Is your church preparing for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations over the extended bank holiday weekend of 2-5 June 2022?
The UK and Commonwealth will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a 4-day Bank Holiday from 2-5 June 2022. Churches are in an ideal place to bring communities together for these national celebrations, which end on Pentecost Sunday.
Watch Bishop Mark's message for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Resources and Ideas
The Church of England has published their Liturgical resources for The Queen's Jubilee, detailing prayers, readings and more. To access the resources please click here.
HOPE Together has provided a range of resources for your church, including ’70 Acts of Service’, a new contemporary hymn to be used in celebrations and Platinum Jubilee branded banners and posters.
The Song - A new anthem ‘Rise Up and Serve’ has been commissioned by HOPE Together and partners, and written by song writers Graham Kendrick, Mal Pope and the contemporary worship band Rend Collective.
The YouTube video featuring choirs from around the Commonwealth will be produced by Les Moir from the Word & Worship Trust who played a significant role in bringing together The UK Blessing, which has been watched by nearly 5 million people.
What else is planned?
- Our Faithful Queen - a gift book using rarely-seen prayers the Queen prayed as she prepared for the Coronation. This 64-page book full of photos will be published by HOPE Together and Biblica in March in the same large-format as ‘The Servant Queen and the King She Serves’ which HOPE published with LICC and Bible Society for the Queen’s 90th birthday.
- The new book Our Faithful Queen is based on the prayers the Queen prayed in preparation for her Coronation – they were given to her by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, in a book of devotions to use from 1 May 1953- to 2 June – her Coronation Day.
An animation and book The Girl Who Grew Up To Be Queen for under 5s is being published using Happyland children’s toys from The Early Learning Centre to explore the question, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’
70 Acts of Service is an invitation to communities to celebrate the Queen’s 70 years of service by serving others – the 70 community service ideas include: ideas for individuals, small groups and whole communities. Examples include:
- Drop a small card to a hidden hero, just to let them know they’re noticed.
- In a queue? Buy the next person in line a coffee/sandwich/pint along with your order. Or pay for a bus ticket for the person behind you.
- Ask a local care home if there are residents who have no visitors, who’d welcome a visit. Commit to visiting at least once a month.
- Set up a free shoe-shine stall in your high street or town centre – with the necessary permission from the local authority.
On Her Majesty’s Service for 11-14s – seven ready-to-use sessions for youth organisations, schools and uniformed organisation produced by youth specialists from the Church of England, HOPE Together, Pais Movement, Youth For Christ, YouthScape, The Message, Prayer Spaces In Schools, Girls’ Brigade and Boys’ Brigade.
Your Street Party Planner – ideas, plans and games for fun-packed community events developed in collaboration with the Methodist Church.
You can discover more resources for your church here.
Jubilee events in Newcastle Diocese
- Newcastle Council of Faiths will be hosting a Queen’s Jubilee Afternoon Tea at Newcastle Reform Synagogue on Thursday 2 June, 4pm – 6pm.
- St Paul’s Church, Whitley Bay will be taking part in the Whitley Bay Platinum Jubilee Trail, which will reward people for visiting key locations across the town. The trail runs from Friday 27 May – Monday 30 May. To learn more, please click here.
- Holy Trinity First School unveiled a new plaque, designed by the ‘Mini-Police’ at the Rose Gardens in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee!
- Churches across Hadrian’s Wall will be impacted by the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons, a project which aims to light beacons in communities along the wall on Thursday 2 June at 10pm. More information is available here.
- Killingworth's Parish Church is hosting a Queen's Jubilee Party, including a performance from the Killingworth Community Choir, cake stalls and a special party tea. This will be held on Saturday 4 June, 1pm - 4pm at Church and Grounds, West Lane, Killingworth Village. For more information, please contact KillingworthVicar@gmail.com
- St Michael’s Parish Church, Bailiffgate, Alnwick will welcome Bishop Mark and the Duchess of Northumberland, Jane Percy in a special county service of remembrance and celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee on Sunday 5 June, 6pm.
- Bellingham Deanery is going to host a Deanery Celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee at Chollerton Church, Thursday 2 June at 10.30am.
- St Aidan's is hosting an event in Brunton Park on Sunday 5 June, 12-3pm, including a 'bring your own picnic', face painting and much more! You can learn more here.
- Newcastle Cathedral will be hosting a Service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen on Sunday 5 June, 4pm. You can learn more about this service, and other events at the cathedral, on its dedicated webpage.
- The Church of St Augustine in the Parish of Alston Moor is holding a Service of Thanksgiving on Friday 3 June, 6.30pm, followed by a chance to toast Her Majesty. All are welcome.
Please note that some of these events may be at full capacity.
If your church has planned any Jubilee events, please contact the Newcastle Diocese Communications team at communications@newcastle.anglican.org
Have you added your event to the official Platinum Jubilee website? If not, you can learn more here!
National Platinum Jubilee events
- The Queen's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) will take place on Thursday 2 June, featuring more than 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians. You can learn more here.
- The Platinum Jubilee Pageant on Sunday 5 June will combine street arts, theatre, music, circus, carnival and costume to celebrate Her Majesty's unwavering duty and dedication to the commonwealth. You can learn more here.
- The BBC and Buckingham Palace have announced a glittering line-up of performers for the Platinum Party at the Palace, including Queen + Adam Lambert, Elbow and George Ezra. It's live on BBC One, iPlayer and BBC Radio on Saturday 4 June. More information is available here.
- St Paul's will celebrate the Jubilee with a Service of Thanksgiving on Friday 3 June, alongside the launch of a new exhibition exploring the history of Jubilee celebrations at St Paul's across three centuries. More information is available here.
- The National Churches Trust are encouraging churches to publish a Jubilee Proclamation, thanking The Queen for her patronage of church buildings and heritage - supporting over 12,000 churches with grants and loans in excess of £100 million. More information is available here.
