The diocese is being encouraged to pray for its new deacons and priests, being ordained at ongoing ‘Petertide’ services over the next few weeks. An ‘Ember card’ has been published to be downloaded and used to pray for the 31 men and women being ordained. Download the Ember Card as a PDF here.
Ordinations of our new deacons will take place at Wakefield Cathedral at the end of this month with Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Revd Nick Baines conducting two ordination services at 11am and 3pm on Saturday, June 29. Please follow this link for more details and introductions of those preparing to serve.
Ordinations of our new priests will then follow at various services taking place across the diocese on Saturday 6th and 13th July. Here is a list of those becoming priests and the episcopal area where they will serve.
To serve in the RIPON Episcopal Area:
Chris Clayton will serve at St Peter Harrogate.
Kim Mason (pictured) will serve at St Mark Harrogate.
To serve in the LEEDS Episcopal Area:
Matthew Broughton will serve at St Paul Ireland Wood.
Rob Denton 
(pictured) will serve at Osmondthorpe & Halton.
Ericcson Mapfumo will serve at Potternewton & Little London.
To serve in the WAKEFIELD Episcopal Area:
Andrew Griffin will serve at St Catherine Sandal & St Andrew & Mary Wakefield.
Blair Radford (pictured) will serve at St Paul Monk Bretton.
To serve in the BRADFORD Episcopal Area:
Philippa Slingsby will serve at Tong and Laisterdyke.
Brian Greenfield will serve at Sutton with Cowling and Lothersdale..png)
Steve Nuttall will serve at St John Greengates and St John Thorpe Edge.
Hannah Raitt will serve at West Bowling & Bankfoot.
Natasha Thomas (pictured) will serve at Keighley.
To serve in the HUDDERSFIELD Episcopal Area:
Jenny Clarke will serve at Bradshaw and Holmfield.
Jane Finn (pictured) will serve at Halifax with Siddall.
Jessica Malay will serve at Almondbury Team.
Neil Walpole will serve at Dewsbury Team.
Full details and biographies with pictures of each of the new priests can be found here.