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Dear Friends, Last time I wrote to tell you about various things that were to happen in Pickering Parish Church, and since then they’ve all happened; everything from the Ryedale Festival Mass and a special service to celebrate the excellent team of bellringers here, and other events, too, such as the Mothers’ Union Service where the church welcomed members from miles around. So what’s happening now? Well, the Monday morning coffee mornings where you can have tea, coffee and home made cakes gets busier week by week, and we’re almost running out of tables. Church really is a lively meeting place. That people of all ages get involved makes Pickering Church a lively place to be, and we already have a great social group of ‘Young Adults’ (18 to about mid 40’s – for further details do contact Steve, tel. 475360), and a bubbly and thriving Youth Club (contact Gail, tel. 470252). From Sunday 5th September we’re re launching the Sunday School. This will start with a ‘Messy Church Day’ aimed at children. Its theme is ‘harvest’. Limited places as those who’ve been before will know, but it’s extremely popular. If you just want to find out a bit more about any of these groups without feeling that you’re committing yourself to anything, just give them a ring. Harvest approaches and the Harvest Service is at 10am on Sunday 26th September, with a Songs of Praise for harvest at 6pm that evening. Always a great event and a packed church. Looking towards the end of August, letters will be coming round to you in the next few weeks advertising the Vicar’s Gift Day, taking place on Bank Holiday Monday 30th August. We’re having to replace the boilers at this very moment, which, for a building such as Pickering Church, really do not come cheap. Money is tight for us all, but please do what you can to support this, your parish church. We are there for all of you, and much is done to help many people in this town, and we can only keep our doors open with your support. Don’t forget that you can find out much of what is happening here on the website: www.pickeringchurch.com Or contact me by phone. Usual Sunday service times are 8am Holy Communion, which is a short said service; the 10am Parish Eucharist has hymns and music, and is just over an hour in length; at 6pm we generally have an Evening Service, which lasts about 50 minutes. You’re welcome to any service in this, your parish church, and the doors of the church are open every day from about 9am to 5pm. Fr Antony Pritchett, Parish
Priest.
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