Welcome to the Diocese of Sheffield

The Diocese of Sheffield was formed at Pentecost in 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York. It covers most of the County of South Yorkshire, with a small part of East Yorkshire, one parish in North Yorkshire and one in North Lincolnshire – an area of almost 576 square miles.

Vision Statement

The Diocese of Sheffield is called to grow a sustainable network of Christ-like, lively and diverse Christian communities in every place which are effective in making disciples and in seeking to transform our society and God’s world.

(agreed by the Diocesan Synod in November 2009)

Diocesan Synod

Presidential Address to the Diocesan Synod
Faith Moving Mountains

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Back to Church Sunday

It has now been one month since the new Back to Church Sunday online ordering system was launched. Sadly there have not been any resources ordered by churches in our diocese. Churches can place their orders at www.backtochurch.co.uk.

Please note that this is the way to order Back to Church Sunday resources for 2010.

Book Launches from the Ministry and Mission Department

Revd Richard Impey and Revd Canon John Thomson of the Ministry & Mission Department of the Diocese of Sheffield are launching two books in Church House Rotherham.

Richard Impey’s Parish Development Workbook is a hands-on resource for parishes. According to Richard ‘it uses insights from congregational studies to shed light on how congregations tick and how they can work together to find practical ways forward in their mission’. At £30 you get the workbook and photocopy rights so that a parish can produce what it wants. To get copies contact Richard Impey via email on richard.impey@sheffield.anglican.org. John Thomson’s Stanley Hauerwas and the Church (London: Epworth, 2010; £19.99) is an introduction to the Christian ethicist with improvisations upon his work. John says, ‘Stanley Hauerwas was described in Time Magazine (2001) as ‘America’s best theologian’ and he remains one of the most creative Christian thinkers in the North Atlantic context. As a church minister in both congregational and diocesan settings I have found his insights creative, refreshing and very challenging particularly in the areas of worship, discipleship, virtue, character, friendship, peaceableness and suffering’. For further details contact John Thomson on john.thomson@sheffield.anglican.org Click here for latest issue

The Weekly - EBULLETIN

Designed and edited in the Communications Office, this internal professional bulletin of information and news goes out every month to all clergy and workers across the Diocese. Formerly known as Snippets, it is a great way for workers across the Diocese to find out more about what courses, events and training events are taking place. It returns in September.

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Is your PCC income over £90,000 per year?

Most PCCs are ‘excepted’ charities under traditional charity law. However, all PCCs with an income of £100,000 or over must now register with the Charity Commission, following changes brought about in the Charities Act 2006.

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Events

The Bishop's Letter

March 2010
This month Bishop Cyril writes...

How To Use The Sheffield Diocesan Web site

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Carbon Fast

The Diocesan Environment Group and the World Development Adviser would like to invite churches to join in a Carbon Fast this Lent. We are producing a Carbon Fast for the Diocese of Sheffield based on the 2009 Tearfund Carbon Fast, as we feel that this is the best introduction to the Carbon Fast. The Carbon Fast calls on church members to cut their carbon emissions rather than give up chocolate for Lent. There are simple, energy-saving actions for each day of Lent, beginning with removing one light bulb from a prominent (but safe!) place in the home and living without it for 40 days.

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Resources Centre

We have a huge display in the Resources Centre of items suitable for Lent and Easter worship and activities: Lent study books, prayers, dramas, puppets and scripts, service ideas, assemblies, Sunday School ideas, CDs, DVDs, posters, display materials etc, etc Do come and look for yourself or give us a ring.

See also the list of our recent purchases on the Sheffield Diocesan Resources Centre web page.

Kathryn & Liz tel 01709 309105