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Advent stories across the diocese to be showcased on social media

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 29/11/2019 - 15:32

Advent unfurls from this weekend and the worship and activities of five diverse groups across our diocese will be shared on diocesan social media platforms in the four weeks until Christmas. St Peter...

Warm welcomes for cathedral visitors as Advent unfolds

Submitted by chris.tate on Thu, 28/11/2019 - 12:09

Our three Cathedrals are primed to welcome thousands of people in the coming weeks, starting with Advent Sunday. Ripon Cathedral has stunning Advent banners hanging from pillars in the nave which...

Community choirs across the diocese warm up for seasonal concerts

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 12:27

Choirs across the diocese are gearing up for performances during Advent, including a thriving singing group in Settle who are borrowing the parish church. Langcliffe Singers, under the baton of...

Vicar swaps pulpit for pantomime

Submitted by jack.bacon on Tue, 19/11/2019 - 13:57

This year St John the Evangelist Golcar will go to the ball thanks to the writing skills of their new vicar, Fr Simon Crook. The church has a long history of staging community pantomimes, and Fr...

Church of England announces Advent campaign

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 10:08

An invitation to wonder and excitement is held in the Church of England’s Advent campaign for 2019. After popular demand, the Follow the Star campaign is returning this year with 12 brand-new...

Bishop Nick's Christmas Video Message to our diocese and beyond

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 21/12/2018 - 12:27

Bishop Nick has filmed a Christmas Day video message for our website and social media platforms with the following message: “Christmas is when God breaks into the ordinary. We build it up as...

Wakefield has room for all at Christmas says Cathedral's New Dean

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 21/12/2018 - 09:46

The new Dean of Wakefield Simon Cowling has told how the city is welcoming thousands for Christmas. In an article for the Yorkshire Post he writes: "It was a damp and rather cold mid-November evening...

Making Christmas happier for the homeless in Harrogate

Submitted by john-carter on Fri, 14/12/2018 - 16:23

The town centre church of St Peter’s Harrogate, which provides the homeless and vulnerable with breakfast each day throughout the year, will be trying to make Christmas happier for those in need this...

A busy Advent underway at Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 05/12/2018 - 10:24

Wakefield Cathedral is preparing for Christmas with plenty of opportunities for people of the city and beyond and for those of faith and no faith to come together to prepare for and celebrate the...

Celestial Sound Cloud to light up St Mary's Barnsley

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 26/11/2018 - 16:01

At St Mary’s Church a celestial sound cloud will be installed to capture the imagination of visitors during Barnsley's first ever Christmas Bright Nights. From Wednesday 28 November to Saturday 1...