CHURCH SERVICES
SUNDAY 3rd MAY
Fourth Sunday of Easter
9.00am St. Mary’s Holy Communion
10.30am St Andrew’s Holy Communion
SUNDAY 10th MAY
Fifth Sunday of Easter—Christian Aid Week
9.00am St Andrew’s Holy Communion
10.30am St Mary’s Holy Communion
SUNDAY 17th MAY
Sixth Sunday of Easter
9.00am St Andrew’s Holy Communion
10.30am St Mary’s Family Service
THURSDAY 21st MAY
Ascension Day
7.30pm St Mary’s Deanery Service of Holy Communion
SUNDAY 24th MAY
Third Sunday of Easter
9.00am St Andrew’s Holy Communion
10.30am St Mary’s Holy Communion
SUNDAY 31st MAY
Pentecost
9.00am St Andrew’s Holy Communion
10.30am St Mary’s Holy Communion
On the first Sunday of the month our service of Holy Communion at St Mary’s uses the 1662 Prayer Book
order. On other Sundays we use Common Worship a service in contemporary language.
Family Service is a short informal service which Lasts about 40 minutes
A joint Anglican-Methodist
COFFEE MORNING
St Mary’s Church
Wednesday 13th May 10.00am—12 .00noon
THANKS FOR AN ACTION PACKED EASTER
We are grateful to all those who contributed to the Easter events in so many different ways. Without doubt the highlight must have been the Children’s workshop which brought so much action and life to St Mary’s. The displays around the church from this workshop were a real part of our Easter worship. The scene for the Last Supper particularly attracted comment and admiration.
Garden on a Plate was a new venture and if you did not manage to see them you have missed many feats of imagination and enormous skill. There is obviously a wealth of creative ability in the village.
Our thanks go to all those who helped, the team who ran the children’s workshop, those who provided their miniature gardens and as usual those who gave donations towards the Easter flowers, so carefully arranged as usual by Mrs Megson.
Timing
They tell a story at Canary Wharf in London about how a man who dropped his watch from the top floor took an express lift down, and caught it before it hit the pavement. It seems his watch was slow.
The Revd. Canon Ian Fox, Priest in charge of Barlby and Riccall and of Hemingbrough will retire next month.
A proper vicar. A true gentleman. Those are the words most often heard about this experienced clergyman who came here after spending almost half his ordained life in Northallerton. He arrived at the Barlby vicarage as a sound and skilled influence in the benefice. Since then, he has become a firm favourite with parishioners and residents.
He was not here every week, some say because Hemingbrough is t’other side o’ A19 and is foreign territory, but, in reality, he delegated his care of parishioners to the Revd. Francis Loftus, Curate of Hemingbrough.
The Fox, as he is affectionately called, officiated at many services here and at the Parochial Church Council. In his cassock, cloak and Canterbury Cap and with the gravitas expected by bereaved relatives, he is particularly admired for his comforting burial services. At the PCC meetings he was praised for his light touch that encouraged the involvement of everyone. At the Christmas Get Together he allowed us to see his often submerged sense of humour.
As he looks forward to a well-earned retirement, he leaves us with wise words “I have done a lot of work here and now the parish needs someone younger to come in and build on the work I have set up,"
Parishioners would like to extend to him a warm invitation to visit any Wednesday morning ‘Open House’ at St. Mary’s Church and this year’s Christmas Get Together.
IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY!
Pentecost was the old Jewish festival of Firstfruits, which took place at the beginning of the wheat harvest. It was exactly 50 days after the Passover, the time of Jesus’ crucifixion.
A feast day to celebrate the country’s wheat harvest does not sound exactly world-changing, but that year, it became one of the most important days in world history. For Pentecost was the day that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit - the day the Church was born.
Jesus had told his apostles that something big was going to happen, and that they were to wait for it in Jerusalem, instead of returning to Galilee. Jesus had plans for his apostles – but he knew they could not do the work themselves – they would need his help.
And so the apostles and disciples waited in Jerusalem, praying together for several days. And then on that fateful morning there was suddenly the sound as of a mighty rushing wind. Tongues of flame flickered on their heads, and they began to praise God in many tongues – to the astonishment of those who heard them.
That morning the Holy Spirit came to indwell the apostles and disciples of Jesus: and the Church was born. The Christians were suddenly full of life and power, utterly different from their former fearful selves. The change in them was permanent.
We shall of course be celebrating with our morning service and there are rumours of Birthday Cake afterwards. Probably not the candles though! The Church’s season’s are marked by differing colours. Pentecost is red. So please mark this day by all wearing something red to show our own part in this momentous day.
St Mary’s Church
Open day
Saturday 6th june
11.00am to 3.00pm
CRAFT STALLS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
Keith Williamson (Artist)
Cakes, Plants, Books,
Tombola, Tower trips,
Children’s Corner
GRAND RAFFLE
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Farewell
As you have read elsewhere in the magazine Canon Ian Fox, our Priest in Charge, will retire in June this year. There will be a farewell service in Riccall Church at 4.00pm on Sunday 7th June. The preacher will be Canon Fox and the service will be followed by light refreshments. You are invited to this service and we hope for good representation from Hemingbrough and Cliffe.
As another part of the farewell there is to be a concert by The Alan Cuckston Singers on Saturday 30th May at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Riccall. The concert will feature work by Mendelssohn, Handel, Purcell & Haydn. Tickets are £5.00 including wine or soft drinks and can be obtained by telephoning 248649 or 248442
Life can become once more a grand adventure if we will surrender it to God.... he brings one adventure to an end, only to open another to us. ...with him we must be ready for anything.
-Paul Tournier
Come and join in
Our Bell ringers are still looking for new recruits. If you would like to have a try or learn more about what is involved call in at St Mary’s any Tuesday night between 7.30pm and 9.00pm.
If you like to sing you are invited to the Methodist Church on the first and third Thursday evenings at 7.30pm for an informal time of singing, prayer and fellowship led by Stewart and Margaret Skilbeck.
Open House continues on Wednesday mornings from 10.00am to Midday. If you are out and about and fancy a friendly chat with a coffee and some company pop in and see us. You will be most welcome.
Help is wanted for our Open Day on 6th June. We would also be grateful for the gift of Raffle prizes. Please contact either Carol on 638471 of Susan on 07793 205233.
THE PARISH REGISTER
Baptism
Sunday 5th April
Charlotte Rose Cameron & Sophie Elizabeth Cameron both of Hemingbrough
Sunday 12th April
Olivia Eve Wilkinson of Hemingbrough
Marriage
Saturday 25th March
Jonathan Scott Daniels and
Anna Jane Tydlesley both of Hemingbrough
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