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.
Our vicar, Rev Lynn Purvis-Lee., has announced that she will leave full-time ministry at the end of 2018, and so Penhill Benefice will begin looking for a new Vicar in January 2019.
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 July 22
- Aysgarth church – Morning Service at 11am
- Preston under Scar church – Morning Prayer at 9.30am
- Redmire church – Morning Service at 9.30am
- Thornton Rust Mission Room – Evening Prayer at 6pm
- Wensley village hall – Penhill Children’s Church
- West Witton church – Holy Communion at 4pm
Sunday July 22
Penhill Praise Pet Service on Redmire village green at 10.30am
Bring your pets – in safe carriers or on leads – to this family service. There will be refreshments in the village hall afterwards.
Mid-week services
At West Witton church there is Morning Prayer at 8.30am every Monday, and Holy Communion at 9.30am on Thursday July 26.
EVENTS
July
Wed 18th – 2 to 4pm, Wednesday Afternoon Tea at Redmire Village Hall
Mon 23rd – 7.30pm, Prayer Fellowship at Dale View, Castle Bolton
The next flower festival at Aysgarth church will be during the Festival of Remembrance November 9 -11.
Below: one of the floral arrangements at the Beatrix Potter Flower Festival at Aysgarth church. Click on the photograph to see more pictures. Double click on any of the photographs in the Flickr album for more details.
