The Journal

Welcome to The Journal, a fortnightly newsletter from the Diocese of York.

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See also The Briefing, which is issued on alternate Wednesdays in between The Journal.

Scroll down for past issues of the The Journal.

10th April 2024

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• The Ven Dr Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland, reflects on Luke 24.36b-48 for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, 14th April
• Weekly prayers
• Thanks and Farewell to Shirley Davies
• Prayers for storm-lashed Cape
• Retirement of the Bishops of Selby and Whitby - farewell services in July 2024
• Safeguarding info on Parish Websites
• Survey invitation
• Responses invited to Professor Alexis Jay's report, 'The Future of Church Safeguarding'
• Job Vacancies
• Parenting as a Church Leader day
• Salt & Light Festival
• Re-membering well
• College of Preachers Events
• Coming events at Wydale
• People on the Move
• Diocese of York Prayer Diary
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars

20th March 2024

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• Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, reflects on John 12.12-16 for Palm Sunday, 24th March
• Latest Prayer Diary available to download
• Hull Minster Vigil
• York Diocesan Synod Report
• Archbishop's presidential address to synod
• Chrism Eucharist
• Missional Youth Church Network
• Survey invitation
• Save the date - generosity week 2024
• Job Vacancies
• Easter family fun day at Wydale
• Faith in the North Podcasts
• Parenting as a Church Leader day
• LYCiG Refresh Retreat
• Salt & Light Festival
• Re-membering well
• Holy land pilgrimage cancelled
• College of Preachers Events
• Chair of the RSCM Council of Trustees
• Coming events at Wydale
• Diocese of York Prayer Diary
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars

6th March 2024

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• The Revd Dr Ian McIntosh, Director of Mission and Ministry, reflects on John 3.14-21 for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, 10th March
• Praying for our Church of England Schools
• Festival Teeside
• York Diocesan Synod Agenda
• Chrism Eucharist
• Job Vacancies
• Faith in the North Podcasts
• Motherhood and Ministry: Theology and Spirituality
• Wydale Holy Week Retreat
• Church Times and RSCM Festival of Faith and Music
• Scargill Movement courses
• My Fund Accounting and Church Organiser training
• Rural Mission and Ministry course
• LYCiG Refresh Retreat
• College of Preachers Events
• Statistics for Mission
• Chair of the RSCM Council of Trustees
• Academic Registrar, YTEP
• Low-level safeguarding concerns in parishes
• Coming events at Wydale
• Diocese of York Prayer Diary
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars

21st February 2024

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• The Rt Revd Dr Eleanor Sanderson, Bishop of Hull, reflects on Mark 8.31-38 for the Second Sunday of Lent, Sunday 25th February
• Beginning Lent
• Chrism Eucharist
• PSO drop ins
• Consecration of the third Bishop of False Bay
• Multiply: Upper Room
• Picture Copyright
• Generosity Stories
• Wydale Holy Week Retreat
• Church Times and RSCM Festival of Faith and Music
• Collective Worship training (corrected link here)
• Scargill Movement courses
• My Fund Accounting and Church Organiser training
• Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust funding available
• Handy Hints from the Generous Giving Team
• College of Preachers Events
• Statistics for Mission
• Job vacancies
• Ann Watson's Trust
• Low-level safeguarding concerns in parishes
• People on the Move
• Coming events at Wydale
• Diocese of York Prayer Diary
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars

7th February 2024

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• The Revd Dr Jenny Wright, Chaplain to the Archbishop of York, reflects on Racial Justice Sunday, 11th February.
• The Genesis Project awarded 'MBE for volunteer groups'
• Hilda’s Heirs returns to celebrate women of faith
• Following God’s call in Eston and Normanby
• Church Times and RSCM Festival of Faith and Music
• Church Buildings support: new Funding and Community Support Adviser and Minor Repair & Improvement Grants
• Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust funding available
• Diocesan Synod Report, 29th January 2024
• Racial Justice Sunday resources
• P is for Pilgrim - children's trail at York Minster
• Step Forward 2024
• Ministry development opportunities from the Faraday Institute
• New Worship and Music Webinar from the Institute of Sacred Music
• College of Preachers Events
• Statistics for Mission
• Job vacancies
• Low-level safeguarding concerns in parishes
• ACAT Support for Treasurers
• Coming events at Wydale
• 'British Crematorium Managers and Covid-19'
• People on the Move
• Diocese of York Prayer Diary
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars

24th January 2024

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• The Ven Dr Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland, reflects on Luke 2.22-40 for Candlemas, Sunday 28th January
• Back-to-school in South Africa
• Marking Holocaust Memorial Day
• York Diocesan Synod: agenda for 29th January Extraordinary Meeting
• Racial Justice Sunday resources
• Salt and Light Conference 2024
• Hearts Singing God's Song: Vocation for Disabled and Neurodivergent People
• P is for Pilgrim - children's trail at York Minster
• Ministry development opportunities from the Faraday Institute
• New Worship and Music Webinar from the Institute of Sacred Music
• New 2024 fee documents
• The Church Organiser
• Step Forward 2024
• Statistics for Mission
• Sharesy app
• Enabling choice: New choices to support Clergy with retirement housing
• Job vacancies
• Training for Treasurers
• ACAT Support for Treasurers
• Coming events at Wydale
• Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust funding available
• College of Preachers events
• People on the Move
• Diocese of York Prayer Diary
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars
• A Church Near You: pre-recorded and live-streamed videos, development tools

10th January 2024

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• The Rt Revd Paul Ferguson, Bishop of Whitby, reflects on John 1.43-end for the Second Sunday of Epiphany, 14th January
• Epiphany Ordinations
• First New Year for joint Methodist/Anglican ministry in North Yorkshire
• York Diocesan Synod: agenda for 29th January Extraordinary Meeting
• Deeply Sharing: Walking with Angels in Hull
• New 2024 fee documentation
• Hearts Singing God's Song: Vocation for Disabled and Neurodivergent People
• Happy new year from the Generous Giving Team
• The Church Organiser
• Step Forward 2024
• Statistics for Mission
• Sharesy app
• Enabling choice: New choices to support Clergy with retirement housing
• Job vacancies
• York Minster Digital Parish Pass
• ACAT Support for Treasurers
• Coming events at Wydale
• College of Preachers events
• Diocese of York Prayer Diary
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars
• A Church Near You: pre-recorded and live-streamed videos, development tools

13th December 2023

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• The Revd Dr Ian McIntosh, Director of Mission and Ministry, reflects on John 1.6-8, 19-28 for the Third Sunday of Advent, 17th December
• Diocese launches refreshed Prayer Diary
• PSO Drop-In
• 50th anniversary celebrations at Heslington Church
• York to host first Church Times Festival of Faith and Music in partnership with RSCM
• York-based social action project, Big Green Heart, in national final
• Middlesbrough Mayor visits St Barnabas’ Community Grocery and Foodbank
• Parish Giving passes the £1m mark
• Hearts Singing God's Song: Vocation for Disabled and Neurodivergent People
• Advent and Christmas on A Church Near You
• Statistics for Mission
• Ann Watson's Trust
• Enabling choice: New choices to support Clergy with retirement housing
• Job vacancies
• York Minster Digital Parish Pass
• Coming events at Wydale & job opportunity
• College of Preachers events
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars
• A Church Near You: pre-recorded and live-streamed videos, development tools

29th November 2023

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• The Very Revd Dominic Barrington, Dean of York, reflects on Mark 13.24‐37 for the First Sunday of Advent, 3rd December
• Booking on to online consultation meeting on the next Bishops of Selby and Whitby
• Life-saving funds raised by York St Chad's 28th Brownies
• Generosity Stories: Roots - Forest Church and the Adventure of Faith
• The Archbishop of York's Missionary Journey to Cleveland Archdeaconry, Monday 27th November
• Walking with Angels - in Hull
• Churchyard of the Year Award for Newton
• Nearly 300 accept this year's Safeguarding Week invitation - 'Strength in Numbers; we're in this together'
• Diocesan Synod report - 18th November 2023
• Archbishop's Presidential Address to York Diocesan Synod
• Advent and Christmas on A Church Near You
• Knocking about on the Moors ~ a tale of modern pilgrimages
• Positively Rural
• Living a Rhythm of Advent
• Advent resources and ideas from the Generous Giving Team
• Quinquennial Inspections of churches
• Treasury and Deanery Financial Advisers ~ a message from the Diocesan Finance Team
• Statistics for Mission
• Ann Watson's Trust
• Enabling choice: New choices to support Clergy with retirement housing
• Job vacancies
• Coming events at Wydale & job opportunity
• College of Preachers events
• Church of England Buildings for Mission Project Board: vacancy for external member
• December's 'TheNews' and October - December Prayer Diary ready to download
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars
• A Church Near You: pre-recorded and live-streamed videos, development tools

15th November 2023

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• The Ven Dr Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland, reflects on Matthew 25.14-30 for the Second Sunday before Advent
• Booking on to online consultation meeting on the next Bishops of Selby and Whitby
• Vigil for Peace: Hull Minster
• Cuthbert: An award-winning film
• Generosity breeds generosity ~ a tale from the Generous Giving Team
• A Pilgrimage Walk on the North York Moors
• Living a Rhythm of Advent
• York Diocesan Synod: online meeting 18th November 2023
• Quinquennial Inspections of churches
• Treasury and Deanery Financial Advisers ~ a message from the Diocesan Finance Team
• Collective Worship
• Statistics for Mission
• Job vacancies
• Coming events at Wydale & job opportunity
• College of Preachers events
• Church of England Buildings for Mission Project Board: vacancy for external member
• People on the Move
• People moving into ordained ministry
• December's 'TheNews' and October - December Prayer Diary ready to download
• Church of England Digital Lab Webinars
• A Church Near You: pre-recorded and live-streamed videos, development tools