Notices
Resumption of Church Services
We are pleased to announce that we will be resuming the Sunday 10am Communion Services from 12th July 2020.
All precautions are being taken as set out in the Government and the Church of England guidelines. This will mean social distancing of 2 metres, and if you wish you may wear a face covering (but this is not mandatory).
We have made the church as safe as possible, but ultimately the decision of whether you wish to attend is for each individual to make,
We look forward to welcoming you.
We are also opening the Church between 10.30am to 12.30pm on Wednesday mornings and 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays.
The reason for this is that it gives 72 hours between opening and closing. Should any virus be present then it would have dispersed by the time we open again so we wouldn't then need to be doing a full deep clean.
Once we get used to this we can then look at the logistics of opening up more.
We are pleased to announce that we will be resuming the Sunday 10am Communion Services from 12th July 2020.
All precautions are being taken as set out in the Government and the Church of England guidelines. This will mean social distancing of 2 metres, and if you wish you may wear a face covering (but this is not mandatory).
We have made the church as safe as possible, but ultimately the decision of whether you wish to attend is for each individual to make,
We look forward to welcoming you.
We are also opening the Church between 10.30am to 12.30pm on Wednesday mornings and 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays.
The reason for this is that it gives 72 hours between opening and closing. Should any virus be present then it would have dispersed by the time we open again so we wouldn't then need to be doing a full deep clean.
Once we get used to this we can then look at the logistics of opening up more.
The Bishop of Whitby wishes to inform you of the appointment of the Reverend Gareth Atha as Vicar of the Benefice of Pickering with Lockton and Levisham.
Mr Atha was ordained priest in the Diocese of York in 2015. Following ordination, he was appointed Assistant Curate at Beverley Minster where he additionally spent time as Tutor for the York School of Ministry. He presently serves as Vicar of Elloe Stone Parishes in the Diocese of Lincoln where he is also Vice Chair of Churches Together in East Elloe and chaplain to Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force.
Gareth has a keen interest in ornithology, serving for a period as Regional Ambassador for the Hull region of the British Trust for Ornithology. More recently, he enjoys volunteering occasionally at a local RSPB reserve. He will be joined by his wife Rachael.
A personal message from the Bishop: ‘Gareth has a deep love of God and his people, and he will bring experience of rural ministry to his new parish. I am delighted that he will be returning to us in the Diocese of York and in particular the Cleveland Archdeaconry. We are sure that the people of the parish, including our congregations will enjoy getting to know him and working with him.’
+ Paul Whitby
The service to mark the beginning of his ministry in the benefice will be held at a later date and licensing arrangements will be announced once national guidelines permit, possibly towards the end of the Summer.
Each week on our Services page we will be posting the thoughts from one of the Ministers helping us during our interregnum. We also have a link to our Area Dean's online services on the 'Online Services' page. Please also have a look at churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online which includes weekly streamed and daily audio services. There is additional worship on the BBC to help us, and more is on its way.
You can also listen to the Worship at York Minster HERE.
You will find Matins, or Morning Prayer – in keeping with early Christian tradition, this simple act of prayer begins the day.
Evensong – this service, normally sung by the York Minster Choir, follows the order for Evensong in the Book of Common Prayer.
The Eucharist, or Holy Communion is celebrated twice every day.
100 Club
The winner of the June draw was Niamh Jennison (Number 32)
Food Bank
The need for donations to the food bank is greater than ever. If you are in a position to give something, our collections are continuing. Please label these as from St. Peter and St. Paul’s church. They can be left at St. Joseph’s parish hall on Thursdays, between 3-5pm. or at any time at the doorway of 75 Westgate. Just knock so that Anne knows it’s there. Very many thanks for your continued support. It is hugely appreciated.
As we are currently in interregnum, any queries should be directed to the Churchwarden.
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Churchwarden : Pam Robb
Email info@pickeringchurch.com 07769 801708 |
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