Festival of Faith during Lent has been a hit for Halifax Minster
First published on: 8th April 2024Halifax Minster is celebrating the success of its bold decision to rebrand Lent this year as a Festival of Faith open to all.
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Halifax Minster is celebrating the success of its bold decision to rebrand Lent this year as a Festival of Faith open to all.
Alpha House, a charity which prepares people for mainstream society after prison and was born out of prayer has received the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
New people are coming to church services, thanks to a recently-launched community cinema club.
Exactly a year since the announcement that the Bishop of Huddersfield, Rt Revd Smitha Prasadam would join our diocese from her role as Chaplain of Copenhagen, she attended a special International Women’s Day event hosted by West Yorks Mayor, Tracey Brabin.
The first woman Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain joined Bishop Tony in conversation at Halifax Minster as part of its new Festival of Faith.
Halifax Minster is launching a new annual, outward-facing Festival of Faith in a bid to make the traditional festival of Lent as accessible to as many people as possible.
Racial Justice Sunday on February 11 is for all churches to reflect and give thanks for the gifts and beauty of human diversity, and to commit to end racism and acts of discrimination, says Bishop Smitha.
Prompted by the recent launch of the Archbishop of York’s Faith in the North initiative, the husband of our Bishop Smitha is recording local voices talking about their faith journeys.
The plight of domestic abuse victims will be highlighted at a special event at Huddersfield Parish Church on the Mother’s Union Global Day of Action next week.
How a church can support those with mental health challenges has been being explored at one of our Huddersfield area churches.