Palm Sunday 13 April 8.00 Holy Communion 9.30 – Sung Eucharist at St Bart’s; Walk of Witness to Stones Church for the end of the service Maundy Thursday 17 April 7.30 pm Eucharist and Watch Good Friday 18 April 9.30 Children’s Workshop and Service 2.00 pm Hour’s Devotion with Stones Church Easter Day 20 April 9.30 Sung Eucharist
At the PCC meeting held on 27 January 2014, it was agreed to use the proceeds from the 100 club to replace the notice board outside church which is in need of much attention. Enquiries are currently being made as to whether or not it can be repaired and restored to its former glory or whether a new noticeboard is now necessary. £1300 is available to spend. During the first year (Feb 2013 – Jan 3014) 85 people subscribed to the 100 Club, a little below our target of 100 members. In total, £2380 has been raised for the … Read more…
The 100 club results were: 1st Wilf Jones (12); 2nd Dorothy Faller (72) and 3rd Wilf Jones (16) A ceilidh was enjoyed at Victoria Hall on 9 November. The proceeds were divided between St Bart’s and St Paul’s in Zambia. Thanks to Julie Raven for her assistance in organising such a successful event. On Remembrance Sunday Rev Carol Hirst led the prayers at the War Memorial in the village. The church was well attended by members of the Parish Council and the uniformed groups, as well as many local residents. The Guides read the names of the … Read more…
The October draw took place on 6 October. 1st prize of £100 goes to Chloe Dawson (53), 2nd prize of £50 to June Hotson (22) and 3rd prize of £25 to Christine Mitton (20). Christine is the second person whose number has come up for the second time in only 9 months. There are currently 84 members and new members are welcome to join at any time during the year. The annual Harvest Service took place this month, shortly followed by Civic Sunday.
On 8 September, we were once again blessed with good weather for Rushbearing Sunday. The jury is out on whether or not there were quite as many people milling round the church in the afternoon as usual but we had another successful afternoon’s fund-raising, with nearly £1100 being raised for general funds. The new chairs and tables for the community centre, courtesy of another successful grant application, have finally arrived and are much admired. The results of the 100 club draw in … Read more…
We are now preparing to say farewell to our Vicar, Rev Chris Wray, whose last service will be a Benefice Service at 11.00 am on Sunday 25 August, followed by lunch in the community centre. After Chris’ departure, we will move onto the next stage of seeking a new incumbent. A lot of work has already taken place but we can’t advertise the vacancy until the present incumbent retires. The interregnum will pose new challenges but is a time of opportunity as well. The 100 club winners this month were: 1st S Sotnyk (26), 2nd J Wood (8) and … Read more…
The 100 Club draw on Sunday 7 July was a good result for one family who had two out of three winners! The prizes awarded were: 1st – Trevor Simpson (52), 2nd – Dorothy Faller (72) and 3rd- William Bloomfield (55). We had fabulous weather for the Duck Race & Garden Party on Sunday. The ducks were tipped into the Ryburn by the Vicar & Cllr Smith, Chair of the Parish Council, surrounded by crowds of people all keen to see how their duck fared. The winners were 1st 137 – J Sneddon- Finn, 2nd 69 – C Short, … Read more…
It has been announced in all the churches in the Benefice that our Vicar, Rev Chris Wray, is to retire at the end of August with his last service being the Benefice Service on 25 August. We wish him well as he prepares for his retirement and for his new life in Barkisland. We can’t say at this stage how long it will be until a new Vicar is appointed. There will be more on the Interregnum shortly. The results of this month’s 100 Club are: £100 Kathleen Mazey (33), £50 Stuart Phillips (1), £25 David Ashton (21). Kathleen is … Read more…
Divine Feasts is a follow-up to Divine Delicacies which was produced in 2008 and raised over £2500 for the Restoration Fund. This book also involves just about everyone in the valley, ranging from residents to local restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways, a farm shop, schools, a newsagents and a post office. It includes a lot of interesting food facts, amusing accounts of feasts and quotes from literature on eating and drinking. One of the most fascinating bits of local history in the book is how shopping has changed in the village since the 1950s. A list has been compiled of the shops around … Read more…
Little Fishes, our group for pre-school children and their carers, celebrated Easter at our April meeting. We heard the Holy Week and Easter story, after which the children decorated a garland with pictures of the main Easter events. Next month we will be having a ‘picnic’ as we will be looking at the feeding of the five thousand.