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 November 25
- 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 Ropom – Evening Prayer at 3pm
- Wensley village hall – Penhill Children’s Church at 9.30am
- West Witton church – Holy Communion at 4.30pm
Mid-week services
At West Witton church there is Morning Prayer at 8.30am every Monday, and Holy Communion at 9.30am on Thursday November 29.
EVENTS
in November
Wed 21 – 2pm, Wednesday Club Afternoon Tea in Redmire village hall
Mon 26th – 11am, Deanery Prayer Meeting at St Mary’s, Wath
Mon 26th – 7.30pm, Prayer Fellowship at Gordon Lodge, Redmire
in December
Sat 1st – 8.30am, Men’s Breakfast at Sycamore Hall, Bainbridge
Wed 5th – 10.30am to noon, Christmas Church Coffee Club in Redmire village hall
Fri 14th – 7pm to 9pm, Wensleydale Filling Station at Newton le Willows village hall
Mon 17th – 7.30pm, Prayer Fellowship at The Priory, Worton
Wed 19th – 2pm, Wednesday Club Christmas Party in Redmire village hall.
CONCERT
Sat 1st December, 7pm at Aysgarth church: The Swale Singers present a variety of Christmas music including pieces by Britten and Finzi.
FLOWER FESTIVALS 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.
Below: one of the floral arrangements at the Beatrix Potter Flower Festival at Aysgarth church in 2016. Click on the photograph to see more pictures. Double click on any of the photographs in the Flickr album for more details.
