A SPECIAL service will be taking place at Carlisle Cathedral on the weekend. 

On Saturday, July 29, the annual Ordinations of Deacons will take place in the Cathedral at 11am.

In a post on social media, Carlisle Cathedral wrote: "The ordinands will also be in our thoughts and prayers as they prepare for Saturday's special service.

"All are welcome to attend the service, or it will be live-streamed and simultaneously broadcast on the Diocese of Carlisle and Carlisle Cathedral Facebook pages."

The Cathedral has also shared a prayer on their social media page by the Diocese of Carlisle ahead of the service.