In our 5 yearly Quniquennial there were various items of building maintenance which included our leadded glass windows which had to be removed, serviced and returned. We now have light as the windows are back, beautifully cleaned and repaired.Looking through the clear glass window onto the churchyard and the view of the village I must recall that episode of "The Vicar of Dibley (S1 E4) of "The Window and the Weather" when at the end Owen Nesbitt mutters those words as he stares through their clear glass replacement window"Marvellous, when it comes to it, you can't beat God's own creation can you?."As I stand inside and look at the flowers, the clouds and the view beyond I can only sigh and agree.
St Mary's Remembrance service 13 November 2022. Amongst others we remember our Commonwealth War Dead. There is a Commonwealth War Grave at St Mary'sf you stand at the church door and look south, towards the old Church hall, the grave of Private J.C. Brown is there in front of you on the right of the path. If you visit the churchyard in the next couple of weeks, why not stop, look at it......and remember.Private John Christopher Brown was born in 1881 and joined the army on 11th November 1915 as a part of the 10th Entrenching Battalion and later of the Royal Scots Regiment.He died on 12th November 1918. (just 10 says before the end of the war) and is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's Church Bagby. He was initially posted to France where it is believed he served on the Western Front. He died on 12th November 1918 (just 10 days before the war ended) from wounds received but no further details of where he was at that time.The inscription on his grave reads:"Ye Shall Receive a Crown of Glory that fadeth not away. 1Peter v4He was born in 1881 at The Cottage, Sutton under Whitestonecliffe and was the younger son of Christopher John Brown of Thirkleby (b.1851) and mother, Elizabeth of Wass (b.1853) The family being their parents, Christopher and Elizabeth, together with their children, John Christopher and brother James William, later moved to The Laurels, Bagby.John, like his father, was a farm labourer before joining the army and the 10th Entrenching Battalion in 1915.Why not join us at our Remembrance Service at St Mary's at 10.30 on Sunday 13th November
St. Mary's Church is a lovely country church and is always honoured to be able to perform marriage ceremonies. So it was both a privilege and a delight to conduct the wedding of Helena and Oliver in May this year. Helena has grown up in the village and her family, friends, neighbours and Villagers turned out to wish the couple their good wishes and congratulations. It was a lovely ceremony conducted by Rev. David Biggs with laughter and music - a piece especially composed for the couple, performed beautifully by members of the family. It is special times and brought out the very best in our community of Bagby and we wish the couple good luck for the future. We look forward to celebrating more happy events like this in the future.
The church already has trees planted in the churchyard for various Royal Jubilees and 2022 is no exception. After the Sunday Eucharist service the congregation and members from the village, the Village Society and Parish Council met for a formal blessing and the planting of an English Oak to celebrate the Jubilee of the coronation of our Queen Elizabeth IIOur own "Queen" from nearby Monk's Park Farm accompanied by her entourage, planted the tree which was suitably blessed by our own Reverend Pauline. A great time was had by all!
