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Welcome to the e -news for June 22 Welcome to the latest update of news and events and resources. Click the links (picture, headline or highlighted words) for more. Contact [email protected] with your

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Great Get Togethers bring communities together A wonderful weekend of Great Get Togethers celebrated Jo Cox's belief that we have more in common than that which divides us. Quiet reflection and prayers contrasted with song,

dance, walks, music, poetry and plays across June 22 Developing, Funding & the region from Batley & Spen to Bradford, Dewsbury & Planning Projects Workshop for clergy . Much more here. with Diocesan Advisers. 10-3.30pm, Mirfield Centre. More speak on R4 following Mosque attack

June 22 Addressing Benefit Poverty with Rt Hon John Battle & Dave Dickens, The of Leeds and the Bishop of 10-12.30pm, Thornbury Centre, Bradford. Bradford have both spoken on Radio 4's More. Today programme this week following the Finsbury Park Mosque attack. Bishop Toby June 23 Kirkby Overblow Summer Arts Festival Caribbean Night, 7.30pm at All Howarth took part in the Finsbury Park interfaith vigil in London Saint's. One of many events. Festival on Monday evening, while Bishop Nick gave the Thought for runs 'til 2 July. More. the Day on Monday morning. Read more here

June 24 Church Scientific: The Big We are the Diocese - stitching together in Conversation with Prof David Watts. Bradford Talks, interviews & discussion. Scientific progress in the light of a Christian This week's short film in a year long project to worldview. 10-4.30pm, Oxford Place tell the story of our rich and varied Centre, Leeds. More. diocese, looks at a special project in . 'Stitch in the Cathedral' is June 24 Family Fun Day Something for designed to bring people together in a sacred space to share a everyone. 10-2pm, St Mary's, Woodkirk. unique and therapeutic activity - see the film More. Synod goes forward on environment commitments June 24 Changing Places Opening Meeting last week in Halifax, the diocesan Event 11am, St John's, Farsley. More. Synod took a step forward toward becoming an Eco Diocese as Bishop Nick signed June 24 Garden Party Puppets, chess, registration documents to set the process in choirs & more. 2pm, St Paul's, Shipley. motion. The 2018 budget was also on the More. agenda and in this report you can also read Bishop Nick's

June 24 Charity Brass Band presidential Address to the church leaders from across the concert, Holy Trinity Idle, 7pm - more diocese. here Cathedral celebration for 50 yrs - and an

June 24 of Priests at appearance on BBC's the One Show! services across the diocese. More. More than 80 couples married in 1967 - or June 26 WW1 Reading Group 7- earlier- have renewed their wedding vows in 8.30pm, Treacy Hall, Wakefield a joyful Golden Wedding celebration at . More. Cathedral. And last night, one couple, Lynne and John Slater (pictured) appeared on June 28 Developing, Funding & BBC's the One Show to tell the nation about their good Planning Projects Workshop for clergy news.Read more here with Diocesan Advisers. 10-3.30pm, Christ Church Hall, Harrogate. More. Bradford 'Food Waste Feast' launches campaign June 28 Theology Reading Group reading John Pritchard's 'Living Faithfully'. International Christian charity, Tearfund, has Open to all. Pudsey. More. launched a global campaign against food waste by holding a 'Food Waste Feast' at June 29 Summer Flower Demo with Bradford Cathedral. The Feast was one of Karen Longbottom. 7.30pm St Philip's two major launch events with 'intercepted' food provided by Community Centre, Birchencliffe. More. the Saltaire Canteen in Shipley. See what was on the menu here June 29 Faith Communities & Mental Health 9.30-4pm, Al Hikmah Conference Post truth social media killing politics claims Centre, Batley. More.

MP July 1 Ordination of at 11am & 3pm at Bradford Cathedral. More here. Lies, smears and political bias dominate

July 1 Open day and guided walks for social media, Conservative MP Philip Davies churches across Swaledale.More here told a debate on "post truth" Britain held at Bradford Cathedral last week. The MP for July 1-7 Festival of Faith in the Upper Shipley shared a platform with Labour's Naz Shah, MP for Holme Valley. A huge variety of events: Bradford West, Bishop Nick and LibDem peer Lord Wallace of jazz, open mic, new monasticism & family Saltaire. More here forest church. More.

Embracing Difference July 2 Open Gardens 11-5pm, Mickley, near Ripon. More. Bishop Toby commended the Mothers' Union for the 'Embracing Difference' Conference July 2 Tanzania Links Celebration they organised last Saturday, describing it as Service with Arthur Mauya. 3.30pm, timely and relevant to our nation at this time. . More. The day encouraged awareness of both the riches and challenges of intercultural relationships and July 2 Deeper Informal, contemporary marriage. More here. worship & speaker, Revd Mike Godfrey. 6.30pm, St Peter's, Birstall. More. Leeds clergy cricketers power to quarter final

July 4 Line Management of Paid place Employees Best practice led by John Truscott,10am-3.30pm, Church House, Leeds. More. The Diocese of Leeds cricket team are through to the quarter-finals of the 2017 July 4 Words for Wellbeing led by Church Times Cricket Cup after another Judith Boardman & Revd Anne Wood. emphatic victory, this time over a combined 10am-3.30pm, Mirfield Centre. More. diocesan side drawn from Carlisle Blackburn and Durham dioceses. July 5 Christian Youth Work & Pol itics Leeds won by 125 runs - match report here in Interesting Times with Nigel Pimlott. Learning hub for church based youth Bishop Nick chooses his 'Dessert' Island Discs workers, 6.30-9pm, St George's, Lupset. More. Bishop Nick showed his eclectic taste in music at the aptly titled 'Dessert' Island Discs July 7-13 A Verger's View Photo at Ripon Cathedral where a variety of exhibition by Jon Howard in & around puddings where provided to accompany his Bradford Cathedral. More. choice of discs. These ranged from the Beatles to Mozart via Bob Dylan and Bach - and, of course, July 7-10 An Ecology of Health Bruce Cockburn his long time favourite artist. More about the Summer School at Holy Rood House, evening here Thirsk. More.

July 7 Sing Joyfully Madrigals to Farewell to the Bish op of Leeds' Chaplain musicals with Aire Valley Singers. 7.30pm, St Paul's, Shipley. More. The Chaplain to the Bishop of Leeds, the Revd Lynn Thorius, is to leave her post at the July 8 Bradford Cathedral Choir in end of July, following a restructuring of the concert. 6.30pm, Bradford Cathedral. Bishop's office at Hollin House. Three years More. into the new diocese, Bishop Nick has now July 8 Mozart: Requiem & more. delegated some substantial responsibilities to the area 7.30pm, Ripon Cathedral. More. bishops, meaning that a re-allocation of work in Hollin House is needed. More here July 10 Parcevall Hall Clergy Open Morning 10-12pm. More. EVENTS

July 11 Spirituality, Compassion & Mental Health 9.30-4.30pm Huddersfield University. More. at Bradford Cathedral Ministry across the diocese will be July 15 Wakefield Churches Tour with YHCT starting 9.30am, St Andrew's, strengthened on July 1 when twenty men Netherton. Book by 30 June. More. and women are ordained as deacons. They include a retired GP, a former actor and July 15 Messy Church Training puppeteer, a care home manager, and a Workshop 2-4pm, Bradford Cathedral. waste management adviser with Calderdale Council. Twenty More. four will be ordained as priests at services a week earlier in each Area. Full details here July 19-21 Heart & Soul Singing Retreat with Keely Hodgson, Parcevall Bradford Literature Festival 30 June - 9 July Hall. More. In this year's Bradford Literature Festival (30 July 20-22 The Taming of the Shrew June - 9 July), Bishop Nick is taking part in Bradford Cathedral. More. three events on Sun 2 July , Bishop Toby hosts an evening of sacred poetry at More events on our Events pages here Bradford Cathedral on Sun 9 July , and Dean chairs an evening on William Blake's Jerusalem Clergy vacancies on Sat 8 July . More here. For clergy vacancies across the diocese click here. Festival of Faith

Educational Vacancies The fullness of life in all its glory is the theme For educational vacancies across the for the second Festival of Faith from the diocese click here. Upper Holme Valley team from 1-7 July . Events include Reading, Writing & Faith, poet Other vacancies Paul Cookson, Bishop John Pritchard on For non clergy vacancies across the Brexit, fake news and Trump and much more. More here. diocese click here.

News from Parcevall Hall

Safeguarding For safeguarding issues, contact: Parcevall Hall is offering 3 nights for 2 on 28- Jenny Price 07800 740001 30 August. It will be holding an Open Morning Jenny Leccardi 07872 005189 or for Clergy on 10 July and has reserved 8-14 Narinder Lyon 07872 005309 October 2018 for clergy & parish bookings. Safeguarding Training in 2017 . Contact Parcevall Hall.

Messy Church Training - Bradford Cathedral

Useful contact details Find out more about building a Christ-centred The Who's Who directory lists clergy community...the Messy way at Bradford & diocesan staff (email addresses & Cathedral on July 15 at 2pm. Following on phone numbers). Access it here from the first Messy Church workshop in Ripon, this will be the second such workshop and will be led by Martyn Payne from BRF. Creative ideas, inspirational training, and encouragement - more here Moves and Announcements

Pilgrimages Revd Camilla Campling-Denton, Rector of Walkingham Hill (Ripon EA; to Forthcoming pilgrimages include the Holy be part-time Priest in Charge (Vicar Land & Armenia with Gordon Dey and Designate) in the United Benefice of Rome & Assisi with Bishop . Forcett, Aldbrough and Melsonby (Ripon Also Whitby, Iona, North West Ireland & EA) Jordan. More here.

Revd Linda Maslen, Assistant at Christ Church, Mount Pellon and St AROU ND THE AREAS Augustine's, Halifax; to be part-time Assistant Curate St Mark's, Siddal, in the Benefice of Halifax Minster, remaining part-time Assistant Curate at St BRADFORD Augustine's, Halifax, with responsibility News to [email protected] also for ministry at the Saturday Gathering, Halifax. (Huddersfield EA) A church community worker in Shipley Revd Stephen Dawson has been has locked himself in a cage in the town appointed as Acting Area Dean of centre for two days in protest at the growing Bowland and Ewecross (Ripon EA) with levels of hunger he says he is finding in the effect from 31 July 2017 following the district. retirement of the Revd Canon Ian Angus McNab, who helps to run Shipley Foodbank Centre, Greenhalgh. spent two days in the cage outside Shipley Library - read more

Revd Stephen Proudlove , Curate at All here Saint's, Ilkley; to be Vicar of St John the St Peter's Addingham have introduced a new element to this Divine, Menston (Bradford EA) and year's summer fair - an opportunity to find out about the church Assistant DDOV for the diocese. and the Christian faith. Find out how, here (Licensing Sept 17, 3pm) HUDDERSFIELD Revd Sue Heptinstall , formerly Assistant N.B. Jane Bower is out of contact 29 June-1 August. Please Priest in the Benefice of Christ Church, send news to: [email protected] Mount Pellon and St Augustine, Halifax has been appointed to the Halifax Many churches and clergy had Great Get Deanery in the Huddersfield Episcopal Togethers with their communities across the Area on an interim basis Huddersfield area sharing food, entertainment and friendship. Much more Revd Lucy Cleland, Chaplain to the here. Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham; to St Mary's Luddenden joined their local Midgley Community be Chaplain and Pastoral Team Leader in the Scargill Community, Kettlewell, North Fete with a fun raising tent of Messy activities and vicar Ian Yorkshire Sparks ran the Churn Milk Chase Fell Race. More.

LEEDS News to [email protected] Subscribe here Do you receive the Diocese of Leeds e-news regularly? If not, subscribe to St Hilda's, Cross Green followed the path of the E-news here their patron with a trip to Whitby, which for many was their first ever visit to the seaside . More here. Canon Felicity Lawson is to retire on 30 June. More. RIPON News to [email protected]

The retired former Vicar of St Peter's Church, Harrogate, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Canon Tony Shepherd has been awarded the MBE 'for services to the Church and the community in Harrogate, North Yorkshire'. More here Churches along Swaledale will all be holding Open Days with self-guided walks between them on July1. Read more here WAKEFIELD N.B. Jane Bower is out of contact 29 June-1 August. Please send news to [email protected] Bishop Tony led the first pilgrimage for Wakefield's Community of All Saints to Holy Island, following in the footsteps of St Aidan . More. St Catherine's - Wakefield's biggest food bank - needs volunteers for their next bag pack at Sainsbury's on Saturday 7 July. More. RESOURCES

Download the Leeds Diocesan Bulletin for July The free monthly paper bulletin for July is available now for download as a PDF. This month, vigils following the Manchester and London terror attacks, meet our 20 new curates, and news from each Area. 28,000 copies are now being distributed to churches. Download, or find out where your copies are being delivered to here

Pray for new deacons and priests

Please pray for those in our diocese being ordained as or priest in the next few weeks. Download a list of them here. The July Prayer Diary is online and can be downloaded here. Prayers for our overseas links here too.

Summer ventures and camps for young people How will your children or young people be spending their summer holidays? Several Christian organisations are running scores of exciting camps, house parties and Ventures for all ages. Claire and Sam Corley (the Rector of Leeds) are running two but there are hundreds more to choose from. Check out our summer activities page for ideas.

MA in Theology, Ministry & Mission St Hild College now offers a range of academically stretching & ministry-focused courses validated by Durham University. Students can specialise in biblical theology, leadership, liturgy or ethics. Flexible programmes based at Mirfield or Sheffield. Find out more.

Archdeacons' News 2017 The Spring edition of the Archdeacons' News is now on the website. Download here. Among much useful information for wardens it lists training for Churchwardens around the areas.

Maintenance Booker website Maintenance Booker, a new service from the National Churches Trust helps churches find good contractors for building maintenance.. If your place of worship needs gutter cleaning check out the Preventative Maintenance Micro-Grants before registering. MEDIA

Musings of a restless bishop Bishop Nick's blog also includes his Thought for the Day and Chris Evans show scripts. Take a look at it here

Join the Rural Mission webinar

Rural Mission Solutions are running an online seminar - or 'webinar' - on Saturday June 24 at 9am. The topic is prayer and how it relates to evangelism and leading the webinar is Barry Osbourne of the organisation. The webinar comes on the recommendation of the Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven, Bev Mason - to register go to the site here Watch 'We are the Diocese of Leeds ' in full Launched to widespread approval, 'We are the Diocese of Leeds' is the full length film from which short social media clips will be featured throughout the year. It is hoped it will be used widely by parishes, schools and house groups. More here

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