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Thousands of churches in England opt to close over Covid fears | World news | The Guardian
East Lancashire hospitals chaplain praises exhausted staff
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19013919.east-lancashire-hospitals-chaplain-praises-exhausted-stressed-covid-19-staff/
Sunday Worship at Church Cancelled
Lancashire County Council and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Public Health Officials have asked for places worship to close forthwith owing to the severity of the current Covid-19 situation. In the light of this, St. Oswald’s Church will not be holding services until further notice. In the meantime, we will post a national or Diocesan…
Lancashire moves to Tier 3 coronavirus alert level
CLICK HERE for the latest Covid-19 update from Lancashire County Council and Blackburn-with-Darwen Council.
The new Covid-19 restrictions in Lancashire
New measures are to be introduced in Lancashire to help fight COVID-19. Following a significant rise in the number of cases, and initial signs that hospital admissions are starting to increase, more stringent measures are being introduced on Tuesday September 22. These are designed to protect people from the spread of COVID-19, especially more vulnerable…
The new Covid-19 rules and guidelines
Bishop Julian’s maiden speech in the House of Lords
Thank you !
Thank you so much to everyone for the support over the last few weeks as the congregation gets used to the ‘new normal’. It was lovely to have Bishop Julian with us Sunday morning whilst Canon Michael and Carol have a much deserved break. As you know we said our last farewell to our friend…
You may have heard about the Government announcement today. It lightens COVID restrictions in certain parts of East Lancashire but introduces tighter restrictions in a number of wards in Pendle and Blackburn with Darwen council areas. The parishes of Blackburn with Darwen in the impacted wards are as follows:
- Blackburn Cathedral
- St Stephen’s Little Harwood
- St James’s, Blackburn
- St Silas, Blackburn
- St Gabriel’s, Blackburn
- Christ Church with St Matthew, Blackburn
- St Luke’s and St Philip’s, Blackburn
- St Michael and All Angels with St John and Holy Trinity, Blackburn
- St Jude with St Thomas, Blackburn
St. Oswald’s parish is therefore not affected although neighbouring St. Jude’s is. Please note the following important points which apply to the above parishes only:
- There is no requirement to close churches or cease public worship. We will keep you updated immediately should this change. However currently the restrictions are around social engagements, a category that obviously does not include the worship of the Church.
- The number who may attend ‘life events’ (baptisms, weddings and funerals) has now been reduced to 20 in these parishes. This takes effect from Midnight on Saturday evening.
The situation remains serious in certain parts of the communities we serve in East Lancashire.
We pray that these new measures are properly observed and bring infection rates under control.