News
All the latest news is below.
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18 Oct 2019
Pop in to the Multiply Pop Up cafe!
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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18 Oct 2019
Swinton’s Carols by Candlelight Supports the Youth Trust
Swinton Park’s annual Carols by Candlelight will be held on the 4th December in aid of the Archbishop of York Youth Trust, with support from TL Dallas.
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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.
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16 Oct 2019
A swirl of faith and truth as Riding Lights’ Kaleidoscope comes home
‘Kaleidoscope’ is the latest touring production by York-based Riding Lights, one of the country’s longest-established and most productive independent theatre companies and rooted in a Christian ethos.
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14 Oct 2019
New Precentor for York Minster
The Chapter of York today announced the appointment of The Revd Canon Dr Vicky Johnson, currently Residentiary Canon at Ely Cathedral, as the new Canon Precentor at York Minster.
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09 Oct 2019
Wake Up to Advent!
Wake Up to Advent! written by The Archbishop of York - the perfect antidote to the stress and commercialism of our preparations for Christmas.
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09 Oct 2019
Superstar bishop on song
Bishop David Wilbourne, now back at home in the Diocese of York where he spent his entire ministry before serving as Assistant Bishop of Llandaff, has written ‘Supertar!’, the new Lent Course for York Courses. David explains:
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08 Oct 2019
Archbishop appoints Acting Archdeacon of Cleveland
The Archbishop of York has appointed the Reverend Clay Roundtree as the Acting Archdeacon of Cleveland.
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04 Oct 2019
Annual Parish Returns
After this year’s best set of Annual Parish Returns in a long while, we are determined to do even better next year. We have revised the Diocesan Annual Parish Returns website (www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/parish-returns) to make it easier to read and navigate giving you all the information you will need to prepare for next year’s annual returns.
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03 Oct 2019
Prayers and a Warm Welcome for the New Archdeacon of York
The Venerable Samantha Rushton will be welcomed as Archdeacon of York at a public service in Selby Abbey led by the Bishop of Selby, the Right Reverend Dr John Thomson, at 11.00am on Saturday 19th October 2019.
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03 Oct 2019
Coming to Hull Minster… 'Not Just Fish and Ships'
A play about the Synod of Whitby and its consequences for the Church has captivated audiences in the Midlands and visits Hull Minster on the last stop of its 2019 tour.
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01 Oct 2019
To the Saints of the Diocese of York
The Bishop of Hull, Alison White, writes that we are made to connect with God.
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30 Sep 2019
Celebrating the major refurbishment of youth organisation headquarters
The Bishop of Hull, the Right Reverend Alison White, will bless a plaque to commemorate the refurbishment of St Mary’s Church Lads’ and Church Girls’ Brigade (CLCGB) hall during a service at St Mary’s Church, Beverley, on Sunday 13th October 2019.
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29 Sep 2019
Lead thieves wreak havoc on vulnerable historic churches
Four parish churches in North and East Yorkshire have been attacked by lead thieves in the last ten days.
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27 Sep 2019
Maggie's Minster move from Mirfield
The Revd Canon Maggie McLean has been appointed to the new role of Canon Missioner at York Minster.
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25 Sep 2019
Florida priest lands in North Yorkshire
A well-travelled priest has come home to two North Yorkshire parishes after sixteen years in a Florida church close to the USA’s Kennedy Space Center.
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25 Sep 2019
'Hopeful and determined' ~ Diocesan Children & Youth Adviser Carolyn Edwards on her return from Talinn, Estonia:
I had the enormous privilege of being part of the team at the ‘Called 2 Change’ conference delivering training for church leaders and key congregation members from United Methodist Churches in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Denmark.
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25 Sep 2019
St Luke's flies the flag amongst climate change strikers
When students and young people in York demonstrated in the City’s St Helen’s Square during the Global Youth Climate Strike on Friday, 20th September, the Revd Liz Carrington of St Luke’s Church was there to support them with the church’s banner.
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19 Sep 2019
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Hopes: Multiply workshop in Hull
“What is really special about Multiply workshops is that they are full of ordinary people, from towns, villages, seaside resorts and urban estates,” says Multiply’s Associate Team Leader, Dr Ben Walker.
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19 Sep 2019
Partners at the Palace in Diocesan Safeguarding
Links between the Church and police, voluntary sector and children and adult social care agencies were explored and strengthened at Bishopthorpe Palace at a Diocese of York Safeguarding Partnership Day on the 5th September, at the invitation of Archbishop Sentamu.
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19 Sep 2019
Happy Birthday to the Generous Giving Team!
The Diocesan Offices were awash with a festive atmosphere earlier this week, as the Generous Giving Team celebrated its first birthday.
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18 Sep 2019
Multiply ~ Building relationships in Thirsk
Mary Rolls has been a Multiply minister based at St Mary’s Church, Thirsk, since Aril 2019, working to reach out to local people in their 20s, 30s and 40s and begin to establish a new worshipping community there.
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17 Sep 2019
East Cleveland Church seeks partners for multi-purpose community facility
A Teesside village church community, which provides vital services in a deprived area, is seeking financial and practical support in replacing its life-expired 90-year-old building.
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11 Sep 2019
Get with the Programme! Training Days for the 'Come and See' Mission, 12th-15th March 2020
Training events have been organised for Deanery representatives and others who want to be inspiring and encouraging others between now and then, and there's one event with the ebullient Canon Robin Gamble that is open to all.
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10 Sep 2019
Looking at Churches study days 2019-20
Looking at Churches Study Days are held on a monthly basis during the winter months at two sites: Wass (near Ampleforth) and Pannal (near Harrogate), at a cost of £25 per person per day.
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09 Sep 2019
Archbishop admits seven Readers to serve in local churches
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, admitted seven new Readers to serve in parishes in the Diocese of York, during a service in York Minster on Saturday 7th September.
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06 Sep 2019
The Day the Teddy Bears had their picnic...
The ‘Church Mice’ and ‘Ignite’ youngsters (ages 3 to 11) at St Michael’s, Easingwold, along with children baptised in the last three years and some of their grownups, were sure of a big surprise when they brought along furry friends young and old for a Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the church rooms at the end of August.
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06 Sep 2019
Many Happy Returns!
As we start September the online Parish Returns System for collecting 2018 numbers has come to its conclusion. Across the Diocese we achieved the following rates of submission, which are an excellent set of figures apart from the Annual Report & Accounts.
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06 Sep 2019
Free Will Offer 2020 ~ deadline 30 September
Archbishop Sentamu has asked each church in the Diocese to send him your Free Will Offer pledge for 2020 by the 30th September 2019, so that the Diocesan Finance Team can get to work on the 2020 budget that will fund the mission and ministry to which God calls us next year.
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06 Sep 2019
Bringing an international flavour to the church in Malton – Hendrik begins ministry to reach 20s-40s
As the country weathers a period of Brexit-related turmoil, a Dutch church minister and his Zimbabwean wife have returned to the UK to begin a new pioneering ministry among those in their 20s, 30s and 40s in the North Yorkshire market town of Malton.
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04 Sep 2019
All good gifts around us – ‘First Fruits’ liturgy and prayer resources from the Generous Giving Team
A new collection of resource material to help parishes explore giving and generosity has been launched by the Generous Giving team.
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27 Aug 2019
From Palace to Palace – The Youth Trust Trek
On Monday 9 September 2019, ten York business leaders will begin a six-day trek and cycle from Bishopthorpe Palace to Lambeth Palace, London, to fundraise for the Archbishop of York Youth Trust.
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12 Aug 2019
Archbishop announces new Archdeacon of York
The Archbishop of York has today announced the appointment of the Venerable Sam Rushton as the new Archdeacon of York.
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08 Aug 2019
Fun, Faith, and Field Games ~ The Genesis Project at Wydale Hall
The families of Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, enjoyed a fantastic escape to the Emmaus Centre at Wydale Hall recently. 50 people travelled the 50 miles to Scarborough for a holiday filled with fun, faith, and field games as part of The Genesis Project.
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08 Aug 2019
3 Swans a-celebrating! Selby Abbey throws a parade celebrating 950 years
Selby enjoyed a fabulous festive parade on the 31st of July as part of St Germain's Day - the patron saint of Selby Abbey.
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02 Aug 2019
Sister Jocelyn OHP chosen as the new Prioress for the Sisters of the Order of the Holy Paraclete
The Sisters of the Order of the Holy Paraclete, Whitby, are very pleased to tell their friends in York Diocese that Sister Jocelyn OHP has been elected as their new Prioress.
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25 Jul 2019
'Mustard Seed' ~ strategy to reach People in Poverty moves forward
The Diocese of York’s ‘People in Poverty’ strategy is moving forward following agreement by Archbishop’s Council and Diocesan Synod, the church’s ‘parliament’.
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25 Jul 2019
Valuing All God's Children in Diocesan Schools ~ two more 'Good' SIAMS reports
Two more of the 125 Church of England Schools in the Diocese of York have been judged 'Good' in their Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS).
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25 Jul 2019
Having a (volley)ball at St Barnabas: Matt Woodcock is the latest 'Multiply' minister
The Revd Matt Woodcock was licensed on the 24th July as a 'Multiply' Minister, tasked with building a new worshipping community with a focus on those in their 20s, 30s and 40s in the parishes of St Barnabas, Leeman Road and St Paul’s, Holgate, in York.
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24 Jul 2019
Oh what a knight! New book on mediaeval effigies in Yorkshire churches
Yorkshire churches contain 231 seven hundred-year-old carved mediaeval effigies from 143 sites, the majority still being where they were originally placed including many fine examples in the Diocese of York.
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22 Jul 2019
Let there be light… in All Saints’ Church
The lights will go out in the historic All Saints’ Church in Pocklington, locally known as the Cathedral of the Wolds, when it closes to the public for ten weeks after the 10.45am Family Communion service on the 4th August.
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18 Jul 2019
Churches urged to help Christian Aid tackle crisis and build resilience as floods devastate parts of South Asia
Christian Aid is urging churches across the Diocese of York to support an appeal offering a lifeline to those impacted by torrential rain, floods and landslides that have displaced millions of people across India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
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17 Jul 2019
Rock Mass brings Boston Spa Festival to a fiery finale
A service of Holy Communion with a difference provided the grand finale to a weekend of community celebrations and activities in Boston Spa.
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17 Jul 2019
Historic South Holderness churches throw the doors open over August Bank Holiday weekend
Fourteen of the churches in the Deanery of South Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, will hold an 'Open Churches Weekend' over the August Bank Holiday from Saturday 24th to Monday 26th August 2019.
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17 Jul 2019
‘Vision, commitment and sheer hard work;’ Barlow is a ‘Good’ School.
Barlow Church of England Primary School has been judged ‘Good’ by OFSTED following their June 2019 Inspection, having been rated as Requiring Improvement in March 2017.
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15 Jul 2019
Building the Kingdom: the Diocese of York strategy 2020
Hard-hatted Bishop Paul Ferguson picks up his hod and trowel, and updates us on the Diocese of York's strategy for 2020, including Multiply, Generous Giving, and our newest 'People in Poverty' initiative.
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15 Jul 2019
Meet the Generous Giving Team... the movie!
As the Diocesan Generous Giving Team approaches its first birthday, meet Team Leader Jo Beacroft-Mitchell and Advisers Sammi Tooze and David Smallwood - and learn what they can do for you in your church, working towards our goal of every church achieving sustainable finances.
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12 Jul 2019
Hull Minster to be first church outside the Vatican to host Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel masterpiece
A must-see exhibition of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel masterpiece will allow people to see the iconic work for the first time in a church other than in the Vatican. “Michelangelo – A Different View” displays Michelangelo’s world-famous work up close for the first time, giving visitors unprecedented access to the artist’s magnificent paintings which adorn the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome
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12 Jul 2019
The Bible in scarecrows at Thorngumbald Scarecrow Event
The Thorngumbald Scarecrow Trail and Village Show weekend took place over the 6th and 7th July, and didn’t just raise money for the church and other village charities, but was also used by the local church as an opportunity for mission.