Parish Services w/c 16th March 2020

Services available in the Parish over the next week. See the list below! We look forward to seeing you at St Francis or St Wilfrid's!

St Francis

Thursday 19^th

10:00am Holy Communion

Sunday 22^nd

10:30am Lay-led Morning Worship

St Wilfrid’s

Wednesday 18th 

9:30am Holy Communion

Sunday 22^nd

8:00am Holy Communion

10:30am Holy Communion with Prayer and Anointing for Healing

St Wilfrid's Craft Group Coffee Morning

Following the issue of guidelines by the Church of England to prevent the spread of th Coronavirus it has been necessary to cancel the Coffee Morning to be held in the parish hall on Saturday 14th March 2020. 
We apologize for this cancellation.

Coronavirus, Communion and the Peace...

In the light of the developing Coronavirus situation there will no longer be congregational use of the chalice in Church of England communion services at St Wilfrid’s and St Francis on Sundays and mid-week. This will take place with immediate effect. Communion will be “in one kind” i.e. wafer only. Priests will consecrate a small amount of wine which they alone will consume. The use of the chalice (the Common Cup) in this way as part of the Communion service means it will retain its important role as a symbol of unity.

During Methodist services a similar sign of unity is found in the whole loaf which is broken and shared. As the wine is served in individual glasses this practise will continue as usual.

We would also ask worshippers to refrain from handshaking, hugging and kissing during the sharing of the Peace. By all means move around the church if you would like to, but please use non-contact gestures such as hands together in a prayerful posture or a simple open hands gesture instead. This will continue to make sharing of the Peace a meaningful part of the service.

Thank you

Pete Watson and Christine Gillespie

Parish Services w/c 9th March 2020

Services available in the Parish over the next week. See the list below! We look forward to seeing you at St Francis or St Wilfrid's!

St Francis

Thursday 12th March
10:00am Holy Communion in St Francis
Sunday 15th March
10:30am Joint Parish Holy Communion. Northern Bishops’ Mission to the Diocese

St Wilfrid’s

Monday 9th March
10:30am Holy Communion in St Wilfrid’s Court
Wednesday 11th March
9:30am Holy Communion in St Wilfrid’s
Sunday 15th March
10:30am Joint Parish Holy Communion at St Francis. Northern Bishops’ Mission to the Diocese
12:30pm Baptisms

Parish Services w/c 2nd March 2020

Services available in the Parish over the next week. See the list below! We look forward to seeing you at St Francis or St Wilfrid's!

St Francis

Thursday 5th March
10:00am Holy Communion in St Francis
Sunday 8th March
10:30am Celtic Communion

St Wilfrid’s

Tuesday 3rd March
10:30am Holy Communion in Fernbank Court
Wednesday 4th March
9:30am Holy Communion in St Wilfrid’s
Sunday 8th March
8:00am Holy Communion in St Wilfrid’s
10:30am Family Communion in St Wilfrid’s
6:00pm Night Prayer in St Wilfrid’s

The March 2020 edition of Connected is available to download!

This month Connected welcomes Revd. Hannah Suekarran who writes about how the changing landscape of our lives can often influence how we see God in the ‘Dear Friends’ article.

Tony Service apprises us about services and events on the Methodist Circuit. Lynn Allan reports on the recent Mothers’ Union meeting during which Canon Rodney Nicholson spoke about the founder of MU Mary Sumner, and Barbara Richardson reports on the 2020 World Day of Prayer.

Mental Health and the Time to Change initiative forms the basis for an article by Claire Nutt, and Lis Middup reports on St Wilfrid’s charitable giving to Swaziland.

Carol Sowden encourages us to take a break from our hectic lives at the Night Prayer Service at St Wilfrid’s, and Revd. Pete thanks everyone involved in the management of the Parish Hall.

Finally I report on the Churches Together service at St James and, more creatively, the excellent Burns’ Night Supper. I also put together some words that relate to vegetables and global warming without mentioning Churchyard Tidying. Which must be a first…