Bishop makes her first visit to one of our Churches
Picture shows our Vicar, the Rev Tom Lusty, and the Bishop of Ripon, the Right Rev Anna Eltringham, in front of the altar at St Michael and All Angels Church, Hubberholme
The Bishop of Ripon, the Right Rev Anna Eltringham, has paid her first visit to one of the Churches in our Parish. The Bishop, who took up her post in the summer of last year, was at St Michael and All Angels Church, Hubberholme, to conduct a memorial service for the late Tom Priestley on Monday, April 22. Mr Priestley was an Oscar-nominated film editor and the only son of author and broadcaster JB Priestley, whose links to Hubberholme are celebrated in the Church. Tom Priestley died on December 25, 2023, and a funeral service has already been held for him in the south of England. The memorial service was partly intended to allow relatives in the north of England to pay their respects to him. The Bishop, who was invited to attend the service by Mr Priestley's family, has been in our Parish previously for an event at Scargill House near Kettlewell, but this was the first time she had attended a service or event in one of our Churches. We are looking forward to seeing her again soon.
Picture shows members of Tom Priestley's family outside the Church following the service, with The Bishop of Ripon, the Rev Tom Lusty, recently retired Hubberholme Church Warden Jane Way and Parish Administrator Andrew Hitchon also in the group
Annual Meeting and APCM (brief summary)
The Annual Meeting of Parishioners and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) was held on Wednesday, April 17. Ian Smith and Andrew Hitchon were elected as Church Wardens and Elizabeth Hird was elected as a member of the PCC. Rebecca Ward-Dooley stood down as Church Warden for Arncliffe earlier in the year due to work pressures, and Jane Way, Church Warden for Hubberholme, retired from that role after the APCM. Jane has also stood down from the PCC, as have Patsy Campbell, Jo Foster and Sue Nelson. The Vicar, the Rev Tom Lusty, thanked them all for their work and for their commitment to the Parish. Those attending the meetings had previously received copies for the Parish’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2023. Copies of these are available in our Churches and a version of the document can also be seen on the Home Page of this website. The number of people on the Electoral Roll for the Parish as a whole was reported as 103.
Pictures by Ian Smith
Sun smiles on Palm Sunday Procession
Our traditional Palm Sunday Procession and Service began as usual with an open-air service on Buckden Green on Sunday, March 24. We then walked to St Michael and All Angels Church, Hubberholme, for a service. We were blessed with sunshine and good weather for all parts of the event, in contrast to the recent rainy conditions. The Rev Matt Woodcock, fresh from his talk in Kettlewell the previous evening, joined us and was the guest speaker at the service. We were very pleased to be joined for most of the procession by a pony and handlers, very kindly [provided by Kilnsey Trekking Centre.
Matt brought us Laughter in Lent
Best-selling author and priest the Rev Matt Woodcock, who combines being a Pioneer Minister in York with occasional broadcasting duties, notably on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show, joined us on Saturday (March 23), to take a humorous yet meaningful and occasionally poignant look at his faith journey and priestly progress. A former journalist, Matt has shared his journey of becoming a Church of England priest and then his early experiences in the role in two popular and successful books, ‘Becoming Reverend’ and ‘Being Reverend’. His talk, entitled ‘Laughter in Lent’, took place in Kettlewell Village Hall, when the audience was told that Matt has recently been appointed to a new role, as Vicar of St Stephen’s, Acomb, York.
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