Quite possibly my final Update to you. I hope you have found at least some this useful over the last couple of years. Regular Sunday Services are as advertised in News & Notes. After my final service on Feb 4 the hope is that your church’s normal pattern of worship will continue. I understand it is coming together but unfortunately there are still some gaps. Please be patient with those who are working hard to ensure continuity. Services & Gatherings on the next few weeks Tuesdays – Morning Prayer at 10.30 from the comfort of your own armchair using Zoom. Contact ksbonsor@msn.com or Mark for details. Thursday – Morning Prayer at 8am in St Michael’s, Skelton Monthly Tea Service, a short, quiet service for the elderly – for details please check the News & Notes Something New – To those of us who have met regularly over recent months….it would be good to meet on 14 Jan at 3pm to celebrate Jesus & to plan for the future. Please join us. Parish Visits Most months I do try and spend dedicated time in each parish. These are opportunities when you can come & find me in church. Sometimes people join me and we have a short service but there is always time to chat. 4 Jan – High Hesket at 10am 8 Jan – Hutton in the Forest at 10am 9 Jan – Skelton at 10am 10 Jan – Calthwaite at 10am 11 Jan – Plumpton at 10am 15 Jan – Ainstable at 10am 18 Jan – Armathwaite at 10am If you would like a visit from the vicar please do contact me. Final Service My final service takes place at St Michael’s in Skelton on Sunday 4th Feb at 2pm. It would be wonderful to see as many of you as possible there for one last hurrah! I’d like to draw your attention to the following event. NISCU is a Christian charity that works in any school that invites it in. Across Eden we are blessed by having Ruth & Andi who work in schools sharing the wonderful God story that we are all keen to share. A member of the wider team (Jane) is running two listening training sessions in our locality over the coming months, please see below. Sometimes people are speaking to us but are we really listening? The training is designed to help us hear properly what is being said, especially if we are concerned about a person’s wellbeing.
Rev Mark Houston telephone 01768 885669 email houstonmark15@gmail.com Inglewood Group of Churches – December 2023 (can Church Wardens please ensure these pages are on display in church +/or on notice boards for anyone who doesn’t have access to email? – thanks) These have been few and far between in recent weeks. There has been a lot going on across the 7 churches – it has been busy, but a lot of fun. As you now know, I have a new job in the south of the county which means that Ruth & I are moving out on the 13th February. This means that I will still be taking my regular service in your church in January. People are busy trying to find temporary replacements for those services during the gap between vicars and people have begun the process to try and find a permanent, suitable replacement to fill my shoes. Please keep these people in your prayers over the coming months. Regular Sunday Services are as advertised in News & Notes For any questions about Advent/Christmas events please contact the church wardens BENEFICE SERVICE – DECEMBER 31st, 10am at St Mary’s HIGH HESKET Services & Gatherings on the next few weeks Tuesdays – Morning Prayer at 10.30 from the comfort of your own armchair using Zoom. Contact ksbonsor@msn.com or Mark for details. Thursday – Morning Prayer at 8am in St Michael’s, Skelton Parish Visits Monthly Tea Service, a short, quiet service for the elderly – for details please check the News & Notes Something New – To those of us who have met regularly over recent months....it would be good to meet on 14 Jan at 3pm to celebrate Jesus & to plan for the future. Please join us. Most months I do try and spend dedicated time in each parish. These are opportunities when you can come & find me in church. Sometimes people join me and we have a short service but there is always time to chat. 4 Jan – High Hesket at 10am 8 Jan – Hutton in the Forest at 10am 9 Jan – Skelton at 10am 10 Jan – Calthwaite at 10am 11 Jan – Plumpton at 10am 15 Jan – Ainstable at 10am 18 Jan – Armathwaite at 10am If you would like a visit from the vicar please do contact me. Rev Mark Houston telephone 01768 885669 email houstonmark15@gmail.com Have a peaceful and wonderful Christmas Mark
Rev Mark Houston telephone 01768 885669 email houstonmark15@gmail.com Inglewood Group of Churches – November 2023 (i) (can Church Wardens please ensure these pages are on display in church +/or on notice boards for anyone who doesn’t have access to email? – thanks) NEWS FROM MARK – Many of you will have heard by now that I have accepted the post to be the next vicar of Allithwaite & Flookburgh (on the Cartmel peninsula). This move will not take place until next Spring. I love being part of the 7 churches in Inglewood but the opportunity to serve 2 churches (& minister in each every Sunday) was too tempting. Please pray for those beginning the process of finding a successor for you in these parishes. Sunday services for 5 November – 9.30 - Holy Communion at Christ & St Mary’s, Armathwaite. Morning Worship at All Saints, Calthwaite 11am – Holy Communion at St Michael’s, Skelton. Sunday services for 12 November – 9.30 – REMEMBRANCE service at St Michael & All Angels, Ainstable. Morning Prayer at St John the Evangelist, Plumpton. 10.30 – REMEMBRANCE services at All Saints, Calthwaite, St Mary’s, High Hesket and St James, Hutton in the Forest. 3pm – Something New. Come and find out about the work of Safe Families. *** Ongoing Sunday services in future Updates *** Services & Gatherings on the next few weeks Tuesdays – Morning Prayer at 10.30 from the comfort of your own armchair using Zoom. Contact ksbonsor@msn.com or Mark for details. Thursday – Morning Prayer at 8am in St Michael’s, Skelton Parish Visits Most months I do try and spend dedicated time in each parish. These are opportunities when you can come & find me in church. Sometimes people join me and we have a short service but there is always time to chat. 4 Nov – Plumpton at 10am 6 Nov – Hutton in the Forest at 10am 6 Nov – Skelton at 11am 7 Nov – Calthwaite at 10am 9 Nov – High Hesket at 10am 10 Nov – Ainstable at 10am 20 Nov – Armathwaite at 10am If you would like a visit from the vicar please do contact me. New Monthly Service – Our Anna Chaplains, Kathryn & Jim are launching a special Tea Service in Skelton Chapel on 28 November at 2.30. This is a special, short service for anyone who might struggle to make the Sunday services. If you have any family or friends who might enjoy something like this please do get in touch. Keep Jim & Kathryn in your prayers 1 Rev Mark Houston telephone 01768 885669 email houstonmark15@gmail.com as they embark on this venture and don’t be afraid to offer any assistance you feel you can. As the name implies there will be time for tea, cake and a chat afterwards. Coming Soon Bishop Jill is the current Bishop of Lancaster who I have known for nearly ten years. She is coming to Appleby in December to lead a day (for women) of refreshing, a few hours away from all that distracts us from time with God. I would encourage any who can to go along. Someone has offered to take folk in her car. Please get in touch with me for details If paying £10 / or travelling to Appleby is going to cause a stumble to you then please contact me in confidence. REFRESH - CUMBRIAN LADIES DAY Tickets, St Lawrences Church, Appleby in Westmorland | TryBooking United Kingdom 2
