St Peter’s Annual Christmas Hamper Draw 2025Tickets £1 each Fizz Hamper, Chocolate HamperGarden HamperChristmas Hamper Pamper Hamperand many moreTo be drawn on 19th December in St Peter’s CroftTickets available from church members Email enquiries stpeterscroft@btinternet.comThere will also be a silent auction for a two night stay in a beautiful Yorkshire Dales cottage. Details of the cottage can be downloaded . If you want to enter a bid please email us or contact by phone or in person, leaving your bid amount, your name and contact details.Again thank you for your support .
The Annual General Meeting for election of church wardens and members of the PCC was held on the Wednesday 16th April 2025 .The electoral roll can be viewed by contacting the electoral roll officer (currently Church Warden Pam Dunn) on stpeterscroft@btinternet.com To apply for inclusion download the form attached and return to Pam Dunn.
It is wonderful to finally be able to say hello, as Rector to this Benefice of East Dere Street. We had the most uplifting and joyful licensing service on Wednesday 17th September at Manfield Church, joined by the communities and congregations across the Benefice, as well as friends from Richmond, Leyburn and Bellerby, and local community representatives. A huge thank you to everyone who made it happen. I am now enjoying spending time with people across the Benefice, and in our primary schools. If you see me out and about please say hello and introduce yourself. If you fancy a chat over a cup of tea let me know, if you would like prayer, please let me know.My contact details are gillian.lunn@leeds.anglican.org 07592016476With many blessings,Rev'd Gillian
The quinquennial report is a very lengthy and detailed report that examines the state of our church and makes recommendations about the repairs and maintenance needed was published late last year. The repairs recommended have to be completed over the next 5 years and it is estimated that the total cost will be in the region of £94,000. This is a very large amount of money but as a Grade 1 listed Crown Property we are caretakers of an historic building and with that comes the costs.People are hard at work running our regular events ,the pastoral lunch, coffee mornings and social events. The coffee mornings returned to the village hall in October which is a warmer venue during the winter months.Wi Fi has now been installed in church which means we are now able to take card payments. Card donations can be made online using this website.The open garden weekend was a success thanks to good weather that weekend and raised over £10,000. After 3 years of hard work organising this event we are taking a break and at present have not planned a 2026 event.We will be organising other events so please keep up to date by accessing our newsletter (request copy by emailing stpeterscroft@btinternet.com.) or by referring to All Service Dates and Events tabIn September we welcomed our new vicar. The Reverend Gillian Lunn is now the Rector of the East Dere Street Benefice and is already trying to get out and meet parishioners. You can contact her about anything on gillian.lunn@leeds.anglican.org or 07592016746.
