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Sports chaplaincy a real missional opportunity, says YCCC chaplain
9th September 2026
Summer is cricket season, and Bishop Chris Edmondson, Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s chaplain, is a firm believer in bringing sports and Christianity together.
Nominations close for General Synod elections
8th September 2026
New clergy and lay members are being elected to General Synod this year, and nominations for the elections have closed.
Pilgrim Places: Kildwick and Skipton
2nd September 2026
Many of us have special 'Pilgrim Places' - sites that are often beautiful, maybe historic, but which all give us a sense of belonging and perspective and of being closer to God. We have been spotlighting some of the places in our diocese that are very special for many, and today are looking at a new five-mile pilgrimage launching this autumn that connects two Pilgrim Places and two episcopal areas of the diocese, along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Churches in diocese supported to make church more accessible to young people
26th August 2026
The Diocese of Leeds is excited to be working with Growing Hope to pilot new Accessibility Training and an Accessibility Award scheme to help our churches be more accessible to children and young people with Additional Needs.
Pilgrim Places: Parcevall Hall
26th August 2026
Many of us have special ‘Pilgrim Places’ - sites that are often beautiful, maybe historic, but which all give us a sense of belonging and perspective and of being closer to God. We are spotlighting some of the spots in our Diocese that are very special for many both locally and from further afield, beginning with our own diocesan retreat house, Parcevall Hall, near Appletreewick in Wharfedale.
Ripon Cathedral choirs celebrate 30 years with Alumni Reunion Evensong
25th August 2026
Ripon Cathedral is calling on anyone who has ever sung in one of the cathedral’s choirs to join its current choir for a special Alumni Reunion Evensong this October, marking the 30th anniversary of Ripon Cathedral’s Girls’ Choir.
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