Dear Friends, We have a splendid weekend ahead of us as we celebrate the Feast of All Saints this Sunday morning, and keep the commemoration of All Souls this Sunday evening. BCP Holy Communion is at 8.00 am, Breakfast Praise returns at 9.15 am, and the High Mass is at 10.45 am. This Sunday our evening service is a special Requiem Mass for All Souls, sung to the beautiful setting by Maurice Durufle. I hope you’ll be able to join us. There are more notices below, including details of our Advent study group, the next organ recital, and an upcoming cake sale, along with an opportunity to support another of our fantastically fit congregation in a fundraising exercise challenge. With my prayers and best wishes, Fr Alex
Dear Friends, We’re very pleased to welcome Fr David Hope this weekend to celebrate our 10.45 am High Mass for the Last Sunday after Trinity. I will be away with the family for Half Term, and if any others are travelling, I hope you have safe travels and a refreshing time. For those who are in Ilkley we have Masses at 8.00 and 10.45 am, and Evensong at 6.30 pm (please note there is no special family service on the fourth Sunday of the month). I look forward to seeing you all on my return, for the great Feast of All Saints on 1 November – and our beautiful Requiem Mass for All Souls in the evening. More details below. With my prayers and best wishes, Fr Alex
Dear Friends This Sunday we keep the feast of St Luke the Evangelist, and we have three Masses in the morning, to which all are welcome, including our Family Mass at 9.15 am. The day ends with Solemn Evensong and Benediction at 6.30 pm. Please see below for details of upcoming services and events, such as the Requiem Mass for All Souls on Sunday 1 November (the sheet for names of the departed is at the back of church). Thank you to those who have donated bibles or scripture booklets for visitors to take. Please pray that they may be inspired by God’s word. With my prayers and best wishes, Fr Alex
Dear Friends I hope you will be able to join us for one of our services this Sunday. We have three Masses in the morning, including the Family Mass at 9.15 am, and a special Choral Evensong, where we’ll be joined by a group from Erfurt in Germany. You’ll see below a notice about our All Souls’ Day Requiem Mass on the evening of Sunday 1 November. The usual sheets for recording the names of the departed will be at the back of the church for the next few Sundays, but if you’re not going to be able to make it in person, please email me and I can include the names myself. Fatheralexcrawford@icloud.com Thank you to all who contributed to our Harvest Thanksgiving last week – it was a very happy occasion, and we were treated to a great spread at lunch. You can watch the service again if you weren’t able to be there on our Youtube channel, including the talk from our guest speaker from A Rocha, a Christian charity concerned with the environment, and the beneficiary of our collection that day. With my prayers and best wishes,Fr Alex
