News
All the latest news is below.
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24 Jan 2020
The latest in a distinguished line ~ dedication of the High Steward's Panel at Selby Abbey
A special service was held on Sunday 19th January to dedicate a new High Steward’s Panel in Selby Abbey, following the appointment of Reverend Rachel Benson DL as High Steward.
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24 Jan 2020
Add your events to the Come and See website
In the run up to our Come and See mission weekend on the 12th - 15th March, why not add your events to our website?
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23 Jan 2020
Love Driffield:
Driffield-based food bank desperately needs new premises before the end of May.
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22 Jan 2020
The Star of David in 600 Candles: York Minster’s commemoration for International Holocaust Memorial Day
Six hundred candles set out in the shape of the Star of David will be lit at York Minster on Thursday 23 January, in memory of more than 6 million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis in the Second World War.
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20 Jan 2020
'A most varied Ministry' ~ Mission to Seafarers, South Tees, seeks volunteers
The Mission to Seafarers, South Tees, is now looking to recruit drivers and bar staff to continue their ministry ~ full training is given, expenses paid, and protection and safety are taken very seriously.
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08 Jan 2020
Complete your part of the big picture by the end of January ~ Statistics for Mission!
Making sure that the church's God-given resources are put to good use where they're most needed - that's why you're asked for your own church's 'Statistics for Mission' by the 31st January each year.
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07 Jan 2020
Could you lead Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland?
Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland (TMC) is seeking applications for a new leader – "Someone with the verve, creativity and professional experience to drive forward the further development of the charity’s high quality work in tackling poverty and supporting local communities to thrive and flourish across the two boroughs of Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland".
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07 Jan 2020
Stepping Out... a week of volunteering with Harry Pearson
“Why on earth did I volunteer for this?”, was the thought repeating in my head as I made my way to St. Mary’s church in Boston Spa on a July evening this year. I was on my way to attend an introductory meeting for volunteers about the forthcoming children’s holiday club week, which was being run at the end of July.
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02 Jan 2020
To the Saints of the Diocese of York
The Bishop of Whitby, the Rt Revd Paul Ferguson, writes... Are we ready to take our part as people of faith in our stewardship of the future?
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25 Dec 2019
Archbishop of York's BBC Radio 2 Christmas Day Message
The Archbishop gives a Christmas Day message on BBC Radio 2's Good Morning Christmas...
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17 Dec 2019
Next Archbishop of York announced
The Queen has approved the nomination of the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell as the next Archbishop of York, Downing Street has announced.
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16 Dec 2019
Training for those working with children and young people
Many of us end up doing to children’s and/or youth work in our church because we think it is important, not necessarily because it is our area of expertise.
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13 Dec 2019
Team Leader appointed for ‘Mustard Seed’
Heather Black, currently Development Officer for Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland, has been appointed Programme Leader for the new Mustard Seed initiative in the Diocese of York.
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12 Dec 2019
Tom The Shepherd – A Christmas Experience
400 primary school children from around Malton experienced Christmas in a very real way during the first two weeks of December.
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12 Dec 2019
Get your church ready for Christmas on A Church Near You
Have you updated your A Church Near You pages with your Advent and Christmas services and events yet? There’s still time.
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12 Dec 2019
An inspiring evening for local school in York Minster
Archbishop Holgate’s School celebrated their annual carol service in York Minster on the 11th December. Originally an event just for the school, it has grown in recent years to become a popular community occasion and one of the largest school carol services in the region.
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09 Dec 2019
O Little Town Of Easingwold...
Travellers and shoppers looking for Easingwold may have been surprised to find they were two thousand years and two thousand miles adrift when they arrived in Bethlehem to find a familiar story unfolding around them in the Market Place.
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06 Dec 2019
Election of a Proctor in Convocation to serve on the Church of England's General Synod
The Revd Stuart Grant has been elected to fill a casual vacancy for a Proctor in Convocation - a member of the House of Clergy representing the Diocese of York on the Church of England's General Synod.
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04 Dec 2019
All Saints’, Kirkbymoorside – Getting the Habit
Retired speech and language therapist Lynn Goslin is a bell-ringer and home group leader at All Saints’ Church, Kirkbymoorside. Her retirement coincided with vicar Mark Brosnan ‘nudging’ his churches into setting up home groups...
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03 Dec 2019
Jake and Hannah begin coastal 20s to 40s job share
Scarborough has just gained two new 20s to 40s Multiply ministers in a unique, half-and-half, job-share.
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02 Dec 2019
To the Saints of the Diocese of York
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, writes... Wake Up to Advent!
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29 Nov 2019
Public meeting follows wrecking of historic North Yorkshire church roof
Residents of Helperby and Brafferton are invited to a public meeting in the Village Hall, Brafferton at 6.00pm on Thursday 5th December to explore responses to the theft of most of the lead roof covering from the Grade 2* listed 16th century Parish Church of St Peter.
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27 Nov 2019
Stir Up, O Lord...
The making of the Revd Margaret Young’s Christmas Pudding became a sermon delivered from a table at the front of church on Stir-Up Sunday, the 24th December this year.
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27 Nov 2019
Diocesan Synod Report, 23 November 2019
Diocesan Synod met at Manor Church of England Academy, York, on a dank Saturday, 23rd November 2019.
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22 Nov 2019
Tens of thousands flock to see the wonders of the Sistine Chapel at Hull Minster
An exhibition showcasing the wonders of the Sistine Chapel has been hailed as a major success, attracting 35,000 people to Hull Minster.
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21 Nov 2019
‘Vision for Middlesbrough’? Quiz your candidates at Middlesbrough church
A Middlesbrough church is hosting a hustings meeting for candidates standing in the General Election in the Middlesbrough Parliamentary Constituency.
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21 Nov 2019
Making the most of 'Come and See'... training resources
Making the most of 'Come and See' is on all our minds as we pray and prepare for the Northern Bishops' Mission 12-15 March 2020, and in addition to the training booklet and resources online at comeandsee.uk, there have already been four training events in different parts of the Diocese.
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20 Nov 2019
Time to ‘leave our echo chambers’ and listen to others, say Archbishops in General Election message
Stand up for the truth and ‘challenge falsehoods when we hear them’, say Archbishops Welby and Sentamu in election message for age of social media
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19 Nov 2019
20,000 Lives Blessed
Acts 435, the Archbishop of York’s online giving charity, has announced that its 20,000th person in need has been helped.
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18 Nov 2019
Advent Jesse Tree Resource for use in churches, homes and schools
The Diocese of York has produced a 'Jesse Tree' resource to be used during Advent in churches, homes and schools to help children, young people and their families engage with God’s story and understand how the Christmas story fits into the whole Bible.
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15 Nov 2019
Keeping Matt's nose in joint - more tales of the Pop-up Café at York St Barnabas
The ’pop-up’ café run by 'Multiply' minister Matt Woodcock at St Barnabas, York, – “basically a trestle table, a kettle and packet of Hob Nobs” according to Matt – is just one of a growing number of new initiatives around the Diocese to meet with those in the 20s to 40s age group.
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15 Nov 2019
Spotlight on Grove Hill’s 'Genesis Project'
Head to Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, on a Friday lunch time, search out St Oswald’s church hall, and you will find yourself amidst an incredible display of friendship, fellowship, and an encouraging Gospel message, followed by a free three-course lunch. This is the Genesis Project, and is headed by the Revd Kath Dean.
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15 Nov 2019
Pumpkins, prosecco, face painting and prayers on the Paddocks estate
From prosecco and face painting, to singing in a pub or holding an open-air candlelit vigil, life has been anything but dull for the Revd Mary Rolls since she was appointed as a Multiply minister in Thirsk last April to reach out to local people in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
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14 Nov 2019
Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland ~ two trustees needed
Could you be a trustee of Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland?
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14 Nov 2019
Festival of Light at All Saints’ Kirkbymoorside
A very dark and rather dismal Saturday turned out to be exactly the best sort of day to have an event for young families with a focus on God’s light shining in the dark parts of our world.
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13 Nov 2019
Selby Abbey shines brightly
Selby Abbey will be seen in a new light when the spectacular Pilgrim Illumination, by acclaimed artist Nayan Kulkarni, lights up the Abbey for three nights from Friday 22 November to Sunday 24 November.
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05 Nov 2019
Trained and Recognised!
Malcolm and Helen Lloyd were formally Recognised as Parish Assistants (RPAs) in the Mulgrave Benefice (west of Whitby) during a service in St Mary's Church, Sandsend, on the 3rd November.
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04 Nov 2019
A Profound Blessing
Ordinand Kate Wells revelled in the simplicity of life at Taizé and learned from its discomforts when she helped to lead a group of 31 students from Archbishop Holgate’s Church of England Academy, York, on the Archbishop of York’s Youth Trust Pilgrimage recently.
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01 Nov 2019
To the Saints of the Diocese of York
The Bishop of Whitby, Paul Ferguson, writes:
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01 Nov 2019
Archbishop appoints Registrar for the Diocese of York
The Archbishop of York has appointed Louise Connacher of Lupton Fawcett LLP as Registrar for the Diocese of York and Legal Secretary to the Archbishop, after seven months as Acting Registrar following the sudden death of her colleague Caroline Mockford in March this year.
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31 Oct 2019
Sister Jane leaves Sheffield to take ‘massive step of faith’
Latest 20s to 40s appointment in Middlesbrough marks fresh partnership with Church Army.
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31 Oct 2019
Prayer for Come and See starts NOW!
Praying for the Come and See mission in March 2020 is foundational. We’re, therefore, grateful to Sister Heather Francis OHP for writing us a Come and See Prayer Leaflet.
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31 Oct 2019
Where was God in Hull, City of Culture 2017?
Two years on from Hull’s incredible year as the 2017 City of Culture, Dr Eleanor Wort will discuss her research into how God was at work during this exciting time in the history of the city, as well as how God relates to wider human culture on the 21st November.
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28 Oct 2019
Shoebox campaign launches with hope in its heart
NOVEMBER is such a time of giving, especially in Scarborough where they have launched Operation Christmas Child.
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25 Oct 2019
Welcoming the Archdeacon of York
“Praying with you, encouraging you, and working alongside you in the power of the spirit... so the word can find a place to settle and bear fruit...”
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24 Oct 2019
Growth Fund gets to work as first three grants are awarded to churches
The first Growth Fund grants to help churches reach younger adults have been awarded to three churches in different parts of the diocese - in Middlesbrough, Bridlington and the outskirts of York.
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22 Oct 2019
Pocklington ablaze! New light in All Saints' Church
The ‘Cathedral of the Wolds’, All Saints’ Church in Pocklington, throws its doors open to celebrate its reopening after redecoration, installation of new lighting and renovation of some of its stained glass with ‘Let There Be Light’ events during the All Saints’ Festival weekend on the 2nd and 3rd November.
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18 Oct 2019
Pop in to the Multiply Pop Up café!
Parents on the school-run in York have been enjoying free tea and coffee outside the school gates, thanks to an initiative by the local church, St Barnabas, Leeman Road, and their Multiply minister, the Revd Matt Woodcock.
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18 Oct 2019
Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School achieves a 'Good' SIAMS
Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School has achieved a grade of 'Good' in their most recent Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) Report.
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17 Oct 2019
Prestigious music accreditation awarded to Hull School
Archbishop Sentamu Academy in Hull have achieved “Music Mark” accreditation, an initiative that rewards and aids schools in their music programmes.