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Our intrepid walkers, Archdeacon Alison and Director of Mission Charlie Nobbs completed their 150 mile pilgrimage on Pentecost Sunday having reached all 12 of our deaneries, sharing stories of faith and praying with the communities they visited. Watch some of their highlights.
Started in 2016 by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Thy Kingdom Come is a global wave of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost that invites all to deepen their own relationship with Jesus, to pray for others to come to faith, and for the empowerment of the Spirit that we would be effective in our witness.
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Last year Steve Benoy, Bishop’s Chaplain and Canon Missioner walked the length of the Diocese during this time, attending prayer events in every one of our deaneries and sharing good news stories from our parishes.
This year we expanded on this opportunity with a focus on effective witness through sharing our stories of faith and helping others to share theirs. From 9 to 19 May two teams walked the boundaries of the Diocese, starting in Peterborough Deanery on Ascension Day and meeting back together in Brackley Deanery on Pentecost.
During this time, one team shared their stories of faith, and the other team focused on helping others to be confident in their witness. Each day of the pilgrimage saw a Thy Kingdom Come Deanery event so that all of the Diocese could join together in prayer and hear stories of faith shared.
Bishop Debbie attended many of the events, and shared her own story of faith during the pilgrimage. She said ‘I enjoyed visiting all our deaneries, praying with you and hearing your stories as well as sharing my own. Sharing our faith with others is a powerful demonstration of God’s work in our lives and being part of the Thy Kingdom Come global movement empowers us to remember that we are all part of God’s family together, wherever we are on our journey of faith.’
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The Pilgrimage Routes
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Learning Journey Team (North) |
Faith Sharing Team (South) |
Deanery Event |
Thursday 9 May |
Thorney to Maxey |
Thorney to Castor |
Ascension Day Eucharist at St Kyneburgha's Church, Castor |
Friday 10 May |
Maxey to Great Casterton |
Castor to Lutton |
6pm Confirmation Service at St Peter's Church Lutton |
Saturday 11 May |
Great Casterton to Thistleton |
Lutton to Hargrave
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8.30am Prayer Breakfast at St Peter & St Paul's Church, Great Casterton 5pm Forest Church at All Hallows Church, Hargrave |
Sunday 12 May |
Thistleton to Oakham |
Hargrave to Irchester |
6pm Moving Faith Celebrating our encounters with the Living God at St Katharine's Church, Irchester |
Monday 13 May |
Oakham to Rockingham |
Irchester to Yardley Hastings |
7pm Bring and Share your Faith Story at Rockingham Castle |
Tuesday 14 May |
Rest Day |
Yardley Hastings to Piddington |
6pm Evening Prayer at Piddington |
Wednesday 15 May |
Rockingham to Desborough |
Rest Day | 7.30pm Deanery Service at St Giles', Desborough |
Thursday 16 May |
Desborough to Welford |
Piddington to Wicken |
5pm Deanery Service at St Nicholas' Church Potterspury |
Friday 17 May |
Welford to Crick
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Wicken to Helmdon
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Evening Prayer at The Rectory in Crick |
Saturday 18 May |
Crick to Hellidon |
Helmdon to Aynho
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5pm Evening Prayer at St John the Baptist Church, Hellidon |
Sunday 19 May |
Hellidon to Culworth |
Aynho to Culworth |
6pm Worship & Prayers at St Mary the Virgin, Culworth |
Time to Pray
We will stop to pray every day around 10.30am and this will be livestreamed on the Diocesan Facebook page. You can follow the liturgy here, or use the Time to Pray app.
Maps of the Routes