The Christmas Tree Arrives at St Wilfrids on Saturday 11th December 9.30am

The Churchwardens would appreciate help putting up the Christmas Tree, adding the lights and decorating the church with candles for the Christmas Festival.

St Wilfrid's Ladies Group

Our joint carol service with the Mother's Union will be on December 16th at 7.30pm followed by our usual faith supper. I wish to each one of you a very Happy Christmas.

Open Church and Coffee morning Saturday 11th December St Wilfrid's Parish Hall

Open Church and Coffee with Crafts. This is the same day as the Christmas Tree and candles are being put up in church. Please come and join us for a coffee and chat and maybe do some last minute Christmas shopping at our craft stall.

Churchyard Gardening

There will be no gardening in the churchyard until the New Year, (depending upon the weather) but anyone is welcome to clear any leaves or tidy the borders at any time.

Parish Lunch - Wednesday 1st December 12.00 noon to 1.30pm St Wilfrid's Parish Hall

Come along and enjoy homemade soup and dessert £3.50. This will be our last lunch for this year. Thank you to everyone who has supported us, and we look forward to seeing you next year.

Coffeemates @ St. Wilfs

Many thanks to those kind people who have offered to help on the Coffeemates rota. We will be continuing in the new year so do come along on the last Wednesday of the month for coffee, cakes and a chat with friends.

Mother's Union Carol Service 16th December 7.30pm St Wilfrid's Parish Church

Our Carol Service with St Wilfrid's Ladies will be held in church at 7.30pm. We will have a faith supper in the Parish Hall after the service. I hope that you will all be able to come along.

I wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas, and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

The Fairburn Singers In Concert 7.30pm Saturday 17 December St Francis Church Thorpe Willoughby

The Fairburn Singers present a concert of Christmas and other music and song. A lovely evening to set you up for Christmas. £5 including mulled wine and mince pies.

Christingle Service 6pm Sunday 5th December St Francis Church Thorpe Willoughby

After last year's great success, the children will again be making their own Christingles during the service.

Christmas Fair - Saturday 4th December at St Francis' Shared Church Thorpe Willoughby

We look forward to seeing you all at the Christmas Fair at St Francis' Shared Church Thorpe Willoughby, and don't forget Santa will be in his Grotto from 11.00am to noon.

Christingle and Gift Service 3pm Sunday 5th December St Wilfrid's Church

This year we are combining our annual Christingle Service with the giving of gifts In the past these gifts have been brought to the St. Wilfrid's Crib Service on Christmas Eve, however this made it very difficult to distribute the gifts to children in time for Christmas. By bringing your gifts to the Christingle Service, there will be more time to ensure they are distributed ready for Christmas Day.

If you would like to bring a gift to the service, please would you label the gift "boy" "girl" or "both" and the age range for which the gift is appropriate. Thank you.

Parish Hall Fund Raising

A big thank you to everyone who supported us for our Barn Dance on Saturday evening which was our last Parish Hall fund raising event. Many thanks to all the committee members who have worked so hard over the last few years, and to John and the Gaelstrom Ceiliah Band for the music. A total of £250 was raised from the evening.