A few events around the Deanery taking place in May:
Christian Aid Soup Lunch: Saturday, May 18th Kirkby Church Hall 12 noon to 2 pm.
Rogation Sunday: 26th May, 10 am, Rogation service in St. Hilda’s Chop Gate.
“As a benefice eco-project, following on from similar projects in previous years, our committee invited the four church schools , 3 in our benefice and 1 in Carlton benefice (Chop gate and Carlton are confederated) to take part in a Sunflower Challenge over the Easter holidays – decorating a paper plate on the theme of the sunflower, and writing a few words to describe it. To widen the theme, we invited a local Ukrainian boy, currently at Hutton Rudby school, to introduce the project in each of the schools. Mark, aged 9, spoke to around 250 of his peers over two lots of morning assemblies. He described how the sunflower has special significance for Ukraine since the Ukrainian yellow-and-blue flag symbolises sunflowers and sky. He also answered questions about the war, and told how the dam that was blown up and caused huge flooding had one remarkable environmental result: flamingos came to nest in Ukraine for the first time ever, and have returned again this year. It was very moving to hear such a positive story from the tragedy of war. The Sunflower Challenge will be exhibited and each school will receive a packet of sunflower seeds to grow over the coming months.”
At the church service on the 26th all the sunflowers will be displayed in the church. All welcome.
Also on the afternoon there are delicious Homemade Cream Teas in Chop Gate Village hall 12-4, please do come along. Proceeds for St Hilda’s Church.
Spring Fair and Flower Festival:
Spring Fair: Saturday 11th May, 12 noon – 3 pm, St. Francis, Ingleby Barwick. Flower Festival: Saturday 11th-Sunday 12th May, 12 noon – 3 pm, St. Francis Ingleby Barwick.
Spring Concert: Friday 24th May at 7 pm, St. Mary’s, Nunthorpe. Concert with Teesside Apollo Male Voice Choir. Tickets £10 each, available from Revd. Tessa Stephens on 01642 285413.
Thy Kingdom Come: A special mention for a season of events at Great Ayton ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ begins on Ascension Day (Thursday 9th May) with an 8 am Holy Communion in St. Oswald’s (followed by breakfast). Every day between 9th May and Saturday 18th May there will be daily midday prayers with music at All Saints.
On Saturday 11th May there will be a Prayer Walk, starting at the Methodist Hub at 10 am and walking around the village to finish at 11.50 at All Saints for midday prayer.
‘Thy Kingdom Come’ finishes on Sunday May 19th (Pentecost) at the Friends Meeting House with a Taize style Pentecost service at 6.30 pm.
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