If your children are coming to the 4pm Christmas Eve Mass and would like to be involved (e.g. by doing a reading/bidding prayer/offertory) please email Charlotte Burrell for further information at: catechist.stmary.knaresborough@dioceseofleeds.org.uk Children are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite Nativity character and will be invited up to sing Away in a Manger after the homily. St Aelred’s 9am Mass will have a live Nativity please come as your favourite Nativity character. Contact Krista for further details office.staelred@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
St Mary’s School Carol service Wednesday 17th December at 2.30pm – all most welcome.
Preparing for Christmas with prayer. Four sessions reflecting and praying over the Sunday Readings during Advent. Tuesday 16/12 in St Aelred’s hall after Mass at 10.45-11.45am. All very welcome.
St Mary’s opportunities for Advent Confessions Saturday 20th December 11am to 12 Noon.
Friendship Groups: St Mary’s Friendship Group meet Monday afternoons from 1.30pm to 3pm with refreshments and good cake! All most welcome. St Aelred’s Friendship Group meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 1.30pm – 3.30pm all most welcome.
A Christmas Reflection, seasonal carols and readings. Sunday 14th December, 3pm, at St Mary’s. Refreshments served afterwards and a collection for Martin House Hospice will be taken.
St Mary’s school mass Friday 12th December at 10am in church and their carol service Wednesday 17th December at 2.30pm – all most welcome.
Deanery day of renewal. Saturday 13th December 11.30 am to 3.45 pm in St. Aelred’s church hall. Speaker is Rev. Lesley Taylor. the theme for her talk is "We are all poets." She will share on her Sabbatical and writing poems. There will also be activities for us to do.
Studio 3 dance workshop are having their annual Christmas show at the Frazer Theatre Knaresborough on 13th & 14th December. Local senior citizens are invited to a FREE performance, including a buffet lunch, on Sunday 14th December from 12.30. Tickets are available from The Welfare and Leisure Centre in the Market Place (underneath the clock). Please join us.
Action by Christians against torture: are again organising a Christmas greetings campaign to send cards to prisoners of conscience around the world. There are full details on the website - see acatuk.org.uk .