CHURCH SERVICES All welcome!

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1 CHURCH SERVICES All welcome! July Service Schedule (services in Italics are not communion services) July Brompton Deighton Welbury W. Rounton E. Rounton 2 nd 8 & 9am 6.00pm 10.30am 9 th 9.00am 11.00am 9.00am 16 th 9.00am 10.15am 11.00am 10.30am 23 rd 10.30am 6.00pm 9.00am 30 th 10.30am FLOWERS East Rounton West Rounton Welbury 2 nd July Mrs D Bell Linda Bandy Mrs M Heald 9 th July Mrs H Bell Mrs S Grainge Mrs N Scott 16 th July 23 rd July K Jackson Mrs A Lawton Mrs P Wade 30 th July

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3 A Rather Long Charity Walk On Monday 12 th June, I had a call from two people asking to spend that night at Brompton church. That s never happened before and I was intrigued to find out a bit about them. Franz is a Franciscan Friar who had been walking for over three years though Europe with his colleague Heiko, they are from Dietfurt in Bavaria, Germany. What I found most fascinating was that they were travelling without money, food or accommodation. They simply relied on the hospitality of people in the places they were visiting. This ties in with the idea of St Francis about hospitality and begging. We would normally feel a bit sheepish about asking for a favour, but they were quite bold in asking for shelter and food. St Francis said that in asking for food they were actually bestowing a blessing on the people who gave help and it actually felt like that to me. As the response to the recent terrorist attacks and the fire in West London shows, people are really eager and willing to help others, but perhaps we are not always ready to ask others for help. I felt challenged and inspired by the visit and it s helped me to reflect on the way that we rely on money and are unwilling to rely on God s mercy. I m not planning to trek round Europe, but I have been challenged and am grateful for the visit. It was a shame that more people did not get to meet them, but the lack of forward planning made this difficult. Best wishes, Jonathan Cooper The Vicarage, Brompton, Northallerton DL6 2QA The churchwardens for the benefice are: Michael Nightingale, West Rounton ; Michael Dale, East Rounton ; Peter Walker, Welbury ; Joanne Hughes, Welbury

4 Mothers Union - Will MU Members please meet at Carrbridge Farm on Thursday 6th July 7:30pm for a business meeting. Welbury WI Thursday 20th July, 7.30pm Welbury Village Hall. Speaker: Bill Coverdale Energy Healing Competition - A crystal WI Report for June Canapés are one bite savouries we were told by Nicola Calder from Figs Catering as she demonstrated how to make two different delicacies with much laughter and many questions from an attentive audience. We discovered that they tasted as good as they smelled. The competition for a dried fruit animal showed that some ladies have great creative skills. Next month the speaker will be S Bill Coverdale on Energy Healing. The competition is for a crystal. Hambleton FoodShare Many thanks to those leaving donations of food and toiletries in the container in Welbury church porch. Please continue to leave donations as these are collected on a regular basis and taken to the FoodShare collection points in Northallerton prior to distribution. Most needed items currently are; mixed veg, tomato pasta sauce, sugar, angel delight, UHT milk, squash to dilute, toilet rolls, male deodorant &shampoo If you have anything for the next gazette, please by the 15 th July to katelindo@hotmail.com tanyanightingale@btinternet.com randwgazette@hotmail.com The latest gazette can be found on welbury.com Welbury church cleaning Peter Walker Rountons Ladies Book Club The next meeting will be held on Thursday July 6th at 7:30pm in the Horseshoe Inn. The book we will discuss is Silver Pigs by Lindsay Davis On Aug 3rd the book we will discuss is Hedge Britannia by Hugh Barker Welbury 150 club The 150 club is a monthly cash prize draw that helps the PCC to look after the church and churchyard. A number costs 20 and this number is entered into the draw every month for 12 months. Whilst there are numbers available there is no limit to the amount of numbers a person may buy! Three windows are in urgent need of restoration so it would be wonderful if all 150 numbers could be sold. Many thanks to those who support Welbury church by entering this draw. New members always welcome. Please contact Kate or Joanne to join. June winners 1 st Janet Johnson 2 nd Paul Willey

5 Diary Dates - All events in village hall unless stated ROUNTONS July th Rountons Ladies Book Club at Horseshoe Inn 6 th Mothers Union at Carrbridge Farm 7 th Letters from Baghdad film 8 th 12 th 17 th Discover St Lawrence church starting in church at 2pm Rounton village hall AGM at 7.30pm Joint PCC meeting at St Lawrence church Dates for your diary: Saturday 30th September - The return of Pud-Fest Saturday 28th October - Children s Halloween Party WELBURY July th Meet & Mingle at St Leonard s church 9 th Family service at St Leonard s 17 th Joint PCC meeting at St Lawrence church 20 th Women s Institute Dates for your diary: 9 th August - Cactus and succulent society evening 12 th August Village Show 3 rd September Ploughmans & Puddings St Leonard s Church Open Church will be open 10am-4pm every Wednesday for private prayer and reflection or simply to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet in our beautiful church. If anyone would like access to church at any other time please contact a key holder (list of names in the porch) Annual General Meeting of Rountons Village Hall Wednesday 12th July at 7.30pm at Rountons Village Hall. Members of the public and volunteers to join the committee are welcome. We have a vacancy for the post of Treasurer. Please contact Martin Brown if interested. Charity Sunday Lunch 30th July at 12 pm in aid of Candlelighters Children Cancer Trust at Wetherlam Appleton Wiske Tickets 12 available from Linda Breckon

6 St Leonard s Church, Welbury Did you know that you can help us raise funds for our window restoration by simply doing your on-line shopping? Whether that is getting your weekly groceries delivered, booking your travel or buying an appliance. By shopping at your favourite online shops (there are over 3000 of them registered including Amazon & Ebay) via St Leonard s can get a % of your shop back as a donation. It costs you nothing more but would help us greatly. Discover St Lawrence s Church East Rounton Saturday 8 th July with local expert in the field of stained glass. Phil Thomas, Church Buildings Officer at Diocese of York. The church contains a splendid Strachan window and another window celebrating the life of the scholar & explorer Gertrude Bell now popularly known as Queen of the Desert. Talk begins 2pm in St Lawrence followed by a cream tea in East Rounton village hall. Tickets 7 from Joanne or or joannehughes311@btinternet.com (please contact ASAP if you would like a ticket due to limited numbers) Proceeds in aid of Welbury & Rountons churches Appleton Wiske Scarecrow Festival - Sat: 1 st & Sun: 2 nd July. From 11am to 5 pm Come along to this great, popular afternoon out and saunter round the village to find all the celebrity scarecrows. We are hoping for an appearance from the BFG this year. With stalls and attractions there is plenty to see. There is a treasure hunt for the children with prizes (more details at the event) and a miniature scarecrow making stall to keep them busy. Treats include and candy floss and ice cream stalls and for the adults a lovely cup of tea and homemade cakes, scones can be found in the Village Hall. Our delicious hot dogs and hamburgers will be available throughout the event. A must to visit are the art exhibition in the Chapel and the Church to see the exhibition of quilts made by the ladies of the village. We are so proud to announce that the ladies have donated a wonderful handmade quilt as a raffle prize. You will find the raffle and tombola in the village hall. Entrance fee only 2 per adult at the village hall (DL6 2AB), and includes a scarecrow map, children free. Free parking - All proceeds towards village facilities.

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8 Monthly Meet & Mingle at St Leonard s, Welbury, Wednesday 5 th July pm-5pm the first Wednesday of every month. Come along and have a chat with your neighbours over a cup of coffee/juice - Everyone welcome, especially those bringing a grown up! Family Service 9 th July St Leonard s, Welbury - As this is Sea Sunday there will be paper boats to be made and after the service a competition to see which floats longest and sails the best All welcome. Children are actively welcomed to participate in the service. Children that would like to read, request a hymn or play an instrument please contact Rev Jonathan Cooper or jmec2004@gmail.com Remember to hand in your Mouse makes competition entries. Complete the puzzles and colour in the pictures that appear each month in the Gazette. Plant Sale & Coffee Morning Many thanks to all who grew plants, baked, donated prizes, helped on the day and to all those who came along and enjoyed a scone and coffee (courtesy of Rountons Coffee Roasters), bought plants, cakes & played a few games raising to help with church funds. The PCC much appreciate everyone s support especially as this year we are starting to restore the windows. All, except the stained glass memorial window, date from 1887 and are in need of attention but some more urgently than others. We aim to restore the three in most urgent need of attention this year at a cost of VAT and, with everyone s continued support, we aspire to renovate all of them over the next few years. If anyone would like to contribute directly towards the restoration of the windows please contact the Churchwardens (Peter Walker or Joanne Hughes ). Unclaimed raffle prize Blue 700