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 is the Rev Lynn Purvis-Lee.
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). There is a reduced rate of £1 for weddings, funerals and evening concerts. A big thank you to RCP Parking!
SERVICES
Sunday August 13
- West Witton church – the Penhill Together Holy Communion service is at 10.30am
Mid-week services at West Witton church: Morning prayer every Monday at 8.30am. There is holy communion at West Witton church at 9.30am on Thursdays August 17th, and 31st. Morning Prayer at St Mary’s, Redmire is at 8.30am on Wednesday September 6th.
Sunday August 20
- Aysgarth church – Holy communion at 11am
- Preston under Scar church – Holy communion at 9.30am
- Redmire church – Holy communion at 9.30am
- West Witton church – Morning prayer at 9.30am
Sunday August 27
- 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
- West Witton church – Holy communion at 9.30am
Sunday September 3
- Aysgarth church – Holy communion at 11am
- Castle Bolton church – Holy communion at 11am
- Preston under Scar church – Holy communion at 9.30am
- West Witton church – Holy communion at 9.30am
CHILDREN’S CHURCH
The next Children’s Church will be in September. For further information contact the benefice office 01969 663097.
EVENTS in August
Wed 16th – 2pm, Wednesday Club Afternoon Tea, Redmire village hall
Mon 21st – 7.30pm Prayer Fellowship at Hambleton House, Redmire
Sat 26th – Church on Show at the Wensleydale Show. If you can help in any way contact terrywmarshall@icloud.com or revmichael@btinternet.com
CONCERT
Saturday, August 12th – 7.30pm, A piano recital with a difference by Callum, Matthew and Rose McLachlan, the children of internationally renowned pianists Murray McLachlan and Kathryn Page. The children are emerging talents in their own right and are already winning prizes and playing at major venues. Tickets cost £12.50 for adults and £3 for those under 18 or are full time students. Tel 01969 663026 or go to www.wensleydaleconcertseries.co.uk.
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.
