All the latest news is below.
07 Aug 2020
In recent weeks a number of local church office holders such as churchwardens, treasurers etc have received fraudulent messages impersonating members of the clergy, typically in their own parish but sometimes more widely, asking for a variety of things including the purchase of vouchers and gift cards.
06 Aug 2020
The Rt. Revd. Alison White, Bishop of Hull, licensed Revd Tony Hand, formerly of the Church of the Holy Redeemer, York, as Priest in Charge of St Laurence, Scalby, and St Peter's, Hackness with St Margaret's, Harwood Dale, in the Scarborough Deanery on Tuesday 4th August.
06 Aug 2020
It was easy enough to spot St Paul's, Holgate, York on the Sunday morning of our Diocesan Come and See Mission weekend (12-15 March); not too many churches around York regularly have a scarecrow-Superman outside.
06 Aug 2020
Another glimpse of our Diocesan ‘Come and See’ Mission (12-15 March) this year: many of those involved in the Mission in Southern Ryedale Deanery came together on Sunday morning at St Peter’s, Norton...
05 Aug 2020
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.
04 Aug 2020
We're approaching the week of the Ninth Sunday after Trinity on the 9th August; whilst more churches are opening for worship this remains a challenge for others. Whether or not we can gather, we are united as the people of God, as we read Scripture and pray.
03 Aug 2020
Every gift is valuable to God, no matter what shape or size - and those gifts inspire each of us when offered with grace and humility. This is a moving story in Rural Ainsty, who offer thanksgiving for the generosity they have experienced, and hope that it offers a light to us all.
27 Jul 2020
Archbishop Stephen has recorded an ‘in conversation with York Courses’ with John Young entitled, “BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WILL”.
22 Jul 2020
The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell paid homage to the Sovereign virtually in a historic first.
16 Jul 2020
From this weekend and every week, we will be offering 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.
09 Jul 2020
The newest Archbishop of York is Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell, who, after a Confirmation of Election service this morning, took up the Braganza Crozier at the Quire Altar in York Minster this afternoon.
09 Jul 2020
Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell will today take up the historic Braganza Crozier – his staff of office – in a short ceremony at York Minster, following the legal Confirmation of his Election as the 98th Archbishop of York.
08 Jul 2020
Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell will be confirmed as the 98th Archbishop of York at 11.00am on Thursday 9th July 2020, in a service broadcast entirely via video conference due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
07 Jul 2020
Remembering our Come and See Mission (12-15 March) – on the Saturday night Emmanuel Church Saltburn saw a Comedy Night – an evening of laughter from stand-up comedians who come under the umbrella of ‘Kingdom Comedy’.
06 Jul 2020
Another glimpse of our Come and See Mission (12-15 March)… after a Saturday of walking and getting to know some of the communities around the Diocese, Lorna Heatley reckoned it was certainly time to dance in Easingwold!
03 Jul 2020
Twelve women and men who have prepared to be ordained Deacon in York Minster on Sunday 5th July, will be Licensed during approved online ceremonies that afternoon to begin their ministry in a lay capacity in their training or 'title' parish in the Diocese of York.
03 Jul 2020
New Priest-in-Charge of Hull Minster, the Revd Dominic Black, will be licensed to start his new job by the Bishop of Hull, the Right Reverend Alison White, at a small spatially-distanced ceremony at the Minster on Wednesday 8th July.
30 Jun 2020
The Diocese of York has secured funding to implement its plan for ‘growing disciples in places where life is tough.’
26 Jun 2020
When not being able to run their usual Christian Aid coffee morning and cake stall, the church and its LEP decided to go virtual by organising an online plant sale to fundraise for the charity.
25 Jun 2020
Our 12-15 March Diocesan Mission, Come and See, included the annual celebration of St Patrick’s Day at St Patrick’s, Patrington (the clue’s in the name), the spectacular parish church known as ‘The Queen of Holderness’.
22 Jun 2020
St Mary’s Church in Beverley has announced that new stone carvings on the exterior of the building will feature fourteen characters from the ever-popular children’s books, The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis.
22 Jun 2020
Flashback to our 'Come and See' Diocesan Mission (12-15 March)...‘Dangling the Carrot’ was the irresistible title of a vegan food event organised by the church families of Haxby and Wigginton, York.
18 Jun 2020
Before the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak the Diocese of York had expected that a number of deacons would have been ordained priest by Archbishop Sentamu in York Minster on Sunday 7th June, as one of his final acts as Archbishop of York.
17 Jun 2020
After two and a half years, the funding for the first phase of restoration of Selby Abbey’s roof is nearly complete.
16 Jun 2020
The new Archdeacon of Cleveland was formally collated into her new role in a private, spatially-distanced ceremony outside the home of the Bishop of Whitby on the 15th June 2020.
12 Jun 2020
The Generous Giving team are pleased to be launching their new e-news, ‘Generosity Matters’, at the end of June! Editions will include resources and advice for parishes, latest news from the team, stories from churches across the diocese, as well as training opportunities and ideas for worship.
11 Jun 2020
Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell was today formally ‘Elected’ by York Minster’s College of Canons to be the 98th Archbishop of York.
10 Jun 2020
In the time between Archbishop John Sentamu leaving as the 97th Archbishop of York, and Bishop Stephen Cottrell joining us as the 98th Archbishop of York, Bishop of Whitby, the Rt Revd Paul Ferguson writes about the plans in the Diocese of York in the next month.
07 Jun 2020
The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, accompanied by his wife, the Revd Margaret Sentamu, laid down his crozier of office on the high altar of York Minster on Sunday 7 June.
05 Jun 2020
With plans shelved for a service in York Minster on the 7th June to celebrate and give thanks to God for the ministry of Dr John Sentamu on his retirement after fifteen years as Archbishop of York, the Diocese of York is united in prayer for him and his wife Margaret as he steps down on that day.
04 Jun 2020
The Archbishop is to be joined by representatives of charities he founded in the weekly online service for the Church of England marking his last day as Archbishop of York.
03 Jun 2020
As I watch the strangely quiet River Ouse from our apartment at Bishopthorpe Palace, my mind is taken back to a day in 2005 when the river was far from quiet!
29 May 2020
Tracy Squire completed her first month as Children and Families Youth Worker at St Laurence, Scalby, at the end of February. "Then Coronavirus happened..."
29 May 2020
Lesley Newton of St Laurence's Church, Scalby, writes: We’ve been very enthusiastic supporters of Christian Aid Week for many years...
29 May 2020
All Saints Church, Newton-on-Ouse (near Easingwold), organised and coordinated a sewing project between the 20th April and the 8th May to love and support their neighbours by supplying scrub bags and face mask extenders to neighbouring surgeries, care homes, community nurses and hospitals.
29 May 2020
This week Richard White, our Director of Making and Nurturing Disciples, launched a new weekly podcast called ‘The Other Side of the Boat’.
29 May 2020
At the end of a sunny week, when many people may have been planning to go on holiday, we have been sharing ‘Stories of Hope’ from Scarborough. As one of Yorkshire’s popular holiday destinations the tourism, hospitality and leisure industries have been hard hit by the impact of Covid-19. It is not clear what the long-term impact will be, but our coastal communities are certainly more vulnerable, with businesses and livelihoods in the balance.
22 May 2020
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.
21 May 2020
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!
21 May 2020
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’.
20 May 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.
14 May 2020
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.
14 May 2020
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.
14 May 2020
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.
14 May 2020
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.
11 May 2020
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.
07 May 2020
The Archbishop has issued his guidance, applicable in the Diocese of York, for limited access to church buildings with immediate effect.
07 May 2020
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.
07 May 2020
A survey by the Theology department of York St John University is assessing responses to the COVID-19 crisis among churchgoers in the UK.
07 May 2020
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”.