News
All the latest news is below.
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22 May 2020
Latvian Harmonies for Come and See
Reaching out to the community in Scarborough has meant, at St Martin’s church, Scarborough, recognising that there are many in the parish from eastern Europe.
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21 May 2020
An invitation from Good News For Everyone! (formerly GideonsUK):
Martin Williamson is a member of the Scarborough branch of Good News For Everyone! (formerly GideonsUK), covering an area that includes Scarborough, Malton, Pickering, Whitby and the Esk Valley, and he’s very keen to integrate with churches and people around our region, to promote and present the work of Good News For Everyone!
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21 May 2020
Wandering the Wolds at Wharram - to Come and See!
As the sun emerged on the Saturday afternoon of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March) in Wharram-le-Street (on the Wolds between Malton and Driffield), Lorna Heatley joined members of St Mary’s Church hosting a ‘Walking church’.
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20 May 2020
Confirmation of Election of Bishop Stephen Cottrell as the 98th Archbishop of York, Thursday 9 July 2020
Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell will be confirmed as the 98th Archbishop of York at 11.00am on Thursday 9 July 2020, in a service broadcast entirely via video conference.
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20 May 2020
Words and Prayers for the 7th Sunday of Easter
We're approaching 7th Sunday of Easter on the 24th May, in these extraordinary days when we're unable to meet in our churches to worship God and hear his Word together.
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14 May 2020
Churches lead in ‘heart-warming’ launch of Carlton and Villages Network
Local churches of several denominations have worked together to take the lead in establishing an Emergency Community Network for the rural area centred on Carlton, (between Selby and Goole) in the south of the Diocese of York.
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14 May 2020
Stories of Hope from Middlesbrough
This week we are sharing ‘Stories of Hope’ from Middlesbrough, a town that has been particularly hard hit by the impact of Covid-19. In recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics, there were 79 deaths per 100,000 in Middlesbrough compared with 12-27 per 100,000 in other areas of the York Diocese. There have been over 200 deaths at James Cook University Hospital, a death toll almost double that in York and Hull hospitals.
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14 May 2020
Bridging the Gap - meet the Deacons
Following this year's Diocesan Deacons' Conference 'Who Do They Think We Are?', Janet Burrows and the Revd Liz Carrington reflect on the particular role and calling of the Distinctive Diaconate - and meet three Distinctive Deacons in the Diocese of York.
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14 May 2020
Archbishop of York preaches in Church of England national online service on 7th June
The Archbishop of York is to preach as part of the national online service broadcast by the Church of England on Sunday 7th June at 9.00am.
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11 May 2020
A Sea View ~ Bishop Sarah at our Come and See Mission
Visiting Scarborough Deanery as part of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March) was the Bishop of Jarrow, Bishop Sarah Clark, and John Carter went to meet her there on the Saturday.
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07 May 2020
Limited access to church buildings: Archbishop issues guidance
The Archbishop has issued his guidance, applicable in the Diocese of York, for limited access to church buildings with immediate effect.
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07 May 2020
Stories of Hope in Bridlington
This week we are sharing ‘Stories of Hope’ from Bridlington, where churches are responding to the challenges that Covid-19 brings in our poorest parishes, where life is already tough. Every church reaching out in their community during lockdown has made contact with new offering new opportunities to share God’s love.
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07 May 2020
Coronavirus, Church and You; Survey by York St John University
A survey by the Theology department of York St John University is assessing responses to the COVID-19 crisis among churchgoers in the UK.
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07 May 2020
Archbishop leads House of Lords debate on Income Equality and Sustainability
The Archbishop of York yesterday led a debate in the House of Lords - “To move that this House takes note of the case for increasing income equality and sustainability in the light of the recent health emergency”.
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01 May 2020
The Revd Canon Ralph Mayland RIP
The Revd Canon Ralph Mayland, former Treasurer of York Minster, died on the 27th April.
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01 May 2020
Choir to sing weekly hymns for digital church services across the country
Singers from one of the leading churches in the capital are to record hymns and songs each week for use by clergy and church leaders livestreaming Sunday services across the country during the coronavirus pandemic.
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29 Apr 2020
Paths of Righteousness ~ 'Come and See' at Ulrome
St Andrew’s Church in Ulrome near Bridlington has undergone an incredible restoration over recent years, and on the Saturday of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March), Lorna Heatley arrived to see Bishop Graham Cray bless their renovated tower, clock and path to the church.
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29 Apr 2020
What’s been growing during Lockdown?
I started work as the Mustard Seed Programme Leader in February, just a few weeks before lockdown. It’s been a strange time in a new role, the project plan had to change very quickly, but the seeds of hope in the Mustard Seed prayer are being planted and there are many encouraging signs of growth.
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24 Apr 2020
"A blank sheet of paper" ~ Getting into the future God is calling us to
I can’t help looking forward to ‘getting back to normal’. But what bits of normal do I really want to get back to?
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23 Apr 2020
Funding bonus for All Saints’ church, Pavement, York
A much-loved York church receives £10,000 of a £333,000 funding payout from the National Churches Trust
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22 Apr 2020
If you’d been down to the woods that day… Forest Church for ‘Come and See’
The woods at Wydale Hall, York Diocese Retreat and Conference Centre, became the venue for ‘Forest Church’ on the Saturday of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March), as Martin Sheppard discovered when he hacked his way through the undergrowth:
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17 Apr 2020
A 'Come and See' party with piñatas, parachutes and plenty of people...
St Andrew's, Sutton Park, Hull, didn't just throw its doors open for our "Come and See" Mission (12-15 March) last month - they threw a party with piñatas, parachutes and plenty of people, reports Vicar the Revd Chris van Straaten...
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16 Apr 2020
York Minster plans Memorial Service to comfort those bereaved by the Covid-19 pandemic
A memorial service to comfort relatives and friends bereaved during the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic will take place at York Minster later in the year.
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16 Apr 2020
Celebrating the Blessing of Pets in 'Come and See'
Animal lovers - and their pets - were to the fore in Scarborough on the Saturday morning of our ‘Come and See’ Mission (12-15 March) when John Carter arrived at St Martin-on-the-Hill…
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11 Apr 2020
"Whatever the worst is, the best is yet to come" - Archbishop's Easter message for the Diocese of York
If you are reading this with furrowed brow or heavy heart, may I ask you: what are you so worried about? And also: what’s the worst that can happen?
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09 Apr 2020
Prayers for Maundy Thursday
Archbishop John Sentamu invites us to join in a ten-minute video service for Maundy Thursday at 11.00am, as we celebrate and ask God’s blessing on the mission and the ministries that he has entrusted to us.
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08 Apr 2020
+Graham on the Grill for ‘Come and See’
The Cow Shed Tea Shop on Fraisthorpe Beach, Bridlington, was the venue for one of several Breakfast gatherings on the Saturday of our ‘Come and See’ Mission (12-15 March), and an opportunity to ‘Quiz the Bishop’...
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08 Apr 2020
From the Archbishop of York and the Bishops of the Diocese of York in Holy Week
We are walking together into this holy time through Maundy Thursday to Easter Day. Thank you for our companionship together. We are very aware of all you are giving, enduring and discovering. None of us have trodden this ground before so we are each having to come to terms with the impact of that on us personally and in the way we care for those committed to us.
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08 Apr 2020
New faculty jurisdiction rules from April 2020
On 1 April 2020 new faculty rules come into effect. This is the first substantial change since the 2015 rules that introduced the lists of works that could be done without faculty, some after confirmation by the Archdeacon that a faculty is not needed.
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06 Apr 2020
Ecumenical Breakfast Butties for Come and See
In the Parochial Hall at St Oswald’s, Sowerby, the ecumenical monthly men’s breakfast on the Saturday of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March) was streamlined down from full English to a generous supply of bacon butties in order to accommodate the novelty of a guest speaker.
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03 Apr 2020
National virtual service for Palm Sunday to be led by the Bishop of Manchester
Christians are to be encouraged to make their own paper or card ‘palm’ crosses and display these in their windows in a national virtual church service for Palm Sunday to be broadcast by the Church of England.
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03 Apr 2020
York Minster’s digital worship for Holy Week and Easter
Worship and prayers for Holy Week and Easter at York Minster will be entirely digital for the first time this year – a landmark in the Minster’s 800 year history.
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02 Apr 2020
Taking a Lead ~ Dogs and Dog Collars for Come and See
Saturday of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March) dawned grey and damp, but a few intrepid dogs (and their humans) met outside Beverley Minster at nine in the morning for a lovely stroll ahead of the rest of the day’s festivities.
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01 Apr 2020
Bowled Over in Brid ~ Come and See with Cricket
There was a comedy strand running through our #ComeandSee Mission weekend (12-15 March)
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30 Mar 2020
Caring for Church Buildings during the Pandemic - advice for parishes
The national Archbishops’ Council Cathedral and Church Buildings Division has issued a guidance note to help ensure the safety and security of your church building while you are unable to use it.
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30 Mar 2020
Ping Pong around the clock for Come and See!
And what were the young people of the Diocese up to during our Come and See Mission (12-15 March)?
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27 Mar 2020
Archbishops affirm Coronavirus advice; churches to remain closed
The Archbishops of York and Canterbury have written to the clergy of the Church of England this evening to reiterate their advice about local churches' response to the Government advice during the present Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
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27 Mar 2020
To the Parishes of the Diocese of York, from the Generous Giving Team
The Diocesan Generous Giving Team have been looking at resources to help parishes to maintain levels of Generosity and Giving to which we are all called over the coming months.
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26 Mar 2020
Awareness - and Hummus. A Pop-Up restaurant for Come and See!
York's Clifton Moor Church was a natural venue for a ‘pop-up’ Syrian restaurant on the Friday night of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March)
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26 Mar 2020
God's calling for his church: a message from our bishops
Archbishop Sentamu and Bishops Paul, John, Alison and Glyn have recorded a video message for the Diocese from their respective homes at this uniquely difficult time.
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25 Mar 2020
Super Models... a Come and See workshop
In Scarborough many faith-based events had been planned across the town for our 12-15 March Come and See Mission weekend; John Carter sampled one on the Friday.
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24 Mar 2020
Church of England to close all church buildings to help prevent spread of Coronavirus
All Church of England churches are to close with immediate effect, including for private prayer, in an effort to help limit the transmission of the coronavirus COVID-19
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24 Mar 2020
The Tale of Three Trees; a Come and See musical moment
As he sped across the Diocese on the Friday of our Come and See Mission, John Carter paused for a musical interlude…
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24 Mar 2020
Archbishops call for Church of England to become radically different as public worship put on hold to help stem spread of coronavirus
The Archbishops of York and Canterbury are calling for Church of England churches to put public worship on hold and become a “different sort of church” in the coming months to face the challenge of coronavirus.
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23 Mar 2020
Low-Key Mission Encounters
Among the many bishops taking part in our Come and See Mission, Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Pete Wilcox had brought a team of eight to the Deanery of Stokesley.
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23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Update - Safeguarding Training
In the light of the Church of England decision to suspend gatherings, all face to face training in the Diocese of York has been cancelled for the immediate future.
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20 Mar 2020
Archbishop of York streams live Facebook prayers on Mothering Sunday
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu will be streaming live on his Facebook page a short time of prayer this Sunday 22nd March.
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20 Mar 2020
This is my story, this is my song
On the Friday of our Come & See Mission, it wasn’t only schools getting the Bishop action. John Carter headed to Mowbray Deanery to lend his voice to a celebration.
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19 Mar 2020
Bishops back to school - a glimpse of the Come & See Mission
On the Friday of our Come & See Mission, schools across the Diocese experienced an influx of bishops who were both welcomed and grilled - Lorna Heatley followed two of them.
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19 Mar 2020
Streams in the Desert: churches take to the air during Coronavirus measures
Far from being disheartened by the news that Coronavirus has led to the cancellation of numerous church services, the churches of the Diocese of York are finding new and innovative ways to get their prayers to the people.