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News Briefing No. 134 – 25th July 2024
Here is the latest edition of the Synod news briefing. Click the link below to read what is happening in Yorkshire and beyond. Word document pdf document Cover photo from Pixabay
Synod Forums – Bringing Churches Together
Yorkshire Synod held several Forums over the months of May, June and July in different areas of the county, allowing churches a choice of venue and dates to attend. This year’s theme was based around Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians with time for small group discussions, enabling conversations with
News Briefing No. 133 – 11th July 2024
Here is the latest edition of the Synod news briefing. Click the link below to read what is happening in Yorkshire and beyond. Word document pdf document Cover photo from Pixabay
Open Gardens and Art at St Ninian’s and St Andrew’s
Open Gardens is an annual event in the ‘Avenues’ area of Hull, where residents open their gardens to the public and raise money for local charities Dove House Hospice and Rooted in Hull. St Ninian’s and St Andrew’s URC is open on both afternoons, hosting music and dancing on the
News Briefing No. 132 – 27th June 2024
Here is the latest edition of the Synod news briefing. Click the link below to read what is happening in Yorkshire and beyond. Word document pdf document Cover photo from Pixabay
Refugee Week celebrations at Trinity St Andrew’s, Skipton
Trinity St Andrews Methodist/URC Church celebrated Refugee Week this year by inviting friends from the Darwen Asylum and Refugee Enterprise to visit Skipton for the day. Mrs Judy Rogers, Synod Representative, shares events of this wonderful day. “Members of the DARE group took part in the service. The preacher was
Inspirational Service with Cafe Jam at Heckmondwike URC
The afternoon of Sunday 23 June saw the fabulous Cafe Jam worship group at a gathering of the churches in SPACE (SPen And Calder Enterprise). Janet Virr, Church Secretary, tells more about the event. “Congregations from Heckmondwike URC, Longcauseway church, Norristhorpe URC and Ravensthorpe with Hopton URC were spiritually uplifted
Andrew’s amazing photos unveiled at Bridge Church, Otley
The Bridge Church, Otley has unveiled an exhibition of photographs by one of their church members, Andrew Jackson. Andrew has been attending the Bridge Church since his birth and became a church member in December 2018. He is now 34, and has Downs Syndrome. Since his teenage years, Andrew has
News Briefing No. 131 – 13th June 2024
Here is the latest edition of the Synod news briefing. Click the link below to read what is happening in Yorkshire and beyond. Word document pdf document Cover photo from Pixabay
Caroline volunteering as a Police Chaplain
The Synod is pleased to report that Mrs Caroline Pathak, a Lay Preacher in Yorkshire Synod and also Mission Enabler at Longcauseway Church in Dewsbury, is volunteering as a Police Chaplain in West Yorkshire. Caroline says “It’s a great privilege to come alongside those who tirelessly work for public safety.”