Archbishop of York
@archbishopofyork.org
The 98th Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell. Serving the Diocese of York and the dioceses of the Northern Province of the Church of England.
Would you like help welcoming visitors to your church? Faith in the North is inviting churches across the North to consider becoming a Pilgrim Place. A range of free resources will be made available.
To find out more, you can join a free webinar on 20 or 21 January 👇
https://bit.ly/4aLtPPX
To find out more, you can join a free webinar on 20 or 21 January 👇
https://bit.ly/4aLtPPX
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Would you like help welcoming visitors to your church? Faith in the North is inviting churches across the North to consider becoming a Pilgrim Place. A range of free resources will be made available.
To find out more, you can join a free webinar on 20 or 21 January 👇
https://bit.ly/4aLtPPX
To find out more, you can join a free webinar on 20 or 21 January 👇
https://bit.ly/4aLtPPX
“The unity of the Church” wrote William Temple, “is a perpetual fact; our task is to not to create it but exhibit it.”
@ctbi.bsky.social are holding a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from 18-25 January. I encourage you and your church to get involved. #wpcu2026
https://bit.ly/4sCBd6M
@ctbi.bsky.social are holding a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from 18-25 January. I encourage you and your church to get involved. #wpcu2026
https://bit.ly/4sCBd6M
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
“The unity of the Church” wrote William Temple, “is a perpetual fact; our task is to not to create it but exhibit it.”
@ctbi.bsky.social are holding a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from 18-25 January. I encourage you and your church to get involved. #wpcu2026
https://bit.ly/4sCBd6M
@ctbi.bsky.social are holding a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from 18-25 January. I encourage you and your church to get involved. #wpcu2026
https://bit.ly/4sCBd6M
Thank you Ripon Cathedral for the warm welcome this Plough Sunday. As we gathered to bless the plough and give thanks for those who work the land, let us pray for our rural and farming communities.
Photo: Bill Swan
Photo: Bill Swan
January 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Thank you Ripon Cathedral for the warm welcome this Plough Sunday. As we gathered to bless the plough and give thanks for those who work the land, let us pray for our rural and farming communities.
Photo: Bill Swan
Photo: Bill Swan
Today on Plough Sunday I’m at Ripon Cathedral. As we gather to bless the plough, we will give thanks for those who work the land, for those who support them, and for the deep rural heritage that continues to shape our communities today.
You can read more about it here 👇
https://bit.ly/49ofVAY
You can read more about it here 👇
https://bit.ly/49ofVAY
January 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Today on Plough Sunday I’m at Ripon Cathedral. As we gather to bless the plough, we will give thanks for those who work the land, for those who support them, and for the deep rural heritage that continues to shape our communities today.
You can read more about it here 👇
https://bit.ly/49ofVAY
You can read more about it here 👇
https://bit.ly/49ofVAY
On this Feast of Epiphany join me in prayer 🙏
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
On this Feast of Epiphany join me in prayer 🙏
“We stand today at the beginning of a new calendar year, giving thanks for all that has been and entrusting to God all that is to come.”
You can listen back to the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service on New Year's Day, recorded from Bishopthorpe Chapel 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002nrvz
You can listen back to the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service on New Year's Day, recorded from Bishopthorpe Chapel 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002nrvz
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“We stand today at the beginning of a new calendar year, giving thanks for all that has been and entrusting to God all that is to come.”
You can listen back to the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service on New Year's Day, recorded from Bishopthorpe Chapel 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002nrvz
You can listen back to the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service on New Year's Day, recorded from Bishopthorpe Chapel 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002nrvz
May the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the perseverance of the wise men, the obedience of Joseph & Mary, & the peace of the Christ-child, be yours this Christmas.
The Christmas Day Eucharist at York Minster will be broadcast on YouTube from 11am.
https://youtu.be/JYZfMbQDszQ
The Christmas Day Eucharist at York Minster will be broadcast on YouTube from 11am.
https://youtu.be/JYZfMbQDszQ
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
May the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the perseverance of the wise men, the obedience of Joseph & Mary, & the peace of the Christ-child, be yours this Christmas.
The Christmas Day Eucharist at York Minster will be broadcast on YouTube from 11am.
https://youtu.be/JYZfMbQDszQ
The Christmas Day Eucharist at York Minster will be broadcast on YouTube from 11am.
https://youtu.be/JYZfMbQDszQ
“Light and darkness always co-exist, in an uneasy but necessary tension. Their interplay provides fertile soil for creativity, and if we are willing to embrace the patterns they create in our lives, we’re likely to discover a lot more about what it means to be fully human.”
#Advent
#Advent
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Light and darkness always co-exist, in an uneasy but necessary tension. Their interplay provides fertile soil for creativity, and if we are willing to embrace the patterns they create in our lives, we’re likely to discover a lot more about what it means to be fully human.”
#Advent
#Advent
I look forward to gathering at York Minster for Nine Lessons and Carols tomorrow, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas.
Starting at 4pm, the service on Christmas Eve will be live streamed here 👇
https://yorkminster.org/whats-on/event/nine-lessons-and-carols/
Starting at 4pm, the service on Christmas Eve will be live streamed here 👇
https://yorkminster.org/whats-on/event/nine-lessons-and-carols/
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I look forward to gathering at York Minster for Nine Lessons and Carols tomorrow, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas.
Starting at 4pm, the service on Christmas Eve will be live streamed here 👇
https://yorkminster.org/whats-on/event/nine-lessons-and-carols/
Starting at 4pm, the service on Christmas Eve will be live streamed here 👇
https://yorkminster.org/whats-on/event/nine-lessons-and-carols/
Our lives are busy, full of distractions. As Christmas approaches take time to consider what are the values on which I want to build my life? How can I listen to God without my ego getting in the way?
#Advent
#Advent
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our lives are busy, full of distractions. As Christmas approaches take time to consider what are the values on which I want to build my life? How can I listen to God without my ego getting in the way?
#Advent
#Advent
“True peace, is about reconciliation – the restoring to wholeness of that which is harmed, damaged or broken. True peace involves being reconciled to ourselves, to one another, to creation and to God.”
#Advent
#Advent
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“True peace, is about reconciliation – the restoring to wholeness of that which is harmed, damaged or broken. True peace involves being reconciled to ourselves, to one another, to creation and to God.”
#Advent
#Advent
Prayers for my Jewish brothers and sisters following the attack at Bondi Beach.
December 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Prayers for my Jewish brothers and sisters following the attack at Bondi Beach.
“As Christians we are called to be people of hope, to be those who see the signs of God’s presence in our world, communities, churches, and relationships. And having noticed, to then cherish and grow this hope; foster and practice it even against the odds.”
#Advent
#Advent
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“As Christians we are called to be people of hope, to be those who see the signs of God’s presence in our world, communities, churches, and relationships. And having noticed, to then cherish and grow this hope; foster and practice it even against the odds.”
#Advent
#Advent
Joining the Macmillan Cancer Carol Service at York Minster tonight - supporting the vital work of Macmillan Cancer Support in Yorkshire. Doors open 6:45pm. Praying it will bring light and comfort to all this Christmas.
https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/YorkMinsterCarolService
https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/YorkMinsterCarolService
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Joining the Macmillan Cancer Carol Service at York Minster tonight - supporting the vital work of Macmillan Cancer Support in Yorkshire. Doors open 6:45pm. Praying it will bring light and comfort to all this Christmas.
https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/YorkMinsterCarolService
https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/YorkMinsterCarolService
The events of Advent and Christmas are full of angels, messengers of God and pointing to where God is at work. +Guli reflects on glimpsing angels in the kindness and care that people show one another – do we notice them?
#Advent
#Advent
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The events of Advent and Christmas are full of angels, messengers of God and pointing to where God is at work. +Guli reflects on glimpsing angels in the kindness and care that people show one another – do we notice them?
#Advent
#Advent
It is not easy to dwell with the dark side of our humanity, but Advent invites us to face ourselves as we are, reassuring us that hatred and pain do not have the final word.
#Advent
#Advent
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It is not easy to dwell with the dark side of our humanity, but Advent invites us to face ourselves as we are, reassuring us that hatred and pain do not have the final word.
#Advent
#Advent
I’m at St Nicholas Church in Hornsea this morning for their weekly Holy Communion at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome—whether joining in person or via Facebook.
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I’m at St Nicholas Church in Hornsea this morning for their weekly Holy Communion at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome—whether joining in person or via Facebook.
“The Advent and Christmas stories implore us to soften our hearts. They entreat us to pause and reflect, to remember that behind every statistic is an individual, a family, a child even, with their own joys and sorrows, hopes and dreams.”
#Advent
#Advent
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“The Advent and Christmas stories implore us to soften our hearts. They entreat us to pause and reflect, to remember that behind every statistic is an individual, a family, a child even, with their own joys and sorrows, hopes and dreams.”
#Advent
#Advent
My chosen book for Advent considers the Magnificat. Mary recognised that the incarnation was good news for the downtrodden and powerless. The angel’s message changed Mary’s life, and her song changed the world.
#Advent
#Advent
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My chosen book for Advent considers the Magnificat. Mary recognised that the incarnation was good news for the downtrodden and powerless. The angel’s message changed Mary’s life, and her song changed the world.
#Advent
#Advent
“Advent calls us to face life’s realities, our mortality, hope and the promise of life in Christ, this is the time to prepare our hearts to meet Jesus.”
You can read my Church of England homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent here 👇
https://bit.ly/48lGxlp
You can read my Church of England homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent here 👇
https://bit.ly/48lGxlp
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“Advent calls us to face life’s realities, our mortality, hope and the promise of life in Christ, this is the time to prepare our hearts to meet Jesus.”
You can read my Church of England homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent here 👇
https://bit.ly/48lGxlp
You can read my Church of England homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent here 👇
https://bit.ly/48lGxlp
On Advent Sunday, in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, I’m at York Minster, as it emerges from darkness into full candlelight in the stunning and atmospheric Advent Procession.
You can watch along online here 👇
https://youtu.be/gWfajlJt3Ho
You can watch along online here 👇
https://youtu.be/gWfajlJt3Ho
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On Advent Sunday, in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, I’m at York Minster, as it emerges from darkness into full candlelight in the stunning and atmospheric Advent Procession.
You can watch along online here 👇
https://youtu.be/gWfajlJt3Ho
You can watch along online here 👇
https://youtu.be/gWfajlJt3Ho
Today sees the start of the Season of Advent. In my chosen book, Guli Francis-Dehqani explores how listening to the music of the soul can help us to inhabit our lives more fully and enable others to live more fully as well.
https://www.archbishopofyork.org/news/latest-news/listening-music-soul
https://www.archbishopofyork.org/news/latest-news/listening-music-soul
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Today sees the start of the Season of Advent. In my chosen book, Guli Francis-Dehqani explores how listening to the music of the soul can help us to inhabit our lives more fully and enable others to live more fully as well.
https://www.archbishopofyork.org/news/latest-news/listening-music-soul
https://www.archbishopofyork.org/news/latest-news/listening-music-soul
“This Advent, let us raise our sights to God’s kingdom and to Jesus Christ our Saviour.”
Join the @dioceseofyork.bsky.social for a moment of reflection this 1st Sunday of Advent.
📖 Matthew 24.36–44
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Join the @dioceseofyork.bsky.social for a moment of reflection this 1st Sunday of Advent.
📖 Matthew 24.36–44
dioceseofyork.org.uk/support/for-...
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“This Advent, let us raise our sights to God’s kingdom and to Jesus Christ our Saviour.”
Join the @dioceseofyork.bsky.social for a moment of reflection this 1st Sunday of Advent.
📖 Matthew 24.36–44
dioceseofyork.org.uk/support/for-...
Join the @dioceseofyork.bsky.social for a moment of reflection this 1st Sunday of Advent.
📖 Matthew 24.36–44
dioceseofyork.org.uk/support/for-...
A joy to watch the Advent Wreath being raised at York Minster today. It reminds us of the joy of Christ’s birth and his promised return. Thanks to the team of volunteer Flower Arrangers, whose skill and devotion each year creates this remarkable centrepiece.
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A joy to watch the Advent Wreath being raised at York Minster today. It reminds us of the joy of Christ’s birth and his promised return. Thanks to the team of volunteer Flower Arrangers, whose skill and devotion each year creates this remarkable centrepiece.
White Ribbon Day marks the national campaign to engage men and boys in ending violence against women and girls. The theme of this year’s events is ‘We Speak Up!’ calling on more men to Speak Up to create a world where everyone is safe, equal, and respected.
#WhiteRibbonDay
#WhiteRibbonDay
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
White Ribbon Day marks the national campaign to engage men and boys in ending violence against women and girls. The theme of this year’s events is ‘We Speak Up!’ calling on more men to Speak Up to create a world where everyone is safe, equal, and respected.
#WhiteRibbonDay
#WhiteRibbonDay