This month Revd. Philip Macdonald looks at Racial Justice Sunday in the Dear Friends piece, and reminds that Jesus challenged the prevailing attitudes of the day.Writing of challenges, Karl Jarvis reports on the works now needed to the fabric of St Wilfrid’s. Karl also included a lovely poem by John Betjeman Blame the Vicar. Copyright prevents me from printing the poem, but I urge you to seek it out. It doesn’t apply to Revd. Pete obviously...Pat Jarvis & Jill Clarke write job vacancies, future plans and money. Time to look again at the standing order me thinks.Jill also reports on the Mothers’ Union AGM, and I record the work of Mel Allan in producing a photographic record of works undertaken to St Wilfrid’s in the early 1990s.
Revd. Pete has caught the Covid virus and has to isolate. We pray that he makes a swift recovery.Pete writes:"Hello allI’m very sorry, but I’ve just tested positive for covid, so won’t be able to take this Sunday’s services at St Wilfrid’s, which is very disappointing.Rev Roy Shaw has very kindly agreed to step in to take the 8am Communion service, but there won’t now be a 10:30am service at St Wilfrid’s, so can I encourage you to join with the folks at St Francis for the 10:30am lay led Morning Worship service there, please.It also means, no livestream this Sunday. Sincere apologies for this and that last week technology failed us again.I’m very sorry not to be joining you in worship and fellowship this Sunday.BlessingsRevd. Pete"The pew sheets for the St Wilfrid's service of Holy Communion 23rd January 2022 are attached for use in private prayer and contemplation.
Happy New Year!Revd. Pete kicks off 2022 with a call for us to be inspired by the wonderful ancient buildings and abbeys to be found in Yorkshire.Barbara Richardson updates us on the Mothers’ Union, whilst Jan Tetley and the Gentle Movement Group recall a visit to Sleepsafe in Selby.Glenn Guilliatt reports on the work of the Good News for Everyone organisation (formerly GideonsUK), whilst I remember the wonderful organ recital given by Matthew Collins at the end of November.
What a sad autumn this has been - we lost amongst others, Tony Service, Brenda Nicholson (a warm, bright, vivacious, bubbly and warm hearted member of our church family...) and Revd. Rodger Place. Despite this sadness, as Revd. Christine Gilespie writes in a timely fashion, we must take comfort and support from God’s love that will never fail us.There is an article on Revd. Rodger Place, and I have included Revd. Pete’s Reflection that was spoken at Rodger’s funeral.There are also items on the embroidery exhibition at Selby Abbey, and the opening of St Wilfrid’s for people to experience the building as a source of inspiration.Jane Graham reports on the Stage Reading of the play Country Dances that Martin Pearson organised recently.Keith Fossey, of the Swaziland Schools Project thanks us for helping the charity improve the lives of young people in Eswatini.Finally I am delighted to share photographs of Revd. Rob Suekarran’s final service before moving to Hull, and also of Monica Oddy’s 90th birthday celebration in St Francis.
