Diocesan News June 2021 www.leeds.anglican.org

£1.5m grant for new student Sam Corley to outreach programme become Bishop of Thousands of students in and its Rector Lizzy Woolf Leeds and Huddersfield who said: “We are very excited to have never been to church be working with students in Stockport will encounter the Christian creative and innovative ways, faith, thanks to a £1.5 The Rector of Leeds Minster, million Church of Eng- the Revd Canon Sam Corley, land grant. has been named as the new Bishop of Stockport. Sam will The funding will be take up his new position as a shared between projects in the Diocese to engage with young of Chester later this year. adults at two of our churches and the Rt “It will be a real wrench to Revd Nick Baines, Bishop leave the Diocese of Leeds,” of Leeds welcomed this Sam said. fresh investment in mission: as we plant a new student congregation in Leeds.” “This is a wonderful opportu- nity to do new work and we In Huddersfield, “Holy Trin- are grateful for the generosity ity at 6” will be formed on of the church that makes it Sunday evenings at the town’s possible,” he said. Holy Trinity Church, and will build on its existing links with Church@HydeParkCorner, run Huddersfield University. from St Augustine’s Church in the heart of the Leeds student Revd Mike Wilkins, vicar area will host a new Sunday at Holy Trinity said: “We’re afternoon service and expand thrilled at the opportunity this “Sam has served the Diocese its reach through social funding gives us to make new of Leeds and the wider media, activities and events connections with the thou- in a aimed at young people at the sands of students and young variety of capacities with city’s universities. adults here in Huddersfield great diligence, wisdom and and to invite them to explore generosity,” said Bishop Nick The project is supported by the Christian faith and church Baines, Bishop of Leeds. St George’s Church, Leeds, in ways relevant to them.”

I Unexpected Huddersfield opportunities school wins Bishop Paul Slater three awards

A couple of weeks ago, I was in A hat-trick of awards has a church in the Leeds Episcopal been awarded to one of our Area. At the end of the service, Huddersfield schools I asked the churchwarden to give out the notices. After the St Aidan’s CE Academy in usual ones about a mid-week Skelmanthorpe has been service and home groups, he offering to you as a new awarded the National said something like: “Amidst opportunity as a result of this last Nurturing School Award, the everything, the pandemic has year. You may be familiar with the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award brought all sorts of unexpected four questions for organisations, and the Primary Science bonuses and opportunities.... originally posed by the Royal Quality Mark. because we now keep the church Society of Arts, which, if asked doors wide open to ensure better carefully, might help to clarify circulation, I have just enjoyed how best to emerge from the seeing a great tit come into the pandemic. But these questions porch and perch itself on so-and- could easily be applied to me as a so’s bicycle handlebars for a few Christian, seeking to live faithfully minutes.” to God in this time of change: 1) I have done this as a response There have been and are to the last fifteen months but it is opportunities for new things. We specific to the crisis; are now in ordination season 2) I have been able to stop this St Aidan’s CE Academy is a and I have been having pre- during the crisis and I don’t need Church of England Academy, ordination meetings with those to return to it; catering for children in the who are being ordained priest 3) I have been able to try this new age range 4–10 years old. this Petertide after extraordinary thing and I think it has changed The school is organised into deacon’s years. They have all me for good; six classes and is part of had a story to tell about how 4) I have had to stop this during the Learning Accord Multi different it has all been to what the last fifteen months but I need Academy Trust. they expected but how God has to pick it up again; put new opportunities in the The National Nurturing way for them to grasp. Getting This could apply to me in all sorts Schools Programme is a whole to know well the congregation of ways. How might I change school approach to develop in which they are serving has the way I spend my money as and embed a nurturing been much more difficult, but a result of the pandemic, how culture. deep engagement with people might I spend my time, how in the wider community or in a might I organise my prayer and Laura Willimott, Headteacher work setting has, for example, Bible reading...... the list goes of at St Aidan’s CE Academy, been a privilege because of the opportunities goes on.... said: “The school’s long- circumstances. standing commitment to +Paul nurture has rightfully earned I wonder what God has been Bishop of Richmond it this prestigious award.”

II Cathedrals Cycle Route New Bishop launches with ride between all for link diocese cathedrals in the country of Rorya

Cyclists from all three of event: “As a keen and One of our link dioceses has a our cathedrals have joined passionate cyclist, I was new bishop. a network of riders going excited to become one between every Church of of the champions for the Revd Canon Musa Yamo was England cathedral, to help Cathedrals Cycle Route. consecrated as the second launch the Cathedrals Cycle bishop of the Diocese of Route. “This is a great event Rorya in Tanzania on Sunday, for cathedrals to work May 23, by the Archbishop Our part of the route of Tanzania and twenty other covers the whole bishops. diocese, coming from the north to The diocese of Rorya was Bradford, then on created out from the diocese to Wakefield via of Mara in 2011. , before heading on to Bishop Musa, who at age Sheffield. 43 is the youngest Bishop in Tanzania, said: “The Bradford cyclists put cathedral was packed for my on their helmets, oiled up their chains and fuelled up ready to tackle their twenty-mile journey to Wakefield Cathedral, a together, as well as with journey which takes in the many other groups, and beauty of the Spen Valley through establishing this Greenway and which featured relay and the routes will a refreshment break at help encourage positive consecration service which Dewsbury Minster. physical and mental health began at 9am and lasted for in those taking part, as well over four hours. From there, Wakefield cyclists as supporting a sustainable had the opportunity to enjoy way of travelling!” “The preacher was Bishop the next route, a near 30-mile Dr Dickson Chilongani, my journey to Sheffield Cathedral, Revd Tim Carroll, Wakefield former principal at Msalato stopping at St. Mary’s Church, Cathedral Curate and Cycle Theological College.” Wombwell on the way for a Champion said: “It’s been refreshment break. great to be involved with the The new bishop faces some Cathedral Cycle Route this big challenges in one of the Bradford’s Cathedral year, a fantastic initiative poorest dioceses in Tanzania, Cycling Champion, Maurice promoting cycling across the including literacy, finance, Manktelow, said of the country.” infrastructure and transport for clergy. III News...... News.....News.....News.....News.....NewsDiocesan News - June 2021 Faiths together No holds cope with baa-ed at crisis St Chad’s lamb Revd Jenny Ramsden, blessing service Interfaith Adviser

In my role as interfaith adviser As I collected the pieces The annual Blessing of the for the diocese one of my together it was particularly Lambs Service took place in responses to the COVID 19 poignant to read how faith had a windy, but thankfully dry pandemic has been to keep a inspired people to join together ‘blog’ entitled, ‘Keeping Faith in very practical ways to help – an interfaith response to the others; by coordinating the coronavirus pandemic’. I asked provision of food to vulnerable my friends and colleagues of people in our communities, by different faiths from across our opening bereavement helplines, diocese the question, “What by telephoning those who is helping you keep your faith are elderly and isolated. Rudi during this time of physical Leavor, Chair of the Bradford distancing, lockdown and Reform Synagogue said quarantine?” and the blog is a this - “In the current anxious collation of their responses. times when I am not allowed to go out of the house both It was important to me from my Muslim neighbours bring Nidderdale with help from the outset of the pandemic to food round very regularly and Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley consider the role of faith. People another Muslim lady fetched (pictured). from different faiths have had my newspaper and medications shared experiences during the until she herself was confined to Organised by Revd Darryl Hall current pandemic - our places of the house as well. They do it out and worshippers at St Chad’s, worship have been closed, we of kindness, knowing full well Middlesmoor, this special have had to mark and celebrate that I am Jewish”. During what service in the of Upper festivals in lockdown, we have are exceptionally difficult times Nidderdale has been a regular faced the loss of loved ones it was heartening to hear about event for several years at and been unable to mark their these many small but significant which local farmers bring their deaths in the way that we would acts of kindness from faith lambs to be blessed on behalf have wanted. The blog was a communities across our diocese of the wider community. chance for people from different because, as another contributor faiths to share how their faith said, “It is that as much as Thanks is given for the work of has kept them going during such anything else that will enable all our farmers in providing food unprecedented times. of us to come out of this, and for our table and wool for our hopefully build a more accepting textiles. and caring society”.

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