Dear Friends,A notice about the notices!Apologies for the early notices - I've got a date with 4 of my grandchildren in Grasmere so I'm away for the next few days. As we look forward to welcoming Geoff Mumford as our Priest in Charge, we have decided to merge the AAA notices/newsletter with the wider group of ABC churches. Those of you who already get the ABC notices in addition to the AAA ones will see that our services and events are listed separately, under our own logo. This will continue to be the case, so that it’s easy to scroll down and find the relevant services and events. Both Michael and Rachel will be on the rota to write a “Thought for the Week”, so you will still be hearing from us, for better or for worse!The mailing system used by the wider ABC church office is secure and GDPR compliant and you can unsubscribe at any time. Here is the link to sign up to the wider ABC mailing list:Subscriber consent formAlternatively, use the QR code in the attached document.If you do not feel confident about signing up, please let me know and I can move your email over to the new distribution list on your behalf. The new arrangements will begin the week commencing 14th July, so you will get the AAA notices as usual next week. Michael has kindly written some thoughts about St Peter, which are included in the attachments.RachelWhat’s happening?Sunday 6th July 9:00am: Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Acaster MalbisWednesday 9th July9:30 - 11am: Little Apples - Mothers and Toddlers Stay and Play group, Parish Room, Bolton Percy 10:30 - 12noon: Coffeepot Cafe, Methodist Chapel, Appleton RoebuckSunday 13th July10.30am Family Benefice Service: All Saints Appleton RoebuckAdvance NoticeSaturday 27th September10:30am: Licencing of Lay Ministers at York Minster. Come if you can to support Rachel Reid, Daniel Khan, Alan Johnson and Emma Peers as they make this significant step on their faith journeys.
Dear Friends,Greetings and may peace be with you. Here’s the notices for the next couple of weeks. Don’t forget that our 3 Church Wardens are getting admitted on Monday 30th June – please support them if you can. The Thought for the week asks “where is God in a world of pain?” and explores some of the ways he is with us as we live our lives in our fallen but beautiful world. Rachel What’s happening?Sunday 29th June10:30am: Holy Communion at All Saints, Bolton Percy – joint ABC and AAA ChurchesMonday 30th June7:30pm Admission of Church Wardens at St Mary’s Tadcaster – come and support David, Philip and JennyWednesday 2nd July9:30 - 11am: Little Apples - Mothers and Toddlers Stay and Play group, Parish Room, Bolton Percy 10:30 - 12noon: Coffeepot Cafe, Methodist Chapel, Appleton RoebuckSunday 6th July9:00 Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Church, Acaster Malbis10.30am Oasis Together: All Saints, Bolton PercyAdvance NoticeSaturday 27th September10:30am: Licencing of Lay Ministers at York Minster. Come if you can to support Rachel Reid, Daniel Khan, Alan Johnson and Emma Peers as they make this significant step on their faith journeys.
Dear Friends,Hope you are enjoying the hot weather – and if not that you find a nice cool spot to escape it! If you’ve got holidays coming up then I pray for travelling mercies and a wonderful time of rest. If not then enjoy the peace of the Acasters and Appleton Roebuck in summer.The Thought for the Week is all about mountains with a link to a favourite hymn … open the attachment to find out more! RachelWhat’s happening?Sunday 22nd June9:00 Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Church10.30am: Holy Communion at All Saints, Appleton RoebuckMonday 23rd June 11:30am: Funeral of Derek Smith at St Andrews Church Bishopthorpe Tuesday 24th June7:30pm at Christchurch, Heworth, York YO31 1JG - Living Christ’s Story Parish, Deanery and Diocesan Finances “Road Show” with Bishop Flora and Acting Archdeacon Liz Hassall – see note from Nick Morgan belowWednesday 25th June9:30 - 11am: Little Apples - Mothers and Toddlers Stay and Play group, Parish Room, Bolton Percy 10:30 - 12noon: Coffeepot Cafe, Methodist Chapel, Appleton RoebuckSunday 29th June 10:30am: Holy Communion at All Saints, Bolton Percy – joint ABC and AAA ChurchesMonday 30th June7:30pm Admission of Church Wardens at St Mary’s Tadcaster – come and support David and PhilipAdvance NoticeSaturday September 27th 10:30am: Licencing of Lay Ministers at York Minster. Come if you can to support Rachel Reid, Daniel Khan, Alan Johnson and Emma Peers as they make this significant step on their faith journeys. NOTE FROM AREA DEAN: FINANCES “ROADSHOW”I would definitely commend the LCS and FWO update meetings (Next one at Christ Church Heworth) to CWs and any PCC members or indeed anyone who wants a clearer understanding of the financial situation as it relates to mission and ministry in the Diocese. There will be opportunity to put members of the Senior Leadership Team on the spot about finances and ask searching questions about (among other things) pooled Diocesan costs, Church Commissioner funds, parishes in vacancy, areas of significant deprivation and the cost of bishops.As you may have heard, the proposed increase in clergy stipends was announced on Monday at a higher rate than had been anticipated, so this has an impact on the financial projections. The new figures will be uploaded, together with FAQs based on what emerges at all these update meetings by the end of June. It will all be uploaded to this page: https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/our-diocese/living-christs-story/At the end of the meeting, there will be leaflets available for every parish in the archdeaconry, so that the information is available to parishioners who are interested but can’t be at the meeting.Nick Morgan
