The newly nominated Bishop of Carlisle and Cumbrian young people will explore the Lord’s Prayer together at a special event next month.

Bishop Rob Saner-Haigh will be joined by members of Solway Network Youth Church (NYC) for the Lord’s Prayer event to be held in Carlisle Cathedral’s Fratry Hall on Tuesday 17 June. It will be a time of prayer, reflection and inspiration, offering a chance to reconnect with the timeless words of the Lord’s Prayer and consider how they can change our lives, our communities, and the wider world.

Over recent months, young people at Solway NYC have been exploring more about the Lord’s Prayer and are working on creating their own version of the prayer. On the evening three NYC members will explain why it is so important to them as will the Rev Andrea Ward, who runs the Poiema House of Prayer in Loweswater. Bishop Rob will also choose a line from the prayer and reveal why it has a particular resonance for him.

The event is part of ‘Faith in the North’, a movement of prayer, storytelling and church planting which is encouraging people across the Northern province of the Church of England to explore the Lord's Prayer afresh through 2025. Bishop Rob and others will be joined on the night by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, who will talk about the invitation and meaning of the Lord’s Prayer.

Free tickets for the Lord’s Prayer event are now available. The evening will be livestreamed on the Diocese of Carlisle and Carlisle Cathedral Facebook pages and Archbishop Stephen will lead a Zoom prayer link at 7.15pm for 15 minutes (prior to the event) which people are invited to join.

For free resources visit faithinthenorth.org. Click here to book free tickets for the Carlisle Cathedral event, starting at 7.30pm (refreshments served from 6.30pm in the café). Click here to book on to the 7.15pm Zoom prayer vigil.

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For further information contact Dave Roberts, Diocesan Head of Communications, on 07469 153658 or at communications@carlislediocese.org.uk.