PEW NEWS

The Parish of Wheldrake

Part of:

KEY    EC.=East Cottingwith,  E.=Elvington, ES. = Escrick, N. = Naburn, SF. = Stillingfleet, S.=Sutton, T.=Thorganby, W.= Wheldrake, RP. = Rivers Partnership, B = Benefice, D = Deanery

Information

There are accessible toilets in the cottage next door

Car parking by the church is limited

There is a children’s area at the back of church on the left

There is a space for wheelchairs at the front of church on the left

There is a hearing loop

Dogs are welcome

There are baby changing facilities in the cottage next door

There is flat access to the building

Our Rivers Partnership Safeguarding link is Mike Beresford mberesford.ced@gmail.com

Rivers Partnership Website link

Home

For Livestreaming services go to YouTube and search for Derwent Ings Benefice, the services appear under the live tab. For zoom details use the login details in the diary.  For assistance, email fiveparishoffice@yahoo.co.uk

RP. Livestream service from the Rivers Partnership

https://www.youtube.com/@derwentingsbenefice7289

Sunday 8th June 6.30pm Evensong

Sunday 15th June 10.30am Trinity Sunday Holy Communion

Saturday 21st    

RP. 1.00pm Knit and Natter in the Cottage

Sunday 22nd June 2025 –  Trintiy 2

N. 9.30am Cycle Service

ES. 10.30am Morning Prayer

T. 10.30am Five Parish All Age Communion

SF. 10.30am All Age Service

Monday 23rd                 

RP. 8.00am Partnership Prayers at Wheldrake

RP. 7.00pm Deanery Evening prayer on zoom

RP. 7.30pm Home Group at 41 Cranbrooks

Tuesday 24th  

W. 10.00am Coffee and Cake in the Cottage

W. 7.30pm Pudding and Praise in the Cottage

RP. 7.30pm Archdeaconry Finance Presentation at Heworth Church York

Wednesday 25th       

B. 9.30am Healing Prayer Fellowship at home

RP. 7.00pm Zoom Evening Prayer

Meeting ID: 833 1996 8678 Passcode: 134900

Thursday 26th          

ES. 9.30am Holy Communion

Saturday 28th

RP. 6.00pm Priesting Selby Abby – Rev Debbie Long

Sunday 29th – Trinity 3

RP. 10.30am Eight Parish Holy Communion

Tuesday 1st July 2025

W. 7.30pm Pudding and Praise in the Cottage

Wednesday 2nd

B. 9.30am Healing PrayerFellowship at home

RP. 7.00pm Zoom Evening Prayer

Meeting ID: 833 1996 8678 Passcode: 134900

RP. 7.30pm Admission of wardens service at Hemingbrough

Thursday 3rd 

ES. 9.30am Holy Communion

RP. 7.00pm Zoom singing

Meeting ID: 821 5303 0547 Passcode: 432358

Friday 4th 

RP.10.30am  Cottage Communion

Sunday 6th July 2025 – Trinity 4

W. 9.00am Messy Breakfast

W. 9.30am Messy Church Service

E. 10.30am Holy Communion

ES. 10.30am Three Parish Holy Communion

S. 4.00pm All age worship

T. 4.00pm Evening Worship

Monday 7th       

RP. 8.00am Partnership Prayers at Wheldrake

W. 11.30am Chapter meeting in the Cottage

RP. 7.30pm Home Group at 41 Cranbrooks

Tuesday 8th    

W. 10.00am Coffee and Cake in the Cottage

W. 7.30pm Pudding and Praise in the Cottage

Wednesday 9th   

B. 9.30am Healing PrayerFellowship at home

RP. 7.00pm Zoom Evening Prayer

Meeting ID: 833 1996 8678 Passcode: 134900

Thursday 10th

ES. 9.30am Holy Communion

RP. 7.00pm Zoom singing

Meeting ID: 821 5303 0547 Passcode: 432358

RP. 7.30pm Men’s meeting in the Cottage

Saturday 12th

W. 10.00am Churchyard working party

Sunday 13th July 2025 – Trinity 5

ES. 8.30am Holy Communion

N. 9.00am Morning Worship

RP. 10.30am Zoom Morning Worship

Meeting ID: 830 5032 4356 Passcode: SundayMW

T. 10.30am All Age Holy Communion

S. 10.30am Holy Communion

SF. 4.00pm Bread and cake (HC)

W. 6.30pm Evensong

E. 6.30pm Refresh

Monday 14th

RP. 8.00am Partnership Prayers at Wheldrake

RP. 7.30pm Home Group at 41 Cranbrooks

Tuesday 15th

W. 9.30am School leavers service in Church

W. 7.30pm Pudding and Praise in the Cottage

Wednesday 16th   

B. 9.30am Healing PrayerFellowship at home

RP. 7.00pm Zoom Evening Prayer

Meeting ID: 833 1996 8678 Passcode: 134900

Thursday 17th 

ES. 9.30am Holy Communion

RP. 7.00pm Zoom Singing

Meeting ID: 823 6552 6598 Passcode: 416958

Saturday 19th

RP. 1.00pm Knit and natter in the Cottage

Sunday 20th July 2025 – Trinity 6

T. 9.00am Holy Communion

ES. 10.30am Holy Communion

N. 10.30am Pet Service

W. 10.30am Holy Communion

E. 4.00pm Together

RP. Diary Dates

June

RP. 28th 6.00pm Debbie Long – Priesting at Selby Abbey

RP. 29th 10.30am Five Parish HC at Stillingfleet

July

RP. 2nd Admission of wardens at Hemingbrough

RP. 5th CPCC Away Day

RP. 24th 7.30pm CPCC meeting in the cottage

RP. Passcodes For Zoom Services

The zoom provider has recommended that we do not publish the passcode on the internet. For details email  fiveparishoffice@yahoo.co.uk so that the information can be provided to you.

W. Funeral – Alf Vass

This is on Thursday 19th June, at 11.00am. Please do come along to celebrate Alf’s long life.

W. Prayer Tree

If there is someone or a situation on your heart which you wish to bring before the Lord, you are invited to visit the prayer tree at the back of church and stop for a moment to write a prayer

W. Churchyard repair work

Please be aware that when the gravediggers have some spare topsoil they will be using it to fill in some of the areas of subsidence to bring the grass surface back to level. I hope you will bear with us as this will take some time to complete

D. Monthly Deanery Prayer

Led in turn by our Deanery clergy each fourth Monday of the month, this takes place via Zoom on 23rd June beginning at 7.00pm. All are welcome and we finish by 7.30pm.  Join Zoom Meeting:  Join Zoom Meeting link

Contact fiveparishoffice@yahoo.co.uk for passcode

B. Home Fellowship Group

The home group meets on Mondays  at 7.30pm till 9pm at 41, The Cranbrooks with Steve and Val Hirons. The Bible topic at the moment is the Names, Titles and Attributes of God in both the Old and New testaments, a subject which will last us for quite some time! We choose hymns to begin and end our discussion time and close with the Grace.

Newcomers are very welcome.

RP. Coffee and cake

Coffee and Cake will take place in Church Cottage on Tuesdays from 10 till noon on       24th June and  8th July.

RP. Sharing Life

Sharing Life coffee mornings is on July 15th. After a break for the summer we return on 9th September. All at The Wenlock Arms 10-12 noon. 

New comers welcome and everyone of any age! 

It’s a good time to say thank you to everyone involved in Sharing Life. To our amazing volunteers at the coffee mornings, our wonderful committee, our bakers (including our Duke of Edinburgh students) and to YOU who attend and support us! Thank you!! 

Katie, Ruth, Emma and Karen Sharinglifewheldrake@gmail.com or telephone 07729841897

RP. Derwent Lions Used Spectacles

Please donate your used spectacles on my doorstep. They are a huge help and Lions will make sure they are used to assist less fortunate people in seeing better. Keep leaving them outside 5 Derwent Park and hopefully we’ll be able to keep helping those less fortunate. Lion Ken Hardgrave 01904 448198

Ken.hardgrave@binternet.com

RP. Harmony House

Harmony House is a boutique B&B, in Stillingfleet, offer unique Christian retreats for solo guests, couples and small groups, who are seeking a peaceful and restorative break. Whether you’re looking for a revitalising escape or a transformative personal retreat, we have created an experience suited to your needs. Our Anew Christian Retreats are a haven created with care for Christians seeking rest and a deeper connection with God in a serene and picturesque setting. For more details and testimonies, please check out the retreat page on our website: https://harmonyhouseyork.com/anew-christian-retreats

And new for 2025 – Anew Discovery Retreats – designed for those seriously seeking Jesus and wanting to discover more about the Christian faith and even themselves.

W. Wheldrake Church Cottage Cleaning Team

We need your help. Are you able to spare an hour a month to assist in cleaning Church Cottage. Everything is provided on site. If you are able to help, please contact
Barbra on 07712556371. Thank you for your support

ES. Mothers Union. 

The only branch in the Rivers Partnership is based in Escrick and would welcome new members.   You don’t have to be a mother or even female; membership is open to all who have been baptised.   If you are not baptised but still interested, that could be arranged.      

MU meetings are open to all and visitors are welcome.   No pressure to become a member, just enjoy the session.   If you are considering membership, but would like to meet nearer to home, come and meet us and we will help you to establish a branch nearer to you.   You will have scope to tailor it to local availability.    Some branches meet in the local pub.   Escrick meet on the second  Wednesday afternoon of the month as all of our members are retired, but we have held our summer meetings in the lighter evenings.   MU is a fabulous charity working to improve the lives of so many in countries world-wide, not through other charities but with our own members on the ground, be they local or visitors.   I hope this has sparked your interest.

Pamela Yates, Branch Leader, tel 01904 728423. 

RP. The Rivers Partnership Prayers for the Five Marks of Mission.

Across the partnership the five marks of mission teams are helping to make our Plan For Growth  (P4G) a reality. Please use this prayer cycle to include the teams and those who lead them in your daily prayers.

Tell To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom (Led by Catharine Grievson)

Teach To teach, baptise and nurture new believers (Led by Jackie Doyle Brett)

Tend To respond to human need by loving service

Transform To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation (Led by Caroline Wandlass)

Treasure To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth. (Led by Alayne Dodd and Alison Stead)

June

22nd Tell and 29th Transform

RP. Worship Music

MP 640 The Church’s one foundation
You can be happy, and I can be happy,
MP133 Father I place into your hands
MP541 One shall tell another

W. Wheldrake Churchyard clean up dates

Saturday’s

12th July, 6th  September and 4th  October

Time: 10am onwards

Please bring your own gloves and tools if   you have them.

Thank you for supporting this community event.

Refreshments and biscuits provided throughout the day

RP. DAILY BIBLE RESOURCES

ONLINE DAILY BIBLE READING

  • Online bitesize verse of the day: https://www.biblegateway.com/
  • Scripture Union Daily Bible reading and comments and prayer.  Type in Scripture Union Wordlive today and then scroll down to Read Today’s wordlive,

or go straight to: https://content.scriptureunion.org.uk/wordlive  

  • United Christian broadcasters, UCB, have a daily verse with thoughts to follow up.   Type in UCB word for today UK

or go straight to: https://www.ucb.co.uk/word-for-today

ALSO, DAILY DEVOTIONAL VIDEOS:

https://www.youtube.com/@DailyDoseOfDevotional

ONLINE FOR CHILDREN & TEENAGERS

There are also plenty of websites to look at if you google daily Bible videos for children & daily bible videos for teenagers.

2 Fish Talks- Daily Bible Stories Kids Devotions,

https://www.youtube.com/c/2FishTalksDailyBibleStoriesKidsDevotions

DAILY BIBLE READING NOTES (paper booklets)

These can be ordered from Eden books. https://www.eden.co.uk/ but do have to be paid for. 

Alternatively United Christian broadcasters, UCB will send free Bible reading notes quarterly.  You can sign up at https://www.ucb.co.uk/wordfortodaysignup or contact Catharine if you are unable to do so.

For children and teenagers there are booklets too.

https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/daily-bible-reading/teenagers

https://www.eden.co.uk/ Hands-On Bible 365 Devotions for Kids Paperback

https://www.re-vived.com/ Snapshots 365!

RP. Collect for – Trinity 1

O God, the strength of all those who put their

trust in you, mercifully accept our prayers and,

because through the weakness of our mortal

nature we can do no good thing without you,

grant us the help of your grace, that in the

keeping of your commandments we may please

you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ

your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with

you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,

now and for ever. Amen.

W. Wheldrake online giving

If you would like to support the church financially and help us maintain it for generations to come then please follow this link to donate online

https://givealittle.co/campaigns/59018725-1659-447e-90dd-dcedb5693eb5

alternatively you can give by bank transfer to: Wheldrake PCC

09-01-54

88047080

E. Elvington Church Drop-in Café

Our next Drop in Coffee Morning is on Wednesday 25th June in church at 10.00am. All welcome.

RP. Safeguarding Bulletin – Updated 02.05.25

Click this link for the latest news from this team

https://mailchi.mp/5f0352e63be7/diocese-of-york-safeguarding-bulletin-13428601?e=7770c3aa96

RP. Organ Recital

Join us on our musical travel vlog as we visit Beverley Minster!! Before Jonathan’s solo organ concert here (on Saturday 5 July 2025 4pm), we go on a FULL tour of the amazing pipe organ. Tom also joins one of the exciting roof tours to get a different perspective!!! We hope you enjoy watching,

W. Wheldrake Church Website

www.wheldrakechurch.org.uk

This is the link to the website here you will find policy documents, agendas and PCC minutes along with prayers and pew news

RP. Living Christ Story – Mustard Seed updated 29.02.24

Click on this link to read more about the work of Mustard Seed in the Diocese

https://mailchi.mp/196b464fd2ad/living-christs-story-in-a-mustard-seed-way-17707865?e=418314d1fa

RP. Sunday Reflection

This week’s Sunday reflection comes from   The Rt. Rev Barry Hill Bishop of Whitby Every week we offer a new prayer video for churches to use either online or in their services. vimeo.com/dioceseofyork

RP. Diocese of York – Publications

If you would like to read ‘The Briefing’ then follow this link: https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/running-your-church/communications/the-briefing/

You can also read the TheNews with this link https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/running-your-church/communications/thenews-newsletter/

and finally you can use this link to the Diocesan Prayer Diary.

https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/uploads/attachment/6091/october-december-prayer-diary-a5.pdf

RP. Generosity Matters updated 13.05.25

Click on this link to read the latest news from the generosity team.

https://mailchi.mp/37b01105e018/generosity-mailing-18164392?e=33945223ea

RP. Thank you

This week we are remembering people who do the bookings for our buildings in  churches of the Rivers Partnership. It would be good to have contribution from anyone in  the benefice, so please email  your suggestions for thankyou’s for your villages

T. Thorganby Coffee Drop in

The next one will be on 17th July in the Village Hall. All welcome

RP. Multiply Stories

Multiply is the name of an initiative to build new worshiping communities and make new disciples. This link can be used to read about the work that is going on around the Diocese https://mailchi.mp/yorkdiocese/inspiringideas-2024?e=346204007c

RP. Tools with a mission- updated 11.04.25

This link will take you to the latest newsletter from TWAM

https://mailchi.mp/twam.uk/september-2023-supporter-enews-6421304?e=ca4eff56d4

B. Derwent Ings Facebook

Have you seen the Derwent Ings Facebook page? https://www.facebook.com/DerwentIngsChurchesYork/ Please have a look and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh4EyDpfGJM”follow” the feed!

W. Wheldrake Church Website

www.wheldrakechurch.org.uk

This is the link to the website here you will find policy documents, agendas and PCC minutes along with prayers and pew news

RP. CPCC and WPCC Minutes

The minutes for the last CPCC are published on the Wheldrake Church website. 

http://www.wheldrakechurch.org.uk/?page_id=1636

W. Wheldrake online giving

If you would like to support the church financially and help us maintain it for generations to come then please follow this link to donate online

https://givealittle.co/campaigns/59018725-1659-447e-90dd-dcedb5693eb5

alternatively you can give by bank transfer to: Wheldrake PCC

09-01-54

88047080
  Free Will Offer – Archdeaconry Meetings
Six meetings to discuss 2026’s Free Will Offer with church officers will take place across the diocese in June. 
In 2022, Diocesan Synod agreed a strategic plan for the Diocese of York to achieve our vision for ‘Living Christ’s Story’. Our aspiration is that, through focusing our efforts on ‘revitalised growth’ in our parishes, we might not only see a more fruitful living out of Christ’s mission in the world, but we might also achieve a more sustainable financial situation.

Our aim is that parishes will, through growth and generous giving, grow their income to sustain local mission and ministry. Along with this, that generosity would also result in more income to pay for the stipendiary ministry and other support that parishes receive, through the Free Will Offer.

We are holding a number of meetings in June 2025 to which the Bishops and Archdeacons are inviting clergy, churchwardens, treasurers and members of PCCs to explain where we are and what we need to do next to achieve a financially sustainable diocese. Together we will consider how we can work together as a diocese to meet our aspirations and what might happen if we cannot meet the challenges we face.

We will be holding six meetings across the three archdeaconries: Monday 23rd June, 7.30pm, St Barnabas, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6JRTuesday 24th June, 7.30pm, Christ Church, Heworth, York, YO31 1JG To help us organise refreshments, please indicate which meeting you plan to attend: dioceseofyork.org.uk/ninja-forms/16n9fm.

RP. Diocese of York Prayer Diary

There is always somewhere, something or someone we can pray for. The Prayer Diary may help guide you and your church in praying for our diocese.

Download this prayer diary

HERE

dioceseofyork.org.uk/diocesan-prayer-diary.


RP. Online prayer websites

Here are some prayer sites that you could try, see which you like
Pray as you go
Celtic liturgies
Sacred Space
ReJesus
Green Christian Prayer Guide

RP. Join in Worship on a Sunday
8.10AM – BBC RADIO 4 SUNDAY WORSHIP
92-95FM | 198LW | Digital

A service exploring life and ministry of Lambeth Palace in London, official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury

WEEKDAYS
10.45AM – BBC RADIO 4EXTRA DAILY SERVICE

E. New way to donate to the church

If you would like to support the church financially and help us maintain it for generations to come, you can now also send donations using the “givealittle” website

RP. Zoom Singing

We next meet together on zoom to sing on Thursday 26th June. If you would like to join, do use the login details in the diary. We meet at 7.00pm, we’ll do some new some old and familiar ones and some to  learn. The beauty of this will be that you can sing at the top of your voice as you will be on mute.

E. Refresh! Service at Elvington

The next Refresh service at Elvington in  will be in July 13th for a service  – focused around worship music, modern and informal in style. Please do come along at 6.30pm.

E. Elvington Church Website

www.elvington-church.org.uk

Pray-er for the Benefice

Shirley Hodgson

Prayer Area

The Industrial estate and its businesses (Wheldrake)

Please use these notes for your own reference during the week and for your prayers