What’s Happening

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Service of Thanksgiving, Westminster Abbey 14 October 2011 Souvenir Service Booklet. Everyone who attended the Service went away with one of these beautifully produced booklets.  Press release after the Service, including a link to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s address.

Pictures of the banners made by Bradford and Ripon and Guildford for Westminster Abbey.

St Albans & Westminster Abbey Thanksgiving Services: Jane Chipperton’s presentation for stunning pictures of both.

Read about Southwark Diocese’s  Leavers Service

Look at the hangings in Rochester Cathedral, made by Church schools for the Diocesan Schools Festival. Thanks to Jan Thompson.

Bicentenary and Parliament: Exhibition in the Upper Waiting Hall, House of Commons July 4-7. View Exhibition posters and the Bishop of Oxford with Jan Ainsworth visiting the display.

Sheffield Leavers’ Celebration Service 29 June 2011 at Doncaster Minster. The Diocesan web site has a 7 min video clip of the service (available until early September).

York Thanksgiving Video see Joshua Watson!

Songs of Praise on the BBC – Sunday 22 May

Podcast by Frank Field on KJB mentions National Society Bicentenary

Salisbury Diocese Celebrations and photos

Chester Diocese Big Sing

Jan Ainsworth in the Guardian: read her article on Collective Worship here

The listings below contain details of all the local and national events of which we are aware. If you know something was organised to mark the anniversary that’s not listed here, let us know by dropping us a message via the contact page. A chart showing all the diocesan plans we know about is available here as is a chronological list of all badged 2011 events.

A presentation designed for use by dioceses in offering an overview of the three educational celebrations taking place in 2011 – the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, the Celebrating RE week, and our own 200th anniversary – can be downloaded here (.pdf, 1.9MB).

Calendar of Events

Education Sunday

Date: February 5, 2012

Education Sunday  

  • This year’s theme: Learning and Serving
Venue:
A Church or School near you