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Published by David Dunning at 1:31pm 7th June 2020. (Updated at 1:35pm 7th June 2020)
The Archbishop of York has been joined by representatives of charities he founded in the weekly online service for the Church of England marking his last day in the role.
Dr John Sentamu has served in the position for 15 years.
He will be succeeded by Stephen Cottrell, the Bishop of Chelmsford, who will be confirmed in a virtual service next month.
As in previous weeks, the service was available from 9am today (Sunday) on the Church’s website, Facebook page and on YouTube.
In the service, led by Revd Hannah Madin, of St Mary’s and Holy Apostles, Scarborough, Dr Sentamu reflected on his lifetime of Christian faith.
The service heard contributions from the Archbishop of York Youth Trust which nurtures leadership skills and character virtues in children and young people and Acts 435, an online giving charity providing small grants to people living in poverty.
Both charities were founded more than a decade ago by the Archbishop.
Jenny Herrera, of Acts 435, spoke of how the charity has distributed £2 million in small grants to 22,000 people in need since it was founded.
“We are well placed for such a time as this to meet so many different needs, whether that be a mobile phone for an isolated person living alone, support for someone suddenly out of a job without savings and awaiting Universal Credit, or a tablet to enable a child to keep accessing school learning from home.
This is alongside the ongoing general needs that people in our country are facing.
We have been humbled to see our donors give even more generously at this time.”
Dan Finn, from the Archbishop of York Youth Trust, spoke of how its Young Leaders Award has reached more than 100,000 children and young people.
Over the past two years, as the work of the Youth Trust has begun to spread across the whole country, more than 20,000 young people have completed over 100,000 hours of volunteering and social action in their communities, as part of the charity’s work.
Other contributors included broadcaster and newsreader Huw Edwards who read the George Herbert poem Love Bade Me Welcome, with prayers read by Archbishop Sentamu’s wife, Revd Margaret Sentamu.
Tariro Matsveru, who is studying at Cranmer Hall theological training college in Durham, will also contributed.
Join Margaret and I in Night Prayer tomorrow from 7pm. Access the recording here: https://t.co/YkhgCrFvXj & join in the responses by following the order of service available here: https://t.co/DWdjHaulyD
— John Sentamu (@JohnSentamu) June 6, 2020
Dr John Sentamu - Picture - Church of England
Tributes on Twitter:
Big thanks today for @JohnSentamu and his wife Margaret on his last Sunday as Archbishop of @DioceseOfYork Few archbishops have had such a national impact. We thank God for his witness and commitment to the gospel.
— Stephen Cottrell (@CottrellStephen) June 7, 2020
We echo this - thank you @JohnSentamu - we were very proud to present your honorary degree back in 2010, and we appreciate all you have done for the University. https://t.co/2reEvXltUB
— University of York (@UniOfYork) June 7, 2020
So very grateful to @JohnSentamu for his ministry and support over the years. He ordained me priest in the @churchofengland 15 years ago when he was Bishop in Birmingham. His faith, joy and honesty have been a constant inspiration. We will miss you!! Happy retirement! pic.twitter.com/O8mDxgWaEw
— Henriette Howarth (@henhowarth) June 7, 2020
#ThankYouArchbishop @JohnSentamu for how you have championed young people over the years. Your leadership and vision for empowering young people to transform society has been, & will continue to be, an inspiration to so many. We are grateful to you & Margaret for all you've done. pic.twitter.com/g5tbNbAC39
— The Archbishop of York Youth Trust (@ABYyouthtrust) June 7, 2020
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