Church leaders meeting in Harrogate have agreed a new scheme for collecting parish share, which will be applied across the diocese from January 2017. The Diocesan Synod also approved a 2% share rise in next year's budget. Support for the Armed Forces Covenant was also on a packed agenda. Full report here

A group of bishops from across Yorkshire have been hearing of the difficulties and uncertainties facing farmers and farming on a visit to  the Great Yorkshire Show.The group, included the Bishop of Ripon, James Bell and the Bishop of Hull, Rt Revd Alison White (pictured) met NFU leaders and charities working with farmers. More here

The team behind the Yorkshire Church on Show exhibition say that this year's pavilion attracted hundreds of visitors each day, with many deep conversations. Interactive displays on the themes of hope and hopelessness including a three dimensional jigsaw puzzle and a tunnel where words and pictures were revealed by infrared torches. More here

From July 14, the diocese is now known solely by its official, legal name, the Diocese of Leeds. A new logo clearly positions us as part of the C of E and can be downloaded for use by parishes.  Read more here

Last weekend Readers from across the country came together to celebrate the significant contribution they've made to the life of the Church in the last 150 years - with top speakers, worship, amazing activities and bouncy castles. More here.

Cielo, a social enterprise coffee house in Leeds, hopes to open another coffee house on the ground floor of the new diocesan offices in York Place, and they're endeavouring to do it through crowd funding. Can you help? More here.

The diocese is holding 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.

'The Resurrection then and now' - a retreat at Wydale Hall, Scarborough, 29-31 July with former Bishop of Oxford, John Pritchard. Including Bible studies, art, music and prayer. More here.

A new re-telling of the Wakefield Mystery Plays performed by professional actors and local young people in Wakefield Cathedral, 11-20 August. The two-part production from Theatre Royal Wakefield is a gripping look at the bible as well as the city's recent history. More info & booking here.

A 4 week course to help individuals and churches support the bereaved, led by Revd Anne Wood. Begins 27 September, All Saints, Batley. More here.

A free website workshop for churches in the Huddersfield area, 29 September, run by Churchesaliveonline  How to develop good websites on a budget. Find out more and book now.

More than 30 parish disability representatives, many of them recently elected at annual parochial church meetings have been learning how churches can better support those with sight loss. The parish reps are part of a network, originally set up twelve years ago in the former Bradford diocese. More here.

Last Saturday Batley Community Choir released a single to raise money for the Jo Cox Memorial Fund. "The Rose - a version of a Bette Midler song is such a fitting song" explained musical director Gary Skyrme "it's about love and hope and Jo epitomised those values."  Read the full story and find out how to download the song or CD here.

Bishop Nick has helped a Leeds vicar (right) celebrate his 105th birthday and 80 years in ordained ministry. More here.

Bishop Paul has been finding out about the work of the hospital chaplaincy service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Read more here.

The August edition of the Leeds (paper) Diocesan News is available to download and print. It features the bishops' letter to clergy post-Brexit, the ordination services at Wakefield, plus news from across the diocese. Download the bulletin here. 

The summer newsletter from the Safeguarding team can be found on this page on the diocesan website. It contains important information for all parishes.

A new campaign from Christian Aid is asking the government to do more to help the 65 million people displaced globally and asks people to write to their local newspapers and help change the story around refugees. More here and here.

You may well have heard of the new mobile phone game sweeping the world - Pokémon Go. Gamers holding mobile phones can be seen wandering around towns and sometimes entering churches. Why? And what should the church be doing? Here is our useful guide to the game, the dangers and the opportunities.

Radio Times asked Bishop Nick to express his view on the growing fashion for people to take their clothes off on TV. You can read his article in this week's edition here.

Bishop Nick's blog this week includes his Diocesan Synod Presidential Address from the meeting last weekend. You can also read his Thought for the Day and Chris Evans show scripts. Click here to have a look.

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