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John Carter (Canon) 07798 652707/ 01423 530369 email: john.carter@riponleeds-diocese.org.uk

02.5.12	Diocese spearheads new campaign to combat roof thieves
25.4.12	Ripon Cathedral turns red, white and blue for Diamond Jubilee
21.4.12	Harrogate church's solar panel scheme an example for others says MP
19.4.12	Bishop of Bradford to give St Wilfrid lecture on media ethics
16.4.12	Let there be 'carbon neutral' light - solar switch-on at Harrogate church
8.4.12	City welcome for new Archdeacon of Leeds
26.3.12	Cathedral to open its doors on Palm Sunday to a bright new future
10.3.12	'Broad welcome' for Diocese scheme; defeat for Covenant at Synod
07.3.12	Church leaders to debate 'super-diocese' for West Yorkshire and Dales
22.2.12	Church youth project under threat after third break in inside a year
20.2.12	Clare Short to launch 2012 Cathedral Lecture series
20.2.12	Leeds Parish Church to be made a Minster
24.1.12	Cathedral announces Diamond Jubilee events
23.1.12	Next Archdeacon of Leeds announced
17.1.12	Tributes following sudden death of Alastair Thompson
27.12.11	Cathedral's Plough Sunday service for Agriculture - photocall
22.12.11	Bishop's Christmas sermon- tensions in society and need for mercy and truth
19.12.11	Pilgrimage will mark ten years since countryside crisis
11.11.11	Emergency services and Cathedral join forces to highlight road deaths
10.11.11	Police and church leaders meet to tackle metal theft
09.11.11	Baroness Warnock to speak in Leeds
07.11.11	Coffee and an ordination - first for Leeds cafe-church
03.11.11	Muslim broadcaster and academic to give Cathedral lecture
01.11.11	Consultation on Yorkshire Diocese scheme begins
13.10.11	Celebrating 200 years of church schools - services across diocese
06.10.11	Peter Burrows announced as next Bishop of Doncaster
05.10.11	Major conference for lay members looks at issues of change
01.10.11	Synod votes overwhelmingly for women bishops
27.09.11	Crucial women bishops debate to be held in Leeds
20.09.11	Editor of Catholic weekly, The Tablet, to give Cathedral lecture
19.09.11	Church takes a stand at the UK Wedding Show
05.09.11	Pioneering appointment to Leeds' bars and night clubs
01.09.11	Historic change of status for Cathedral Primary School
22.07.11	Eric hits new heights cycling the Himalayas
13.07.11	Vicar's welcome as new Dales TV series announced
26.06.11	Recognition but no welcome for 'Big Society' from church leaders
21.06.11	Lord Rennard to address church leaders debating Big Society
10.06.11	Fundamentalism and new atheism examined in cathedral lecture
01.06.11	Remarkable century for church's oldest active cleric
19.05.11	Leeds vicar to become city's first ordained Lord Mayor
13.05.11	Bishop of Ripon and Leeds to train as a barista for Christian Aid
10.05.11	Bishop James becomes a barista for Christian Aid
03.05.11	Countryside commitment as new Rural Officer commissioned
05.04.11	Jewish rabbi to give his view of God at Cathedral
28.03.11	Unique ceremony as Ethiopian congregation meeting in Anglican church gains official recognition
09.03.11	Senior church leaders issue Ash Wednesday prayer as they meet council
05.03.11	Ripon and Leeds votes yes to a new ‘super-diocese’
28.2.11	Church leaders meet to debate proposals to create new merged ‘super-diocese‘ for Yorkshire
10.02.11	Church appoints new Rural Officer, continuing countryside commitment
07.02.11	Dedication as HMS Ark Royal chairs come to Leeds Parish Church
04.02.11	Lord Harries to tackle 'The Question of God' in inaugural lecture
02.02.11	Announcement of death of Bishop Derek Rawcliffe OBE
01.02.11	Memorial service for the former Dean of Ripon
31.01.11	Church takes a stand as Cathedral holds first ever wedding show
06.01.11	Ripon and Leeds wins the first 'Eco-Congregation' award to a Diocesan office
26.12.10	Hundreds of walkers join Boxing Day pilgrimage - despite sub-zero temperatures
16.12.10	Leeds churches unite to broadcast Christmas radio message
15.12.10	A Winter Wonderland forecast for traditional Boxing Day pilgrimage
09.12.10	Dioceses Commission publishes report on Yorkshire dioceses
04.12.10	Knaresborough stages its first 'Nativity Festival'
17.11.10	A Leeds Royal Wedding?
11.11.10	Road accident victims to be remembered at Cathedral's Oak Leaf' service
09.11.10	Churches join forces to appoint pioneer minister to 'new communities' in Leeds city centre
08.11.10	Leading rabbi to give Cathedral lecture
08.11.10	Sandi Toksvig donates evening of comedy to work of Harrogate couple
15.10.10	Church without parish boundaries - Harrogate's Kairos church launched
04.10.10	Diocese votes to promote head teaching 'vocations' to counter shortages
04.10.10	Bishop John welcomes the Real Easter Egg
01.10.10	Hard questions for faith schools - St Wilfrid Lecture
24.09.10	Synod to debate pressures on church primary schools
21.09.10	Former Education Secretary enters church schools debate
13.09.10	Cathedral rings changes on service times
10.09.10	Church takes a stand at UK Wedding Show
20.07.10	Sadness at news of the death of former Dean of Ripon
14.07.10	Announcement of the appointment of the next Diocesan Secretary
01.07.10	Youth festival to rock Cathedral
30.06.10	Opposing sides to join in Cathedral prayer vigil as Synod debates women bishops
29.06.10	BBC's Muslim Head of Religion to give Cathedral lecture
19.06.10	Cathedral's Great West Doors to open for first time in 150 years
18.06.10	North Yorkshire's National Veteran’s Day service
14.06.10	Clergy team make a splash in Knaresborough Bed Race
10.06.10	Arts by asylum seekers goes on display for Refugee Week
7.06.10	Times correspondent in the firing line - Ripon Cathedral

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