Region we have activities for all ages, This may be church as people have never seen it before and I would love the curious to look out for their local event and come, see and join in”
Other highlights of the programme include
We can't list everything here but some of the other highlights include
- A visit to Liverpool Prison on Friday March 8th, led by the local churches
- On March 7th Churches in Grassendale, Liverpool will celebrate International Lady’s Day where they are appealing for sanitary products for those who can’t afford them
- Lego fun in Woolston on Saturday March 9th
- An event “Who’s speaking in our grieving” in Knowsley on Saturday March 9th
- A Jazz night in Whiston on Saturday March 9th
- A visit to support the work of AppleCast NW which helps young people get out in the countryside in Newburgh on Friday March 8th
- An evening with the talented comedian John Archer in St Helens Saturday March 9th
- A Prosecco and Pizza Night in Toxteth And Wavertree
- Acoustic night at the Baltic Social on Thursday 7th March
- Brass band event at the Bombed out church St Luke’s on Saturday 9th March
- A Desert Island Discs, style evening with Wine and Cheese in Aspull on Friday 8th March
- Lazer quest Central St, St Helens on Friday 8th March
- Haigh Hall Park Run, Wigan Saturday 9th March
- Grill a bishop at the Grand Central Arcade in Wigan on Saturday March 9th
- Market chat at Earlestown with a team of people available to answer questions on Saturday March 9th
- Colour me beautiful at The Victorian Tea Rooms Glazebury on Saturday March 9th
- A Greatest Showman sing a long party at Christ Church Southport on Saturday March 9th
- Healing on the streets at Lord Street, Southport on Saturday March 9th
- Auction Sale at St Philip, Paul and Wesley, Southport on Saturday March 9th
Find an event near you by searching TellServeGive19 on www.achurchnearyou.com
Find an event near you
Search TellServeGive19 on www.achurchnearyou.com