Talk examines history of the Bar Convent
An eventful chapter in the history of the Bar Convent will be examined in a free online talk. “Opening Up to The World” with Sister Patricia Harriss CJ uses the house diaries from 1866 to 1925 to find out what happened to the convent after nearly 150 secret years,...
Website shows what’s on in York
St Bede’s Pastoral Centre has set up a new website that aims to connect churches and charities and provide an online ecumenical calendar to show what’s going on in the area and beyond.The website – called Mustard Seed York – is initially simple, but if it takes off...
Unseen documents displayed with the Bar Convent’s ‘True Cross’ relic
The Bar Convent, York, is displaying its little-known True Cross relic along with new research and recently rediscovered documentation to mark Easter. This documentation, along with new research, shows a likely explanation as to how the relic eventually arrived at the...
Human chain shows solidarity with Ukraine
Almost 2,000 pupils and staff created a human chain across the city of York to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The prayer chain, which began at the Bar Convent and ran all the way to York Minster, was the idea of pupils at the city’s All Saints Roman...
