Welcome to the Enews for May 2
Welcome to the latest Enews with
events, resources, news
and more.
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Clergy and laity joined together at a service to bless holy oils and reaffirm their vows at Ripon Cathedral. Maundy Thursday saw the Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, thank the filled building for the dedication and hard work in so many diverse roles across our diocese.
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Our diverse diocese has provided wonderful images of Easter services and celebrations which feature on our Camera Club Facebook page. All are welcome to join the club and submit pictures that help spread the good news of Anglican life, worship, work and engagement in our diocese.
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Prayers for the victims of bomb attacks on Sri Lankan churches and hotels which has already claimed 253 lives have been offered across the diocese, including a vigil in Bradford's City Park. On Easter Sunday, Bishop of Leeds Nick Baines preached at Wakefield Cathedral and amidst the joy of that spiritual occasion, he also led prayers for the dead, injured and bereaved.
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The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Justin Welby and John Sentamu, have invited Christians around the world to pray for more people to know Christ. The invitation comes in the run-up to the now-annual Thy Kingdom Come global wave of prayer, which runs from Ascension to Pentecost.
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Flags of St George flew from our churches, minsters and cathedrals in honour of England's patron saint. Many special services and parades were held on Sunday, April 28, when uniformed youth movements including Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies joined civic leaders, such as at Bradford Cathedral.
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A digital front row seat at Easter events was given to Instagram users across two of the churches in our diocese. The congregations of St George’s Church in Leeds and St Mark’s in Harrogate took over the Diocese of Leeds Instagram account to allow followers to see pictures and short video clips of their Easter events and services, using the Instagram Stories feature.
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Bradford's Faith Trail which takes walkers to five different places of worship kicks off this weekend. It is always held on the first Saturday of each month from now until October and visits: Our Lady and St Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Leeds Road; the Abu Bakar Masjid (mosque); the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple; the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara; and then Bradford Cathedral.
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Bishop Mark Sowerby is to be the next Principal of the College of the Resurrection
in succession to Fr Peter Allan CR, who will retire at the end of the academic year. With his wife, Ruth, he will move to Mirfield from the Diocese of Chichester, where he has been Bishop of Horsham since 2009. Bishop Mark, who has three adult daughters, is no stranger to the Northern Province nor, indeed, to Mirfield.
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After over twenty years of being a blood donor, a local vicar serving in the Armley area has now
achieved a landmark number of 500 donations
. Since 1996 the Revd Andrew Pearon, Priest in Charge of Wyther Venerable Bede, has consistently been a platelet donor, which takes around an hour and a half to extract, and from 2017 has also started to give plasma.
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Curate Abbie Palmer will descend the dizzy heights of Ripon Cathedral's south west tower
to raise cash for a new nave altar at her church. Revd Abbie, currently a curate at St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw, will join up to 96 brave souls at the sponsored abseiling day on Saturday, May 18, which is primarily to boost the Cathedral Development Fund.
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Hope will be the theme in Wakefield Cathedral this Sunday as it marks the city’s 130th birthday
with a service of celebration and thanks with the Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Revd Tony Robinson and civic leaders. It was in 1888 when Queen Victoria issued a Royal Charter declaring the Borough of Wakefield a city.
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On Saturday, May 11 at 10am the
Big Turnaround day
will be taking place at Halifax Minster. Church leaders, PCC members and clergy are invited to explore how to change the culture of our churches, build an effective evangelism strategy, make plans and discover or re-discovering the inspiration of God’s Holy Spirit. For m
ore information and to book please
visit the Eventbrite page.
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From Sunday, May 12 to Sunday, May 26
Pray for Schools Fortnight
will be taking place. The vision is to bring together people from local churches and others involved in education – parents, students, teachers, g
overnors, staff and volunteers – to pray strategically for schools in their area and those involved in them. If you would like to get involved,
resources and ideas can be found here on their website.
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"Take responsibility for your discipleship ...join the online learning community" urged Bishop Nick at the close of last years Diocesan Lay Conference. The
Digital Learning Platform is full of great information - and you ca
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join up now by visiting it and registering here
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The May edition of the
Prayer Diary is now online to download.There are fresh prayers for Sudan as well as prayers for Tanzania. Download prayers
here.
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From Ascension (May 30) to Pentecost (June 9) the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have invited Christians around the world to pray for more
people to know Christ. The invitation comes in the run-up to the now-annual
Thy Kingdom Come global wave of prayer.
If your church would like to get involved, there are lots of great resources available on the
Thy Kingdom Come website.
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The free monthly printed news for May was delivered around the diocese on April 15 -
check pick-up points and where your church's are here. This month's issue includes: a New Strategy for our Maturing Diocese approved by Synod, a 'Green Journey' refreshed for future needs, a Diocesan education conference bringing 200 delegates to Leeds and Prog Rock coming to our Cathedrals.
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The latest edition of the Environment e-bulletin,
God's Green Fingers, came out in March. I
t is very much worth a read, this edition includes events, resources and all the latest environment news.
Read the latest edition here.
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Are you wanting to reduce your library? Theological Colleges overseas can make good use of those books and there is an effective means to pass them on. As part of the Charity Feed the Minds, the Overseas Book Service provides Colleges throughout the African and Asian continents with contributions to their libraries. The Overseas Book Service ‘happens’ from a base in Bradford.
Find out more and contact them here
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.is the name of Bishop Nick's blog, which includes his appearances in the House of Lords and can be viewed
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Justin Welby's invitation to take part in Thy Kingdom Come
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Archbishop Justin Welby is inviting all Christians to join together in 10 days of prayer from Ascension to Pentecost; to pray for those whom we love, who do not know they are loved by God.
Watch the video here
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Christian faith isn't just about church on a Sunday, but is something that influences our entire lives. Living out faith Monday to Saturday is important but can be a huge challenge when trying to juggle all the demands on our time. Here are videos from different people around our diocese, sharing how their faith impacts day to day life.
Watch the videos here
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Social Media Skills Camps
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The very first Social Media Skills Camps will be held across our diocese this Summer. Here is a short video from Digital and Social Media Officer, Richard
Earnshaw, who explains what they are all about.
Watch the video here
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Useful links & Information
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Clergy vacancies
Educational Vacancies
Other vacancies
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For safeguarding issues, contact:
Jenny Price
07800 740001
Narinder Lyon
07872 005309
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Moves and Appointments
Revd Tim Stevens to be Vicar of The United Benefice of Darton with Staincross (Wakefield EA)
Revd Sue Jennings to be Associate Vicar of Girlington, Heaton and Manningham (Bradford EA)
Revd Lucy Wormsley to be Vicar of St Mary’s, Wyke (Bradford EA)
Revd Richard Burge to be Interim Rector of Harden, Wilsden, Cullingworth and Denholme (Bradford EA)
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The Who's Who directory lists clergy & diocesan staff (email addresses & phone numbers).
Access it here
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Contact us with your news
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Please contact the Communications Team with your news for future editions. The e-news is published twice a month. The next edition will be sent out on March 7. Area news stories to
enews@leeds.anglican.org
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