News
All the latest news is below.
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23 Oct 2020
Stories from Stepping Up: Chris Stringer
This week’s story comes from Chris Stringer who worships at St Hilda’s Church, Grangetown.
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22 Oct 2020
October's Priestings - link to photo albums
Delayed by the Coronavirus measures earlier in 2020, we were finally able to celebrate the ordination of new priests in a series of services around the Diocese over the third weekend in October.
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21 Oct 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Archdeacon of the East Riding
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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19 Oct 2020
98th Archbishop takes his throne and reminds us of 'a set of ideas that are very dear to us'
The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell was enthroned as the 98th Archbishop of York on the Feast day of St Luke, Apostle and Evangelist, Sunday 18 October at York Minster during Choral Evensong.
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19 Oct 2020
Pandemic experience inspired art in church
A new piece of art by Susannah Morgan is being exhibited in St Mary's Church, Boston Spa.
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15 Oct 2020
The Mustard Seed Team is Growing!
Two Associate Programme Leaders are to join the Mustard Seed team, supporting the development of its programme, and leading the Stepping Up learning communities growing across Hull, Middlesbrough and our coastal communities.
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14 Oct 2020
Stories from Stepping Up: Phil Sainty
This week’s story comes from Phil. St John’s Bransholme does not currently have a vicar but Phil and other local people are at the heart of the church serving within the local community.
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14 Oct 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Canon Missioner of York Minster
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 Oct 2020
New Priests to serve in the Diocese of York
The Bishops of Whitby, Hull and Selby will ordain new Priests in services across the Diocese of York from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th October.
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12 Oct 2020
Parish Giving Scheme - now available
Information and endorsement of using the Parish Giving Scheme in our churches.
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12 Oct 2020
Email scam - Beware
It's back - once again, 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.
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09 Oct 2020
'Uncomfortable and challenging reading; there is much to learn'
The Independent Chair of Diocese of York’s Strategic Safeguarding Board, Professor Sue Proctor, has commented on this week’s Investigation Report ‘The Anglican Church’ by the Independent Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).
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09 Oct 2020
Stories from Stepping Up: Sam Moore
We will be sharing the stories of people who are part of Stepping Up in Hull and Middlesbrough over the coming weeks. Our first story comes from Sam.
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08 Oct 2020
A service of Evensong with the Enthronement of the Archbishop of York Sunday 18 October at York Minster
The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell will be enthroned as the 98th Archbishop of York at a service of Evensong at 4.00pm on Sunday 18 October at York Minster.
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08 Oct 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Archdeacon of Cleveland
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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02 Oct 2020
Five new Readers and twelve new Deacons - links to photo albums
It was a weekend to celebrate vocation and ministry at York Minster, as six small and intimate services replaced the usual thronged gatherings.
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02 Oct 2020
'I pledge myself to working with you...' - Archbishop's first address to Diocesan Synod
Archbishop Stephen made his first Presidential Address to York Diocesan Synod via Zoom on the evening of Tuesday 29th October:
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30 Sep 2020
Whitby Sisters welcome new Chaplain
The Order of the Holy Paraclete (OHP) in Whitby are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Chaplain, the Revd Lynn Purvis-Lee.
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30 Sep 2020
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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25 Sep 2020
This is what Jesus has given us to do
Emma Miles is a Multiply leader supported by the Growth Fund and based at West Hill in the Parish of Bessingby and Christ Church, Bridlington.
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23 Sep 2020
Offering hope as we face a second wave – Archbishops’ letter to bishops
The Church has a vital role to play in offering hope and comfort to the nation as we face an expected second wave of the Coronavirus, the Archbishops of York and Canterbury have said.
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23 Sep 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Bishop of Beverley
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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22 Sep 2020
York University's new Chaplain arrives
The Revd Dr Catherine Reid (formerly Vicar of Ampleforth Benefice and a Clergy Training Adviser for Cleveland Archdeaconry) was licensed as Chaplain to the University of York on St Matthew’s Day, 21st September, at St Paul’s Church in Heslington close to the University Campus.
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21 Sep 2020
People on the Move:
Comings and goings in the Diocese of York
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18 Sep 2020
Stepping Up begins in the Diocese of York
Stepping Up has begun this week. It has felt like the end of a long journey, and at the same time, the beginning of a whole new adventure!
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17 Sep 2020
A warm pool, a tea bag and the beat of a drum: five new Readers for the Diocese of York
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, will admit and licence five people to serve as Readers in parishes in the Diocese of York, in a service at York Minster on Saturday 26th September.
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17 Sep 2020
Archbishop ordains twelve Deacons to serve in the Diocese of York
Twelve women and men will be ordained Deacon by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, in the course of five services in York Minster between Friday 25th and Sunday 27th September 2020.
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16 Sep 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Bishop of Selby
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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09 Sep 2020
Revd Nicola Bown welcomed as Rector of St Mary's, Cottingham
The weather may have been dismal, but it couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm and sheer joy felt by the people of St Mary’s as we formally welcomed our new Rector, Revd Dr Nicola Bown
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09 Sep 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Bishop of Whitby
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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08 Sep 2020
Reflections of a Giving Adviser
Giving Adviser David Smallwood reflects on generosity, ahead of his retirement.
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04 Sep 2020
Survey: where do we go from here? Churches, communities & buildings during COVID and beyond
The Church of England with Historic England, the Association of English Cathedrals and the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance invite you to share your experience and insights in a confidential survey by the 30th September.
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04 Sep 2020
Partnerships, People and Pews
A story of The People's Pantry in Market Weighton, by the Revd Caroline Pinchbeck, Vicar of Market Weighton, Sancton and Goodmanham.
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04 Sep 2020
I feel really blessed that God called me in Middlesbrough
Sister Jane Emson of the Church Army is a Multiply Minister based at Thorntree and Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough, and will be ordained Deacon at the end of September this year.
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03 Sep 2020
The waiting’s over - Wydale’s back on the 1st October
The welcome mat is out and the doors are open again from the beginning of October at Wydale Hall, the Diocese of York’s retreat house at the edge of the North York Moors and not far from the Yorkshire coast.
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02 Sep 2020
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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01 Sep 2020
'Being a Treasurer: the Basics' ~ training from the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers (ACAT)
Free online training offered by ACAT during September 2020
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26 Aug 2020
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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21 Aug 2020
Saints and Symbols - Ampleforth Benefice remembers 'Come and See'
Looking back at our Come and See Diocesan Mission (12-15 March), Helen Goodman remembers the Saturday’s Family Fun Afternoon in the Ampleforth Benefice, “for children 1 to 100”.
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20 Aug 2020
Summer funding boost for Selby Abbey
A much-loved North Yorkshire church is to share in a £507,000 funding payout from the National Churches Trust.
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19 Aug 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Canon Pastor at York Minster
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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12 Aug 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Bishop of Whitby
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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06 Aug 2020
Archbishop's Seal used for the First Time
The Rt Revd Alison White, Bishop of Hull, licensed the 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.
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06 Aug 2020
Look, up in the sky, is it a bird, is it a plane... Come and See!
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.
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06 Aug 2020
Come and See ~ 'like St Andrew' at St Peter's
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...
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05 Aug 2020
Sunday Reflection with the Bishop of Selby
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 2020
The Gift of Humility in Rural Ainsty
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.
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27 Jul 2020
'By the Grace of God, I will'; Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, is interviewed by John Young
Archbishop Stephen has recorded an ‘in conversation with York Courses’ with John Young entitled, “BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WILL”.
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22 Jul 2020
Archbishop of York pays virtual homage to The Queen in historic first
The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell paid homage to the Sovereign virtually in a historic first.
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16 Jul 2020
Sunday Reflections: a new weekly video resource
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.