St Aelred’s and St Mary’s Children’s Liturgy – Volunteers from September 2026
Webmaster • June 22, 2026
Our Children’s Liturgy has grown and is appreciated by so many families in the parish. We would love a few more people to join the team from September 2026. Anyone in the parish is welcome, men in particular, as our current team is entirely female and it’s important for our children to experience a variety of voices and role models. If you would like to help, just let Canon Gerard, Deacon David or Deacon Philip know, so we can get safeguarding checks underway. The only requirement is a willing spirit and the ability to help with one or two Sunday sessions per half-term. All planning is provided. You can either help lead or simply support the session.
Thank you to all our wonderful parishioners who worked so hard to make this event so special for us. An amazing £1603.14 has been raised so far towards our building fund.
If you have any blooms you would like to share, please place them at the back of either St Aelred’s or St Mary’s church, for our flower teams to arrange them. Thank you.
St Mary's gardens are looking particulaly beautiful at the moment, thanks to all of the help we received.
Fisher Singers Summer Concert: will be held at the Cairn Hoterl on Monday 6th July at 7.20pm . All most welcome. Tickets £10 on the door or by telephoning 07958665410 or 07411258713.
Food Bank: A TIN A WEEK: 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.
Saturday 11th July 11.30 am to 3.45 pm in St Aelred’s church hall. Speaker is Tshada Roserie. The title of her talk is “A God for all seasons.”
The SVP are appealing for small electrical appliances, working or broken: kettles, toasters, microwaves, hair dryers etc. Please leave at St Aelred’s in the Library area or in St Mary's Narthex. For more information please ring the relevant SVP number.
A spiritual gift to a friend or family in need or anyone mourning a loved one. All Mass intentions can be made via the brown envelopes in the narthex, please write the intention on the front of the envelope and a cash donation placed in them or use the tab on the Dona machine if you are able to. Please give at least 2 weeks’ notice to facilitate a special day.
Mass for the Feast of St Benedict, Tuesday 14th July, 12noon. All welcome. More details at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/fountains-abbey-and-studley-royal-watergarden/events
To celebrate the retirement of the lovely Headteacher Miss Collins, St Robert’s School will be hosting ‘Jillfest’ on Friday 26th June from 5.30 – 8.30pm. There will be live performances, games, bar and lots more! It would be great to see as many old and present families as possible. Raffle tickets are available to purchase online: https://app.classlist.com/events/#/events/view/1450970830