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German Lutheran bishop's call for peace as Ripon remembers

Submitted by john-carter on Sun, 11/11/2018 - 19:34

On the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, the senior bishop of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church has preached at an historic Remembrance service in Ripon Cathedral attended by a record...

Remembering 100 years since the end of the First World War at Ripon Cathedral

Here is a message from Dean John Dobson, explaining all that is going on this coming weekend at Ripon Cathedral to commemorate the Armistice, 100 years since the end o the First World War. For more information go to the Cathedral website.

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Full extent of CofE support in local communities revealed

Submitted by john-carter on Tue, 06/11/2018 - 10:11

More than 33,000 social action projects - from food banks to debt counselling - are run or supported by churches, according to figures setting out for the first time the full scale of the Church of...

Santa Run couple to wed with a church blessing on the hoof

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 05/11/2018 - 10:40

Fun-running couple Wendy Lawson and Alex Griffin are to marry en route as they take part in this year's Skipton Santa Fun Run at the end of the month. Both from Ingleton, they have have chosen Sunday...

Ripon walk commemorates war poet Wilfred Owen's death

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 05/11/2018 - 10:02

A walk through Ripon from the steps of Ripon Cathedral on the 100th anniversary of the death of World War One poet Wilfred Owen has been broadcast by the BBC. Wilfred Owen whose poems include Dulce...

German girls' choir to sing at First World War remembrance events

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 31/10/2018 - 12:21

An internationally-renowned German choir will be welcomed at two diocesan events to mark the the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The Madchenchor Hanover (Hanover Girls' Choir)...

Bishop's fact-finding visit to learn about Catterick Garrison expansion plans

Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 31/10/2018 - 10:03

With the main presence of the British Army in the north of England falling in the Ripon Episcopal Area, Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley, the Area Bishop of Ripon, has been visiting Catterick Garrison to see...

There but not there WW1 Commemoration

Men of the Dales

Second Men of the Dales Weekend goes live

The second Men of the Dales event is now confirmed for 1 – 3 February 2019. It will be held at Wydale Hall near Scarborough and our main speaker for the weekend will be Mark Tanner (Bishop of Berwick).

‘Looking Both Ways’ in Embsay and Eastby wins HLF funding.

Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 24/10/2018 - 10:36

A major project at St Mary’s church, Embsay with Eastby, which combines a major restoration of its 150-year-old stained glass with a community heritage project is set to go ahead after a boost from...