July 7 Pray for Leeds prayer lunch
post-brexit focus 12-1.30pm, St George's. More here
July 8 Faith in Church Music
with Fr Peter Allen,10-4pm at the Mirfield Centre. More.
July 9 Sing to the Lord a new song
Workshop with Andrew Robinson on using music well in worship. 10-3.30pm, St Gregory's & Chantry Hall, Bedale. More.
July 9 Summer Fayre celebrating 250 Anniversary 10-1pm, Parish Memorial Gardens, St John's, Bierley. Belly dancers, cheerleaders, games and more.
July 9 Flower Display 10-6pm, St James, Slaithwaite. More.
July 9 Civic Commemoration of Somme with 2 Exhibitions: Fallen and Bradford & the global war 3pm, Bradford Cathedral. More.
July 12-14 Yorkshire Church on Show Hide & Seek at the Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate. More here
July 12-August 16 Summer Organ Festival 7.30-8.30pm Tuesdays at Ripon Cathedral. More
July 15 Battle of the Somme - illustrated talk by Peter Liddle. 7pm Mickley Village Hall. More.
July 15 In the Mood café-style concert Horsforth Choral Society. 7.30pm, St Chad's Parish Centre, Leeds. More.
July 16-17 St Thomas' Stanningley 175th Celebrations
Summer Fair, Flower Festival, BBQ, Children's Races and Services across the weekend. More. July 16 Briery Centre Open Afternoon 2-4pm, The Briery, Ilkley. RSVP by 11 July. More.
July 16 John Scott Memorial Concert7pm, Wakefield Cathedral. Music by and loved by the late John Scott. More.
July 16 Herr Jen's Band
7.30pm, Holy Trinity, Cowling. More.
July 17 What's the story about the Holy Spirit? An afternoon of story-telling, crafts & drama for families in the grounds of Bolton Priory. More.
July 18 Leeds Pray for Schools evening, Chapel Allerton - more here
July 22 Bishop Nick on Chris Evans show, Radio 2, approx 9.15am.
July 23 Calderdale Churches Tour with the Yorkshire Historic churches Trust. More.
July 29-31 Diocesan Retreat
at Wydale Hall with Bishop John Pritchard, Scarborough. More.
July 31 Solo Guitar Recital Davide Sciacca in concert, 2-4pm, Bolton Priory. More.August 11 - 20 The Wakefield Mysteries Modern re-telling of plays from the Middle Ages at Wakefield Cathedral telling the story of the bible. More. August 15 Bishop Nick's Thought for the Day, Radio 4, approx 7.45am.
August 22 Bishop Nick's Thought for the Day, Radio 4, approx 7.45am.
August 22 God be in my head An open quiet day, 10-4pm led by Katharine Cheney at Parcevall Hall. More. August 26 - 29 Charity Jigsaw Festival Over 1200 puzzles. 10-5pm except 12-5pm Sunday at St Martin's Brighouse. More.
August 27-28 Romaldkirk Festival Masterclasses & concerts including former Hilliard Ensemble. More. August 29 Bishop Nick's Thought for the Day, Radio 4, approx 7.45am.
More events on our Events pages here
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Moves and Appointments
Revd Philip Carman, Associate Minister of Huntington, Earswick and New Earswick (York); to be Vicar of St Andrew's, Starbeck (Ripon EA)
Revd Martyn Weaver, Assistant Curate at Selby Abbey (York); to be Vicar of All Saints, Bingley (Bradford EA)
Revd Paul Wheelhouse to be Assistant Curate at St Margaret's, Ilkley (Bradford EA)
Ven Paul Hooper to retire as Archdeacon of Leeds on 31 October 2016.
Revd John Chambers, Area Dean of Richmond Deanery; and the
Revd Michael Hepper, Area Dean of Wensley Deanery - are to be appointed as Honorary Canons of Ripon Cathedral
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The Who's Who directory lists clergy & diocesan staff (email addresses & phone numbers). Access it here |
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Welcome to the e-news for July 7
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It's a bumper edition this week, packed with news, events and resources. It's also the last edition using the present design as we move to a new look e-news in two weeks time, July 21. We still look forward to receiving your news and events which you can send to enews@westyorkshiredales.anglican.org
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24 men and women begin ministry as deacons across the diocese this week, following two packed services held at the weekend in Wakefield Cathedral. They include a former GP, a headteacher, a magistrate, and a former telecomms trainer. See the pictures and read the stories here |
 From 14 July, the diocese will be known only as the Diocese of Leeds. The new logo will feature on all diocesan communications. Read more. |
Our six bishops have written to all clergy following the EU Referendum encouraging prayers for reconciliation. They invite churches to remain open as a safe space for prayer and reflection. Read the letter here |
Prayers and vigils have been held in churches across the diocese for the murdered MP, Jo Cox. Bishops and clergy joined with MPs and community leaders in moving tributes in the towns in which she served. Read more here |
 Canon John Clayton is thought to be unique in the CofE as he recently celebrated his 105th birthday as well as 80 years of ordained ministry. A special service was led by Bishop Nick at St Giles' Bramhope, Leeds. More here |
Baqoun, a group of Palestinian Christian dancers from Bethlehem have thrilled audiences at churches and cathedrals in Yorkshire during a ten day tour which helped to spread understanding of the challenges facing Christians in Palestine. Read more |
At 7.30am on 1 July a single bell tolled from the three cathedrals and many churches to mark the moment, 100 years ago, that troops went over the top at the start of the Battle of the Somme. People across the region have been remembering the conflict and at Bradford a special service is being held this Saturday - more here
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 Today, the diocese has launched a photo competition, and the winners will appear on the walls of the new diocesan office in Leeds. There are three categories (including a children's category) and we're looking for exciting and slightly unusual images. Closing date 30 September. More here. |
 Hide & Seek is the theme of the interactive display created jointly by Yorkshire Church on Show. Fizzy prayers, blocks of hope and a tunnel of discovery will be in the Church Pavilion by the Main Arena at the Great Yorkshire Show 12-14 July, Harrogate. More here. |
 The Resurrection then and now - a retreat at Wydale Hall, Scarborough, 29-31 July, with former Bishop of Oxford, John Pritchard . More here. |
 A new re-telling of the Wakefield Mystery Plays will be performed by professional actors and local young people in Wakefield Cathedral from 11-20 August. The two-part production from Theatre Royal Wakefield is a gripping look at the old and new testaments as well as the city's recent history. More information including booking here. |
Five big events to celebrate and encourage church growth are being held this autumn in each Episcopal Area. The Celebrate 5 dates are: September 17 - Halifax Minster, 24 - Bradford Cathedral, October 1 - Ripon Cathedral, 8 - Leeds Minster, 15 - Wakefield Cathedral. More.
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Young people are being invited to take a year out at All Saints Ilkley. From September, in partnership with New Wine, the church will be a Discipleship Year training centre offering a combination of teaching, reflection and hands-on serving in a local church. Find out more about the Discipleship Year here
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 A fresh chapter of church life is beginning in Keighley as a new single Church of England parish has been created from four historic parishes, It came into effect at the end of May and the appointment of new Team Rector, Revd Mike Cansdale (right), has just been announced- more here |
 St Thomas' Bradley plan to celebrate harvest in an unusual way this September. Alongside a sausage sizzle, fire pit, treasure hunt and shelter making they'll build a knicker mountain of new underwear to be given to the homeless in Huddersfield. They're hoping that other churches will pick up on the idea too. More here. |
 A yellow double-decker bus has been transformed by South Leeds churches into a social/activity centre for local teenagers and other groups - to show God's love and help make Rothwell & District a more neighbourly place to live. More here. Could you help a Leeds school have a cross in every classroom? More here. |
As the Great Yorkshire Show gets underway in Harrogate (see Events), Bishop Nick has opened the new £11.5m state-of-the-art exhibition hall. It's the largest single-span space in the North of England - the size of 3.5 Olympic swimming pools - more here
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 Mothers' Union members in the Wakefield Area are leading the way in creating new dementia friendly tools to support agitated patients. Aimed particularly at male patients they have produced gardening and tool belts to encourage flexilibity and brain stimulation. More here. |
The July-September edition of the Prayer Diary is now available on the website to pray for people and places across the diocese and world. New prayer card to pray for deacons & priests being ordained in 2016 here.
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 Churches in the former Bradford diocese have enjoyed a link with the Lutheran Church in the City of Erfurt, former GDR, since the 1990's. Now there are two further opportunities to take part in visits to the city - for the Kirchentag in May 2017, or on a visit with Bishop Nick Baines this coming October. More details. |
Does your church activity make a real difference to the community? Enter Ecclesiastical Insurance's competition and you could win £10,000 for your church. More here. |
 A reminder about some of the conventions that help online communication run efficiently and smoothly can be found here. |
 Change the Story is a new campaign from Christian Aid reminding us of our proud history of supporting refugees, encouraging the government to do more to help the 65 million people displaced globally and recognising the contribution refugees make. Faith groups are often at the heart of local initiatives and the campaign asks people to write to their local newspapers and help change the story around refugees. More here. |
 Monthly updates from the Church of England in A3 tabloid and A5 magazine formats to keep abreast of activities at the national level. July's editions include the Archbishop of Canterbury's Mustard Seed Appeal on debt and Understanding Christianity - a new resource for schools. More here. |
 Faithful Neighbours is a diocesan initiative helping Christians interact with confidence as they meet people of different faiths. The new Interfaith & Faithful Neighbours webpage explains much more about Faithful Neighbours, which has its own website, as well as linking to other agencies and people active in interfaith work. Explore here. |
 You can contact the Communications Team with your news for future editions. The e-news is published twice a month and the next edition will be sent out on July 21Either use one of the addresses above for area news stories or
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