Finances, wellbeing and Barnabas all at Diocesan Synod
First published on: 21st October 2025Diocesan finances, clergy wellbeing and our Barnabas work were all part of a busy agenda of the most recent meeting of Diocesan Synod.
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Diocesan finances, clergy wellbeing and our Barnabas work were all part of a busy agenda of the most recent meeting of Diocesan Synod.
Generosity Week 2025 runs from Sunday, September 28 to Sunday, October 5, and churches across the diocese are being encouraged to get involved.
Thanks to a Diocesan Net Zero Carbon Quick Wins Fund grant, St Wilfrid’s Harrogate have been able to make changes to their lighting on their path to net zero, and there are still grants available.
Some 530 people across the diocese have heard about plans for an improved approach to Parish Share at a series of online meetings.
Churches across the diocese have been able to take advantage of a new online learning platform to help them with their giving and generosity.
New responsibilities, Barnabas and Living in Love and Faith were all on the agenda at our June Synod meeting, where Bishop Nick gave his last Presidential Address as Bishop of Leeds.
This Volunteers Week, we are celebrating some of the vital work done by fantastic volunteers in our churches, and today we are looking at the vital role of Treasurer.
Christians are being called to acts of ‘radical generosity’ this Lent, as part of the 40acts campaign.
All churches in the second round of the Give To Go Green have successfully completed their fundraising, raising some £80,000 for projects to help churches reduce their carbon footprint.
The next round of Give To Go Green has started, and the diocese is encouraging all churches, both those already on their Net Zero Carbon journey as well as those just starting out, to get involved.