United Parish of Kirkby Fleetham

with Langton on Swale and Scruton

United Parish of Ainderby Steeple with

Yafforth and Kirby Wiske with Maunby

Benefice Newsletter

October 2018

Thoughts for the month

Who would have thought!?

Who would have thought that I would have been in the Lower Swale Benefice for

nearly three years? It seems only yesterday that I came. I have had the joy of village

life and even the joy of riding my bike since that area is quite flat in comparison to

the Upper Dale! The bungalow and its lovely big garden provided plenty of room

for my hen and my dogs and being semi-retired I have had more than enough time

to increase my vegetable growing to enable me to become self sufficient at least

with veg and eggs!

So, you might ask, why am I leaving? It would be a good question.

I believe that I was called here to learn a few lessons about my relationship with

God and myself. I was called to do that by being in company of the people in the

Lower Swale Benefice. In order to learn those lessons I needed to be the House for

Duty Priest here.

I have learned so much from you all about generosity of Spirit; about commitment

and loyalty; making the most of life even when that life is very hard. I have learned

about community and sharing; I have learned about simple pleasures and have

learned about hospitality and the giving of oneself either as a listening ear or a pair

of willing hands.

So my lessons are learned and my work is done. It is time to move on and leave

you to teach someone else all that they need to learn about their relationship with

themselves and God.

Where am I going?

Because of the generous legacy from my Mum and some careful saving on my part I

am going to a small two bedroomed cottage that I have bought in the Lincolnshire

Wolds. It has a large garden, more than enough to continue to keep hens and grow

some veg, as well as enough space for my two dogs and myself and plenty of apple

trees to allow me to continue to make my own cider.

I have been very blessed here. Thank you for all that you have shared with me and

taught me. My prayer is that I shall continue to be able to pass on some of what I

have learned and that you will continue to be blessed by this wonderful place.

God Bless.

Ann

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Benefice Notices

Ann’s last Sunday There will be a Benefice Holy Communion Service at Ainderby Steeple on Sunday

28th October at 11.00am. This will be Ann’s farewell service with a fellowship

lunch afterwards.

Benefice Services Update from Lay Minister, Paul:

Churchwardens and the Ministry team have now arranged all services through to

The Epiphany (6th January 2019).

We’re meeting again on 20th November to look into the pattern of services which

might be feasible to arrange in the period then up to the 2nd Sunday of Easter (28th

April). Advance notice for your diaries – 2 special services not to be missed: we’ll

be blessed with two Bishops coming to our Benefice for the Holy Week – Bishop

Nick will lead our Good Friday Service at Scruton, and Bishop Helen-Ann will lead

our Easter Day Service at Ainderby.

The vacancy for our Rector remains at present, with the position currently being

re-advertised. We hope to have more news on this to report in November or

December.

Ainderby Steeple Children’s Groups Busy Bees and Groovers & Shakers meet on Thursday 4th and 18th October.

On18th October both groups will be holding their Light Party, celebrating ‘Jesus,

Light of our World’. Girls please bring sweet things to eat and boys please bring

savoury things to eat.

Busy Bees meet from 4.00pm - 5.00pm and Groovers & Shakers meet from

6.15pm - 8.00pm.

Trendy Teens will meet on Thursday 11th & 25th October, 6.30pm - 8.30pm.

All Age Worship AAWASH - All Age Worship at St. Helen’s on Sunday 21st October will

continue the theme of ‘Jesus, Light of the World’.

Ainderby Steeple 100 club winners for August: First prize W Pattison (64) Second prize F Crusher ( 43)

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Church & Village Notices

Kirby Wiske Friday 5th October - Harvest Festival. Our Harvest Thanksgiving service is at

St John the Baptist at 7pm followed by the Mel supper in the village hall . Everyone

welcome. Decoration of the church from 9.30 on Friday morning : we need

helpers and we shall be grateful for basket gifts, produce , tinned foods, flowers and

greenery.

Carlton Lodge Activity Centre event raised £301 for the church roof fund.

Grateful thanks to our host, Mr Mark Faulkner and to the team of helpers.

Saturday 13th October - "Pop-up"Archive and coffee morning with staff

from the County Record Office from10 am-noon in the village hall. Come and see

records of village life in the olden times, meet and ask questions of the experts who

care for them. Coffee & biscuits £1 and a raffle for church roof funds.

Tuesday 9th October - Local History group. The next meeting will be at 7pm

in the village hall. We shall share some discoveries about village history and do

further work on village information leaflets.

Village Hall Events Sunday 28th October - Pumpkin Show. Everyone (with or without an entry)

is welcome to the Kirby Wiske village hall for our Pumpkin Show. There are prizes

for the largest pumpkin , the smallest, the best carved/decorated and one for

visitors' choice. Entries by 1.45pm, judging begins at 2pm. Homemade refreshments

available . Tombola (items for this gratefully received by committee members

before the day)

Friday 23rd November - Wine Call My Bluff evening at the village hall.

Details in November News.

Tuesday 2nd October - Parish Council meeting at 7.30pm in the village hall.

Rotas: Sidesmen: 5th October 7.00pm Mrs M Dale

7th October 9.30am Mrs M Dale

14th October 6.30pm Mrs B Colthup

Flowers & Cleaning:

Mrs D Hunter & Mrs J King All arrangers for harvest, please

Kirkby Fleetham & Fencotes From the Registers: September 1st The Wedding of Simon Anthony Gettins &

Sarah Jayne Brecklesby

Saturday 6th October 10.00-11.30am Coffee Morning in the village hall for

Church funds. September’s coffee morning in support of Mental Health raised £150.00

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Thursday 11th October at 7.15pm, Kirkby Fleetham WI The Speaker will be

Professor Charlotte Roberts, from Nursing to Archaeology. Charlotte is professor

at Durham University now but on leaving school she trained as an SRN, working in

a burns unit before going to university to study archaeology. Her specialities are

diseases and bones. She has travelled all over the world for her work and has

appeared in many television programmes.

Friday 12th October 2.00pm St Mary’s Church.

Kirkby Fleetham Village School Harvest Festival

Sunday 21st October - Parish Lunch 12.00 for 12.30 in Kirkby Fleetham Village

Hall. Four courses plus tea / coffee Tickets £15.00 adults /under 11s £9.00 from

Kirkby Fleetham Village Shop, Ruth (748090), Rosemary (748335), Sheila (748066)

Kirkby Fleetham Village Hall events Tuesday 2nd October - Booklovers’ Group at 7.00pm in the Library:

Everyone welcome to bring along a book they have enjoyed and can recommend.

Thursday 4th October - Gardening Club at 7.00pm: AGM & planning for next

year. New members are very welcome!

Friday 5th October at 7.30pm Library Theatre (Leeds) presents The Kingfisher -

a delightful traditional comedy about love the second time around. Tickets £10.00,

to include a drink of your choice, available from KF Village Shop / Sheila (748066)

Saturday 6th October - Dominoes at 7.00pm £2.00 to include light

refreshments

Thursday 25th October - Lunchbunch: 11.45 for 12noon. Enjoy a 2 course

meal & coffee for only £5.00. This month it’s Val’s Casserole & Veg. followed by

Fruit Cobbler & Custard. Tickets from Kirkby Fleetham Village Shop / Sheila

(748066)

Sunday 4th November Don't miss Fleetham Feast's Fantastic Fireworks!

This has become a really popular annual event on Kirkby Fleetham Village Green,

hot food and drinks available, free parking but donations welcome. From 5pm with

Fireworks at 6pm. Please obey the Firework Safety Code. More information on

www.kirkbyfleethamfeast.org

Friday 9th November - Northallerton Male Voice Choir in Concert at

7.30pm Come along and enjoy a wonderful evening’s musical entertainment from

this highly acclaimed local choir. Tickets @ £5.00, to include buffet supper, available

from October 1st at Kirkby Fleetham Village Shop / Sheila (748066)

Volunteers Wanted! The Wildlife Trust at Kirkby Fleetham Hall needs

volunteers to help in the grounds, especially in the woodland area. The Trust was

formed over 10 years ago to protect and preserve the abundant and varied wildlife

in the area. If you are interested, please contact Lynda on 01609 748813 leaving a

message a contact details.

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Langton on Swale

Sunday 21st October - Harvest Festival 2.30pm in St Wilfrid's Church

Non perishable food donations for Northallerton Food Bank would be appreciated.

All welcome.

Wednesday 10th October - A Coffee morning to be held in Northallerton

Town Hall. 9.00am - 1.00pm Bacon butties, tea, coffee, cake

stall, handicrafts, Bric a Brac and Tombola. Donations for any of the stalls please

contact June or Gillian on 07849 720906

Maunby Sidesmen: 21st October 9.30am Mr N Quinn

Methodist Rota: 7th October Revd D Williamson

Harvest Festival 14th October 2.30pm Mr E Dennison

Harvest Festival 16thOctober (Tuesday pm) Revd D Williamson

21st October Mr J Parkinson

28th October Miss L Bustard

Services at 10.30am unless indicated

Morton on Swale

Thank you to all who gave so generously, sponsoring the sky dive by the group

from Northallerton College. At least £4,500 has been raised for the Great North

Air Ambulance. Jonathan Staves

A big thank you to everyone who helped me when I fell crossing the road in

Morton on Swale. You were all wonderful. Margaret Banks

Monday 1st. October from 11 am until 12.30 pm. Book Sale at the village hall.

Admission 50 p to include tea/coffee and biscuits. Only £1.00 for 5 books.

Thursday 11th October - Craft and Chat at the village hall from 1.30 pm until

3.30 pm.

Thursday 25th. October at the village hall Young at Heart from 2.00 pm until

4.00 pm - an afternoon of games for all, cards, dominoes, darts

Saturday 27th October at the village hall The Village Breakfast 8.30 am until

11.00 am - only £ 5.00

Hall bookings if you would like to book the hall for your own event, party etc.

then call Lynne on 01609 779447

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Scruton From the registers:

16th September at St. Radegund’s the baptism of Harry George John Britton.

Friday 5th October - Harvest Supper. 7.30pm at the Village Hall. Tickets £7

from Elizabeth Davies and John Mainwaring-Taylor.

Sunday 7th October 10am Harvest Festival at St. Radegund’s Church. Non-

perishable food items only please, for Northallerton Food Bank.

Thursday 18th October & Friday 19th October As part of our Thankful

Village celebrations, marking the centenary of the end of World War 1, the

Badapple Theatre Company are coming to Scruton’s Coore Memorial Hall for two

nights on to perform their play ‘The Thankful Village’. Tickets are £12 with £10 for

concessions and £6 for under 16’s. You can buy tickets online at

www.nadappletheatre.com or from Stephen Elmer (telephone 01609 748595). Both

performances start at 7.30pm with a 20 minute interval and licensed bar.

Saturday 20th October - Charity Coffee Morning in aid of St. Radegund’s

Church at the Village Hall. 10am-12noon

Saturday 3rd November (11.30-4.30pm) and Sunday November 4th (11.30-

4.00pm) continuing our First World War Centenary theme a Community

Exhibition will be staged at Scruton’s Village Hall relating the lives of servicemen

and their families who lived during the First World War.

Many thanks to everyone who supported our September Coffee Morning in aid

of Scruton Station which raised a total of £281.76.

St. Radegund’s Charity Christmas Card for 2018: Once again this is being

produced by St. Radegund’s Church Council and is available now from Joan Walker

(748458). The cards are 7”x5”, 6 for £5 or £1 each. As last year the cards will be

available at all village events. This year we are supporting 2 charities The Royal

British Legion and Help for Heroes. Signature sheets will be in St. Radegund’s

Church from the beginning of November to the middle of December. Donations

for signatures can be placed in the wall safe by the church door or given to Joan

Walker at village events.

Deadline for the November Newsletter Please send all information to the editor by 5.00pm on 21st October on juliabarker@riponcathedral.org.uk.

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5th October Green

Kirby Wiske 7.00pm Harvest Festival Service BCP Paul

7th October Trinity 19 Green Kirby Wiske 9.30am Morning Prayer Paul

Scruton 10.00am United Holy Communion Ann

Ainderby 11.00am Morning Prayer Paul

Readings: Hebrews ch1 v1-4 ch2 v5-12, Mark ch10 v2-16 14th October Trinity 20 Green Scruton 9.30am Morning Prayer Paul Ainderby 10.00am United Holy Communion Ann Kirkby Fleetham 11.00am Morning Prayer Paul Kirby Wiske 6.30pm Evensong Ann Readings: Hebrews ch4 v12-end, Mark ch10 v17-31 21st October Trinity 21 Green Maunby 9.30am Morning Prayer (BCP) Paul Scruton 9.30am Holy Communion Ann Ainderby 11.00am AAWASH All Age Worship Paul/Shawn Langton 2.30pm Harvest Festival Ann Readings: Hebrew ch5 v1-10, Mark ch10, v35-45 28th October Trinity 22 Green Ainderby 11.00am Benefice Holy Communion Ann/Paul A goodbye service for Ann Readings: Ephesians ch2 v19-end, John ch15 v17-end 4th November 4th Before Advent Green Kirby Wiske 9.30am Holy Communion William Kirkby Fleetham 10.00am United Morning Prayer Paul Ainderby 11.00am Holy Communion William Readings: Revelations ch21 v1-6a, John ch11 v32-44

Services for October