Interfaith, Presence & Engagement
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Checkpoints, armed police, blazing heat – bishop’s visit to Sudan
Submitted by john-carter on Tue, 15/03/2016 - 15:08
Bishop Toby Howarth, the Bishop of Bradford, has returned from an incident filled visit to the Sudan as part of a small group from the diocese - the first time a diocesan group visit has taken place...
Safeguarding, Fairtrade, parish share and branding debated by Synod
Submitted by john-carter on Sat, 12/03/2016 - 15:44
A new Share scheme and the question of whether the diocese should be called ‘Leeds’ or ‘West Yorkshire & the Dales’ were among the topics of the fifth meeting of Diocesan Synod held on March 12...
Church school heads meet to debate ‘British Values’
Submitted by john-carter on Fri, 11/03/2016 - 14:21
Around a hundred head teachers from Church of England schools across the diocese have been meeting in Harrogate for a conference on the governments often controversial British Values requirements for...
From snowy Yorkshire to sun baked Sudan for visiting bishops
Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 24/02/2016 - 11:35
Having experienced falling snow for the first time in their lives, two visiting Sudanese bishops have now returned to Sudan, where temperatures are in the high 30’s celsius, accompanied by a visiting...
A Bradford welcome and ‘curry for two’ for new Archdeacon Andy
Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 22/02/2016 - 17:19
A congregation of more than two hundred gathered at Bradford Cathedral on a Saturday afternoon to welcome the new Archdeacon of Bradford, the Ven Dr Andy Jolley. The guests included civic leaders...
Archbishop intervenes to bring Sudan bishops to Yorkshire
Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 17/02/2016 - 09:42
Two Sudanese bishops who have been welcomed to West Yorkshire and the Dales this week would never have made it here without the intervention of the Archbishop of Canterbury on their behalf, it’s been...
Tributes following sudden death of Shipley minister and chaplain
Submitted by john-carter on Thu, 11/02/2016 - 14:49
Tributes have been paid to the Rev. Moina Bernard, Chaplain to Bradford’s Courts and Associate Minister of St Peter’s Church, Shipley, who died on Tuesday February 9. Her sudden and unexpected death...
Sudan bishops fly in for exchange visit
Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 08/02/2016 - 14:51
Two Sudanese bishops will be welcomed to the diocese next week as a partnership link with West Yorkshire and the Dales is strengthened. Bishop Abdu Al-Nur Kodi (pictured left ), the Bishop of Port...
Christian and Muslim leaders issue joint statement on freedom of belief
Submitted by john-carter on Fri, 04/12/2015 - 15:52
The Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Revd Dr Toby Howarth and Mohammed Rafiq Sehgal, President of the Council for Mosques, have issued the following joint statement: “We as Bradfordians, as brothers and...
