The Big Jubilee Thank You
The Big Jubilee Thank You is a national Church of England project giving people the opportunity to add their personal well wishes to Her Majesty the Queen to a thank you letter from their diocesan bishop.
Bishop Donald's letter will be on display in Peterborough Cathedral but you can also download a copy for display in your church. The downloadable resources on this page are for you to use in your parish leading up to and during the Jubilee weekend.
All the good wishes sheets from parishes should be returned to The Diocesan Office, The Palace, Peterborough PE1 1YB, by Monday 11th June 2012. They will then be sent, with Bishop Donald's letter, to Church House in London where they will join messages from other dioceses and be delivered to Her Majesty.
The downloads available are:
Bishop Donald's thank you letter to Her Majesty the Queen
The Big Thank You good wishes sheet
Please add the name of your parish, then invite people to add their best wishes and signatures to the sheet. Print as many copies of the sheet as you need.
Other downloadable resources on the Church of England website:
Big Thank You logos and A3 posters
www.churchofengland.org/clergy-office-holders/themed-services-and-events/the-queen's-diamond-jubilee-2012/the-big-jubilee-thank-you.aspxPrayers and liturgical resources for churches:
www.churchofengland.org/media/1394833/diamond%20jubilee%20liturgical%20resources.pdf
A celebration service, combined with a BIG Lunch, Sunday 3 June
The BIG Lunch has been providing support for community lunches and street parties on the first weekend in June for the last three years.
A BIG Lunch can be anything from a few neighbours getting together in the garden or on the street, to a full blown party with food, music and decoration that literally stops the traffic …The aim is to get as many people as possible across the UK to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun. The BIG Lunch website provides excellent information on every aspect of holding an event, and you can register your event with them. See www.thebiglunch.com. The website also suggests sources of funding for your event at www.thebiglunch.com/join-in/funding.php
Diamond Jubilee Beacons, Monday 4 June
The lighting of beacons nationally on Monday 4 June gives many churches the opportunity to engage with the community with a “Beacon Party” or “Beacon Celebration Service”. The lighting of beacons is one of the celebrations coordinated by Buckingham Palace and The Queen herself will be lighting the National Beacon on Monday 4 June following a concert at Buckingham Palace. For more information and to register your beacon visit www.diamondjubileebeacons.co.uk (for advice on the safety aspects of church beacons, please see the website of church insurers, Ecclesiastical,).