Welcome to the Enews for September 5
Welcome to the latest Enews with
events, resources, news
and more.
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Prayer, safety and support was provided to those in need at this year’s Leeds Festival. 170 volunteers attended the four day event as Festival Angels. Launched in 2011, the Festival Angels project has grown to become a valued part of the Fest
ival organisation and this year included a prayer café, de
tached teams and lost property service.
Read more here
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Rising concerns over a “no-deal Brexit” have prompted a group of 25 Church of England bishops, including Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, to issue an open letter on the need for national reconciliation.
Read the full text here
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Well-known BBC broadcaster and journalist, the Revd Richard Coles will kick off this year’s Follow Me 6 series of inspirational teaching sessions which are organised by the Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Revd Tony Robinson. Bishop Tony launched the Follow Me events in 2014 as opportunities for people to learn more about discipleship.
Read more here
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Young people across the diocese and beyond will benefit from a palace to palace sponsored trek and cycle in aid of the Archbishop of York Youth Trust. On Monday 9 September 2019, ten York business leaders will begin a six-day journey from Bishopthorpe Palace to Lambeth Palace, London.
Read more here
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Beer and hymns
blended at a special Bank Holiday service held in an Apperley Bridge pub garden. Some 60 people sipped and sang in blazing sunshine at the Dog and Gun at the service organised by folk from St John’s Community Church, Greengates and Apperley Bridge.
Read more here
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Choral singing is booming at Halifax Minster
and to celebrate it is launching two new choirs for children and adults. The vicar of Halifax Minster, the Revd Canon Hilary Barber, is also now able to hand over the role of Director of Music, after three great years during which the minster choir has gone from strength to strength.
Read more here
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The builders are in and work is well underway to create a
new community hub at St Luke’s Holbeck
. Through refurbished meeting rooms, a revamped IT suite and a community kitchen the church hope to work with partners to run a drop-in service, youth and children’s work, and social cohesion and employability projects for the local area.
Read more here
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A prayerful walk
to “beat the bounds” around Ripon took place over the scorching August Bank holiday, organised by worshippers at the city’s Holy Trinity church. Revd Chris Butler, Vicar of Holy Trinity, hit on the idea of the ecumenical 10 mile walk along the Sanctuary Way with the emphasis on prayer in the great outdoors.
Read more here
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Dishing up delicious healthy food for diners at Wakefield Cathedral’s Kitchen has taken an eco-friendly turn for
Ea Nielsen, who runs the popular social enterprise café. It has been widely reported that the café, which helps fund work at the Cathedral, has now tea
med up with The Real Junk Food Project to
use food which would otherwise go to waste
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Read more here
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Social & Digital Media is everywhere and quickly becoming one of the most important ways in which we communicate and view information. If you are responsible for social and digital media in your church you are welcome to come to Church House on Tuesday, September 17 from 10am for a day exploring
digital and social media for churches.
Read more and book your place here
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Taking place in each of the areas, we are inviting people to join us for
Social Media Skills Camps.
These evenings aim to bring people to
gether to share, discuss and discover how we can best use social media in our churches. The next will be at St Mark's, Harrogate on Wednesday, September 11 at 7pm.
Find out more and book a place here.
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Creationtide or the Season of Creation is the period in the annual church calendar, from 1st September to 4th October, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life. The Church of England have produced lots of
helpful resources available to Download, to help your church or Christian community mark The Season of Creation.
Find out more here
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The free
monthly printed news for September has been delivered around the diocese -
check pick-up points and where your church's are here. This month's issue includes: flood hit communities pulling together, CofE funds for Keighley Churches and the ordination of 16 new priests.
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"Take responsibility for your discipleship ...join the online learning community" urged Bishop Nick at the close of last year's 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 August 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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The latest edition of the Environment e-bulletin,
God's Green Fingers, came out in July. 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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There's plenty going on around our Diocese in the world of
Stewardship and Income Generation: exciting new training courses on offer as well as news and developments in funding.
Find out more by reading the latest Treasurer's Update.
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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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This is Becky Nicholson, our Lead Stewardship Officer, talking about some important up and coming training this Autumn that is available for those wanting to know more about church fundraising and applying for grants.
Watch the video here
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The parish of Bilton wish to appoint a Director of Music and Organist to continue our rich and varied musical tradition. The successful applicant will be expected to share in the ongoing development of our worship.
Find out more here
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The Parochial Church Council of St Giles with St Mary’s is looking for a gifted, experienced and skilled administrator to come and join the parish on a part-time basis to support our ministry and mission.
Find out more here
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For all other vacancies across the diocese please follow the links below:
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Useful links & Information
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For safeguarding issues, contact:
Jenny Price
07800 740001
Narinder Lyon
07872 005309
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Moves and Appointments
Revd Canon Rachel Firth to be Area Dean of Huddersfield and Joint Area Dean of Kirkburton
Revd Julie Clarkson to be Priest in Charge of Settle, Giggleswick and Rathmell with Wigglesworth
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The Who's Who directory lists clergy & diocesan staff (email addresses & phone numbers).
Access it here
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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 September 19. Area news stories to
[email protected]
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