The six bishops of the diocese, in conjunction with Muslim leaders in West Yorkshire, have issued a statement condemning the recent violence in France and Germany, and sending particular sympathy to Roman Catholic brothers and sisters on the day a priest was murdered in France.  Read the statement here 

The three cathedrals of the diocese, Bradford, Wakefield and Ripon, will benefit by almost a million pounds following the announcement of a second phase of grants awarded by the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund for urgent repairs.  Find out who has received what, and how it will be spent 

The Wakefield Mystery Plays have opened in Wakefield Cathedral to rapturous audience receptions. The series of plays originally written by the City's Guilds in the Middle Ages have been rewritten and turned into two new plays for this production - The Fall & Rise and The Price of Love. They run until this Saturday Aug 20th so there is still time to catch them. 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.

Behind the glitz all is not so glamorous for millions of small scale miners. Fairtrade is changing this. Come and hear how from an African gold miner on tour with the Fairtrade Foundation on 12 Sept at Bradford Cathedral. More. 

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.

A memorial and thanksgiving service to mark the centenary of an explosion at Low Moor Munitions Company in 1916 which claimed 40 lives and seriously injured 60 others will be held this Sunday at St Paul's Church in Birkenshaw. More here

All Hallows hosted a 200-strong pop-up choir as they recorded an anthem for Team Refugees in the  Olympic Games. The record got its world premiere on Radio Leeds and all profits will go to local charity PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees & Asylum Seekers). More here.

Straight talking South African Farmer, Angus Buchan, whose faith has carried him through drought, financial crisis and family tragedy, will tell his story at the Mighty Men's Conference at Nidderdale Show Ground, Pateley Bridge, over the weekend of 26-28 August. Find out more here

The September paper edition of the Leeds Diocesan News is available to download and print. It features news from Synod, Bishop Toby's reflections on visiting war torn Sudan, as well as news from across the diocese. Download the bulletin here. 

Awards from the National Churches Trust (£3000-10,000) to support churches to become more sustainable. More details including online application. See also - Building Advice and Friends Groups. Closing date: 12 September 2016.

September 1 was proclaimed as the World Day of Prayer for Creation by the Orthodox Church in 1989, and many other Christian churches have joined since then. It was then extended to be a month-long Season of Creation, ending on October 4 (Feast of St. Francis). You can find resources for yourself and your church here

Home Office grants to provide protective security measures for places of worship in England & Wales. Deadline for bids: 5pm, 20 September. A second round in spring 2017. Details of qualifying criteria and how to bid can be found here.

The 2016 version of the Practice Guidance Safer Recruitment has been published which updates guidance to parishes on all matters relating to safer recruitment. Find it on the diocesan website safeguarding page here along with a range of relevant forms to help you with safer recruitment.

Leeds DAC are hosting two training sessions, on Health and Safety and Risk Assessment for churchwardens and/or other parish officers next October 11 - one in Knaresborough, one in Pontefract. The sessions will be led by Kevin Thomas from Ecclesiastical Insurance. Find out more here 

The Paristamen CIO is a small Yorkshire-based charity which is awarding grants to support the provision of toilets in places of worship and community buildings where there are none. Full details and how to apply. Deadline for bids: 5 September 2016.

'50 Things to do in a Church' from the National Churches Trust celebrates the diverse uses of church buildings and invites the public to share their favourite things to do in a church. More here.

You may have heard of the new mobile phone game 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.

Bishop Nick's blog also includes his Thought for the Day and Chris Evans show scripts. Click here to have a look.

You can 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 1. Either use one of the addresses above for area news stories or enews@leeds.anglican.org