Christmas stories | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

Navy Reserve Christmas carol service at Leeds church

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 20/12/2021 - 15:35

Near neighbours in the Little London area of Leeds, All Souls (Hook Memorial) Church and HMS Ceres Navy Reserve, based at Carlton Barracks, came together for the HMS Ceres Christmas Candlelit Carol...

Vision Wakefield Christmas cards share messages of care and hope

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 20/12/2021 - 11:20

Churches in Wakefield are pleased to announce the winners of a Christmas card competition to help share God’s love with the city. Following the 65,000 Christmas cards sent to local residents last...

Mothers' Union supports refugees and prisoners this Christmas

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 15/12/2021 - 10:48

“Mothers’ Union in the Diocese have been busy ensuring refugee families, families of prisoners and those needing extra help at Christmas get those little extras which can make a huge difference,”...

Christmas Tree Festival kicks off at Halifax Minster

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 09/12/2021 - 10:28

Halifax Minster is filled with Christmas trees and the sound of music, as its Christmas Tree Festival gets underway. The Festival at the Minster is now firmly fixed in the calendar of the town and...

How can churches make the most of digital this Christmas?

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Fri, 29/10/2021 - 13:52

‘Doing Christmas Digitally’ is the name of an up and coming webinar hosted by the Diocese of Leeds. Those involved in the digital side of church, whether that be social media, updating a website,...

Christmas card competition from Mothers' Union

Submitted by jack.bacon on Tue, 14/09/2021 - 13:58

The Mothers’ Union in the Diocese of Leeds is looking for children in our diocese to design a Christmas card. Every year they send every person in prison a Christmas card signed by Mothers’ Union...

Our cathedrals share their Christmas plans

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 17/12/2020 - 16:17

Our cathedrals across the diocese have been running extensive Advent programmes, with more to come in the week before Christmas. Bradford, Ripon and Wakefield cathedrals have been running a variety...

New digital noticeboard shines light in Wakefield

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 16/12/2020 - 10:45

One of our parishes in Wakefield has come up with a creative new way of sharing the life of their churches with people in the area. The Parish of Sandal Magna have recently installed a new digital...

Light in the Darkness

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Wed, 09/12/2020 - 12:07

Amidst the darkness of Covid and the long winter nights, St Paul's Church in Morley are bringing light to their town this Christmas. Light in the Darkness is the name of their new campaign,...

The light shines in Harrogate this Christmas

Submitted by jack.bacon on Tue, 08/12/2020 - 12:11

Harrogate will be lit up this season with hope and joy, thanks to new trails from churches in the area. #thelightshines is a new project from churches in Harrogate looking to flood the town with...