Last updated 27th October 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

Deanery Training Meeting, October 2020

October 2020's Deanery Training session (via Zoom) is available to watch on YouTube here. 

Deanery Chapter meetings

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic much of our 2020 programme for the Deanery had to be cancelled. Below are the planned meetings for the end of the year and a fuller programme for 2021 will be in place soon.

If any of the meetings below are held on Zoom, please use the link below:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3805378038?pwd=dUNScU5EUjF0cW5xejQ2Y05vSVY0dz09

Deanery Chapter meetings (all at 1pm-2.30pm)

• Wednesday 16 September at St Stephen's Preston (or on Zoom)
• Thursday 19 November at Preston Minster (or on Zoom)

Deanery Synod

• 7.30pm Wednesday 14 October at St Christopher, Lea (or on Zoom). Speakers: Bishop Philip North and Carolyn Barton - Vision 2026

Parish information

• Parish maps below show 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