Last updated 21st January 2020

Preston

Welcome to the Diocesan website page for Preston Deanery, which covers the Preston City local authority, writes Rev Alastair McHaffie (pictured) the Area Dean. 

On this page is a map of the Deanery; key contacts; dates of forthcoming meetings and a variety of useful parish information, including parish spotlights. 

Map of Preston Deanery showing all of the parish boundaries on an Ordnance Survey background. 

Key contacts

• Area Dean: Rev Canon Alistair McHaffie - mchaffie1957@googlemail.com
• Lay Chair: Mrs Stephanie Rankin
• Deanery Synod Secretary: Mr Ken Curphey

Key meetings in 2020

Deanery Chapter meetings (all at 1pm-2.30pm - please note later start)

• Monday 3rd February at St Cuthbert's Fulwood with Carolyn Barton, Diocesan Vision Coordinator
• Tuesday 5th May at Christ Church Fulwood
• Wednesday 16th September at St Stephen's Preston
• Thursday 19th November at Preston Minster

Deanery Synods (all at 7.30pm)

• Tuesday 17th March at St George's Preston, Speaker: Peter Howell-Jones, Dean of the Cathedral (to be confirmed)
• Thursday 11th June at St John's Broughton, Speaker: Ven. David Picken, our new Archdeacon (to be confirmed)
• Wednesday 14th October at St Christopher, Lea, Theme:  A Biblical Theological response to the Climate/Environmental Crisis (to be confirmed)

Visitation

The Archdeacon's Visitation is at St Paul's Longridge, 7.30pm, Monday 11th May

Deanery Standing Committee (at 7.30pm at 20 Fishwick View, Preston PR1 4YA)

• Wednesday 1st April
• Wednesday 1st July
• Wednesday 4th November

Deanery Training Day at Preston Minster - Demystifying the Book of Revelation

Saturday 20th June 2020 9.30am - 3.30pm with Revd Dr Ian Paul.

Ian is Adjunct Professor of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in the USA, he is also an ordained minister at St Nic's Nottingham; Managing Editor of Grove Booklets and on the General Synod of the Church of England.

This day will be for clergy and interested lay people in your congregations and places can be booked here.  To cover costs a £5 donation of £5.00 per person is requsted, payable on the day.  Please bring a p[acked lunch.

Parish information

• Parish map shows the parish boundary 
• Parish spotlight brings together a range of information about parishes, both in terms of congregations, but also the wider community living in the area. Although this information dates from 2012 it is still a very useful tool, especially when creating a parish profile.
• Parish dashboard provides information about attendance and occasional offices over a ten year period upto and including 2016.
• Parish website, Facebook page, or 'A Church Near You' (ACNY) page