St Aelred's Christmas Fayre

Anthony Evans • November 30, 2024

St Aelred’s Christmas fayre - Sunday 1st December 2024 after 9 o'clock mass. Please come and support our fundraiser for St Aelred’s, all are welcome. Enjoy turkey or bacon sandwiches with a cuppa and peruse our stalls which include, cakes, buns & groceries, chocolate tombola, bottle stall, fancy goods & gifts, raffle, games and more. we also need your donations for the stalls which will be very much appreciated. They can include, New or nearly new gifts of any variety, toiletries, puzzles, toys, anything Christmassy - Bottles, both alcoholic or non-alcoholic Cakes, Buns, Biscuits, Sweets, Chocolate & Groceries -Christmas Decorations & Stationary, Wrapping Paper, Crackers etc. Please leave all donations in the library at the back of church. 

Great Knaresborough Bed Race Café

By Webmaster • June 23, 2025
St Mary’s Bed Race Café raised an amazing £1186.85! A very big thank you to all who helped to make the event so memorable.

The Fisher Singers

By Webmaster • June 22, 2025
The Fisher Singers have a Summer Celebration concert on Monday 7th of July at 7.30pm at the Cairn Hotel. Tickets are £10, under 18s £8. Please phone 07411 258713/07958665410r tickets can be purchased on the door. Proceeds to go to Harrogate Homeless project.

A Tin a Week

By Webmaster • June 22, 2025
Our SVPs collect food for the hungry, can you spare a tin a week for this also some toiletries? These can be left in the boxes at the  back of our churches. The Lord tells us to feed the hungry, so thank you all for your donations which are sincerely appreciated.

Mass Intentions

By Webmaster • June 22, 2025
Mass intentions gratefully received using the brown envelopes in both churches. All Mass intentions must be made via the brown envelopes in the narthex and a cash donation placed in them or use the tab on the Dona machine. Please give at least 2 weeks’ notice to facilitate a special day.

Ordination to the Priesthood

By Webmaster • June 22, 2025
Deacon Philip Thornley will be ordained on Saturday 28th June, 11:00am – 12:30pm at Leeds Cathedral. All are welcome to his Ordination, which will also be live streamed. Let us keep Philip in our prayers.

St Aelred’s and St Mary’s church flower teams

By Webmaster • June 22, 2025
St Aelred’s and St Mary’s church flower teams would gratefully accept flowers from your garden or bought flowers to be used to decorate the church. Please leave donations at the back of church in the bucket marked Flowers.

Becoming Catholic - Learn more

By Webmaster • June 22, 2025
Anyone interested in knowing more about the faith and becoming a Catholic please see Fr Gerard or Deacon David or Deacon Philip to register interest.

St Mary's Friendship Group

By Webmaster • June 6, 2025
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.

Thank you

By Webmaster • June 13, 2025
Thank you to everyone who signed the petition to “Cancel Debt, Choose Hope” last weekend. It has been sent to CAFOD and will be added to others from Catholic parishes around the world and given to world leaders to encourage them to cancel unfair debts and implement fairer laws. If you have not signed and would like to go to: www.cafod.org.uk/cancelthedebt

St Mary's Finance Advisory Group

By Webmaster • June 13, 2025
St Mary’s Finance Advisory Group will meet on Sunday 15th June at 11.30am in the parish conference room.
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