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Andy Burgess 10/05/2023 Andy Burgess 10/05/2023

PCC members for the Benefice of the Western Dales 2023

Details of elected members of Sedbergh and Lune PCC, and Dent with Cowgill PCC.

Andy Burgess 09/05/2023 Andy Burgess 09/05/2023

Pentecost Sunday Service and Barbeque 2023

Details about what we’re doing in the Western Dales Mission Community for Pentecost Sunday.

Andy Burgess 06/05/2023 Andy Burgess 06/05/2023

Blessings for Same-Sex Marriages and Civil Partnerships in The Parish of Sedbergh and Lune

Andy Burgess 06/05/2023 Andy Burgess 06/05/2023

Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III

Find out about our Coronation celebration!

Andy Burgess 30/04/2023 Andy Burgess 30/04/2023

Legacy Sunday

Bishop James visits the Western Dales for Legacy Sunday.

Andy Burgess 17/04/2023 Andy Burgess 17/04/2023

The Coronation of King Charles III

Join us for one of our special services marking the Coronation in May.

Andy Burgess 23/03/2023 Andy Burgess 23/03/2023

Holy Week and Easter 2023

Events and Services for Holy Week and Easter 2023.

Andy Burgess 31/01/2023 Andy Burgess 31/01/2023

Community Corner

A new initiative in Dent Methodist Church.

Richard Cann 25/01/2023 Richard Cann 25/01/2023

An important period in the history of Sedbergh

Andy Burgess 24/12/2022 Andy Burgess 24/12/2022

The Light and Life Course

An informal and relaxed introduction to Christian spirituality in small discussion groups, for those who are new or returning to church.

January 2026
- Jan 25, 2026 Sunday Sermon, 25 January 2026
- Jan 24, 2026 Lent Course 2026: ‘God of Surprises’ by Gerard W. Hughes
- Jan 18, 2026 Sunday Sermon, 18 January 2026
- Jan 11, 2026 Sunday Sermon, 11 January 2026
December 2025
- Dec 25, 2025 £1,948.23 raised for Manna House
- Dec 23, 2025 Children, Youth and Families Worker Newsletter - November and December 2025
- Dec 21, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 21 December 2025
- Dec 14, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 14 December 2025
- Dec 8, 2025 Christmas Services 2025
- Dec 7, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 7 December 2025
- Dec 1, 2025 Sermon for Advent Sunday by Revd Mat Ineson (Audio)
November 2025
- Nov 23, 2025 Is Christianity relevant today? (Sermon)
- Nov 21, 2025 Is Christianity good for society? A discussion with Tim Farron MP, Lois Sparling, and Bishop John Thomson (Audio)
- Nov 20, 2025 Q&A session on science and faith with Revd Prof David Wilkinson (Audio)
- Nov 20, 2025 Hawking, God, and the multiverse – is there room for God in cosmology? An evening with Revd Professor David Wilkinson (Audio)
- Nov 19, 2025 Light and Life Course
- Nov 17, 2025 Children, Youth and Families Worker Newsletter - September and October 2025
- Nov 17, 2025 Christmas Day Community Lunch – Everyone Welcome
- Nov 16, 2025 Sunday Sermon, 16 November 2025
- Nov 10, 2025 Songs of Praise
- Nov 8, 2025 An aspect of Advent
- 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