Diamond Jubilee
Manchester Diocese will be celebrating Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee with 12 acts of worship across the cities and boroughs of the diocese.
From February through to June 2012, these services will give thanks for Her Majesty, and celebrate local links between Church and Society. We ask clergy, congregations and communities to join us in worship.
For full details of all the services, download the Diamond Jubilee poster.
Manchester Accession Service, 5 February
Bolton, 26 February
Tameside, 4 March
Salford, 18 March
Rochdale, 25 March
Trafford, 29 April
Bury, 13 May
Rossendale, 27 May
Manchester, 3 June
Wigan, 10 June
Stockport, 17 June
Oldham, 24 June
Resources for your own services
The Diamond Jubilee Prayer
God of time and eternity,
whose Son reigns as servant, not master;
we give you thanks and praise
that you have blessed this Nation, the Realms and Territories
with ELIZABETH,
our beloved and glorious Queen.
In this year of Jubilee,
grant her your gifts of love and joy and peace
as she continues in faithful obedience to you, her Lord and God
and in devoted service to her lands and peoples,
and those of the Commonwealth,
now and all the days of her life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Liturgy
Special liturgical resources for use during Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee year are available for all Church of England churches to use.
Register your services and events
A new website offers Church of England churches the opportunity to highlight the wide range of community and parish events being organised for the Queen’s Jubilee.
www.jubileenearyou.com will showcase the diversity of events planned for the Diamond Jubilee. Add details of your events which will be searchable by postcode.
The Big Lunch and the Big Jubilee Thank You
Everyone can celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee - by sitting down to a Big Jubilee Lunch in their community on 3 June, or by contributing a personal message to the national Big Jubilee Thank You.
Visit www.diamondjubilee.churchofengland.org for details.
