Read this week's newsletter
Newsletter of the Benefice of Rural East York for Easter Sunday 27th April, 2025
Would you like to receive the newsletter by email each week?
Email the Communications Officer
Newsletter 27th April, 2025
Sign up for the Scarecrow Trail
Dunnington Scarecrow Trail 1 - 3 May 2021
You can now sign up online at https://forms.gle/12bRd9bYaLY26Lou9.
You don't need to have finalised your ideas - just let us know what address your scarecrow will be at.
More information about the 2021 Scarecrow Trail.
If you can help to deliver letters about the Trail to houses in Dunnington, please contact Judith, 488331. They will be ready to deliver from Monday 8th March.
Newsletter 07.03.21
Read this week's newsletter
Newsletter of the Benefice of Rural East York for Sunday 7 March 2021
Would you like to receive the newsletter by email each week?
Email Victoria Beale (Communications Officer).
Lectionary Corner
1 March: David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales c.601
You can access this week's Lectionary readings and prayers
Lectionary readings and prayers for the fortnight starting Sunday 7 March 2021
Family Worship 7 March 4pm
Do join us for a short, creative service held over Zoom
The theme is Building on Firm Foundations and the service will be led by Lisa Horton, Judith Hewitt and Revd Mark Poole
Please have these things with you:
- A building, which can be made out of Lego, blocks, junk modelling or whatever you like
- A square piece of paper
- (optional) a sandwich or rock bun
And if you can, do stay on Zoom
afterwards for a cuppa, a snack and a chat
Zoom link
To receive the zoom link, please Email Lisa Horton (Children & Families Worker), Judith Hewitt (Reader) or Revd Mark Poole (Curate)
Safeguarding
A parent/guardian will need to be visible on screen throughout. We take safeguarding very seriously and a full risk assessment has been done for this activity. Please contact Lisa, Judith, Revd Mark or Revd Nick Bird if you would like more details.
Download the poster for Family Worship 7.3.21
Newsletter 28.02.21
Read this week's newsletter
Newsletter of the Benefice of Rural East York for Sunday 28 February 2021
Would you like to receive the newsletter by email each week?
Email Victoria Beale (Communications Officer).
Lectionary Corner
1 March: David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales c.601
2 March: Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary 672
You can access this week's Lectionary readings and prayers
Lectionary readings and prayers for the fortnight starting Sunday 28 February 2021
Newsletter 21.02.21
Read this week's newsletter
Newsletter of the Benefice of Rural East York for Sunday 21 February 2021
Would you like to receive the newsletter by email each week?
Email Victoria Beale (Communications Officer).
Lectionary Corner
23 February: Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr c.155
27 February: George Herbert, Priest, Poet 1633
You can access this week's Lectionary readings and prayers
Lectionary readings and prayers for the fortnight starting Sunday 21 February 2021
Newsletter 14.02.21
Read this week's newsletter
Newsletter of the Benefice of Rural East York for Sunday 14 February 2021
Would you like to receive the newsletter by email each week?
Email Victoria Beale (Communications Officer).
Lectionary Corner
17 February: Ash Wednesday
You can access this week's Lectionary readings and prayers
Lectionary readings and prayers for the fortnight starting Sunday 14 February 2021
Heart Tree
Heart Tree
From 11 February
Choose a heart, write the name of someone you love, or who really needs to feel God's love, and hang it on the tree.
At all four parish churches in the Benefice.
Download the poster for the Heart Tree activity
Family Worship 7 February 4pm
Do join us for a short, creative service held over Zoom
The theme is Love and the service will be led by Lisa Horton, Judith Hewitt and Revd Mark Poole
Please have these things with you:
- something you love to eat
- something you love to play with
And if you can, do stay on Zoom
afterwards for a cuppa, a snack and a chat
Zoom link
To receive the zoom link, please Email Lisa Horton (Children & Families Worker), Judith Hewitt (Reader) or Revd Mark Poole (Curate)
Safeguarding
A parent/guardian will need to be visible on screen throughout. We take safeguarding very seriously and a full risk assessment has been done for this activity. Please contact Lisa, Judith, Revd Mark or Revd Nick Bird if you would like more details.
Download the poster for Family Worship 7.2.21
Messy Pancake Bake-Off!
Tuesday 16 February at 11.00am
Email Lisa for the zoom link.
Download the poster for the Messy Pancake Bake-Off
Closure of church building
A message from Revd Nick Bird, 9 January 2021
You will be aware from news reports that the situation with covid-19 is worsening, even though we have the hope of the new vaccines being rolled out. Yesterday the York Press reported that our local A&E is being overrun, the Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty is now advising that we should all behave as though we are already carrying the virus, and even the Bishop of London, who represents the Church of England nationally on covid-related matters, is urging churches to think very carefully before holding services.
In the light of all this Revd. Nick Bird has taken the decision to cancel all in-person services across our benefice, starting immediately, and reviewing this at the end of January. This includes both Sunday services in Stockton, weekday morning prayer in each of the churches and also the opening of churches for private prayer. This decision has not been taken lightly, and there is always regret when making such a move. For the foreseeable future, it seems the most loving thing to do.
Morning prayer will switch to being online, Monday to Thursday, via zoom at 9am, and can be joined by anyone by clicking the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/
This decision has been endorsed by the Bishop of Selby.
Please get in touch with Nick Bird (revnickbird@gmail.com 489349) if you have any questions. Do look after yourselves, especially in icy weather, and please keep in touch with each other and those whom you know to be vulnerable.
Every blessing
Nick