Harvest Weekend 1-3 October

Do join us for one or more event this weekend

Lockdown Crafts Preview Evening

Friday 1st October 7.00-9.00pm
Tickets £5.00 from 488331, 489008 or 481626
View crafts, listen to music, with a glass of wine

‘Coffee, Cake and Chatta’

Saturday 2nd October 10.00M to 12.00noon
View the crafts and taste our favourite lockdown bakes

Harvest Services

Harvest Communion
Sunday 3rd October 8.00am and 10.30am

Family Worship
Sunday 3rd October 4.00pm

All proceeds from the weekend shared between Carecent and St Nicholas Church.

Download the Harvest Weekend poster below.

Job Opportunity - Communications Officer

Communications Officer for St Nicholas Church

Do you have a passion for supporting our village church and community? Do you have good communication skills and experience with Microsoft Office, web editing and social media? We are seeking a communications officer to work 7-10 hours a week to produce printed communications (including the village magazine ‘The Grapevine’) and manage the church’s online presence. IT equipment and office space is provided at the church, but partial homeworking, and flexibility of hours, are possible. £13.26 per hour. We are seeking someone who is sympathetic to the Christian faith.

For a full role description and other enquiries, please contact the Rector Nick Bird on 489349 or revnickbird@gmail.com, or Revd Mark Poole on 426522 or revmarkpoole20@gmail.com.

Deadline for applications is 9:00am on Monday 13th September.

Interviews to take place on Monday 20th September at 10:00am. This can be flexible if necessary.

Yorkshire Wolds Way - Nick’s Epic Fundraiser

After running up Snowden a couple of times, walking (and a few years later, running) the Lyke Wake Walk, and then in 2019 running home from Whitby to Dunnington, near York (50 miles), the Revd Canon Nick Bird was looking for a new challenge.

After delaying for a year due to covid, over 23/24 July he walked the Yorkshire Wolds Way from Hessle to Filey, completing the journey in 31 hours. His wife, Diane Benson, walked the first four hours with Nick, and his colleague, The Revd Mark Poole did another three, before being joined by an old friend, Jason Shearer, for the 30 mile night section.

Completing the 79 miles walk, which is a national trail threading itself across beautiful countryside, has been a long-held ambition. Nick says, 'The blisters were all worth it to spend time in beautiful surroundings with friends and family, and to raise some money for a new roof for the St Nicholas Church extension, but please stop me if I ever suggest doing it again'.

Once gift aid has been factored in, Nick has raised over £1000 towards replacing the Tower Room roof at St Nicks - an incredible sum! If you would like to donate, it’s not too late. Please use the dedicated GoldenGiving link to Sponsor Nicks on his fundraising walk or speak to one of the churchwardens.

York School of Ministry courses

York School of Ministry (YSOM) provides courses for anyone interesting in exploring more about their faith through a range of accredited and non-accredited courses.

“From introductory courses on the Bible through to university level studies YSOM can tailor fit your learning to suit your discipleship or ministry needs.”

To find out more visit ysom.org.uk or click on the links below to find out more about specific courses and download their leaflets.

Free 3 Week Study Skills Short Course

Recognised Parish Assistants

Introduction to the Old Testament Module

Certificate and Diploma in Theology, Ministry & Mission

Graduate Diploma in Theology, Ministry & Mission

Nick Bird’s Epic Walk

Revd Nick is taking on another epic (crazy?) challenge.

On Friday 23rd July, at about midday, he plans to leave Hull and walk the Yorkshire Wolds Way continuously to Filey, a total distance of 80 miles.

The purpose is to raise money towards repairing the Tower Room roof at St Nicholas Church, as part of our Building Work Appeal, so that we can continue to host community activities for years to come.

Sponsorship forms are available in the churches, or you can give online using the dedicated GoldenGiving link to Sponsor Nicks on his fundraising walk.

Mark Poole's priesting & First Mass

Revd Mark Poole will be priested at Holy Trinity Church Stockton on the Forest on Saturday 3 July, 3pm.

If you have been allocated a seat in the church for the ordination service, you are also invited to join Mark and his family in Stockton village hall after the service. In order to comply with regulations on numbers, only people with a seat in church are expected in the village hall. Sorry for any disappointment this may cause.

Any food which you are kindly contributing to the Buffet tea should be dropped off at the hall between 12 and 1pm on Saturday 3rd July. As from Monday 21st June, all church places are taken.

Please pray for Mark and all who are being ordained this weekend.

Mark will be presiding at his first communion on Sunday 4th July in Stockton at 10.30am. There will also be services in Warthill and Dunnington that morning, but people are welcome to come to Stockton so long as they book with Ennis (ennisjacksonuk@yahoo.co.uk or 400364).

Nick Bird’s Epic Walk

Revd Nick is taking on another epic (crazy?) challenge.

On Friday 23rd July, at about midday, he plans to leave Hull and walk the Yorkshire Wolds Way continuously to Filey, a total distance of 80 miles.

The purpose is to raise money towards repairing the Tower Room roof at St Nicholas Church, as part of our Building Work Appeal, so that we can continue to host community activities for years to come.

Sponsorship forms will be available soon, but you can already give online using the dedicated GoldenGiving link to Sponsor Nicks on his fundraising walk.

Children's Summer Club

Monday 9 - Friday 13 August

We are hoping to run a week long children’s Summer Holiday Club jointly with the Harton Benefice.

It will run from 9am –1:30pm and include crafts, games  and activities. 

We need helpers to help run the activities with us so if you are able to help out whether it’s for the week or just a couple of mornings please message Lisa Horton at horton2517@sky.com. Without additional helpers we cannot run the club. Thanks very much.

Download the Summer Club poster below.

Big Family Picnic

Please come and join us for our 

Big Family Picnic!

Sunday 11 July at 4pm

Everyone's welcome. Bring the whole family and come and join in the fun, games and activities.

Download the poster for the Big Family Picnic below.

Churchyard Wildlife Count

Saturday 12 June

10.00am—12:30pm at Holy Trinity, Stockton, and 
2.00pm—4.30pm at St Nicholas, Dunnington

Caring for creation is one of the church’s key missions, but how can we do that if we don’t know what we have?

Come and join us in the churchyards of Holy Trinity and St Nicholas and help survey the biodiversity as part of the national 'Churches Count on Nature' initiative.

No specialist skills needed. There will be wildlife experts on hand to help you identify your finds. Additionally, if you can, bring a smart phone with the free 'iRecord' or ‘iNaturalist’ app installed - you’ll be able to get instant expert help with your identification by uploading photos of what you see! Our findings will be added to a national database.

Nature Detective activities will be provided for children, to help everyone of all ages to get involved, and refreshments will be available.

For more information, please email Lisa Horton at horton2517@sky.com or Colin Beale.

Download the poster for the 'Churchyard Wildlife Count', shown below.

Land and Nature webinar series

5 – 13 June 12:00pm – 7:00pm

Every weekday during Churches Count on Nature week the Church of England Environment Programme are running webinars. Places are free but must be booked using the Churches Count on Nature Webinars webpage.