YORK DIOCESAN SYNOD ELECTIONS 2021 Please read the attached letter from Revd John Hetherington [Presiding Officer for the Election of Easingwold Deanery Lay Representatives to the Diocesan Synod] about the elections that will take place over the next 2 months. Thank you. A Moment of Sunday Reflection for Sunday 23rd May. Reflection for Pentecost given by Paul and Bernadette Burbridge with Patrick Burbridge, Riding Lights Theatre Company. You can find the video by visiting: https://vimeo.com/dioceseofyork Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) Daily Prayer: From Monday 17 May until Friday 25 June BRF is offering a time and space to be still with God before the busy-ness of the day, with a new online resource: BRF Daily Prayer. Gathering each week day (Mon-Fri) at 8.45am for approx 10 minutes of prayer via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/brfdailyprayer and Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBibleReadingFellowship/videos For more information please visit: https://www.brf.org.uk/daily-prayer-pentecost-2021/ Tuesday 25th May at 2pm & Thursday 27th May at 7pm: How can your church connect with your community? Faith Shared is a free resource from Church Army helping churches of all traditions think about how they connect with the communities around them, why they think others should join them, and how to do it in a way that doesn’t exhaust their church – but how do you use it? To book your free place please visit: https://resources.churcharmy.org/faith-shared-webinar/ Pentecost: Online Services within the deanery... Benefices of Alne and Brafferton: We welcome anyone who would like to join us in our weekly Sunday 'All Age Accessible worship' service on zoom at 10.30am, simply contact me on: [email protected] for details. It is a service of the Word with both traditional and modern sung worship, Bible readings and a Sermon, with the option of time at the beginning to talk in small groups. Alternatively: The same order of service is available at: https://benefice sofaland brafferton.wordpress.com/services/ so you are welcome to join us there, either at 10.30am and feel you are part of the wider worshipping community but at a distance, or you can join in with it at a time more suitable for you. Byland Churches Benefice: Welcome. Please feel free to join our web-based service each month. Our next on-line service is this Sunday for Pentecost at http://bylandchurches.net/wp/ Easingwold & Raskelf churches: you are most welcome to join our zoom services. For more information please email Revd Margaret Young [email protected] Newton: Join All Saints, live every Sunday for Communion at 10am via Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/allsaintsnewton/ Shipton: Holy Evangelists - We are back in church! Sunday morning at 10.00am. Or you can access our service later in the day via https://www.facebook.com/Holy-Evangelists-Shipton-by-Beningbrough-1130512280308509/ Strensall: Pentecost Sunday 23rd May: 9.30am Holy Communion service in church (booking essential), 11am outside service in the churchyard. These services will follow all current Covid-19 restrictions. Booking is essential for the inside service. To reserve your seats please contact [email protected] or 01904 490759. There will be no Zoom service this week but a recording of the 9.30am service will be uploaded to the YouTube channel by Monday afternoon. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHg5S_u4SKdh2griHW-ycuA/ Church Online: - Church of England weekly services can be accessed via https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online Churches Count on Nature 5th-13th June 2021: Churches Count on Nature will see a series of webinars from leading conservationists, scientists, and experts. Topics include tree management, ecology and biology record management guidance, and outdoor worship support. For booking details regarding webinar sessions and for more information please visit: https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/churches-count-on-nature-5th13th-june-2021/ Sight Loss Friendly Church Taster Sessions 10th, 29th or 30th June; 13th, 14th or 15th July: People with sight loss can easily feel unable to join in with or attend church, leading to a lack of community support and human connection. Becoming part of Sight Loss Friendly Church means that we can help you give the warmest welcome to people with sight loss, making your church a place where they can thrive. If you would like to explore what it means to become a Sight Loss Friendly Church, the benefits of becoming one and how to go about it, why not join one of our free Taster Sessions on Zoom? These sessions will last no more than 30 minutes and there will be an opportunity to ask questions of the SLFC team. To book on a SLFC Taster please visit: https://www.sightlossfriendlychurch.org.uk/churches/taster Generosity Week: Coming Soon! After the successful national resource ‘The Generosity Week’ was launched last autumn, we are really pleased that our Diocesan Generous Giving team are involved in developing a much wider resource for this year. Look out for the new resource collection, available from July through the Church of England website, which will include worship and discipleship materials as well as podcasts and a Generosity Challenge. We encourage you to make use of this collection as a way of building a generous church. Parish Giving Scheme: Ready to Get Started? As restrictions begin to ease, now is a really good time to get started with PGS, and use it to help recover from the losses which many of us has incurred during lockdown. To find out more please visit https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/generosity-stewardship/mechanisms-of-giving/pgs/ 2020 Return of Parish Finance and Annual Report & Accounts – for all PCC Members The deadlines are approaching for submitting your 2020 Return of Parish Finance and Annual Report & Accounts. The Return of Parish Finance is due by the 18th June so that parishes can prepare the figures from the independently examined or audited financial statements that will have been approved by the PCC. The Annual Report, Accounts & Budget are due by the 28th June (within 28 days of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, which must be held by the 31st May. For advice and resources please visit https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/running-your-church/annual-parochial-church-meeting/ https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/running-your-church/parish-finances/annual-parish-returns or email: [email protected]
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