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The Marie Curie charity has organised a National Day of Reflection this coming March 23, including a minute's silence, to acknowledge grief and loss over this very difficult last year.  

The Church of England nationally is one of several organisations supporting the day. The CofE Life Events Team has created some additional, bespoke resources for parishes to use if they want to join in.  

As mentioned in a previous Coronavirus Task Group briefing, parishes are encouraged to keep the minute's silence and mark the occasion and offer prayer either in worship that day or the previous Sunday, March 21.

The Dean of Blackburn, The Very Rev Peter Howell-Jones, also appeared on BBC Radio Lancashire recently talking about the event. You can listen to the interview here (from 3h 08m). 

Resources on the Church Support Hub include specially written prayers and prayer cards; social media graphics; ideas for activities on the day; printable materials for download and much more. There is also an onward link to the Marie Curie website for more resources.