Growing the Rural Church

Come and join us in Exeter!

Live Screening of the Installation of Sarah Mullally as 106th Archbishop of Canterbury
Exeter Diocesan Offices Old Deanery Great Hall, EX1 1HS. Wednesday 25 March, 2.30pm onwards.

You are invited to join with others for a live screening of the historic Installation of the Most Rev’d Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Please arrive at the Old Deanery from 2.30pm onwards. The service starts at 3pm. Please book your free place for the screening here: https://bookwhen.com/exeterdiocese/e/ev-spfqf-20260325143000

Download an order of service and watch the service here: https://www.churchofengland.org/about/governance/archbishops/watch-installation-106th-archbishop-canterbury-sarah-mullally-canterbury-cathedral Exeter Cathedral The Church of England Mike Harrison Moira Astin Verena Breed Archdeacon of Exeter Archdeacon Plymouth

All involved in rural ministry are invited to join us at the Old Deanery in Exeter to watch Archbishop Sarah’s installation and eat cake.

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Starts at 2.30 on Weds 25th, with evening prayers at the Cathedral at 5.30pm. Please reply to let me know you’re coming.

This looks interesting for all involved with rural communities.

Church Action on Poverty members have organised the online event Connecting & strengthening rural voices on poverty for May 21 at 10.30am to discuss ‘church and community approaches to rural poverty and build connections between communities’.

The Diocese of Truro funded the recently released ‘Pretty Poverty Report: Cornwall Rurality Matters’ document, an 18-month long research project led by Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, with researchers Victoria Brown and Elpida Achtaridou.

See Truro Diocese for more details and to book.

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