Welcome to your parish church in Stockton on the Forest!
Our church building is open every day between around 9.30am and 4pm for private prayer and visiting: you're very welcome to come in and look around. There is a service of worship on the first three Sundays of the month at 10.30am and a Holy Communion service every Wednesday at 10.00am. On the fourth Sunday of a month we are invited to worship at Warthill St Mary at 10.30am, and on the fifth Sunday we move around our four churches, still meeting at 10.30am.
We also have a live service of Compline (night prayer) every Wednesday at 7.00pm over Zoom. You can either download the free Zoom app or just join us through your web browser at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86707839332. The Meeting ID is 867 0783 9332.
We take very seriously our responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to the church's care.
The Diocese of York includes the Benefice of Rural East York, which includes St Nicholas, Dunnington and also Holy Trinity, Holtby; Holy Trinity, Stockton on the Forest; and St Mary's, Warthill churches.
All volunteers in positions of responsibility complete the Safer Recruitment process as outlined by the Church of England National Safeguarding Team. They are also expected to familiarise themselves with the Child Safeguarding Policy and Adult Safeguarding Policy, where applicable to their role.
Church of England Safeguarding Principles
We are committed to:
Promote a safer environment and culture.
Safely recruit and support all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the Church.
Respond promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
Care pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
Care pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
Respond to those that may pose a present risk to others.
These policy commitments are based on our five foundations:
Gospel.
Human rights and the law.
Core principles.
Good safeguarding practice.
Learning from the past.
Data Privacy Notice
Each church in the benefice has its own Data Privacy Notice. These can be viewed on request by contacting the churchwarden.
Benefice Safeguarding Team:
Mary Murray - Benefice Safeguarding Adviser
Joanne Muller – Policies and Parish Dashboard
Eve Scoreby – DBS Checks and Safeguarding Training Records
In the first instance please contact Mary Murray - [email protected] 01904 488441
In her absence please contact The Reverend Kath McBride - [email protected] 01904 489349