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Happy 10th Birthday - Our young people know how to party!

Submitted by jane-bower on Mon, 20/10/2014 - 20:12

Circus skills, live music, inflatables, juggling, photo booths and birthday cake were guaranteed to get the party started when scores of our young people joined others from across the Church of...

East Ardsley young people earn their trip to Whitby

Submitted by alison-bogle on Mon, 20/10/2014 - 19:20

In a trip that they had well earned, the Seekers youth club from St Michael’s, East Ardsley spent a weekend at Sneaton Castle near Whitby having fun and learning about the life of the resident nuns...

The church that began in a shoe shop

Submitted by alison-bogle on Fri, 10/10/2014 - 11:14

A new church that originally met in a shoe shop has been officially launched by Bishop Nick. Riverside church began four years ago from nothing – or rather, from just an idea to connect with the 10,...

Bishop Nick's Episcopal Area visits

Submitted by alison-bogle on Wed, 08/10/2014 - 21:49

Over the past few weeks, Bishop Nick has been visiting each of the episcopal areas so that everyone in the diocese has an opportunity to meet the diocesan bishop. He began in Wakefield when, over...

Pop Up Cathedral Blessed and sent on its way by Archbishop of York

Submitted by jane-bower on Mon, 06/10/2014 - 21:16

AND IT WAS THRICE BLESSED – schoolchildren from the Archbishop of York’s Junior School joined the Archbishop to bless the Pop Up Cathedral. The seven Year 6 pupils from the worship group were in for...

Bishop Nick spends a day in hospital

Submitted by alison-bogle on Mon, 06/10/2014 - 18:44

Bishop Nick has spent a day at St James’s University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary finding out about the work of the chaplaincy team, which is one of the biggest in the country. Head of...

Near Neighbours expands across West Yorkshire

Submitted by john-carter on Tue, 30/09/2014 - 19:05

Civic leaders, community representatives and leaders of the major faith groups came together at Dewsbury Minster this week (September 30th) for the launch of Near Neighbours, a community initiative...

£40,000 boost for Cathedral Music in Leeds

Submitted by alison-bogle on Tue, 30/09/2014 - 10:20

Cathedral music in Leeds is to benefit from a £40,000 boost to maintain and enhance its reputation as a centre of musical excellence. Leeds Minster and Leeds Cathedral will each receive a cheque for...

How an advent calendar and a couple from Leeds are helping babies in Kenya

Submitted by alison-bogle on Sun, 28/09/2014 - 18:05

It was a holiday in Kenya that led a couple from St Peter’s, Gildersome to set up a charity which has now been chosen as this year’s featured charity on the Real Advent Calendar (which is endorsed by...

Leeds Business Prayer Group - come and join us!

Submitted by alison-bogle on Thu, 25/09/2014 - 11:00

Do you work in business in Leeds? Would you like to pray regularly for business in Leeds and for its people? Would you like to meet other Christians in business and pray with them? Then come to the...