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.
23 February 2024
This has been officially the first week of lent, Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of lent in which we held a service in the hospital chapel.
23 February 2024
The UK produces the highest amount of food waste in Europe.
Over 1/3 of all food produced globally goes to waste.
16 February 2024
Last week we held the inaugural meeting of the Cathedral Partners Forum. Some fifteen or sixteen people representing commercial, civic, educational, third and cultural sectors across our city and district enjoyed a tour of the cathedral conducted by our architect.
16 February 2024
For the next few weeks this Eco Comment is going to be food-based. This is not meant as a cruel added temptation of Lent, but will hopefully educate us all in different ways.
08 February 2024
Most of us struggle with praying and would like to feel better at it! So three short sessions this Lent will use different things in and around the cathedral building and services to help us focus on prayer together. Come to one or all!
08 February 2024
Did you know (I didn’t till I read an article about it this week) that Lent was abolished in many countries of the Reformation? Curiously, it survived in England.
08 February 2024
Welcome to part 2 of being more eco-aware on the computer. If you read last week’s Eco Comment you will no doubt have done a quick ‘unsubscribe’ to those daily emails that are set to inform (or are more likely trying to persuade you to buy something).
02 February 2024
As many of you may know, I will be leaving my role as Chief Operating Officer at the Cathedral in March. I feel unbelievably lucky to have been given the opportunity by the Dean to work in such an incredible environment with amazing people.
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