St Columba's, Topcliffe

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Please help maintain our church and its mission.

Thank you for your support.

Get in touch

During the Vacancy - The Revd Mary Rolls

[email protected]

Area Dean - with responsibility during the vacancy
07877 213327
Chris Hewlett - Church warden
01845 524426
What's on

Topcliffe & Asenby Community Warm Hub Lunches

Wednesday 22 January 2025, Wednesday 05 February 2025, Wednesday 19 February 2025 Wednesday at for 1 hour, 15 mins
Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall
Topcliffe & Asenby Village Hall, Front Street, Topcliffe, YO7 3RJ

Through the winter months the regular Soup & Sweet lunch has been replaced by Warm Hub lunches, which are generally more substantial.

The next Warm Hub lunch will be held at the Village Hall on Wednesday 22nd January from 11.30 to 12.45pm and then fortnightly thereafter. There'll be a selection of home-made meals, followed by puddings and tea or coffee. All are welcome. There's no set charge, but donations are welcome to help pay the rental cost of hiring the Village Hall and for essential food and drink items that must be purchased for each lunch.

At last week's Warm Hub (8 January), despite the bad weather, 65 lunches were served and £222 raised in donations. £50 was presented to the Community Works charity in Thirsk. The balance helped pay the hall rent, paid for replacement of foodstuffs and supplemented the Warm Hub Community Fund.

Residents of Topcliffe and Asenby can have a meal delivered if they are housebound - either on a short-term basis because of illness, or longer-term. If you wish to have a meal on the day the Warm Hub is held, please get in touch with Karen Morley on 01845 577426.

If you are able to donate any prepared food or ingredients or would like to help in some other way, please get in touch with Karen Morley on 01845 577426 or Linda Carver on 01845 578014.

News

Welcome to Revd Dawn!

After our lengthy vacancy we are delighted to welcome Revd Dawn Ward for a training placement as Assistant Curate at St. Columba's. Update below!

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Safeguarding

The Gospel speaks of welcome for all, especially the most vulnerable, into a Church which affirms the value and dignity of every human and where those in positions of responsibility and authority are truly trustworthy. Being faithful to this therefore compels us to take with utmost seriousness the challenge of preventing abuse from happening and responding well where it has taken place.

We at St. Columba's church in Topcliffe parish are committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding contact person (see below).

Please note that we currently have no designated Safeguarding Officer, but if you have any cause for concern that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, please contact one of the following:

John Phillips (Parish Safeguarding Contact Person), on 01845 577034

The Rev'd Mary Rolls, Area Dean, on [email protected] or 07877 213327

Rob Marshall, Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) on 07914 668907, or [email protected]

The Local Authority on 01609 780780

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.