Hello All
Do join us for some relaxed fellowship and informal worship this Sunday 5-6pm in the parish hall, it would be lovely to see you there.
Pete.
Saturday, 6 October 2018
Thursday, 27 September 2018
The October Connected is available to download!
October, it seems, is a month to celebrate birthdays - St
Francis’ Church is getting ready for its 40th birthday, whilst the St Wilfrid’s
Wellbeing Cafe is sweeping up after hosting its 1st birthday party. And St
Francis’ day falls on the 4th October. So that’s a lot of cake, cards, balloons
and parties to get through!
Revd. Rodger Place takes the Dear Friends slot this month,
and reminds us that God is much to big to be confined to the church building on
a Sunday, and reminds us that the building is merely a convenient meeting place
for followers of Jesus. Revd. Pete Watson reflects on the upcoming Harvest
Festivals and the choices that we can all make to ensure that we fulfil God’s
call to be truly alive and energized by His love and purpose.
Tony Service looks forward to October within the Methodist
Circuit and notes that, although an Ordinary month, it has it’s moments. I report on penguins (well hoarding
really...) and the magnificent work of Junior Church in the area of Toilet
Twinning. There is also a report of the moving blessing of the Memorial Stone
that took place on Thorpe Willoughby Village Green recently. And Barbara
Richardson reports on the work of the Stroke Unit in York & District
Hospital
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Inspire!
A reminder that the Inspire! Service moves to Sunday Evening from 2nd September. Come along and share in an informal relaxed service of worship from 5:00pm in St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall. We usually commence with chat and nibbles, followed by songs and prayer. Sometimes it is interactive worship with lots of activities, and sometimes reflective. But it is always different each month.
The September 2018 edition of Connected is now available to download!
Well that’s the summer over. Put away the buckets & spades, picnic baskets and sun hats. Best seek out the woolly jumpers, coats, gloves and scarves. It’s autumn again!
In Connected this month Joy Piper reviews the adoption of Christianity by Emperor Constantine and the fusion of Church and State and recommends a return to the single-minded message of the early believers. Cliff Brook, via Tony Service, bids farewell to Revd. David and Lesley Coote who have retired to Scarborough, and looks forward to the arrival of Revd. Philip Macdonald from Newark (coincidently my birthplace and home for the first 18 years of my time on this planet).
I report on modern slavery and Revd. Glenda Webb reminds us to keep looking down. I also remember a fantastic cream tea in the garden of June and David Bryan.Barbara Richardson remembers the cake, cider and tea at Ampleforth which was greatly enjoyed by the MU. They also discovered an Abbey on the site! Who knew! Finally I report on my second Fashion Show of the summer (indeed of my entire life!) as St Wilfrid’s strutted its stuff in the Selby M&Co store.
Friday, 27 July 2018
The August 2018 edition of Connected is now available to download!
Continuing with the vacation theme; guest contributor, Revd. Paul Hardingham contemplates a holiday with
Jesus, and I continue with the review of services available at St Wilfrid’s and
St Francis, by commenting on Lay-led Morning Prayer.
The St Wilfrid’s Junior Church has been sharing in their good fortune by
twinning the toilets in the Parish Hall with others in poorer countries, and
the Rector, and others, has continued with his love of all things bouncy by
taking part in the Kapow! Challenge.
Tony Service reports on comings and goings in the Methodist Circuit – I
suspect that I may be rewriting the Methodist & St Francis Clergy lists
next month! At St Francis the usual round of coffee mornings has been
supplemented by a Beetle Drive and Fashion Show both of which were great fun
and raised money for the church funds. Gordon Tute remembers Trevor Maurice, St
Wilfrid’s stalwart and choir member, who has sadly died, whilst Claire Hodgson
and Iain Nutt report on the parlous state of the tower and spire at St Wilfrid’s.
The August Connected can be found here.
The August Connected can be found here.
Friday, 6 July 2018
St Wilfrid's Parish Picnic will be held in the Rectory Garden between 1:00pm and 4:00pm this Sunday 8th July. Why not come along and enjoy the games and great company! There will be a scavenger hunt with a prize for the best scavenge!
Bring own food & something to drink, and something to sit and/or snooze on. Also remember the factor 50 sun-cream cos its bound to be a fantastic sunny day!
See you there!
Sunday, 1 July 2018
The July Connected is now available!
In this edition Revd. Pete Watson continues our review of
the different Services available at St Wilfrid’s by looking at the background
and purpose of the Celtic Communion; the freshness, beauty and poetry to the
Celtic style liturgies that can engender a rediscovery of old truths, and renew
our wonder in the worship of God. Barbara Richardson remembers Marion Baillie who has sadly
died, and Tony Service reports on the latest Methodist News. I report on the St
Wilfrid’s Summer Fair that took place in glorious weather on Brayton Village
Green. We also look forward to the St Wilfrid’s Fashion event to be held at
M&Co in Selby, and coincidently St Francis also look forward to their
Fashion Event to be held on 17th July in Church. The Brayton MU remembers its
Summer Of Hope Appeal, and Lynn Allen makes a plea for used postcards.
The Goole based Home-Start team outline their services ahead
of their move into the Selby area. And we pretend that Churchyard Tidying is a
form of Mindfulness, which of course it is…