Churchwarden, PCC members & Deanery Synod reps needed

St Nicholas Church Dunnington needs YOU!

We have several vacancies to be filled at the Annual Meeting on 22 November:

Churchwarden (from early 2021)
It is time now to identify a successor to Peter Helm, who is stepping down, to fill this immensely important, fulfilling and rewarding role. Please do consider if you can take this on and speak with Peter, Carole, or Nick for more information. 

PCC Members
Four to serve until the APCM in 2023 and four to serve until the APCM in 2022
Anyone interested speak to Rev Nick Bird, a churchwarden (Peter Helm and Carole White) or any current member of PCC

Representatives on Deanery Synod
Anyone interested please speak to Judith Hewitt, Joan Verrier, Alison Gilmour or Rev Nick Bird. 

Nomination forms for all the above are available from Eve Scoreby or the churchwardens.

All Souls Service

Every year on the first Sunday in November we have a Benefice Service when we invite those who have been bereaved in the previous year to a service at St Nicholas Church.

We cannot meet in Church this year but there will be a You Tube service with a transcript for those who cannot access it. There will be an opportunity during the service to light your own candle in memory of your loved one.

If you would like a copy of the transcript, please let Judith (488331) know and one will be delivered to you.

Interactive church for families, from One Family

One Family, a Methodist Youth organisation, brings you

Imitators and Influencers

Faith, Hope and Love in the community

an hour of interactive worship, with games, songs, chat, baking, and prayer

Over zoom, 2nd Tuesday of the month starting 13 October, 5-6pm.

Download the poster shown below. 

Changes to bus timetable

First have further amended the  no.10 bus timetable (from 10 January 2021).

First altered a number of service timetables from Sunday 10th January, as a result of the lockdown.

Our thanks to Tony Walmsely for sharing this information and an updated Dunnington Bus Timetable (from 10.01.21). 

October issue of The Grapevine

The October 2020 issue of The Grapevine is now online. 

Read letters from Revd Nick Bird and Revd Keith Albans, bring your kids to a scarecrow trail, find out how to support Carecent this Harvest, access the Dunnington Library opening hours, and get involved with Older People's Peer Support.

Children’s Scarecrow Trail

Children’s Harvest Scarecrow Trail and Competition

Saturday 3rd October 2pm-5pm

at both St Nicholas’s Church, Dunnington and Holy Trinity Church, Stockton on the Forest.

Join us in the churchyard for a fun scarecrow word trail, with prizes. Pick up your scarecrow making craft kit and enter our competition.

Please remember social distancing rules. Thank you.

Download the poster for the Children's Scarecrow Trail

Ordination of Mark Poole Friday 25 September

Mark Poole, our new curate, will be ordained deacon in the Minster by Archbishop Stephen at 7pm on Friday 25 September 2020.

Due to the COVID restrictions only a small number of invited guests may attend. However, the core of the service will be live-streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DioceseOfYork (no Facebook login required).

Do join us in praying for Mark and his wife Emma.

York School of Ministry Short Taster Course

York School of Ministry Short Taster Course

starts 26 August!

We are keen at York School of Ministry to make our courses accessible to all and as part of this vision we are offering a free online course to build confidence in those considering studying as part of their discipleship or vocational journeys. 

This 3 week course explores a different gospel each week and helps students to develop their study skills including effective note-taking, learning how to summarise their reading and writing down their own ideas using evidence to back these up.

View the YSOM Short Taster Course poster pictured as a downloadable pdf. 

The Grapevine September issue

The September 2020 issue of The Grapevine is now online. 

Find out why Revd Nick Bird loves Donald Trump, read the lockdown Poem 'From a Desk, Unchained' from local writer Pamela White, see which famous people you can identify (even when they're wearing a facemask), and enjoy the lovely spectacle of a flock of sparrows having a dust bath!

York School of Ministry Short Taster Course

York School of Ministry Short Taster Course

starts 26 August!

We are keen at York School of Ministry to make our courses accessible to all and as part of this vision we are offering a free online course to build confidence in those considering studying as part of their discipleship or vocational journeys. 

This 3 week course explores a different gospel each week and helps students to develop their study skills including effective note-taking, learning how to summarise their reading and writing down their own ideas using evidence to back these up.

View the YSOM Short Taster Course poster pictured as a downloadable pdf.