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Jul 2020
A throng of 10,000 paper angels will be looking down from on high in Ripon Cathedral early next month.
When the doors of the cathedral closed in March due to Covid-19, its development team was tasked with creating a new project to support the community during lockdown.
This led to the Wing and a Prayer initiative, which was run in partnership with Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA).
With the cathedral out of bounds, even for private prayer for many weeks, the project enabled people to pray for loved ones and key workers by sending prayers online through the cathedral website.
The prayers were then said by the cathedral’s priests during online services.
Phase two of project saw the creation of thousands of origami angels to reflect the prayers offered.
The final phase will see the creation of an awe-inspiring art installation of the angels that will fly over the nave of the cathedral. Its aim - to inspire quiet reflection and contemplation during these challenging times.
Donations to the appeal have raised more than £130,000, which will be shared between the cathedral and YAA.
The Dean of Ripon, the Very Rev John Dobson, said:
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