Our Rev Dave Pilkington will lead a walk today. If you would like to join the walk, please email Rev Dave at [email protected] for details of the route and start point.
If you would prefer to attend a service, the following services are nearby:
St John's in Waberthwaite, Holy Communion at 9:30am
St Peter's in Drigg, Morning Prayer at 11am

Our church warden, Tony Fox, will take the service today. Do join us for hymns, readings and time for reflection before we enter the busy Christmas period. All are very welcome at our lovely church by the River Esk at Boot.

As usual for a 5th Sunday in the month, there will be no service Eskdale.
All are welcome at the Benefice Advent Service at St Paul's in Irton at 11am. Please see the poster attached.

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For our medieval themed traditional Carol Service we will be joined by the Valley Singers as last year. Please note the date in your diaries before you get booked up.
Further details to follow.
There will be no morning service at St Catherine's today.

Revs Robert and Wendy Bracegirdle will lead the service today, the 3rd Sunday in Advent. Rev Robert will play the organ and lead the singing in his usual enthusiastic style. Do join us for hymns, readings and a time for reflection before Christmas. All are very welcome at the historic and warm church by the River Esk.

Our church wardens, Di Postlethwaite and Tony Fox, will take the service today, the 4th Sunday in Advent. Communion by Extension is a special form of the communion service when no ordained clergy is present. Do join us for hymns, readings and a time for reflection before the Christmas festivities. St Catherine's is located down the lonning towards the River Esk at Boot. All are most warmly welcome.
There will be no Walk with the Vicar today but the regular walks will resume in the New Year.

There are no services on Christmas Eve in Eskdale. The nearest services on Christmas Eve will be:
Crib Service at St John's Waberthwaite at 4pm with Rev Peter Powell.
Midnight Mass at St Paul's Irton at 11pm with Rev Dave Pilkington.

Rev Dave Pilkington will take the service on Christmas Day. Do join us for carols, the traditional readings of the Christmas story and a time for reflection on this special day. All are very welcome, including your well behaved dogs, at our historic, warm church by the River Esk at Boot.

There will not be a service at St Catherine's today. The next service will be on 3rd January 2027 at 11am.

The nearest service will be at St Peter's in Drigg for Holy Communion at 11am with Rev Dave Pilkington.