Hello everyone!We are delighted to invite you to join in worship and fellowship at home during these challenging times.We have produced six Worship resources, designed by the National Church and other organisations, for use at home whilst in isolation. These are:1. Worship at Home plus a Worship Guide2. Worship Bible Readings Guide and Lectionary3. Worship Isolation Service Sheet4. Worship Personal Prayers5. Worship Prayers about the Outbreak6. Worship Prayers with ChildrenThere are also four Orders of Services that you can read on screen, or print off, to use when accessing our live Sunday 10.30am services on YouTube from this Sunday 29th March. The four Orders of Service are:1. Celtic Communion2. Family Communion3. Common Worship Communion4. Morning PrayerWe intend to publish further information about worship resources for use during Holy Week and Easter in due course.YouTube Sunday WorshipA Parish YouTube account has been set up to enable us to lead a live act of worship every Sunday Morning at 10.30am. These will be the same kinds of services people are familiar with e.g. Holy Communion, Celtic Communion, Morning Prayer and Family Communion. They will loosely follow the service form in St Wilfrids and St Francis. The monthly pattern of Services we hope to follow will be:1st Sunday: Morning Prayer2nd Sunday: Family Communion3rd Sunday: Celtic Communion4th Sunday: Common Worship CommunionThese services, which will be live, will be led by Claire Nutt for Morning Prayer, whilst Rev Hannah Suekarran, Rev Rob Suekarran and Rev Pete Watson will take the other three services on a rota system.To access this live Sunday morning worship follow this link to get to the Youtube page. Videos should appear at 10:30am on Sundays.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0uOcH1j1hmIjqMaLn3107wYou might care to print off the Sunday Service sheets if you want to join in the services, if you can access a different device, then you can follow the service on screen.During midweek Rev Rob, Rev Hannah and Rev Pete will record shorter worship/reflection/family focussed videos that will be uploaded to the YouTube account for you to access.Children and Families. There will also be a weekly Family Focus Worship Activity Pack for use at home; this will be emailed to families on our contacts list, and also posted online.Information may be found at The Parish Website, www.stwilfridsparish.com, or at our FaceBook page, facebook.com/StWilfridsBrayton.We ask for your patience as we get up to speed on some of this. Certainly, it will be steep technological learning curve for some – particularly me!BlessingsRev Pete
What a strange world we live in. How is it that an isolated incidence of poor animal hygiene can lead to the collapse of major businesses, including airlines, and place most of the world in virtual house arrest?No services this month and the Directory is missing because no events are now planned. Even Churchyard Tidying is cancelled... But we welcome with open arms Revd. Christine Gillespie’s Dear Friends article. And Mr Reliable, Tony Service, apprises us about services and events (real and now cancelled!) on the Methodist Circuit including Nancy Hare’s 100th Birthday. Happy Birthday Nancy! Hilary Putman reports on the Soroptimist International’s quiz that was held in Eggborough Village Hall. And Jan Tetley brings together the tributes paid to the lovely Kath Schofield who died sadly in February.Finally I report on Breakfast with Bishops, the Revd. Roy Shaw’s excellent work in the St Dorcas Orphanage in Kenya, Jumble Sales and Rubber Ducks.Please note that most of the paper copies will not be available this month because of problems with delivery. If you would like a paper copy please let me know, and I’ll let you have once we are allowed out again.John
If you find yourself isolated at home during this period and would like to have someone to chat with on the phone, please contact us via:The Parish Website: www.stwilfridsparish.comFacebook: facebook.com/StWilfridsBraytonEmail Revd. Christine Gillespie: gillespiec39@gmail.com or Tel: 01977 682695If you need help with collecting prescriptions and medication, the Parish Volunteer Team will do our best to help.
