Ripon Cathedral A Wing and A Prayer

Visit Ripon Cathedral this summer to see thousands of angels taking flight into the cathedral's nave, each one representing a prayer left during the COVID pandemic.

The A Wing and A Prayer exhibition will be available to view through August and September during opening hours.

Opening hours are 8.30 am-6 pm from Monday to Saturday and 8 am-5 pm on Sundays.

Gargrave gardens go global to support their local church

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 30/07/2020 - 11:21

Gargrave gardens have gone global this year in support of their local church. Every year, gardeners in Gargrave fling wide their gates to welcome visitors in a fundraising event for St Andrew’s...

Diocese of Leeds launches new appeal to support church in Sudan

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 27/07/2020 - 16:30

The Diocese of Leeds has launched a new appeal to support the church in Sudan as they work to help those impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop of Leeds the Rt Revd Nick Baines has written...

Responding with Hope summer photo competition

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Fri, 17/07/2020 - 10:53

A photo competition is returning this July to celebrate Christian life, great and small, across the Diocese of Leeds. “Responding with Hope” is the theme of the fun project, which coincides with the...

Hope Beyond from new Allchurches grant programme

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 16/07/2020 - 14:46

The Allchurches Trust have launched a new grants programme aiming to support churches as they adapt to changing circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hope Beyond programme aims to fund...

New video ministry grows from lockdown

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 16/07/2020 - 14:22

A member of a Bradford church has found an opportunity to use her talents during lockdown by launching a new video-based ministry. Susie Garvey-Williams, a member of Holy Trinity Idle and an actor,...

Emergence discussions draw big Zoom audiences

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 15/07/2020 - 16:55

Zoom surgeries on how our parishes can progress safely from lockdown have drawn audiences of 150 clergy and laity together. Organised by the diocesan Emergence Strategy Group, the two online sessions...

Bishop Helen-Ann blesses new food store in Ripon

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 15/07/2020 - 10:57

A newly opened M&S Food store in Ripon has received a bishop’s blessing from the Bishop of Ripon, the Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley. The shop was originally due to open in April, but due to the...

A digital farewell for our diocesan interns class of 2020

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 13/07/2020 - 15:51

Interns from across the diocese joined together digitally for a final celebration to mark the end of a year of leadership development and discipleship. Each year from September to July the Leeds...

New hymn from Wakefield Cathedral shared during digital Evensong

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 13/07/2020 - 11:56

Wakefield Cathedral have produced a new hymn celebrating the things they have achieved during lockdown, which was shared as part of a recent fully digital choral evensong. The musicians at Wakefield...