CHURCH SERVICES – All welcome!

May Service Schedule (services in Bold Italics are not communion services)

Brompton Deighton Welbury W. Rounton E. Rounton

5th 8 & 9am 6.00pm 10.30am

12th 9.00am 11.00am 9.00am

19th 9.00am 10.15am 11.00am 10.30am

26th 11.00am 6.00pm 9.00am

June 2nd 8 & 9am 6.00pm 10.30am

FLOWERS East Rounton West Rounton Welbury

5th May Mrs K Hutchinson

Linda Bandy Mrs V Pattison

12th May “ “ “

19th May Mrs D Bell Mrs S Grainge Mrs T Race

26th May “ “ “

2nd June Mrs H Bell Mrs T Nightingale

Mrs M Bennett

Rountons & Welbury

Gazette May 2019

“Rebuild my Church”

The pictures that we have just seen from Paris of the terrible fire in Notre

Dame might remind us of the fire in York Minster. The repairs there mean

you would never really know that such terrible destruction had taken

place, hopefully the same will be said of Notre Dame in future years.

One of the things that has been said about the fire in Paris is that the

church is really living people, living stones, not a building. But whilst

true, this masks the emotional attachment to a building which has been

prayed in and in which important services marking births, marriages and

deaths have taken place. Church buildings are often the most beautiful

building in a community, so it is not surprising that for all these reasons

we want to keep them in as good condition as possible.

St Francis heard a voice from a crucifix in a chapel saying, “Rebuild my

Church,” and he took this literally, building up the ruined chapel with his

own hands. He also restored several other churches. But over time he

came to consider that the most important part was to rebuild the church

as a whole, which had itself fallen into disrepair.

We also have this dual task, to keep our buildings in good shape and to

restore the church as a whole and of course this usually begins with

restoring our own faith. We may hope that as Notre Dame is restored, so

the faith of its people may also be rebuilt. Best wishes, Jonathan Cooper

Parish Passes for York Minster

I have ten Parishes Passes which I can lend out to

anyone wishing to visit York Minster this year. The

Parish Pass entitles the bearer to one adult free

admission to York Minster and the Undercroft for

sightseeing during normal opening hours. It excludes

entry to the Central Tower and evening events. Please

present it to a member of staff on arrival. The passes

are intended to be used then returned to me as they can

be used multiple times. Please contact Kate Lindo on

01609 882263 or 07970 441129 or by email:

katelindo@hotmail.com for the loan of up to ten passes.

Diary Dates - All events in village hall unless stated Mother’s Union

Tuesday 7th May commissioning of

Mrs. June Houghton as Provincial

President of the Mothers' Union

11am at York Minster.

Thursday 23rd of May 7:00pm

Mothers' Union Deanery Festival at

St. Thomas's Church Brompton.

Sermon about John and Charles

Wesley. Refreshments in the Chapel

Brompton.

Welbury WI

Thursday 16th May 7.30pm Welbury

Village Hall.

Speaker: Northallerton Handbell

Ringers

Competition – A bell

Press report from Welbury WI for April 2019 Next time we drive across the Moors

or visit the coast our members will

understand why the land and cliffs

are the shape we see today thanks to

Roger Osborne who using flip charts

and coloured pens explained the

geology that lies beneath. We

learned how times long gone and

recent movements of ice and water

can be traced in the current

landscape of North Yorkshire. The

competition was for a Yorkshire

landscape photograph. Next month

we will be entertained by the

Northallerton Handbell Ringers and

the competition will be for a bell

Rountons Ladies Lunch and Book

Club

The next meeting of the Rountons

Ladies Lunch and Book Club will be

held at Whitegates Nursery on May

3rd at 1.30pm for lunch followed by

the book club discussion. The book

we will discuss is ‘The Inimitable

Jeeves’ by PG Wodehouse. The next

meetings are June 7th and July 5th.

Welbury 150 Club winners

April 2019 Draw 1st Janet Hutchings

2nd Brown family

May 2019 Draw 1st George Cooke

2nd Geoff & Audrey Sharp

Welbury Church Cleaning May Roger Bennett

Hambleton FoodShare 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. Specific shortages are

tinned green beans, sponge

puddings, jam, sandwich meat,

instant potato. Many thanks

Welbury Gazette envelopes

Many thanks to those who have

returned the Gazette envelopes with a

donation to fund the production of the

monthly Gazette. If, however you have

an envelope waiting to be collected

could you please give to any member

of the PCC (Roger Bennett, Peter

Walker, Liz Moore, Kate Lindo, Mary

Heald or call Joanne Hughes 882268

to arrange collection).

ROUNTONS May 2019

3rd 7th

Rountons Ladies Lunch & Book Club 1.30pm at Whitegates Mother’s Union 11am at York Minster

23rd

MU Deanery festival 7pm, St Thomas, Brompton

WELBURY May 2019

3rd 7th 13th 16th 27th 30th

Diary Dates:

WAGs Lunch 12.30pm Duke of Wellington Village Hall AGM 7th May 7.30pm – open to all Indoor bowls from 7pm Women’s Institute 7.30pm Indoor bowls from 7pm Coffee morning 11am – 12noon Welbury – Saturday 15th June Summer Fair & Plant Sale Welbury village show – Saturday 10th August Ploughmans & Puddings – Sunday 22nd September

Diary Date:

Family BBQ & Field Party at Welbury on Sunday 28th July 2019 2pm onwards

Licensed bar, bouncing castle, disco, games, etc. Advance ticket only -

further details to follow - Raffle proceeds in aid of St Leonards Church

The next Family Service at St Leonard’s is Sunday 9th June at

11am and will be followed by a Teddy Bear’s picnic. Teddy bears

accompanied by children or adults are most welcome. Inside or

outside depending upon the weather. Please bring picnic

blankets if it’s fine.

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)

Afternoon Teas

Many thanks to all who came and enjoyed a delicious

afternoon tea. Over£600 was raised for Welbury church.

Special thanks to Rountons Coffee Roasters and

Stamfrey Organics for providing the delicious coffee and clotted cream.

If anyone has anything to be included in the June gazette please email me

katelindo@hotmail.com or ring 01609 882263 by 15th May 2019 if possible

please. Many thanks

Welbury Church Summer Fair with Plant Sale

& Snail Race Saturday 15th June 2019

Welbury village hall 10am to 12noon. Entrance to include

tea/coffee and a home-made scone

£2 adults, children free. In addition to plant stall there will be a cake and

produce stall, crafts, tombola, games, raffle and snail race at 11.30am.

If you’re able to help in any way please contact Joanne 882268, Elizabeth 882804 or Janice 882907

Welbury 150 club Enclosed is this year's renewal/application forms. Please give the completed form to any member of the PCC: Roger Bennett, Peter Walker, Kate Lindo, Liz Moore, Mary Heald, Joanne Hughes. Many thanks to those who support Welbury church by entering this

draw. Funds raised from the 150 club over the last few years have

enabled the restoration of the North Aisle window at the rear of church.

Please feel free to call in to see the difference on a Wednesday when

the church is open or at any service. New members always welcome.

Welbury Gazette envelopes

Many thanks to those who have returned the Gazette envelopes with a

donation to fund the production of the monthly Gazette. If, however

you have an envelope waiting to be collected could you please give to

any member of the PCC (Roger Bennett, Peter Walker, Liz Moore, Kate

Lindo, Mary Heald or call Joanne Hughes 882268 to arrange collection).

Duke of Wellington Charity Quiz night every Tuesday 8.30pm - Entry is £1

per person. Come along for a fun, sociable evening and raise money for

charity.

Welbury Monthly coffee morning 30th May 11am until 12.00 in Welbury

village hall. **Please note it’s the fifth Thursday this month not the fourth**

Everyone (of all ages from 0 upwards) is invited to come along for a drink

and something to eat. Bowling, darts and book/magazine swap stall so do

bring along anything you no longer want to read. This is purely a social

and not a fundraising event.

Welbury Indoor bowls - Monday 13th & Monday 27th May in Welbury Village

Hall from 7.00pm to 8.30 ish. Cost is £1.50 - £2 per person. Coffee tea and

biscuits will be provided. No previous experience needed. Come along and

give it a try. Usually second and fourth Mondays of the month

WAGs Lunch – First Friday of the Month

The next lunch of the Welbury Ageing Gentlemen (also open to present

and former residents of Welbury and nearby villages) is to take place on

Friday 3rd May at the Duke of Wellington from 12.30pm. RSVP as usual to

peterwalker115@btinternet.com or 882947 for catering purposes, please.

Village Hall Annual General Meeting 7th May 2019 7.30pm

Open to all

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Welbury Lent Appeal – supporting

WaterAid’s Jars of Change Appeal. Many

thanks to all those who have handed in their

change and continue to do so. Look out in

June’s gazette for the grand total raised.