Penhill Benefice
Welcome to Penhill benefice: This benefice, which covers a large part of picturesque Wensleydale, consists of Aysgarth church (St Andrew’s), Castle Bolton church (St Oswald’s), Preston under Scar church (St Margaret’s), Redmire church (St Mary’s), Wensley church (Holy Trinity) and West Witton church (St Bartholomew’s) and Thornton Rust Mission Room.
The benefice is now in interregnum as the Rev Lynn Purvis-Lee left full-time ministry following the advent service at Aysgarth church on December 2.
Aysgarth church -St Andrew’s is open every day from 9am to 6pm in summer (or until dusk in winter) so why not pop in and see the famous Jervaulx Screen.
The medieval church of Holy Trinity at Wensley is also open each day, 9am to 4pm.
For more about Aysgarth church see: Pentecost at Aysgarth church; a personal view; the Heroine of Cawnpore; Aysgarth church and a Gurkha officer; 2014 Flower Festival ; and In Appreciation of Easter.
About other places of worship in Wensleydale: St Simon and St Judes, Ulshaw Bridge; and the introduction to The Quaker Inheritance – which is part of my series on Pioneering Girls’ Education.
Car parking at St Andrew’s: RCP Parking (Church Bank) has kindly agreed to free parking on Sunday mornings for those who regularly attend St Andrew’s. Permits are available from Margaret Ferguson (650685). The charge for evening concerts is £1.50 and permits at reduced rates are available for weddings and funerals. A big thank you to RCP Parking!
SERVICES
Sunday January 20
- Aysgarth church – Holy Communion at 11am
- Preston under Scar church – Holy Communion at 9.30am
Sunday January 27
- Aysgarth church – Morning service at 11am
- Preston under Scar church – Morning service at 9.30am
- Redmire church – Morning service at 9.30am
- Wensley Village Hall – Penhill Children’s Church at 9.30am
- West Witton church – Morning service at 9.30am
Mid-week services
At West Witton church: Morning Prayer at 9am every Monday; and Holy Communion at 9.30am on Thursday January 24.
EVENTS
in January
Wed 16th – 2pm, Wednesday Club Afternoon Tea in Redmire village hall
Mon 28th – 2.30pm, Prayer Fellowship at The Priory, Worton
FLOWER FESTIVAL at Aysgarth Church
Photographs of the flower festival during the Festival of Remembrance November 9-12 2018 can be seen by going to Aysgarth Festival of Remembrance.