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Bishop of Bradford to open art display celebrating Palestinian textile crafts

Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 16/05/2018 - 10:14

A Haworth based textile artist will stage a five-day exhibition of her work in the village’s Old School Rooms. Deborah Mullins’s exhibition, which starts on June 6, ‘A key to the heart’, will be...

Joyful bells ring out at All Saints' Bingley

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 23/04/2018 - 10:06

Bishop Toby Howarth joined in celebrations to mark 250 years of young people ringing out good news from All Saints', Bingley. The parish church, now blessed with a striking new pathway, was packed...

Bishop Nick leads Lent prayer before Palm Sunday

Submitted by chris.tate on Sat, 24/03/2018 - 12:16

Bishop Nick led five hours of Lent prayer in the Lady Chapel, Holy Trinity, Skipton, on Saturday. He was joined throughout the day by local worshippers on the last of six Lenten prayer sessions, in...

Lent prayers at Bradford Cathedral with Bishop Toby

Submitted by chris.tate on Sat, 10/03/2018 - 14:47

Worshippers joined Bishop Toby at Bradford Cathedral for Lenten prayer in the quiet of St Aidan's chapel on Saturday, as the nave bustled with life. "There are always events going on at the cathedral...

Bookings now open for Lay Conference, 'Together in Faith'

Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 07/03/2018 - 13:40

Bookings are now open for the Diocesan Lay Conference, Together in Faith, which will bring together more than 1600 participants from across the diocese. 'Together in Faith' , the first diocesan-wide...

The faithful make it through the snow for Bishop's Lenten Prayers

Submitted by jane-bower on Sun, 04/03/2018 - 11:53

Two small but faithful bands of pilgrims made it through the ice and snow to join Bishop Jonathan for Lenten Prayers in Halifax and Dewsbury Minsters on Saturday. Both Minsters had been closed on...

Jihad of Jesus comes to Bradford

Submitted by john-carter on Tue, 27/02/2018 - 11:22

Jihad of Jesus is the arresting title of an afternoon event taking place at Bradford Cathedral on Saturday, March 24, at 2pm Popular Greenbelt speaker and author, Dave Andrews, will be one of the...

Bishop of Bradford welcomes open day at Mosques

Submitted by john-carter on Tue, 20/02/2018 - 15:27

The Bishop of Bradford, Toby Howarth, was one of many Christians who visited a mosque last weekend as part of the ‘Visit My Mosque’ initiative organised by the Muslim Council of Britain. Bishop Toby...

Hundreds pack Ripon Cathedral to welcome the new Bishop of Ripon

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 05/02/2018 - 08:19

In one of the most dramatic services ever seen at Ripon Cathedral, Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley has become the new Area Bishop of Ripon. It was standing room only in the packed cathedral as a large...

Pick up your leaflets for a Holy Lent of Loving. Living. Learning

Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 24/01/2018 - 17:03

Pick up your leaflets for a Holy Lent of Loving. Living. Learning. The six bishops across our diocese have issued an open invitation to all parishes to join them for a Holy Lent of Loving. Living...