Read on to discover all the latest news, updates and information from Wakefield Cathedral, including upcoming events, important information and weekly reflections from our clergy.
31 May 2024
I’ve recently seen some of the advertising for this year’s new car registration numbers. It’s not something that has ever really interested me. Cars to me are something that conveniently takes me from A to B safely.
24 May 2024
‘Water, water everywhere’ and the rest of the poem depends on your source. Poets, writers and the advertising people have taken the original line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (1798) and changed it to suit their purposes.
24 May 2024
I’m writing this missive whilst on annual leave, which I realise is something of an oxymoron. You can tell that I’m on leave because the weather, which had been gloriously sunny and warm over the preceding few days, has now taken a turn for the worse; my apologies to you all for jinxing things.
23 May 2024
Don’t miss out on our free half term activities!
17 May 2024
This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week. (13-19th May). The theme this year is Movement: moving more for your mental health.
17 May 2024
This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost, or Whitsunday in old money, the day Christians believe the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus’s followers. The Holy Spirit is that person of God who fills our hearts and minds with wisdom, hope, and understanding.
10 May 2024
‘Plantlife’s “No Mow May” campaign is again urging gardeners to allow wilder lawns with wildflowers to flourish, helping support bees, butterflies, and other wildlife.’
10 May 2024
Keys, phones, purses, wallets, those few coins for the parking meter or the shop, the vital bit of paper … We’ll all have had that experience of losing something and looking high and low for it.
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