This Week at St Mary’s

Thursday 22 October
10.30am Midweek Service

Sunday 25 October – Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
8am BCP Communion
10am Communion

Monday 26 October
9am Morning Prayer on Zoom
2pm Funeral of Rosemary Hensor at St Mary’s

Wednesday 28 October
12noon Midweek Midday Prayer

Thursday 29 October
10.30am Midweek Service

Sunday 1 November – All Saints Day
8am BCP Communion
10am Communion with childrens’ group

Link to This week’s readings

St Mary’s is usually open 9.30am until 5pm each day for private prayer and reflection. There are various acts of prayer and worship being led via our Facebook Page

Please pray this week for:
RIP: Rosemary Hensor, Peter Brooke, and Barry Holden
Sick: Irene Fowler, Judith Charnley, Annette Hattersley, Carol O’Connor, Mike Robinson, Tom Sumner, Graham, Keith
Praying for Burley Street by Street: Norwood Terrace, Wharfe Court and Burley Court

Notices:

Mothers’ Union diaries, calendars and Christmas cards are now available to order. Pam Sowman  has the designs to show. Please contact her if you are interested, at church, Parish Office on Thursday mornings or by phone 07976 125690.

Bible Study: Zoe will be running a six week bible study on the Old Testament, meeting on Fridays at 10:30 at her house, starting on 16 October.

Message from Nancy: I want to let you know that I have moved to Verbeia Grange, formerly Troutbeck, residential home in Ilkley. I intend to continue to worship at St Mary’s but probably not every week. I hope some of my friends will be able to visit me in my new surroundings. Nancy Newberry

Rosemary Hensor’s Funeral will be at 2pm on Monday 26 October, at St Mary’s. The cremation will be followed by a Celebration of Life service in church, followed by a reception in the Church Lounge.

Barry Holden’s funeral will be at St Mary’s at 11am on 10 November.

Burley Tereli Friendship Trust calendars are now printed and ready for sale. They are still only £6! Available from Janet Squire 01943 862582 or 07967565809.

Have your say!  The village Accessibility and Inclusion survey is open until the end of October and the goal is to collect at least 700 responses, reflecting as wide a range of experiences and perspectives as possible.  tally.so/r/1A05LO  If you are not able to complete the survey online, paper copies are available in Church, Open Door and the Parish Office.  Your opinion is important!

Food and Fellowship are organising a Quiz and Supper evening on Wednesday 18 November, 6pm for 6.30 at the Parish Centre. The quiz will be the Big Quiz which Tearfund run every year. Tearfund is a Christian charity working in more than 50 countries to tackle extreme poverty and injustice. We will be serving food and drinks along with the quiz including a lovely Winter Stew. The tickets will be £5 each all of which we will be sending to Tearfund. Tickets will be available from the middle of October from Kath, Val, Sue, Judith and Paul, and Jane. We hope there will be lots of support from you all.