The Bishop’s Charge to new deacons and priests

Newly ordained priests take a selfie with Bishop Steven

Bishop Steven’s charge to the newly ordained deacons and priests of Petertide 2025.

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Leading Well: a new beginning

We begin a new course in the Diocese of Sheffield tomorrow called Leading Well.  It's a new three year rolling programme for incumbents across the Diocese.  The first cohort of around twenty are mainly in their first three years of their first…

Resourcing Ministerial Education Task Group

What is the remit for this task group? The way we encourage, prepare and form lay and ordained ministers is critical for the future mission of the Church of England. This Task Group was asked to look at the resourcing of that ministerial…

Developing Discipleship

A new conversation Developing Discipleship aims to renew and deepen a conversation about discipleship across the Church of England. The conversation will begin in General Synod when we meet in February.  I hope it will happen in local…

Sheffield Solidarity with Paris

Around four hundred people gathered in Barker's Pool in Sheffield this afternoon for a service of commemoration, remembrance and solidarity for those killed in the atrocities in Parish this week. This was nothing, of course, compared to the…

Sheffield solidarity with Paris

Around four hundred people gathered in Barker's Pool in Sheffield this afternoon for a service of commemoration, remembrance and solidarity for those killed in the atrocities in Parish this week. This was nothing, of course, compared to the…

Prayers in Rotherham

Thursday 4th September. This evening between 500 and 600 Christians from across Rotherham gathered in the Minster in the heart of the town to pray together.  It was a remarkable gathering. Nine days ago an independent report was published.…
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Prayers in Rotherham

This evening between 500 and 600 Christians from across Rotherham gathered in the Minster in the heart of the town to pray together.  It was a remarkable gathering. Nine days ago an independent report was published.  The report revealed…

A new kind of conversation

Compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience A Presidential Address to Diocesan Synod 19th July, 2014 Dear Friends On Monday, as we have heard, the General Synod of the Church of England gave final approval to the Measure to…

I am the bread of life

The Diocese of Sheffield was formed in 1914 from the Diocese of York. Today we began our centenary celebrations with a Eucharist in the newly refurbished Cathedral.  There will be seven more pilgrimages in different locations across the Diocese…