GREETING: Our Vicar, the Rev Tom Lusty, pictured at his Licensing Service at St Oswald's Church, Arncliffe, on July 28, 2021, with his wife, Helen, and the then Bishop of Ripon, the Right Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley Picture: Peter Vetch
Services This Week
On Sunday, October 1, there will be the following Services in our Parish: * A Service of Holy Communion at St Oswald's Church, Arncliffe, at 9.30am. * A United Parish 'Come Back to Church' Service of Holy Communion and Joint Harvest Festival at St Mary's Church, Kettlewell, at 11.15am. (A Joint Service with St Mary's Church, Conistone.)+ +(The Service at Kettlewell is one at which people who have been involved with weddings, baptisms or any kind of funeral Service at one of our Churches are invited to join our congregations at their Sunday worship as a way of keeping in touch.
Looking ahead
The information below refers to Services coming up soon which are in some way slightly different to the usual pattern of Services in our Parish: There will be a Sanctuary@6 Service at St Mary's Church, Kettlewell, at 6pm on Wednesday, October 4. The Harvest Festivals for St Oswald’s, Arncliffe, and St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme, will both take place on Sunday, October 8, at 9.30am and 11.15am respectively. More details of these Services will be shared later. The United Parish Communion on Sunday, October 29, at 11.15am at St Mary's Church, Conistone, will also be a Service at which the recently departed whose funeral Services took place in our Parish will be remembered.
Please go to the News and Views Section of our website for the latest on events in the Parish, including a look ahead to an exciting insight into life in Nepal, which will take place in Buckden next month. At the bottom of the News and Views page you will also find links to the September edition of The Link magazine and to an updated version of the advertising Yellow Pages of The Link, containing details of local businesses.
Notices for our 2023 APCM
Please go to the APCM 2023 section of our website to find notices and forms relating to our 2023 APCM, which was held by Zoom at 7pm on Wednesday, April 26. (To find this section click on 'More...' in the top right-hand corner of this page.)
Guide to Services in the Parish
Please click on the green button below to find the proposed pattern of Services for June to October, 2023. Please note that there may be changes to these Services and people should check with this website and other sources of information, such as the black What's On button at the bottom of this page, The Link magazine and the weekly Parish Email, to confirm that these are going ahead as planned. Please click on the black button below to see the general pattern or template for Services in our Parish.
The church communities of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale aim to be open and welcoming to everyone. We extend the hospitality of Jesus to people of all faiths and none whatever your background or identity.
Whether you are seeking God's presence, looking for information or some help with prayer and worship, we hope that you will discover that God's love is unconditional and within all things.
Keep us, good Lord, Under the shadow of your mercy In this time of uncertainty and distress. Sustain and support the anxious and fearful, And lift up all who are brought low; That we may rejoice in your comfort, Knowing that nothing can separate us from your love In Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Peace to all who enter. God's grace to all who depart