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St Matthew's re-opened for public worship on Sunday the 16th August with a service of Holy Communion at 9:15 a.m.
All services will be subject to COVID19 restrictions until further notice
Details of the Re-opening Arrangements can be found in this link.
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Sadly, the West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council has been disbanded as from the 31st December 2016. Meetings of Senior Church leaders and Ecumenical Officers will in the future be convened under the title of 'West Yorkshire Churches Together". Watch this space for developments.
West Yorkshire Churches Together website.
Leeds Diocesan News
Diocesan Enews 22 October 2020
Diocesan Environment e-news. July 2020 - Issue 32
A later edition is available by subscribing to Gods Green Fingers
Yorkshire West Methodist District Newslettters
Revd Canon Marion
In the stunning surroundings of Ripon Cathedral our Vicar Revd Marion - now Revd Canon Marion - was one of 6 canons who were installed by Dean John, during a wonderful choral evensong on Sunday 15th September 2019. This is a great honour from Bishop Nick for Canon Marion and for our parishes.
Watch the Video 'A Fathers Love' as part of 'Thy Kingdom Come'Download the Conference Business Digest - A Report for local churches about the business of the 2018 Methodist Conference. You can also download the Readers Guide to Mission and Ministry in Covenant. The guide summarises the proposals that have been welcomed by the Church of England's General Synod in February 2018. Conference directed further work be undertaken on the proposals for bringing the Methodist Church and the Church of England into closer communion with one another.
The Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds: wrote in 2018 about the Brexit Debate in Westminster. Read Bishop Nick's blog.
Follow the musings of a restless Bishop here
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From Testimony Faith Homes, Eldoret, Kenya - John Green's blog 
and the Testimony Faith Homes
July 2020 update. and John's 80th Birthday Newsletter June 2020
January 2020 Update and January 2020 Thanks
December 2019 Newsletter. Christmas Card 2019
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From CMS Neema Crafts, Tanzania - Miriam Knowles' blog and
Miriam's Newsletter January 2017
Miriam's Link Letter No 9 January 2017
Miriam's Newsletter September 2017
Miriam'sLink letter No 10 September 2017
Miriam's Newsletter October 2018
Miriam's Newsletter No. 13 February 2019
Miriam's Final Newsletter November 2019
Miriam's Link Letter No 14 December 2019
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The Church of England newspaper - The Church Times
The Church of England Newspaper
The Methodist Church Newspaper - The Methodist Recorder (not available on-line) except on Twitter
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The August Edition of the Diocesan News contains a letter from all the Diocesan Bishops on the subject of Reconcilation following the EU Referendum.