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Eid Mubarak to our Muslim friends from the bishops of the diocese

Submitted by jack.bacon on Fri, 29/04/2022 - 13:09

Our bishops have wished our Muslim friends 'Eid Mubarak' as Ramadan comes to an end this week. The bishops' warm words can be read below. "To Muslim friends, colleagues and communities on the...

Our Bishops send Vaisakhi greetings to our Sikh friends and neighbours

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 14/04/2022 - 12:04

The Bishops of the Diocese of Leeds have wished our Sikh friends, colleagues and communities our best wishes on the occasion of Vaisakhi this year. Their message can be read below. "We send you our...

Interfaith prayer vigil held in Huddersfield

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 06/04/2022 - 11:34

Leaders from churches in the Huddersfield area met with other faith leaders this week to pray for peace in Ukraine. Huddersfield Parish Church, in partnership with North Kirklees Interfaith, hosted a...

Team Leeds heads to new session of General Synod

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 17/11/2021 - 10:58

The Diocese of Leeds’ team of newly-elected General Synod representatives have made the trip down to London to join the beginning of a new Synod session. General Synod is the national assembly of the...

Bishop Jonathan encourages all to take part in Safeguarding Sunday

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 10:28

The Rt Revd Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Huddersfield, has provided a sermon for churches across the country to use as part of this year’s Safeguarding Sunday. Bishop Jonathan, who is also the Church of...

Rosh Hashanah greetings shared with our Jewish friends by our six bishops

Submitted by jack.bacon on Fri, 03/09/2021 - 16:32

To mark the Jewish celebration of Rosh Hashanah, our six bishops have sent their greetings in a message to our Jewish friends. The marking of their religious New Year involves the traditional eating...

All things agricultural, all creatures great and Yorkshire...

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 16/07/2021 - 12:38

The welcome return of the Great Yorkshire Show saw many of our clergy and laity mingling with farming folk at this famous celebration of all things agricultural. The Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley...

Church of England entering "season of action"on safeguarding, Bishop Jonathan says to General Synod

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 12/07/2021 - 15:26

The Church of England is entering a “season of action” on safeguarding, the Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Huddersfield and lead bishop on safeguarding for the Church of England, said on...

Eid Mubarak to our Muslim friends across our diocese and beyond

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 11/05/2021 - 17:45

A goodwill message to mark the end of Ramadan has been sent from our six bishops to Muslim people across our large and diverse diocese and is printed in full below: To Muslim friends, colleagues and...

Our bishops send greetings for Vaisakhi 2021

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 12/04/2021 - 10:56

Our six bishops have offered a greeting to our Sikh friends and communities for this year's Vaisakhi. The full greeting can be read below. Picture courtesy of Michael Clark. "To Sikh friends,...