The York Diocesan Board of Education (YDBE) invited students from our Church of England schools across the diocese to create artwork showing how they see God at work in their school. These individual pieces have now been carefully brought together into a beautifully crafted cope by textile artist Yvonne Bell. Each panel reflects a glimpse of faith lived out in daily school life – in friendship, kindness, prayer, and learning.
This project reflects something we see throughout scripture – that God speaks and works through people of all ages. By placing children’s voices at the centre of worship, the cope is a visible reminder that young people are not just part of the Church’s future, but its present.
The cope will travel across the diocese, worn by bishops during school visits and at special services. This includes an Evensong for school governors at York Minster in June. It will also be available for schools and parishes to borrow.
To arrange use of the cope, please contact Abbie, EA to the Bishop of Whitby, at BishopOfWhitbyEA@yorkdiocese.org (collection and return via Middlesbrough).
