Wakefield

Lunch at the Savoy hotel for Pontefract church that reinvented itself for its people

The stonemason puts the last piece of the altar in place after Bishop Tony has inserted the relics

LUNCH AT THE SAVOY FOR MARKET TOWN CHURCH THAT REINVENTED ITSELF A market town church that underwent a million pound makeover to create a community church for God and His people, found itself rubbing...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Tue, 2014-11-11 15:00

The three cathedrals secure share of £8 million for repairs

The Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced (October 27th) that the three diocesan Cathedrals of Wakefield, Bradford and Ripon will be among thirty-one from across England receiving almost £...

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Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 2014-10-27 12:46

Snakes in the nave raise funds for next stage of Cathedral renewal project

Wakefield Cathedral will be transformed into a market place this half term

Snakes, tarantulas and owls are just some of the creatures poised to transform Wakefield Cathedral’s nave and help raise funds for the next stage of this iconic building’s renewal programme. For the...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Mon, 2014-10-20 19:31

Brambles transformed into a Tree of Life Memorial Garden

The Tree of Life sculpture at St Helen's churchyard

Brambles transformed into a Tree of Life Memorial Garden A patch of brambles in a Sandal churchyard has been transformed into a Tree of Life Memorial Garden for the internment of ashes and to provide...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Mon, 2014-10-20 10:01

Words and poetry: A series of WW1 lectures in Wakefield Cathedral

The Mayor of Wakefield plants poppies with children from St Mary's school outside the Cathedral to mark the First World War centenary

JUST ADD WORDS POETRY, song and words will bring the First World War to life in a special commemorative series of events in Wakefield Cathedral to mark its centenary. A series of three lunchtime...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 2014-10-15 10:58

Children tell harvest message with cardboard boxes and drama

Children from hoylandswaine church use cardboard boxes and drama to tell their harvest story

Children used drama and cardboard boxes to bring to life the power of sharing for their harvest service at Hoylandswaine Messy church, Barnsley when they collected for their local foodbank. They made...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Thu, 2014-10-09 15:35

Bishop Tony invites churches to explore faith and discipleship

Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men and women Follow me and I will make you fishers of men and women – it was these words from Matthew 4:19 that first inspired the Area Bishop of Wakefield,...

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Submitted by john-carter on Wed, 2014-10-08 21:52

Bishop Nick's Episcopal Area visits

Over the past few weeks, Bishop Nick has been visiting each of the episcopal areas so that everyone in the diocese has an opportunity to meet the diocesan bishop. He began in Wakefield when, over...

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Submitted by alison-bogle on Wed, 2014-10-08 21:49

Pop Up Cathedral Blessed and sent on its way by Archbishop of York

AND IT WAS THRICE BLESSED – schoolchildren from the Archbishop of York’s Junior School joined the Archbishop to bless the Pop Up Cathedral. The seven Year 6 pupils from the worship group were in for...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Mon, 2014-10-06 21:16

All the nave's a stage at Wakefield Cathedral

All the nave's a stage in Wakefield Cathedral as rehearsals are well underway for the first theatre show since its renewal

ALL THE NAVE’S a stage in Wakefield Cathedral as rehearsals are well underway for the first theatre performance in the city’s iconic building since its refurbishment in 2013. The cathedral’s...

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Submitted by jane-bower on Fri, 2014-10-03 13:06

Wakefield

Lunch at the Savoy hotel for Pontefract church that reinvented itself for its people

The three cathedrals secure share of £8 million for repairs

Snakes in the nave raise funds for next stage of Cathedral renewal project

Brambles transformed into a Tree of Life Memorial Garden

Words and poetry: A series of WW1 lectures in Wakefield Cathedral

Children tell harvest message with cardboard boxes and drama

Bishop Tony invites churches to explore faith and discipleship

Bishop Nick's Episcopal Area visits

Pop Up Cathedral Blessed and sent on its way by Archbishop of York

All the nave's a stage at Wakefield Cathedral

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