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Weekly Clerk’s Briefing

Tim Crossley, Synod Clerk, releases this week's briefing for the synod. Lots of useful information in there as usual! Feel free to read and distribute! Clerk's Briefing No 52 6th May 2021

Worshipping Together : Apart

The Revd. Janine Atkinson brings us this week's Worshipping Together : Apart service. Please feel free to use and distribute this service as you wish. You could print it out, email it round, record audio for it (and distribute using a variety of means). If you or your...

Elders Conference goes Wise and Wonderful!

17th April saw over 60 elders gather from across the Yorkshire Synod on Zoom for a conference titled "Wise and Wonderful"! It was organised by the fabulous Elders Development Group (EDG) with technical support from Lawrence Moore. The day consisted of a variety of...

Easter celebrations in Yorkshire Synod

Westfield URC, Wyke members had a busy weekend reaching out to their community: the craft group made Easter cards to give out to passers-by; Easter message booklets for adults and young people were given away; and also small plants in a container decorated with Easter...

Hands together, eyes closed!

“So, go eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart…..” Ecclesiastes 9: 7a Many of us will no doubt have spent time during Lent preparing our hearts and minds with others or on our own in our journey towards Holy Week and Eastertide. I too...

Little bags of hope and blessing in Huddersfield

Rev Sue Pegg, Methodist minister in the Huddersfield District (including our own Kirkheaton United Church) told us how after praying to see where God was leading them, the churches have been working together through the pandemic to bring hope to their communities. To...

Healthy Holidays for Sheffield!

The Michael Church (URC) in Sheffield has teamed up with a local community initiative to provide food parcels, activities and a selection of items for marking Shrove Tuesday. The Revd. Zaidie Orr writes: "When most think of school holidays, they think of fun and lots...