This week's notices
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BENEFICES of SHERBURN in ELMET with BARKSTON ASH & SAXTON, and ABERFORD & MICKLEFIELD www.sherburninelmetgroup.org.uk Vicar: The Revd Canon Chris Wilton 01977 682122 frwilton@aol.com Assistant Curate: The Revd Philip Grayson 01977 680234 & 07969 859317 Associate Priest: The Revd Nick Plant 0113 287 6064 Permanent ('Distinctive') Deacon: The Revd Wendy Plant 0113 287 6064 Readers: Mr John Taylor 0113 287 2535 ~ Mr Norman Sutcliffe 0113 281 3460 Benefices Administrator: Mrs Angie Wilton 01977 682122, 07866 801046, avmw28@aol.com 17 January 2021 HANDS, FACE, SPACE! ~~~ STAY HOME, PROTECT THE NHS, SAVE LIVES! Welcome all! A reminder that during the current lockdown there are only services, very much curtailed, at Sherburn and Micklefield, but which all are welcome to attend. The Sunday evening service at Sherburn is Compline (Night Prayer), which is shorter than Evening Prayer. The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, under the auspices of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) runs from 18 to 25 January. Usually, we have a Unity service on the Sunday of that week, joining with our Methodist and Roman Catholic friends to share in worship, but obviously this year that is not possible. This year's theme of Abiding in Christ, has been prepared by the Grandchamp monastic community in Switzerland – "Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit", based on John 15:1-17. If you would like to know more, please go to https://ctbi.org.uk/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-2021/. Christingle (Sherburn): any donations to the Children's Society in the collecting candles or the special envelopes need to be back to Sherburn by Candlemas, 2 February, please. You can also give online – see button on church Facebook page (must be online to give via Gift Aid). Morning Prayer 9.30am & Evening Prayer 5.15pm: daily from Tuesday to Friday, led by Phil, on Zoom again during lockdown, same times, Zoom Meeting ID 554 147 3838. Flowers at Sherburn: please, please will someone take on the organisation of the 'arranging' rota and generally running the flower rota, including making sure there are fresh flowers every week, that dead flowers are disposed of, etc. ALSO, more helpers to do altar flowers are very much needed too, please! No experience or flower arranging 'skills' needed – simply flowers in a vase are absolutely fine, so long as we have fresh flowers by the altar and aumbry each week. Please speak to Angie asap if you can help with either (or both) of these. Micklefield - Food Collection: St Mary’s sent 30kg of food etc to Selby Food Bank. Please continue to put items in the box at the back of church. There is also a box for clothes for the homeless. Thank you to everyone who has donated. Selby Foodbank: unfortunately, due to road conditions, Philip & Dawn were unable to take donations on Friday, and so will now be taking them next Friday, 22 January, at 10.00am. Collecting box in the Vicarage porch at Sherburn for dry goods, tins, toiletries etc (but please, NO PASTA or tinned vegetables (apart from tomatoes) at present!) Churches open for private prayer: (NB Covid-19 precautions and Track & Trace – scan the QR code on the official NHS posters) Micklefield - Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am to 4pm. Weekly pewsheets available at the back of church each Saturday afternoon. Sherburn - Sunday afternoons, between the services. Day by Day Book (Sherburn): 18 January - in memory of Doreen Wootton, died this day 2009, by J A Wootton; 21 January - in memory of May Bentley, by Alan & Deborah Bentley; 22 January - in loving memory of a dear father Harold Issatt, b 15.9.1898, d 22.1.1959. Forms available in church to request a day to remember. Your prayers are asked for those who are ill: We pray for those who have died recently: Julia Anne Hardaker (66), Richard Brook (87), Irene Thompson (98), Rodger Standen (81), Wilfred Thomas Morris (85), Jacqueline Reay (57); baby Elliot Alan Jon Halliday Fawcett (4 days). Micklefield Years Mind: June Benton D I A R Y
Next Sunday, 24 January 2021 9.30am Eucharist (Micklefield) • Feedback request re the weekly notes and introductions to the Sunday readings and psalm prepared by Norman Sutcliffe: please let Angie know if you find these helpful. • £oose change for Ho: collecting jar in Sherburn church for your loose change to help support Bp Matthias and Diocese of Ho, Ghana. January 2021 - Sherburn Flower Rota Flowers are £20 per week, payable as soon as possible please, to Angie. |