'Looking Both Ways - Windows for all our Community'

St Mary’s plays an important part in the life of people in Embsay and Eastby, and our church is much more than just a building; it is a place where people of all generations: individuals, families and couples come to worship, to be quiet, to celebrate, to learn and to have fun.

In order to continue with all this, we need to keep St Mary’s in good shape. We have done a lot, recently, with the roof and the interior decoration, but the windows now need some attention.   

Our beautiful East window, by the famous Belgian maker Capronnier, needs an overhaul and repairs; the colourful West window is in danger of collapse and the metalwork in the clear windows on the south side is badly corroded and letting in the weather.

To achieve this, we aim to raise around £47,000 from grants and events and have already secured a quarter of that amount locally. We would love your help, too.  For more information contact:  Peter Edwards: edwards@fullacott.plus.com  tel. 01756799356

What's going on around St Mary's

The Vicarage Garden Party: Despite the dreadful forecast the Garden Party went ahead as planned yesterday, and even though it rained heavily later in the afternoon everyone was having a great time!  Many thanks to Liz and Sue Davies who masterminded the afternoon, and to everyone who helped in so many ways.  The final amount raised (so far) is £626.90, a fantastic total! 

 ‘War and Peace: Embsay & Eastby in the Great War’.  Don’t miss this opportunity to have a tour of the churchyard
with our amazing Churchyard History team on Saturday 23^rdJune, 11am and 2pm.  Tours must be booked in advance: Tel 790771.  Book stall & refreshments in church from 10.30am.  Look North came to St Mary’s last week to film the team at work. Hopefully the finished product will feature on Tuesday this week. 

You may have noticed the chair with arms that has appeared in church recently.  One of the outcomes from the ‘Vision 2030’ process was an emphasis on comfort in church. If we have 3 or 4 of these chairs we can be more hospitable to people who need a bit of extra help in getting up from their seats – this one is for anyone to try,

Refugee Awareness Weektakes place from the 17^th– 24^thJune, and the final service will be here on Sunday 24^thJune at 4pm.   There is a talk and book signing on Thursday 21^stJune at 7pm at Christ Church, Skipton by Gulwari Passarlay, an Afghan refugee.  Look out too for the event on July 8^th‘Share the Journey’, starting from St Stephen’s at 11am. 

Ordinations: Brian Greenfield and Tony Cantlow,both of whom have been on placement here, are being ordained Deacon on Saturday 30^thJune at Ripon Cathedral.  Please pray for them in these weeks before they start a whole new chapter in their lives, also for Alex Wheatley, curate at Christ Church and St Mary’s, Carleton who will be ordained priest on Saturday 23^rdJune. 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 

• Thursday 21^st: 7pm Talk and book signing at Christ Church by Gulwari Passarlay
• Saturday 23^rd: 11am and 2pm Churchyard Tours etc
• Sunday 24^th: 4pm Refugee Week Final Service
• Saturday 30^thJune: Deacons’ Ordinations at Ripon Cathedral.  Quiet Day at The Briery 10.30am – 4pm 
• Sunday 1^stJuly 9.30am: All Age Worship,  11.15am BCP Communion 
• Wednesday 4^thJuly 7pm: PCC meeting
• Sunday 8^thJuly: ‘Share the Journey’, 
  11am from St Stephen’s, Skipton.
• Wednesday 18^thJuly: 
  7pm Year Six Leavers’ Service at St Mary’s 
• Sunday 29^thJuly: 
  10am Shared Service at Embsay Chapel. 
• Saturday 18^thAugust: 
  Summer Fete at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Skipton.