Diocese of Sheffield
@sheffdio.org
Shining as #LightsforChrist across South Yorkshire & the East Riding. The Church of England, serving our communities.
Today we pray for:
Holy Trinity and St Oswald, Finningley with St Saviour, Auckley: Neil Redeyoff; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
Holy Trinity and St Oswald, Finningley with St Saviour, Auckley: Neil Redeyoff; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Holy Trinity and St Oswald, Finningley with St Saviour, Auckley: Neil Redeyoff; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
Holy Trinity and St Oswald, Finningley with St Saviour, Auckley: Neil Redeyoff; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
Today we pray for:
Bishop’s Senior Staff residential: for space to give thanks, pray, and seek wisdom for the coming year #SheffPrayer
Bishop’s Senior Staff residential: for space to give thanks, pray, and seek wisdom for the coming year #SheffPrayer
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Bishop’s Senior Staff residential: for space to give thanks, pray, and seek wisdom for the coming year #SheffPrayer
Bishop’s Senior Staff residential: for space to give thanks, pray, and seek wisdom for the coming year #SheffPrayer
Today we pray for:
Advent 2 - Peace. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember God's promise of peace. We can know peace if we turn away from sin and accept God's forgiveness. The world can know peace if we love and forgive each other #SheffPrayer
Advent 2 - Peace. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember God's promise of peace. We can know peace if we turn away from sin and accept God's forgiveness. The world can know peace if we love and forgive each other #SheffPrayer
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Advent 2 - Peace. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember God's promise of peace. We can know peace if we turn away from sin and accept God's forgiveness. The world can know peace if we love and forgive each other #SheffPrayer
Advent 2 - Peace. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember God's promise of peace. We can know peace if we turn away from sin and accept God's forgiveness. The world can know peace if we love and forgive each other #SheffPrayer
@leahvs.bsky.social, Bishop of Doncaster, is on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Bishop Leah talks about:
✝️ Growing up in a working-class family
✝️ Coming to faith at the age of 18
✝️ Her experiences of different theological traditions when training for ordination
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
Bishop Leah talks about:
✝️ Growing up in a working-class family
✝️ Coming to faith at the age of 18
✝️ Her experiences of different theological traditions when training for ordination
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
@leahvs.bsky.social, Bishop of Doncaster, is on the Words of Grace podcast today.
Bishop Leah talks about:
✝️ Growing up in a working-class family
✝️ Coming to faith at the age of 18
✝️ Her experiences of different theological traditions when training for ordination
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
Bishop Leah talks about:
✝️ Growing up in a working-class family
✝️ Coming to faith at the age of 18
✝️ Her experiences of different theological traditions when training for ordination
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
Congratulations to all the candidates who were confirmed at All Saints Woodlands on Saturday!
#LightsforChrist #confirmations
#LightsforChrist #confirmations
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Congratulations to all the candidates who were confirmed at All Saints Woodlands on Saturday!
#LightsforChrist #confirmations
#LightsforChrist #confirmations
Today we pray for:
St John the Baptist, Edlington with St Jude, Hexthorpe: Michael Dixon, as he settles into ministry here #SheffPrayer
St John the Baptist, Edlington with St Jude, Hexthorpe: Michael Dixon, as he settles into ministry here #SheffPrayer
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
St John the Baptist, Edlington with St Jude, Hexthorpe: Michael Dixon, as he settles into ministry here #SheffPrayer
St John the Baptist, Edlington with St Jude, Hexthorpe: Michael Dixon, as he settles into ministry here #SheffPrayer
Today we pray for:
St Mary, Tickhill with St Winifred, Stainton: Paul Richardson; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
St Mary, Tickhill with St Winifred, Stainton: Paul Richardson; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
St Mary, Tickhill with St Winifred, Stainton: Paul Richardson; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
St Mary, Tickhill with St Winifred, Stainton: Paul Richardson; Carol Lee #SheffPrayer
The Centenary Project will work with three churches per year offering support placements; placing a Centenary Project Worker (CPW) in a parish for three to six months to journey with them.
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
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December 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The Centenary Project will work with three churches per year offering support placements; placing a Centenary Project Worker (CPW) in a parish for three to six months to journey with them.
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
Today we pray for:
Diocesan Advisory Committee #SheffPrayer
Diocesan Advisory Committee #SheffPrayer
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Diocesan Advisory Committee #SheffPrayer
Diocesan Advisory Committee #SheffPrayer
On Saturday 8 November over 150 people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities gathered in Rotherham Minster to celebrate the fifth birthday of the Social Supermarket at Rotherham Minster.
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
📷 Patrick Byrne
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
📷 Patrick Byrne
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On Saturday 8 November over 150 people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities gathered in Rotherham Minster to celebrate the fifth birthday of the Social Supermarket at Rotherham Minster.
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
📷 Patrick Byrne
Read more in Network: sheffdio.org/W25
📷 Patrick Byrne
Today we pray for:
Board of Education meets, as does the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel #SheffPrayer
Board of Education meets, as does the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel #SheffPrayer
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Board of Education meets, as does the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel #SheffPrayer
Board of Education meets, as does the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel #SheffPrayer
🔆The Barnabas Blog - What Gifts or Skills Do You Bring?
This week's Barnabas Blog has been written by Rachael Williams, PA to the Lead Lay Ministry Enabler 👇
www.sheffield.anglican.org/what-gifts-or-skills-do-you-bring/
This week's Barnabas Blog has been written by Rachael Williams, PA to the Lead Lay Ministry Enabler 👇
www.sheffield.anglican.org/what-gifts-or-skills-do-you-bring/
What gifts or skills do you bring? - The Diocese of Sheffield
This week's Barnabas Blog has been written by Rachael Williams, PA to the Lead Lay Ministry Enabler
www.sheffield.anglican.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🔆The Barnabas Blog - What Gifts or Skills Do You Bring?
This week's Barnabas Blog has been written by Rachael Williams, PA to the Lead Lay Ministry Enabler 👇
www.sheffield.anglican.org/what-gifts-or-skills-do-you-bring/
This week's Barnabas Blog has been written by Rachael Williams, PA to the Lead Lay Ministry Enabler 👇
www.sheffield.anglican.org/what-gifts-or-skills-do-you-bring/
❄️The Winter edition of our Network magazine is out today!
Read stories on:
🎄 Sheffield Cathedral at Christmas
🛒 Rotherham Minster Social Supermarket's 5th birthday
🙌 New Centenary Project support
🪴 Gathering in Lament and Hope
❤️ Disability Project Parish Grants Scheme
👉 sheffdio.org/W25
Read stories on:
🎄 Sheffield Cathedral at Christmas
🛒 Rotherham Minster Social Supermarket's 5th birthday
🙌 New Centenary Project support
🪴 Gathering in Lament and Hope
❤️ Disability Project Parish Grants Scheme
👉 sheffdio.org/W25
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
❄️The Winter edition of our Network magazine is out today!
Read stories on:
🎄 Sheffield Cathedral at Christmas
🛒 Rotherham Minster Social Supermarket's 5th birthday
🙌 New Centenary Project support
🪴 Gathering in Lament and Hope
❤️ Disability Project Parish Grants Scheme
👉 sheffdio.org/W25
Read stories on:
🎄 Sheffield Cathedral at Christmas
🛒 Rotherham Minster Social Supermarket's 5th birthday
🙌 New Centenary Project support
🪴 Gathering in Lament and Hope
❤️ Disability Project Parish Grants Scheme
👉 sheffdio.org/W25
‘When I first heard about Jesus, it all made perfect sense’.
Julie Sandoval, Lay Reader at Tankersley, Thurgoland and Wortley, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today.
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
Julie Sandoval, Lay Reader at Tankersley, Thurgoland and Wortley, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today.
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
‘When I first heard about Jesus, it all made perfect sense’.
Julie Sandoval, Lay Reader at Tankersley, Thurgoland and Wortley, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today.
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
Julie Sandoval, Lay Reader at Tankersley, Thurgoland and Wortley, joins Paul and Ben on the podcast today.
➡️ sheffdio.org/podcast
Today we pray for:
Diocesan Mission & Pastoral Committee meets, as does the Finance & Property Committee #SheffPrayer
Diocesan Mission & Pastoral Committee meets, as does the Finance & Property Committee #SheffPrayer
December 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Diocesan Mission & Pastoral Committee meets, as does the Finance & Property Committee #SheffPrayer
Diocesan Mission & Pastoral Committee meets, as does the Finance & Property Committee #SheffPrayer
Today we pray for:
West Doncaster Deanery: Area Dean Paul Richardson & Lay Chair Noreen Sweed #SheffPrayer
West Doncaster Deanery: Area Dean Paul Richardson & Lay Chair Noreen Sweed #SheffPrayer
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
West Doncaster Deanery: Area Dean Paul Richardson & Lay Chair Noreen Sweed #SheffPrayer
West Doncaster Deanery: Area Dean Paul Richardson & Lay Chair Noreen Sweed #SheffPrayer
Today we pray for:
Advent Sunday – Hope. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember those who waited in hope for the Messiah. We light one candle and hope that the brightness will grow as we travel through Advent to Christmas #SheffPrayer
Advent Sunday – Hope. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember those who waited in hope for the Messiah. We light one candle and hope that the brightness will grow as we travel through Advent to Christmas #SheffPrayer
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Advent Sunday – Hope. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember those who waited in hope for the Messiah. We light one candle and hope that the brightness will grow as we travel through Advent to Christmas #SheffPrayer
Advent Sunday – Hope. Candle prayers. We light this candle to remember those who waited in hope for the Messiah. We light one candle and hope that the brightness will grow as we travel through Advent to Christmas #SheffPrayer
Today we pray for:
Stephanie Mason, Programme Management Officer, helping us to make strategic use of central funding. And for Alex Shilkoff, Strategic Programme Director #SheffPrayer
Stephanie Mason, Programme Management Officer, helping us to make strategic use of central funding. And for Alex Shilkoff, Strategic Programme Director #SheffPrayer
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Stephanie Mason, Programme Management Officer, helping us to make strategic use of central funding. And for Alex Shilkoff, Strategic Programme Director #SheffPrayer
Stephanie Mason, Programme Management Officer, helping us to make strategic use of central funding. And for Alex Shilkoff, Strategic Programme Director #SheffPrayer
Congratulations to Revd Vicky Camber, who was licensed on Wednesday as Oversight Minister of the benefices of Aston, Todwick and Ulley in the L2 Mission Area!
#LightsforChrist
#LightsforChrist
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Congratulations to Revd Vicky Camber, who was licensed on Wednesday as Oversight Minister of the benefices of Aston, Todwick and Ulley in the L2 Mission Area!
#LightsforChrist
#LightsforChrist
Today we pray for:
St John the Baptist, Wales; All Hallows, Harthill and St Peter, Thorpe Salvin: Gary Schofield #SheffPrayer
St John the Baptist, Wales; All Hallows, Harthill and St Peter, Thorpe Salvin: Gary Schofield #SheffPrayer
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
St John the Baptist, Wales; All Hallows, Harthill and St Peter, Thorpe Salvin: Gary Schofield #SheffPrayer
St John the Baptist, Wales; All Hallows, Harthill and St Peter, Thorpe Salvin: Gary Schofield #SheffPrayer
🥾Peak and Hope Pilgrimages 2026
Could 2026 be the year for you to discover the joys of pilgrimage? We have two years of experience now in taking groups on local pilgrimages in the Peak District over 3-4 days, spread through the year or taken as a block.
Could 2026 be the year for you to discover the joys of pilgrimage? We have two years of experience now in taking groups on local pilgrimages in the Peak District over 3-4 days, spread through the year or taken as a block.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🥾Peak and Hope Pilgrimages 2026
Could 2026 be the year for you to discover the joys of pilgrimage? We have two years of experience now in taking groups on local pilgrimages in the Peak District over 3-4 days, spread through the year or taken as a block.
Could 2026 be the year for you to discover the joys of pilgrimage? We have two years of experience now in taking groups on local pilgrimages in the Peak District over 3-4 days, spread through the year or taken as a block.
Today we pray for:
Planning for the July 2026 Diocesan Conference: pray for the group overseeing this #SheffPrayer
Planning for the July 2026 Diocesan Conference: pray for the group overseeing this #SheffPrayer
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Planning for the July 2026 Diocesan Conference: pray for the group overseeing this #SheffPrayer
Planning for the July 2026 Diocesan Conference: pray for the group overseeing this #SheffPrayer
@bishoppete.bsky.social has been speaking in the House of Lords today, asking a question on local charters for cooperation between faith communities and local government
The response from the Government Minister is included - watch the full debate on Parliament TV.
youtu.be/qHY_D8WSaIc
The response from the Government Minister is included - watch the full debate on Parliament TV.
youtu.be/qHY_D8WSaIc
Bishop Pete on local charters for cooperation between faith communities and local government
YouTube video by DioceseofSheffield
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
@bishoppete.bsky.social has been speaking in the House of Lords today, asking a question on local charters for cooperation between faith communities and local government
The response from the Government Minister is included - watch the full debate on Parliament TV.
youtu.be/qHY_D8WSaIc
The response from the Government Minister is included - watch the full debate on Parliament TV.
youtu.be/qHY_D8WSaIc
Today we pray for:
Harry Steele, Bishop Pete’s chaplain #SheffPrayer
Harry Steele, Bishop Pete’s chaplain #SheffPrayer
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Today we pray for:
Harry Steele, Bishop Pete’s chaplain #SheffPrayer
Harry Steele, Bishop Pete’s chaplain #SheffPrayer
Speaking on BBC Radio Sheffield, @bishoppete.bsky.social reflects on the year he became a bishop and received a cancer diagnosis 👇
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Kat Cowan on BBC Radio Sheffield - "I wasn't afraid to die" - The Bishop of Sheffield, Pete Wilcox - BBC Sounds
Bishop Pete reflects on the year he became a bishop and received a cancer diagnosis.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Speaking on BBC Radio Sheffield, @bishoppete.bsky.social reflects on the year he became a bishop and received a cancer diagnosis 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...