The service paints many vivid pictures of what happens on the Christian way.
If you are engaged to be married and looking for a church to be married in, then congratulations! A wedding is one of life's great moments, a time of solemn commitment as well as good wishes, feasting and joy.
If someone you know and love has died, a funeral led by a Church of England minister can be held in church, in a churchyard, by a graveside, or at a crematorium. The minister will be there to support you every step of the way.
As part of our discernment process, we have consulted our church communities. This has led to a wide range of comments which reflect the diversity within the group.
We understand that a half-time post will require energy and commitment from the laity teams.
However we will try and be realistic, our new incumbent won’t be able to do everything. We hope they will:
Someone who will offer a prayerful presence and pastoral support, who will be the visible presence of the Church in our communities. We believe that adults in the community, churchgoers or not, want to know the benefice priest by seeing him or her around and about, in the street, in the shop, at the annual show, at village events, as well as at funerals, weddings and festival services.
The priest should be present and available, a friendly face, someone people can go to at times of need, who will encourage adults and children to feel that the church is relevant to their lives.
Building on work already taking place in the benefice, the new priest will make worship for young people meaningful, a positive experience they will want to repeat. We believe that the presence of a local priest in our schools, getting to know the children and involving them in worship has been extremely fruitful.
The opportunity to develop mission throughout the benefice
The Garrowby Churches are set in the Yorkshire Wolds and consist of five parishes: Bishop Wilton, Bugthorpe, Kirby Underdale, Skirpenbeck and Full Sutton. As worshipping communities we aim to grow in our faith and discipleship, support and engage with our local communities and bring new people to Christ.
We are blessed with beautiful buildings and faithful commitment from our congregations. As we continue to grow together, we are being enabled to offer a variety of worship and outreach. Lay ministry and leadership is key to all we offer, and is to be encouraged as we endeavour to open the Kingdom and its values to all.
We try to publicise all important events, especially seasonal services, with posters and via our website.
The Harvest posters were aimed at each parish within the benefice, whereas the Easter and Christmas posters were generic so viewers could see what services were taking place where and when.
