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Thanks and encouragement from Bishop Nick to all in our diocese

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 10/07/2020 - 13:30

Bishop Nick has written a letter of thanks and encouragement to all worshippers in our diocese for being the Body of Christ in the wider world throughout the COVID-19 crisis. He has also filmed an...

New advice on the best ways and means to livestream after lockdown

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 07/07/2020 - 14:56

How to bring digital learning developed during lockdown into our reopening churches is the subject of a new resource page on our website’s COVID-19 section. Taking church online has presented a...

To safely have and hold - new style wedding has plenty of magic

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 06/07/2020 - 12:52

A “magical” wedding took place in one of our churches on Saturday after three months delay due to COVID-19 lockdown. St George’s, Leeds was the setting for one of England’s first “new normal”...

Hope the theme of Church of England's streamed service for prisons

Submitted by jack.bacon on Fri, 03/07/2020 - 11:59

Prisoners and their families will be able to worship together thanks to the first ever online prison church service from the Church of England. The service will include contributions from prison...

New advice on safely opening our places of worship

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 01/07/2020 - 14:44

Government guidance on opening places of worship has now been interpreted by the Church of England. As we approach the return of church services from July 4, t hat new and relevant guidance from the...

New energy calculator to help church become carbon neutral

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 01/07/2020 - 11:49

A new tool on the Parish Returns system will help the Church begin the process of becoming carbon neutral. By simply entering the information from your church’s energy bills the Energy Footprinting...

Robin chicks reared safely in a locked church's floral display

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 22/06/2020 - 10:25

A nestful of robins added surprise natural beauty to an Easter floral display placed outside one of our locked churches. As the undisturbed flowers stood untouched for weeks during lockdown,...

The Windrush Generation and Black Lives Matter will feature in CofE's streamed Sunday service

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 19/06/2020 - 15:30

The legacy of the Windrush Generation and the Black Lives Matter movement will feature in a national Church of England streamed service to be broadcast on Sunday, June 21. Fr Andrew Maughtin-Mumby...

Father's Day broadcast from our diocese across all BBC local radio stations

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 19/06/2020 - 11:18

A special service for Father’s Day featuring Bishop Nick Baines and Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley will be broadcast across all BBC local radio stations this Sunday morning. The service will be led by...

Online Environment Training

The Diocese of Leeds is running online webinars over the summer on a variety of environmental issues. Hear from some of those leading this training on what to expect! See more details on the training here.

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