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Bishop Jonathan to preach at this year's Kirchentag on faith during unsettled times

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 12/06/2019 - 15:40

Bishop of Huddersfield, the Rt Revd Jonathan Gibbs will preach on the subject of faith in unsettled international times when he visits Kirchentag in Dortmund, later this month. He is co-chair of the...

Appeal for aid as Sri Lankan churches help rebuild lives after bombings

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 29/05/2019 - 14:34

Our Sri Lankan link dioceses have appealed for aid to support Christian victims of the Easter bomb attacks which claimed 235 lives. The Sri Lankan government has now named the terror group National...

A special prayer for Sri Lanka one month after terror attacks

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 21/05/2019 - 10:20

A month ago, on Easter Sunday morning, the world woke up to the horrific and tragic news that bombs had taken the lives of 253 people attending churches or in hotels across Sri Lanka. Prayers for the...

Expert opinions on Sudan to be shared at special meeting

Submitted by chris.tate on Thu, 16/05/2019 - 10:23

Expert speakers on Sudan will give updates on the strife-torn country’s current situation at a diocesan link meeting next month. Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, Ludia Shukai, a Sudanese...

Please hold Sri Lanka and Sudan in your prayers, asks Bishop Nick

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 26/04/2019 - 18:29

Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, is urging all parishes to pray for our partner dioceses in both Sri Lanka and Sudan at a time of great challenges. "We have all been horrified by the...

Fact-finding trip to Hanover leads to new German links

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 27/02/2019 - 14:26

A delegation from our diocese has just returned from a bridge-building trip to Hanover, Germany. Bishop of Ripon, the Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, along with the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Diocesan...

First blog report from education research trip to Tanzania

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 19/02/2019 - 11:37

A team of teachers, clergy and lay people from the diocese have travelled to our link diocese in Tanzania to see vital work in its schools being done with our support. The link with the Diocese of...

Dean of Wakefield takes diocesan good wishes to Swedish Cathedral

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 11/02/2019 - 14:33

Our Link Diocese of Skara, in the Church of Sweden invited Dean of Wakefield, Simon Cowling to the recent Installation of the new Dean of Skara Cathedral. Dean Simon was present for the service where...

Invitation to join in German Church celebrations 2019

Submitted by chris.tate on Thu, 03/01/2019 - 16:24

The 2019 Kirchentag celebration organised by the Protestant church in Germany takes place in Dortmund this year and many from the Diocese will make their way to join in, says Archdeacon of Pontefract...

Special service will toast three decades of Tanzanian friendship

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 15/10/2018 - 14:55

A special service to celebrate thirty years of diocesan links with Mara, Tanzania takes place at Christ the King, Battyeford, this coming Sunday, October 21. And this photo shows the official opening...