News and Articles

Andy Burgess 15/07/2022 Andy Burgess 15/07/2022

A new Bishop of Penrith for our Diocese

On Friday 15 July the Revd Canon Robert Saner-Haigh was consecrated as Bishop of Penrith in York Minster.

Andy Burgess 11/07/2022 Andy Burgess 11/07/2022

Our wonderful Churchwardens

Thank you to our wonderful and hardworking churchwardens who gathered at St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale, on Monday 11 July 2022 for the annual Admission of Churchwardens service.

Marjorie Fishwick 06/07/2022 Marjorie Fishwick 06/07/2022

Coronation Memories by Marjorie Fishwick

Memories of attending the Queen’s coronation in 1953.

Andy Burgess 08/06/2022 Andy Burgess 08/06/2022

Platinum Jubilee and Pentecost Celebrations

We had a wonderful time across the churches of the Western Dales as we celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and Pentecost over the weekend.

Ben Maunder 06/06/2022 Ben Maunder 06/06/2022

Professor Potty’s Time Traveller Tales: Holiday Club 2022

The Western Dales Mission Community invite you to join Professor Potty and his whacky assistant Dippy Di for a week of Time Travellers Tales!

St John's Church, Cowgill 23/05/2022 St John's Church, Cowgill 23/05/2022

Annual Sale: St John’s Church, Cowgill

Monday, 30 May 2022, 10am–12 noon, Dent Memorial Hall

Bacon Butties, Coffee, Cakes, Bread, Raffle, Plants, Crafts, Books, Toys and Nearly New Homeware!

Andy Burgess 17/05/2022 Andy Burgess 17/05/2022

Anointing with Oil – not just for the Queen!

Looking at the significance of anointing with oil in the Queen’s coronation, and in our personal lives.

Andy Burgess 05/05/2022 Andy Burgess 05/05/2022

Ministry Letter in Easter Season

Have you ever been gripped by a book you can’t put down? A good story speaks to something inside of us, and keeps us reading until the last page.

Judith Bush 27/04/2022 Judith Bush 27/04/2022

Celebrating 175 years of St Mark’s Cautley with Songs of Praise service

We had a great turnout for our Songs of Praise service celebrating the 175th anniversary of St Mark’s Church on the 24th April 2022, with people travelling from Sedbergh, Dent, Kendal and even Shropshire to attend. Follow the link for photos and more!

Andy Burgess 16/04/2022 Andy Burgess 16/04/2022

Deep roots and tall branches

One of the things I’ve noticed since moving to the Western Dales are the wonderful trees that border the fields and paths.

November 2025
- Nov 2, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 2 November 2025
October 2025
- Oct 23, 2025 Commemoration Service 2025
- Oct 22, 2025 PCC statement welcoming the announcement of Bishop Sarah Mullally as next Archbishop of Canterbury
- Oct 12, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 12 October 2025
- Oct 9, 2025 Christianity for Today?
- Oct 6, 2025 Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal 2025
- Oct 5, 2025 3Generate 2025
- Oct 5, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 5 October 2025
September 2025
- Sep 28, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 28 September 2025
- Sep 24, 2025 Pet Service 2025
- Sep 21, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 21 September 2025
- Sep 14, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 14 September 2025
- Sep 7, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 7 September 2025
- Sep 6, 2025 Harvest Services 2025
- Sep 1, 2025 Children, Youth and Families Worker Newsletter - July and August 2025
August 2025
- Aug 31, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 31 August 2025
- Aug 24, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 24 August 2025
- Aug 17, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 17 August 2025
- Aug 4, 2025 Weekday Walks - Summer 2025
July 2025
- Jul 24, 2025 Holiday Club 2025 - The Clubhouse
- Jul 8, 2025 “Tools with a Mission” collection
- Jul 8, 2025 Children Youth and Families Worker Newsletter - May-June 2025
- Jul 5, 2025 ‘The River of Life’ at St Mark’s Cautley
June 2025
- Jun 7, 2025 Discovering wild flowers at St Mark’s Cautley
- Jun 5, 2025 Silent Witness for Climate Justice in Sedbergh
May 2025
- May 19, 2025 Ascension and Pentecost 2025
- May 15, 2025 PCC members for the Benefice of the Western Dales 2025
- May 7, 2025 Silent Witness for Climate Justice (24 May 2025)
March 2025
- Mar 22, 2025 Holy Week and Easter 2025
- Mar 22, 2025 Maundy Thursday Lovefeast
February 2025
- Feb 16, 2025 Lent Course 2025: Seeking the Kingdom of God
- Feb 16, 2025 Looking Beyond Course
December 2024
- Dec 24, 2024 A Pantomime Villain?
- Dec 18, 2024 Hawes Junction Carol Service 2024
- Dec 4, 2024 St Andrew’s Choir, Sedbergh
November 2024
- Nov 30, 2024 Soup & Bread Lunch at Firbank
- Nov 20, 2024 Christmas Services in the Western Dales 2024
- Nov 4, 2024 Appointment of Children, Youth and Family Worker
October 2024
- Oct 24, 2024 Advent Course 2024: ‘The Four Last Things’
- Oct 22, 2024 Commemoration Service
September 2024
- Sep 26, 2024 ‘Experience Harvest’ in Sedbergh
- Sep 25, 2024 An evening with Emma Richardson exploring Pioneering Mission
- Sep 24, 2024 Pet Service 2024
- Sep 12, 2024 Sedbergh Harvest Celebrations
- Sep 5, 2024 WDMC Open Meeting, 24 September
May 2024
- May 22, 2024 Songs of Praise Service for Sedbergh Music Festival
- May 22, 2024 Pentecost Service and Community BBQ 2024
- May 5, 2024 Prayer stations at Connect@Cornerstone
April 2024
- Apr 30, 2024 PCC members for the Benefice of the Western Dales 2024
- Apr 23, 2024 Pentecost Service and Community BBQ 2024
- Apr 1, 2024 The Dawn Service 2024 on the summit of Winder
March 2024
- Mar 5, 2024 Holy Week and Easter 2024
February 2024
- Feb 8, 2024 Lent Groups in the Western Dales
December 2023
- Dec 7, 2023 Live Nativity for Late Night Opening
- Dec 6, 2023 Christmas in the Western Dales 2023
November 2023
- Nov 14, 2023 Remembrance Sunday in Cowgill 2023
- Nov 13, 2023 Remembrance Sunday in Howgill 2023
- Nov 12, 2023 Remembrance Sunday in Sedbergh 2023
- Nov 8, 2023 Remembrance Sunday Services 2023
September 2023
- Sep 25, 2023 Our first Teatime Church service
- Sep 20, 2023 Climate Justice Meeting for Worship
- Sep 18, 2023 Teatime Church starts this Sunday!
- Sep 11, 2023 Harvest Supper in Dent
- Sep 10, 2023 St John’s Firbank Harvest Festival
- Sep 6, 2023 Harvest Services in the Western Dales
August 2023
- Aug 31, 2023 Holiday Club Donation to ActionAid
- Aug 30, 2023 New Service Details from 1st September 2023
- Aug 27, 2023 Songs of Praise with Sedbergh Town Band 2023
July 2023
- Jul 30, 2023 Holiday Club Celebration 2023
- Jul 27, 2023 A thank you from David and Sarah Crouchley
- Jul 11, 2023 Condolences for Dr Gina Barney
- Jul 9, 2023 Worshipping outdoors!
- Jul 8, 2023 Admission of Churchwardens 2023
- Jul 2, 2023 Condolences for the Rev’d Andy McMullon
June 2023
- Jun 26, 2023 Seven wonderful years
- Jun 22, 2023 A reflection on the creation account found in the Book of Genesis
- Jun 21, 2023 Bake Through the Bible
- Jun 14, 2023 Supersleuths: Holiday Club 2023
May 2023
- May 24, 2023 Guided Walk at Hawes Junction Chapel
- May 10, 2023 PCC members for the Benefice of the Western Dales 2023
- May 9, 2023 Pentecost Sunday Service and Barbeque 2023
- May 6, 2023 Blessings for Same-Sex Marriages and Civil Partnerships in The Parish of Sedbergh and Lune
- May 6, 2023 Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III
April 2023
- Apr 30, 2023 Legacy Sunday
- Apr 17, 2023 The Coronation of King Charles III
March 2023
- Mar 23, 2023 Holy Week and Easter 2023
January 2023
- Jan 31, 2023 Community Corner
- Jan 25, 2023 An important period in the history of Sedbergh
December 2022
- Dec 24, 2022 The Light and Life Course
- Dec 7, 2022 Finding Life and Light this Christmas
- Dec 1, 2022 Mission Community Prayer of Commitment
November 2022
- Nov 22, 2022 Poems and Psalms for Advent
- Nov 17, 2022 Interfaith School Visit
- Nov 15, 2022 Christmas Tree Festivals 2022
- Nov 13, 2022 Remembrance Sunday 2022
October 2022
- Oct 11, 2022 Howgill Harvest Sale
- Oct 2, 2022 Cowgill Orchard Apple Pressing
September 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 Walking Pilgrims
- Sep 19, 2022 Commemorating Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
August 2022
- Aug 31, 2022 1907 East Window by Christopher Whall in All Saints’, Killington
- Aug 4, 2022 Open House
- Aug 3, 2022 Professor Potty’s Time Traveller’s Tales
July 2022
- Jul 15, 2022 A new Bishop of Penrith for our Diocese
- Jul 11, 2022 Our wonderful Churchwardens
- Jul 6, 2022 Coronation Memories by Marjorie Fishwick
June 2022
- Jun 8, 2022 Platinum Jubilee and Pentecost Celebrations
- Jun 6, 2022 Professor Potty’s Time Traveller Tales: Holiday Club 2022
May 2022
- May 23, 2022 Annual Sale: St John’s Church, Cowgill
- May 17, 2022 Anointing with Oil – not just for the Queen!
- May 5, 2022 Ministry Letter in Easter Season
April 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 Celebrating 175 years of St Mark’s Cautley with Songs of Praise service
- Apr 16, 2022 Deep roots and tall branches
- Apr 15, 2022 Finding Faith course
- Apr 8, 2022 Services and Events during Holy Week and Easter 2022
March 2022
- Mar 30, 2022 The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
- Mar 28, 2022 Confirmations in the Western Dales
- Mar 15, 2022 Truthful stories
February 2022
- Feb 22, 2022 Finding freedom in an unlikely place
January 2022
- Jan 1, 2022 About St John’s, Cowgill
- Jan 1, 2022 About St Andrew’s, Dent
- Jan 1, 2022 About St Mark’s, Cautley
June 2017
- Jun 1, 2017 The decorative stones of St Andrew’s Church, Dent
June 2012
- Jun 1, 2012 Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Vicars of Sedbergh
June 2010
- Jun 1, 2010 Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Vicars of Sedbergh
June 2008
- Jun 1, 2008 Sixteenth Century Vicars of Sedbergh
June 1995
- Jun 1, 1995 A Thousand Ages: The Story of the Church in Dentdale
January 1989
- Jan 1, 1989 A Church History of Killington and Firbank