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Yorkshire Sculpture International comes to Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Tue, 23/07/2019 - 15:12

The prestigious Yorkshire Sculpture International arts festival came to Wakefield Cathedral last Saturday evening, featuring a unique musical installation that resonates with the Cathedral’s...

Farewell to two familiar faces at Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Fri, 12/07/2019 - 14:59

This month will see two familiar faces disappear from daily life at Wakefield Cathedral as they say goodbye to curate, Tim Stevens, and sub dean and canon pastor, Tony Macpherson. Tim's last service...

Favourite summer holiday spots to feature in new show at Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 08/07/2019 - 11:25

Wakefield Cathedral hopes people will share their favourite Summer holiday images to create an art show to run alongside a popular art exhibition. Local artist Tony Wade’s show called Boundary – a...

Could your church host a Bradford Cathedral Choir Evensong?

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 08/07/2019 - 08:41

Calling all churches in the Diocese of Leeds. The Bradford Cathedral Choir are looking for places to visit to perform at evensongs, a form of church service that takes places in anglican churches...

Local school and Bradford Cathedral celebrate community and heritage project success

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 01/07/2019 - 10:08

Over thirty children from Lapage Primary School in Bradford gathered together to celebrate their achievements as Bradford Cathedral invited staff, school children and members of the congregation to...

Bradford Cathedral invites you to walk the Labyrinth to find peace and reflection

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Tue, 18/06/2019 - 15:10

Visitors to Bradford Cathedral are being invited to walk the Prayer Labyrinth which has been cut in to the grass in the gardens surrounding the Cathedral . The Labyrinth, which follows a one way...

‘A momentous and uplifting occasion’ - 25 years of the Ordination of Women celebrated by the Diocese of Leeds

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 17/06/2019 - 11:32

People from across the diocese packed Ripon Cathedral to mark the Silver Anniversary of the ordination of women as priests in the Church of England. The special service was presided over by the Rt...

Bradford Cathedral opens its doors for its Centenary Festival to present a packed line-up of activities

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Thu, 13/06/2019 - 12:38

Members of the Bradford Cathedral team are getting ready for this Saturday’s Centenary Festival, showing off the posters for the day in front of the arts exhibition exploring the Cathedral’s history...

Meet our new deacons to be ordained at Wakefield Cathedral this month

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 11/06/2019 - 11:46

Ordinations of our new deacons will take place at Wakefield Cathedral at the end of this month with 15 new folk ready to work across the diocese. Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines will conduct...

“Approaching an Uncertain Future” – Bishop Nick speaks in Bradford on faithfulness in testing times

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 03/06/2019 - 15:36

The Rt Revd Nick Baines, the Bishop of Leeds, will speak on 9 June (Pentecost Sunday) on his new book ‘Freedom is Coming’, in which he considers how we can hold onto our sense of God’s faithfulness...