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Second Hope for the Estates conference held for diocese

People from across the whole diocese came together for the second Hope for the Estates conference last week. The diocesan wide initiative is to offer a support, share ideas and create an informal...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 2017-05-17 12:16

Church with links to former PM gets heritage lottery funding

Thanks to National Lottery players St John the Baptist Coley, Halifax, is to undergo major repair works. The church on the hill - as it is known - has a rich history and links with some interesting...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Mon, 2017-05-15 14:00

We are the Diocese of Leeds: Writing prayers together at Trinity Academy, Halifax

This week our latest film in our year long campaign to tell our story here in the Diocese of Leeds gives us a glimpse into a day in the life of a school chaplain at one of our 245 church schools and...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 2017-05-10 17:34

Dementia Awareness Week: What are you doing?

Dementia Awareness Week starts next Monday and there are a number of initiatives taking place across our diocese to mark this: Here are just a few: The Mothers' Union Council meeting at St Chad's...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 2017-05-10 13:23

What on earth are we here for? Bishop Jonathan gives inaugural lecture.

“…work should not revolve exclusively around people’s earning power, but also value the contribution they make to the well-being of society and the environment…” In a public lecture at the town’s...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 2017-05-10 11:39

Father and son charity ride for inspiring teacher: Can you help?

She was only 23 years old when she lost her three-year-battle with bowel cancer, but the Brighouse primary school teacher so inspired her headteacher and his son that they are taking on a tough Coast...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Tue, 2017-05-09 10:52

One year of mutual support across Huddersfield Episcopal Area

Clergy across the Huddersfield Episocopal Area are celebrating one year of mutual support to encourage church growth. Every three months, the clergy and lay from each church are invited to come...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Tue, 2017-05-09 10:22

Dementia training and a new cafe in Ripponden

A Ripponden church has developed a café project designed to help those with dementia, their carers, the lonely and the isolated. Inspired by the successful Memory Lane café in nearby Sowerby Bridge,...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Thu, 2017-05-04 13:57

Scouts on vigil for Holy Week

On Maundy Thursday, Holy Nativity Church Mixenden and Illingworth took vigil to a whole new level. The scouts stayed overnight around the altar all the way through to the end of the Stations of the...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Thu, 2017-04-27 08:44

Three churches: Three crosses

Three churches and three crosses came together on Good Friday. Starting early in the morning church goers from the united benefice of Roberttown, Scholes and Hartshead with Hightown gathered around...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Thu, 2017-04-27 08:29

Huddersfield Area news

Second Hope for the Estates conference held for diocese

Church with links to former PM gets heritage lottery funding

We are the Diocese of Leeds: Writing prayers together at Trinity Academy, Halifax

Dementia Awareness Week: What are you doing?

What on earth are we here for? Bishop Jonathan gives inaugural lecture.

Father and son charity ride for inspiring teacher: Can you help?

One year of mutual support across Huddersfield Episcopal Area

Dementia training and a new cafe in Ripponden

Scouts on vigil for Holy Week

Three churches: Three crosses

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