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Children's Ministry Conference: Generation to Generation

Saturday 28 February 2026

Through engaging keynotes, worship and hands-on workshops, explore how to build faith foundations that last; from toddlers to tweens

TIME by Luxmuralis - Blackburn Cathedral

Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 February

Fully immersive light and sound installation

Equipped: Bearing fruit in maturity - Leyland St Andrews' church

Saturday 7 March 2026

Covering issues for those thinking about how to serve Jesus in later life

Renew 2026 Day Conference on Prayer - Lancaster St Thomas

Saturday 7 March 2026

Churches across the area are invited to come together for a day of contemporary worship, prayer, seminars, a hot meal and an evening talk

New Cathedral Honorary Canons

Sundays 8 February; 1 and 8 March 2026

"A canonry carries a function within the governance of the Cathedral."

Café Concert held at Blackburn St Silas' Church

Saturday 14 March

ELCB Brass Ensemble starts at 11am

Quiet Day: Centering Prayer - the Roots and Practice - Whalley Abbey

Wednesday 18 March: 10am to 4pm

Quiet Day to be led by Lloyd Allen, a trained Spiritual Director and a member of the Vine Community

Blackburn Diocese Pilgrim Experience - Whalley Abbey

Thursday 19 March 2026

Become part of a pilgrim group on a guided walk tracing a spiritual path between Whalley Abbey and Blackburn Cathedral

Retreat: It is Well With My Soul - Whalley Abbey

Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 March

Led by Rev Andrew and Rev Kath Dodd, retired bi-vocational Baptist ministers

Turin Shroud Exhibition - Blackburn Cathedral

Monday 23 March to Sunday 12 April

Life-size replica of the sacred cloth to view and study

The BIG DAY OUT in Blackpool

Saturday 16 May 2026

A celebration needs a party!