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A special prayer for Sri Lanka one month after terror attacks

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 21/05/2019 - 10:20

A month ago, on Easter Sunday morning, the world woke up to the horrific and tragic news that bombs had taken the lives of 253 people attending churches or in hotels across Sri Lanka. Prayers for the...

Ramadan celebrations of community spirit supported by our clergy

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 20/05/2019 - 10:28

Community meals to mark the end of daily Ramadan fasts are taking place across our diocese and being widely supported by our clergy. Iftars, where guests included MPs, council leaders, police and...

Former student returns as principal to Mirfield College and its Christian Community

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 30/04/2019 - 11:56

Bishop Mark Sowerby is to be the next Principal of the College of the Resurrection in succession to Fr Peter Allan CR, who will retire at the end of the academic year. With his wife, Ruth, he will...

Please hold Sri Lanka and Sudan in your prayers, asks Bishop Nick

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 26/04/2019 - 18:29

Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, is urging all parishes to pray for our partner dioceses in both Sri Lanka and Sudan at a time of great challenges. "We have all been horrified by the...

Justin Welby's invitation to take part in Thy Kingdom Come

Archbishop Justin Welby is inviting all Christians to join together in 10 days of prayer from Ascension to Pentecost; to pray for those whom we love, who do not know they are loved by God. Find out more about the Church of England's daily prayer resource at www.churchofengland.org/TKC

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Thy Kingdom Come: Archbishops invite global Church to pray for people to come to faith.

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 26/04/2019 - 09:15

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Justin Welby and John Sentamu, have invited Christians around the world to pray for more people to know Christ. The invitation comes in the run-up to the now-...

Clergy and laity celebrate faith and vocation at diocesan Chrism Eucharist

Submitted by chris.tate on Thu, 18/04/2019 - 16:26

Clergy and laity joined together at a service to bless holy oils and reaffirm their vows at Ripon Cathedral today. Maundy Thursday saw the Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, thank the filled...

Easter Chrism Services draw crowds across our diocese

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 16/04/2019 - 16:11

St Peter & St Leonard's, Horbury a parish of The Society, held a packed Chrism Mass on Palm Sunday with a congregation of lay folk, ordinands, deacons and priests from across the diocese. Fr...

Personal spiritual guidance on offer across the Diocese

Submitted by chris.tate on Thu, 21/03/2019 - 16:27

Authorised spiritual directors are on hand across the diocese to help worshippers journey further in prayer with Jesus. "Did you know there are currently 93 people in the diocese, lay and ordained,...

Christian prayer and meditation group marks seventh anniversary

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 19/03/2019 - 13:52

Listening to God - a prayer group with a difference, has now been running for seven years at Christ Church, Pellon in Halifax. Worshipper David Ramanauska set up a regular meeting in Christ Church...