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Hymns & Pimms

Concert Featuring Hunton Ladies Choir Newton-le-Willows Choir and Guest Soloist Jenny Bianco

Saturday 30th July 2022 Doors Open at 19:00

Entry £8 on the Door
including first drink
All proceeds towards the charitable work of the Benefice of Lower Wensleydale

Christmas @ the Crib

Come and join us outside St Michaels Spennithorne as we gather at the crib to hear and Christmas story and sing Carols together.

16:00 Christmas Eve

Wrap up warm and bring lanterns or torches!

Christmas @ the Crib

Come and join us outside St Gregory’s Crakehall we gather at the crib to hear and Christmas story and sing Carols together.

10:30 Christmas Day – Wrap up warm!

Christingle at Home

This year we are having Christingle at Home as we are unable to host the services in our Church buildings.

Christingle kits are being distributed via our village schools and in the bag you will find all you need to make your own Christingle, join in with a Christingle service and support the work of the Children’s Society

To view the service – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owhrpUY3Nfw

2020 Christingle Invite

Pew News Easter Sunday 2020

Sunday 12th April Easter Day

09:00 Holy Communion  – for Patrick Brompton, Spennithorne, & Finghall
10:00 Holy Communion – for Hornby, Crakehall, & Hauxwell

Readings 
Jeremiah 31.1-6 – Acts 10.34-43 – John 20.1-18 

Collect
Lord of all life and power, who through the mighty resurrection of your Son
overcame the old order of sin and death to make all things new in him:
grant that we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ,
may reign with him in glory; to whom with you and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might, now and in all eternity.

Post Communion
God of Life, who for our redemption gave your only–begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection have delivered us from the power of our enemy: grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

During the week
09:00 Morning Prayer – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
09:00 Holy Communion – Wednesday – with Bishop Helen-Ann

To join in simply call  03300 945 940
then at the prompt Room number: 55017514 #
and use Guest PIN: 3885 #

Full Pew News – Easter 2020

November Message in the Movies

Come and join us as we watch a film
set in Camden in which
Alan Bennett reflects
‘Some people stay with you!’

 

Free Popcorn – Bring your own drinks

No Charge for this event!

St. Matthew’s Leyburn
Thursday 22nd November – 19:00

‘Please note this date has changed from that previously advertised’

Sunday Service Rota

How and when we gather to worship together matters.  It is time to review our current practice and the PCC’s have started discussions, that will include listening to everyone.  Please do look at the proposed new service pattern that is displayed in each church

If you have any questions or comments please do talk to Rev. Chris and PCC members, who are keen to hear from you.

Thank You.


New Sunday Service Rota

Why Now? – There has been no review of the service rota since the parishes were brought together.  Not only are there increased pressures within the benefice and more effort spent on ‘keeping the show on the road’ – there will be increased pressure on resources as we enter what could be a long period of vacancies within the Deanery –retired clergy will be desperately needed to help in other interregnum parishes.  Re-working the service rota has become urgent and needs to be in place by January 2019 if possible! Any rota change will need to be agreed by all PCC’s and signed off by Bishop Helen-Ann and would be a trial for 12 months.

We need to think about what is required, what is achievable, what is both sustainable and will lead to growth.  It is important to say from the outset that there is no simple solution and there will need to be an element of change and compromise from each of the churches.  The current pattern is both unsustainable and inequitable and relies on 2 Clergy most weeks.  The biggest change across all options is the removal of monthly joint services, replacing them with 5th Sundays instead.  Currently, we have about 50% lower attendance on first Sundays compared to other weeks and I have received numerous comments that people actively avoid this service.  Each worshipping community can shape the type of service, E.G. Evensong could just as easily be BCP or a modern worship service or a Taizé service etc…

There is good evidence that fixing the time a church meets leads to growth and nationally it is the churches that engage with children and young people that tend to grow the fastest.  Therefore, each of the worshipping communities with children has a family-focused service once a month with an option for families each week within the benefice.  Each of the options allows the Communions to be covered by a single priest, only relying on retired clergy to cover leave or when the Rector is needed at non-Eucharistic services.

Current Pattern

This rota reflects the combination of the previous parish grouping and requires at least two priests to operate and is seen as deeply unfair by some.

In the options below, different approaches have been taken to try and satisfy all the requirements that have been identified.  Each option takes a particular focus, be it number of communions or recognition of much-valued services (e.g. BCP Evensong) but to achieve a workable solution each has had to make compromises.

Option 1 – Stable Time

Rationale – Each worshipping community receives a service each week at the same time. This pattern is the most equitable, however, does rely on the churches committing to a single service time.

Option 2-Finghall & Hauxwell Shared Evening Services


Rationale -Each worshipping community (Treating Finghall & Hauxwell as a single worshipping community) receives a service each week at the same time –each large church has 2 communion services, the smaller 1 per month.  This pattern is sustainable, achievable and somewhat equitable, but does rely on the churches committing to a single service time and does not allow the Rector to be at the family services.

 

Option 3 – Spennithorne and Hauxwell Evening Churches

Rationale – Similar to option 2 but Spennithorne and Hauxwell becoming the evening communities.  This pattern is achievable and somewhat equitable; however, it does rely on the churches committing to a single service time. It also does not allow the rector to be at the family services.

Option 4 – Differing Times

Option 5 – Festal/Growth Focus

Rationale Each worshipping community receives its preferred style of service. Each worshipping community has one communion service, per month.  This pattern is sustainable and achievable but does rely on rotating service times and is far from ideal if we are aiming to grow.  This pattern does not allow the Rector to be at all the family services.

This pattern is geared for growth, it is sustainable, achievable and equitable, but does rely on Finghall & Hauxwell committing to becoming Festal Churches.Rationale – This pattern concentrates on having the Rector at all the Eucharist and ALL the family services.  It also recognises the need to treat Finghall and Hauxwell in a different manner, shifting the focus from a twice-monthly Sunday service pattern to one of festal invitation.  They would both identify a number of special days to celebrate and make those our main focus in that place.  For example; Harvest, Carol Service, Patronal Festival, Summer Songs of Praise, Rural Cycle etc.  Whilst this may seem like the church is missing out on regular Sundays it is important to remember that most of the congregation already drive to these services and are used to worshipping elsewhere within the benefice on the weeks that they don’t have a service.  By putting our effort into a few large celebrations, I believe we will see an increase in attendance and commitment as has been seen in other parishes where this has been tried.

Key:
C Clergy
R Reader
LWL Lay Worship Leader

 

A PDF copy of this proposal is available to download – LW Benefice Rota 2019 D2

 

October Message in the Movies

Come and join us as we watch a film that asks

 ‘Would you rather be
Judged by the World,
or be
Judged by God?

Free Popcorn – Bring your own drinks

No Charge for this event!

St. Matthew’s Leyburn
Thursday 11th October – 19:00

Message in the Movies

Come and join us as we watch a film
that follows

‘One Man’s Journey
to Solve the Biggest Mystery of All Time’

Free Popcorn – Bring your own drinks

No Charge for this event!

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Our Churches

The Lower Wensleydale Parishes of
St Andrew’s, Finghall; St Gregory’s Crakehall;
St Mary’s, Hornby; St Michael’s, Spennithorne;
St Oswald’s, Hauxwell; St Patrick’s, Patrick Brompton.

For details of services please see the calendar below – click on the dot to see full details for each service or event.

 

 

Contact Us

Office Address
Rev’d Chris Lawton BATM TSSF
The Vicarage
Patrick Brompton
Bedale
DL8 1JN

01677 450 920

Calendar

June 2022

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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  • Crakehall - Mid Week…
    Crakehall - Mid Week Holy Communion Wednesday, 01 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30
    Crakehall

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Mid Week Communion
    Mid Week Communion Wednesday, 01 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Leaders Meeting
    Leaders Meeting Wednesday, 01 June 2022  16:15 - 17:15 Conf Call
    Crakehall
    See more details
  • Leaders Meeting
    Leaders Meeting Wednesday, 01 June 2022  16:15 - 17:15 Conf Call
    See more details
  • Simply Together Plan…
    Simply Together Planing Wednesday, 01 June 2022  20:30 - 21:45
    Crakehall
    See more details
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  • Platinum Jubilee Ser…
    Platinum Jubilee Service Ripon Cathedral Thursday, 02 June 2022  11:00 - 12:00
    See more details
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3
  • Mart Chaplaincy
    Mart Chaplaincy Friday, 03 June 2022  08:30 - 13:00
    See more details
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4
  • PB Coffee Morning
    PB Coffee Morning Saturday, 04 June 2022  10:00 - 12:00 School Room, Patrick Brompton
    See more details
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  • Hauxwell - BCP Holy …
    Hauxwell - BCP Holy Communion Sunday, 05 June 2022  09:00 - 10:00
    See more details
  • Patrick Brompton - F…
    Patrick Brompton - Family Service Sunday, 05 June 2022  09:00 - 10:00
    See more details
  • PhoneChurch - Family…
    PhoneChurch - Family Service Sunday, 05 June 2022  09:00 - 10:00
    See more details
  • Baptism Service
    Baptism Service Sunday, 05 June 2022  10:45 - 11:45
    See more details
  • Crakehall - Holy Com…
    Crakehall - Holy Communion Sunday, 05 June 2022  10:45 - 11:45
    Crakehall
    See more details
  • Spennithorne - Jubil…
    Spennithorne - Jubilee Service on the Green Sunday, 05 June 2022  15:45 - 16:45
    See more details
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  • Dorothy Wheeler Fune…
    Dorothy Wheeler Funeral Monday, 06 June 2022  11:00 - 12:00
    See more details
  • Funeral - Tea
    Funeral - Tea Monday, 06 June 2022  12:00 - 13:00
    See more details
• •
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  • Wider Chapter Day - …
    Wider Chapter Day - Cathedral Visit and walk to Fountains Abbey Tuesday, 07 June 2022  09:30 - 16:00
    See more details
  • Wensley Deanery Syno…
    Wensley Deanery Synod St Michael’s Church, Kirklington Tuesday, 07 June 2022  19:00 - 21:00
    See more details
• •
8
  • Crakehall - Mid Week…
    Crakehall - Mid Week Holy Communion Wednesday, 08 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30
    Crakehall

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Mid Week Communion
    Mid Week Communion Wednesday, 08 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Parish Lunch - Old H…
    Parish Lunch - Old Horn Wednesday, 08 June 2022  12:30 - 14:00
    See more details
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9
  • Standing Com.
    Standing Com. Thursday, 09 June 2022  19:00 - 21:00
    See more details
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10
  • Mart Chaplaincy
    Mart Chaplaincy Friday, 10 June 2022  08:30 - 13:00
    See more details
  • Churchyard Species C…
    Churchyard Species Count Friday, 10 June 2022  09:00 - 12:00
    See more details
  • Crakehall Youth Grou…
    Crakehall Youth Group Friday, 10 June 2022  19:00 - 21:00 Village Hall, Crakehall
    See more details
  • The Filling Station
    The Filling Station Friday, 10 June 2022  19:00 - 21:00 Thornborough Hall, Leyburn DL8 5AB, UK

    Administrator: Mike & Pauline Hirst 01969 667841
    mikehirst@tiscali.co.uk

    See more details
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  • Spennithorne - Swale…
    Spennithorne - Swaledale Festival Saturday, 11 June 2022  09:00 - 17:00
    See more details
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12
  • Patrick Brompton - M…
    Patrick Brompton - Morning Prayer Sunday, 12 June 2022  09:00 - 09:45 St Patricks Church, Patrick Brompton
    See more details
  • PhoneChurch - Holy C…
    PhoneChurch - Holy Communion Sunday, 12 June 2022  09:00 - 10:00
    See more details
  • Spennithorne - Holy …
    Spennithorne - Holy Communion Sunday, 12 June 2022  09:00 - 10:00
    See more details
  • Crakehall - Morning …
    Crakehall - Morning Prayer Sunday, 12 June 2022  10:45 - 11:30
    Crakehall
    See more details
  • Hornby - Family Serv…
    Hornby - Family Service Sunday, 12 June 2022  10:45 - 11:30
    See more details
  • BCP Evensong
    BCP Evensong Sunday, 12 June 2022  17:00 - 18:00
    See more details
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13
  • Worship Team Meeting
    Worship Team Meeting Monday, 13 June 2022  09:30 - 11:00
    See more details
  • Funeral Grald Grange…
    Funeral Grald Granger Monday, 13 June 2022  13:00 - 14:00
    See more details
• •
14
  • Morning Prayer - Spe…
    Morning Prayer - Spennithorne Tuesday, 14 June 2022  09:30 - 10:00

    Weeday Morning Prayer 

    To follow the liturgy, please visit https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer and select Morning Prayer Contemporary

    See more details
•
15
  • Crakehall - Mid Week…
    Crakehall - Mid Week Holy Communion Wednesday, 15 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30
    Crakehall

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Mid Week Communion
    Mid Week Communion Wednesday, 15 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
• •
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  • Parish Lunch
    Parish Lunch  Thursday, 16 June 2022  12:30 - 14:00 See more details
  • Corpus Christi
    Corpus Christi  Thursday, 16 June 2022  14:30 - 15:15 See more details
• •
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  • Mart Chaplaincy
    Mart Chaplaincy Friday, 17 June 2022  08:30 - 13:00
    See more details
  • BL Rehearsal
    BL Rehearsal  Friday, 17 June 2022  17:00 - 18:00 See more details
• •
18
  • Wedding
    Wedding  Saturday, 18 June 2022  12:30 - 13:30 See more details
•
19
  • Patrick Brompton - H…
    Patrick Brompton - Holy Communion Sunday, 19 June 2022  09:00 - 10:00
    See more details
  • PhoneChurch - Holy C…
    PhoneChurch - Holy Communion Sunday, 19 June 2022  09:00 - 10:00
    See more details
  • Spennithorne - Morni…
    Spennithorne - Morning Prayer Sunday, 19 June 2022  09:00 - 09:45
    See more details
  • Crakehall - Simply T…
    Crakehall - Simply Together Sunday, 19 June 2022  10:45 - 11:30
    Crakehall
    See more details
  • Hornby - Morning Pra…
    Hornby - Morning Prayer Sunday, 19 June 2022  10:45 - 11:30
    See more details
  • Finghall - Evening P…
    Finghall - Evening Prayer  Sunday, 19 June 2022  17:00 - 18:00 See more details
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  • Crakehall - Mid Week…
    Crakehall - Mid Week Holy Communion Wednesday, 22 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30
    Crakehall

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Mid Week Communion
    Mid Week Communion Wednesday, 22 June 2022  10:00 - 10:30

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Deanery Prayer Meeti…
    Deanery Prayer Meeting - St Oswald’s, Thornton Steward Wednesday, 22 June 2022  11:00 - 12:00
    See more details
• • •
23
  • Healing Prayer Group
    Healing Prayer Group Thursday, 23 June 2022  14:30 - 16:30
    See more details
•
24
  • Mart Chaplaincy
    Mart Chaplaincy Friday, 24 June 2022  08:30 - 13:00
    See more details
  • Hornby Safari Garden…
    Hornby Safari Gardens Saturday, 25 June 2022 - Sunday, 26 June 2022  
    See more details
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  • Hornby Safari Garden…
    Hornby Safari Gardens Saturday, 25 June 2022 - Sunday, 26 June 2022  
    See more details
  • Crakehall Clock Coff…
    Crakehall Clock Coffee Morning Saturday, 25 June 2022  08:00 - 09:00
    Crakehall

    In the garden of The Old Barn Crakehall

    (indoors if poor weather)

    Cake Stall ~~ Raffle

      Our much loved Church Clock is showing the signs of many years of faithful service and now needs extensive work to restore it to its former glory.

     Thee PCC need to rase over £10, 000 to complete this work
    and are grateful to Mrs Staniland for helping us launch this appeal.

    (all funds raised will rest in St Gregory’s Church General fund
    with the express intention of the restoration of the clock) 

     

     

    See more details
• •
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  • Patrick Brompton - P…
    Patrick Brompton - Prayer & Praise Sunday, 26 June 2022  09:00 - 09:45
    See more details
  • PhoneChurch - Family…
    PhoneChurch - Family Service Sunday, 26 June 2022  09:00 - 09:45
    See more details
  • Spennithorne - Famil…
    Spennithorne - Family Service Sunday, 26 June 2022  09:00 - 09:45
    See more details
  • Crakehall - Holy Com…
    Crakehall - Holy Communion Sunday, 26 June 2022  10:45 - 11:45
    Crakehall
    See more details
  • Hornby - Holy Commun…
    Hornby - Holy Communion Sunday, 26 June 2022  10:45 - 11:45
    See more details
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  • Crakehall CW
    Crakehall CW Monday, 27 June 2022  13:00 - 14:00
    Crakehall
    See more details
  • June Rennoldson - Fu…
    June Rennoldson - Funeral Monday, 27 June 2022  13:00 - 13:45
    See more details
• •
28
  • Morning Prayer - Spe…
    Morning Prayer - Spennithorne Tuesday, 28 June 2022  09:30 - 10:00

    Weekday Morning Prayer 

    To follow the liturgy, please visit https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer and select Morning Prayer Contemporary

    See more details
•
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  • Crakehall - Mid Week…
    Crakehall - Mid Week Holy Communion Wednesday, 29 June 2022  09:30 - 10:00
    Crakehall

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Mid Week Communion
    Mid Week Communion Wednesday, 29 June 2022  09:30 - 10:00

    With - 

    To join in please call 

    Dial: 03300 945 940
    Room number: 55017514 #
    Guest PIN: 3885 #

    See more details
  • Bert Teasdale - Fune…
    Bert Teasdale - Funeral Wednesday, 29 June 2022  11:00 - 12:00
    Crakehall
    See more details
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St Andrew’s, Finghall;
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St Mary’s, Hornby;
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