St Wilfrid's Holy Communion Livestream 31st January 2021 @ 10:30am

 

Hello all

The service this Sunday will be Holy Communion via YouTube. 

 

The service sheets may be downloaded here, and the video may be viewed here.

I look forward to worshipping with those that can make it.

Take care

Blessings

Pete

St Wilfrid's Holy Communion Livestream 24th January 2021 @ 10:30am

 

Hello all

The service this Sunday will be Holy Communion via YouTube. 

 

The service sheets may be downloaded here, and the video may be viewed here.

I look forward to worshipping with those that can make it.

Take care

Blessings

Pete

St Wilfrid's Family Celtic Communion Livestream 17th January 2021 @ 10:30am

Dear all

This week the YouTube service will be a Celtic Communion at 10.30am. The video may be viewed here.

The order of service may be downloaded here. We look forward to sharing in worship with you!

Blessings and stay safe

Pete

Churches Together Quz Night 23rd January 2021

 

We normally have at least one team representing St Wilfrid's Parish, but this year the quiz will be on 'Zoom' and just for fun (not fundraising). Since Church teams will not be possible so we are invited to take part as individuals, families or 'bubbles.'

Email philipmacdonald@tiscali.co.uk for the 'Zoom' link by Thursday 21st January.

Alive@5 (@Home) 31st January 2021

Dear all,

I hope this email finds you well, and that you are surviving lockdown 3.0. These times are very challenging, and I pray that whatever challenges we may be facing at the moment we would know the presence of God with us.

On a more joyful note, I am excited to say that Alive@5 returns in 2021 on the last Sunday of each month. The next Alive@5(@Home) will be on Sunday 31st January at 5pm by Zoom. The theme of the service will be ‘Finding God where we are’. The service will last no longer than an hour and will include the usual fun, games, craft, songs,prayer and thinking time.

 
If you would like to join us, please sign up by emailing families@stwilfridsparish.com by Wednesday 27th January. We will then send you more details about the service, including what you will need to have with you. We will also send out the Zoom invitation for the service to you a couple of days before we meet.
 

We’ll hopefully see you then!
 

With all blessings,
 

Rev Rob and the Alive@5 Team

St Wilfrid's Closed Due to Covid

 

Hello folks
Once again, it is with a heavy heart, that we inform you that along with the St Francis Church building, St Wilfrid’s Church building will also be closed with immediate effect for all use except funerals (and weddings) for the duration of this 2nd full national lockdown or until it is deemed safe to reopen. The Parochial Church Council and Ecumenical Church Council agreed unanimously that this was the responsible course of action given the current extremely grave situation in which we find ourselves nationally and locally. This decision will be reviewed on a regular basis and we will keep you informed of any changes.
If you know of someone who does not have access to the internet (eg may be someone you have been supporting as a volunteer with our Support Team), please would you let them know of this change. Thank you.
 
An important reminder that there continue to be various ways you can access worship and fellowship whilst we are not able to meet in person:
-Nationally, the Church of England offers a range of options. Simply go the CofE website.
 
Locally:
-Our 10.30am Sunday services continue at braytonparishselby on YouTube
-Our weekly Morning Prayer with Coffee and Catch Up by Zoom continues on Wednesdays at 9.30am
-‘Refresh’ for younger women continues fortnightly on Wednesday evenings by Zoom
-Beer & Banter for younger men continues online as “Lockdown Arms” by Zoom fortnightly on Monday evenings
-We continue with Alive@5 provision by Zoom for those with young families every couple of months
-Friday Fun Club for parents/carers and pre-schoolers continues by Zoom weekly on a Friday at 1.30pm
-Our ministry to our teenagers continues on Zoom with the Zone, A2O and Thrive
-Pete in Touch continues to be recorded on YouTube for schools and families at home
 
If you would like more information about any of these, please contact me, Pete Watson, at pete.d.watson@outlook.com.
 
Thank you for your understanding, and I’m sure you’ll join with us in prayer for our nation and local community at this time.
 
Every blessing
 
Rev Pete Watson & Rev Christine Gillespie

Sunday 10th January 2021

 

 

Hello everyone,

Unfortunately, for various reasons, there will not be a 9.30am service at St Wilfrid's tomorrow to replace the service that would normally have taken place at St Francis. The PCC will make a decision about the potential closure of St Wilfrid's during lockdown this week.

Thank you for your understanding.

Pete

St Wilfrid's Family Holy Communion Livestream 10th January 2021 @ 10:30am

 

Dear all

This week the YouTube service will be Family Holy Communion at 10.30am.

The order of service may be downloaded here. We look forward to sharing in worship with you!

Please note that a decision whether to close St Wilfrid's because of the Covid pandemic has yet to be taken, but discussions are ongoing with the PCC. We shall let you know the outcome in due course.

Blessings and stay safe

Pete

Covid: St Francis Closure

Hello all

It’s with a heavy heart that we are informing you that the St Francis church building will be closed for worship (other than funerals) with immediate effect. To stay open needs the wholehearted agreement of the ECC and their commitment to make it happen.  Whilst there was some discussion and difference of opinion, the majority view was that closing for the time being is the  most prudent and safest course of action.  We will of course keep this under constant review and will keep you informed.

There will therefore be no 10am service on Thursdays at St Francis until further notice.

The PCC will be making a decision in relation to St Wilfrid’s over the next few days, and we will let you what that is as soon as we are able.

Many thanks for your understanding at this challenging time.


Blessings

Pete Watson  & Christine Gillespie

St Wilfrid's Morning Prayer Livestream 3rd January 2021 @ 10:30am

Hello all,

Happy New Year!

Hope you're keeping well. The livestream this Sunday will be Morning Prayer at 10:30am. Download the Communion order of service, and readings & hymns, here. The livestream may be viewed here

Looking forward to worshipping with you!

Blessings,

Revd. Pete

January Connected is Available to Download!

This month Revd. Roy Shaw wishes us all a happy new year in God, and also, with tongue firmly in cheek, imagines what the various Church groups would make the discovery of a sitting Cat in the Bible.

Tony Service writes about all matters Methodist, and includes a piece about the annual Covenant Service.

Pat Jarvis reports on the Parish Living Advent Calendar initiative, that was well received, and no doubt the start of a ‘tradition’. Meanwhile husband Karl provides an update on the Parish Hall, and shares his, and Pat’s, love of walking in the first part of Walking the St Hilda’s Way.

I am grateful for a beautiful poem from Mike Bunn, and Revd. Pete reports on the Carol Singing groups that helped to raise good cheer across the Parish. Next year will be even better!

Finally I bring down the tone with suggestions to improve one’s filing system. Works for me!

The January Connected may be downloaded here

and earlier editions here