The Annual General Meeting for election of church wardens and members of the PCC will be held on the Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 6pm in church. The electoral roll can be viewed by contacting the electoral roll officer (currently Church Warden Pam Dunn) on stpeterscroft@btinternet.comTo apply for inclusion download the form attached and return to Pam Dunn. Please note the electoral roll will be closed on the 31st March until after the Annual General Meeting. All forms for nominations for wardens, PCC members etc are available in church or by contacting on stpeterscroft@binternet.com.
NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENTDetails: The Revd Gillian Lunn, currently serving as Assistant Curate in the Benefice of Leyburn and Bellerby, in the Diocese of Leeds, has been appointed as Rector at the Benefice of East Dere Street in the Ripon Episcopal Area.A message from Rev'd Gillian.This is just a short note to say hello and just how much I'm looking forward to being with everyone across the Benefice of East Dere Street. When I came for interview on the 20th March, I was given a whistlestop tour of the benefice, including all the churches, the three primary schools and the pastoral lunch at Croft. It was wonderful to see just a brief insight into all that is going on, and I couldn't have been made to feel any more welcome. Thank you! We now know that the licensing date will be on the 17th September at 7pm (in a church yet to be specified). At the moment, I continue in my role as assistant curate in the Benefice of Leyburn and Bellerby, with a moving date to the Rectory at Middleton Tyas sometime in the middle of August. In the meantime, a huge thank you to everyone who continues to work so hard to keep everything happening across the Benefice. I really look forward to being with everyone, and until then, please know that you are in my prayers, and those of the Benefice of Leyburn and Bellerby. With love and blessingsfromGillian Take careGillianRev'd Gillian LunnAssistant Curate - Benefice of Leyburn and Bellerby
The quinquennial report is a very lengthy and detailed report that examines the state of our church and makes recommendations about the repairs and maintenance needed was published late last year. The repairs recommended have to be completed over the next 5 years and it is estimated that the total cost will be in the region of £94,000. This is a very large amount of money but as a Grade 1 listed Crown Property we are caretakers of an historic building and with that comes the costs.People are hard at work running our regular events ,the pastoral lunch, coffee mornings and social events. The coffee mornings will return to the village hall in October which will be a warmer venue during the winter months.Wi Fi has now been installed and this means we have now been able to install a card payments system. Card donations can be made online using this website.The open garden weekend was a success despite the weather and raised in excess of £8500. The next open garden event will be at the end of June 2025 and planning is already underway.We will be organising other events so please keep up to date by accessing our newsletter (request copy by emailing stpeterscroft@btinternet.com.) or by referring to All Service Dates and Events tabWe do not have a vicar at present and a lot of work is going into ensuring that the church continues to provide regular services. The appointment of the new rector was made on the 20th of March and hopefully we can publish details in the near future.
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