Please join us at our Harvest Service

St Anne’s, Fence – 11am Sunday 24 September

followed by lunch- please see event page for details.

Your gifts of tinned and dried goods will be gratefully received during our services. These will go to the local foodbanks we support, namely ‘Open Door’ (Colne) and ‘St Philip’s Centre’ (Nelson)

All monetary donations received at our Harvest services will go to the Bishop’s Appeal. Please read on and click the link to hear more about this Appeal. Last summer, during the Lambeth Conference, Bishop Philip met one of the most inspirational Christian leaders he had ever come across. Bishop Joseph Aba is the Bishop of Liwolo, which is in the southern part of South Sudan. Just two days after he was elected Bishop, that whole part of South Sudan was plunged into the most terrible and destructive Civil War. Bishop Joseph had to lead his people into exile.

Bishop Philip North; harvest appeal message for 2023; raising money for CRESS UK - YouTube

You can donate at our service by placing your gift on the Collection plate. Alternatively, you may wish to donate as outlined below:


• Donate online using a debit or credit card by clicking here. (select 'One-Off Gift and add Gift Aid if appropriate).

• Donate by cheque, payable to 'Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Limited (Diocese Harvest Appeal)' and send to Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance, Diocesan Office, Clayton House, Walker Office Park, Blackburn, BB1 2QE

CRESS UK (Christian Relief and Education for South Sudan) was founded in 2011 by Caroline Lamb, following her visit to Kajo Keji in 2009. This visit left Caroline very moved by the plight of the people, lack of education and health provision and poor infrastructure.