News
All the latest news is below.
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22 Sep 2021
Sunday Reflection with the Archbishop of York
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, whether it's in our church building or online.
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22 Sep 2021
York welcomes young Christian climate change campaigners walking to Glasgow
Young Christians are walking and cycling in a relay pilgrimage which began in Cornwall in June and will finish at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November.
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22 Sep 2021
'From Lament to Action' - 7 October webinar
Invitation to a Zoom webinar with the Archbishop of York for those interested in contributing to the new diocesan Racial Justice Group
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20 Sep 2021
"Thank you so much" ~ Archbishop thanks key workers at Bishopthorpe Palace
Key workers from across the Diocese of York were welcomed to a reception in the grounds of Bishopthorpe Palace on the 18th September.
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17 Sep 2021
Cycles of Prayer: "On Your Bike: Reflections of a Pedal Pilgrim”
Theologian, advocate for all things green and notorious cyclist Dr John Thomson, our own Bishop of Selby, is leading hour-long webinar training sessions, open to all, once a month from October 2021 to June 2022, on the theme "On Your Bike: Reflections of a Pedal Pilgrim”.
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15 Sep 2021
Stories from Stepping Up: Jean Pennington
Jean worships at St Oswald's, Flamborough, and joined Stepping Up in Bridlington when approached by Jane, her vicar.
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15 Sep 2021
Sunday Reflection with Lucy Willshaw
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, whether it's in our church building or online.
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09 Sep 2021
People on the Move
Comings and Goings in the Diocese of York
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08 Sep 2021
Sunday Reflection with the Revd Christian Selvaratnam
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, whether it's in our church building or online.
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07 Sep 2021
Archbishop appoints new Chaplain
The Revd Dr Jenny Wright, who is presently serving as Associate Priest at Christ Church, Morningside in the Scottish Episcopal Church, has been appointed Chaplain to the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.
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06 Sep 2021
"A shining presence in the church..." ~ Bishop of Hull to retire in February 2022
The Rt Revd Alison White is to retire as Bishop of Hull in February 2022. She has served as Bishop of Hull since her consecration as the Church of England's second female bishop in York Minster on the 3rd July 2015, in succession to the Rt Revd Richard Frith.
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03 Sep 2021
Community boost as Scarborough Church opens Wellbeing Café
A church in Scarborough has opened a community café with a difference to promote mental and emotional wellbeing for adults.
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03 Sep 2021
Living in Love & Faith (LLF) ~ latest resources
Through its ‘Living in Love and Faith’ (LLF) programme, the Church of England wants to understand what it means to follow Christ in love and faith given the questions about human identity and the variety of patterns of relationship emerging in our society, including marriage, civil partnership, cohabitation, celibacy and friendship.
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03 Sep 2021
Rise to the Moment!
Join the Young Christian Climate Network pilgrimage for Climate Justice.
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03 Sep 2021
St Mary and the Holy Cross, East Cottingwith, launched as a Festival Church
“This is the first step of a growth strategy – we have a small, beautiful, rural church and our focus is to re-connect it with the community and the village,” says Vicar of Derwent Ings, the Revd Jackie Doyle Brett, about the 29 August launch of St Mary & the Holy Cross, East Cottingwith, as a ‘Festival Church.’
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02 Sep 2021
Creating Ripples - bye bye Ben!
One of this summer's departures was that of Dr Ben Walker, Associate Team Leader for Multiply, the Diocese of York's project to encourage the growth of new worshipping communities amongst those in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
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01 Sep 2021
Sunday Reflection with the Archdeacon of York
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, whether it's in our church building or online.
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25 Aug 2021
Sunday Reflection with Lynn Comer
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, whether it's in our church buildings or online.
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20 Aug 2021
Our Mission: Building Bridges
We all ‘Live Christ’s Story’, or try to, in a particular time and in particular places... a tale of two parishes
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18 Aug 2021
Diocese of York Generosity Week
Introducing a new diocesan wide event giving us the opportunity to spend eight days collectively focusing on nurturing and encouraging generosity.
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18 Aug 2021
Sunday Reflection with the Revd Tessa Stephens
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, whether it's in our church buildings or online.
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17 Aug 2021
Reader Sunday: 5th September
Reader Sunday is the day when we traditionally give thanks for the ministry of Readers, trained and licenced lay ministers, and many Readers are invited to lead worship or preach on that day.
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17 Aug 2021
Bishops call for Universal Credit ‘lifeline’ to remain
The Bishop of Whitby is among 14 senior church leaders in the North East region to call on the Government to make the £20 uplift in Universal Credit permanent.
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13 Aug 2021
Safeguarding Week in the Diocese of York, 22nd to 26th November 2021
Investing in our parish workforce in order to build greater understanding and improve confidence in safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults across the Diocese of York will be key the focus of a week of events.
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12 Aug 2021
One for the Churchwardens
Archdeacons' Visitation News is published each year for our Archdeacons to distribute at the annual spring 'Visitation Service' at which they traditionally admit Churchwardens to office for the next year. However...
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11 Aug 2021
Sunday Reflection with the Bishop of Hull
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, either online or in church as we return to our buildings.
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07 Aug 2021
Courageous and compassionate; in search of the English
Archbishop of York in Saturday's 'Telegraph'
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05 Aug 2021
Wandering the Wolds; 79 miles in 31 hours
After running up Snowdon a couple of times, walking (and a few years later, running) the Lyke Wake Walk, and then in 2019 running home from Whitby to Dunnington, near York (50 miles), the Revd Canon Nick Bird was looking for a new challenge.
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04 Aug 2021
'Living with Hope – A Future for the Earth'
Hull Minster; 20 August – 5 September 2021
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04 Aug 2021
Sunday Reflection with Nick Land
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, either online or in church as we return to our buildings.
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03 Aug 2021
Thanks to Jo and Jon
In recent weeks we've said farewell to two 'big beasts' of the Diocesan Office team; Jon Cook and Jo Beacroft-Mitchell.
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02 Aug 2021
Letters of Christ
The Revd Dr Gavin Wakefield writes on his retirement as our Diocesan Director of Training for Missional Ministry
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01 Aug 2021
To the Saints of the Diocese of York
The Bishop of Whitby, the Rt Revd Paul Ferguson, writes:
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28 Jul 2021
Stories from Stepping Up: Steve Graham
Steve worships at St Peter’s Redcar, and shares his story of coming to faith in his fifties, through the witness and influence of his wife.
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28 Jul 2021
Sunday Reflection with Tom McLeish
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, either online or in church as we return to our buildings.
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27 Jul 2021
David Wilbourne reflects on the Ouse
The Archbishop talking to Diocesan Synod about praying by the Ouse stirred the memories of David Wilbourne, Chaplain to Archbishop of York John Habgood.
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23 Jul 2021
Children of Light Festival Art Competition results
We were delighted with the standard and variety of the hundreds of entries that we had for the Children of Light Art Competition competition. It was a hard day’s work deciding on the winners as there were so many fabulous pieces of art to choose from.
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21 Jul 2021
Sunday Reflection with the Archbishop of York
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, either online or in church as we return to our buildings.
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21 Jul 2021
Stories from Stepping Up: Jill Richmond
Jill shares her story of God calling her through the ups and downs of life.
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20 Jul 2021
August Prayer Diary and Aug/Sept 'TheNews' ready to download
Monthly Diocesan Prayer Diary and printable newsletter of selected news stories ready to download now.
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20 Jul 2021
Diocesan Synod Report, 17th July 2021
Environment, Clergy Wellbeing, 'From Lament to Action' and more.
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20 Jul 2021
Sign up for The Welcome Directory
Bishop of Selby Dr John Thomson has urged parishes to sign up to The Welcome Directory, a fully searchable national directory of faith communities who are prepared to welcome and appropriately support people who have left or are leaving prison.
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19 Jul 2021
Our life... will be like a river, which bends this way and that...
Archbishop's Presidential Address to York Diocesan Synod, Saturday 17th July 2021
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16 Jul 2021
Living Christ’s Story: A Summer School of Possibilities
A series of online workshops running every Thursday evening from 7.00pm – 8.00pm on different themes; real life stories and lots of time for questions and discussion.
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16 Jul 2021
Cabbages in the churchyard – how a family-friendly lockdown project took off
Two farmers provided fertile soil, friendly villagers brought spare gardening tools, the vicar donated an old greenhouse, local gardeners shared plants and good advice, and a churchwarden salvaged wood to create the vegetable beds...
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15 Jul 2021
People on the Move
Comings and Goings in the Diocese of York
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15 Jul 2021
Diocesan Small Grants for Parishes
This year the Diocese of York has launched a new fund through which Archdeacons are able to make small discretionary grants to parishes towards building related costs, or activities that support the strategy for growth, where they have insufficient local income or reserves to meet them.
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14 Jul 2021
Hull Church wins funding award for Science-Faith outreach
Hull Minster has been awarded £15,720 to explore the relationship between science and faith through the church engagement programme Scientists in Congregations, which is run by Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science (ECLAS).
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14 Jul 2021
Sunday Reflection with Becky Tyndall
Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for churches to use in their Sunday worship, either online or in church as we return to our buildings.
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13 Jul 2021
Stories from Stepping Up: Kev Oldfield
Kev worships at Emmanuel Church, Bridlington, and is part of the Stepping Up group that meets there each week. Kev shares his story in words and in a short film, which was filmed for Easter 2021.