Weekly News 21st July 2019 www.stpetersharrogate.org.uk

St Peter’s Church, Cambridge Road, Harrogate, HG1 1PB

Civic Prayer Breakfast 2019

Last year saw our first Annual Civic Prayer Breakfast – organized by the Harrogate Hub. It was fascinating to hear six leaders from different aspects of our civic life answer the question: ‘What keeps you awake at night?' The only problem was, they were so interesting we overran! This year, therefore, we have four speakers: Paula Lorimer, the new Director of the Harrogate Convention Centre; Wallace Sampson, Chief Executive of Harrogate Borough Council; Steve Russell, the new Chief Executive at Harrogate District NHS Trust; and, returning from last year’s breakfast, Lisa Winward, the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire. This year we will be meeting at The Ivy on Parliament Street on Thursday 10th October, 7:30 – 8:45 am with a choice of excellent breakfasts. To learn how to pray in an informed way about what is going on in key aspects of our civic life, please book via: https://civic-prayer-breakfast.eventbrite.com. Tickets are £15.

Alan Garrow, Vicar of St Peter's

St Peter’s Ladies who Lunch The Ladies who Lunch are meeting again on Friday 26th July at 12:30 pm at the Palm Court Café at the bottom of Montpellier Hill. If you are interested in joining us for food and fellowship, then please contact Sue Heapy to book your place at our table (07540 355 305) or brynsusie@hotmail.com.

The Knitter's Yarn Community Knitting Group A social knitting group meets at St Peter's to knit much needed items for various charities. The next meeting is on Monday 29th July from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Brostoff Hall. Please bring your own needles and yarn. Anyone wishing to learn to knit will be welcome as there will be someone on hand to help get you started. The cost of £2.50 includes tea, coffee and biscuits.

St Peter's Evening Fellowship: The lighter side of the law The next meeting of St Peter's Evening Fellowship is on Thursday 1st August at 7:30 pm in the Brostoff Hall. The speaker will be His Honour Judge Derek Clarkson QC with his recollections and anecdotes from the legal world. There'll be stories of falling asleep in Court, nervous witnesses and the sometimes witty exchanges between judges, barristers and defendants. Everyone welcome!

Two new priests for the Ripon Episcopal Area Chris Clayton, our curate, and Kim Mason, the curate at St Mark's Church, Harrogate, were ordained priest last Saturday by The Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Ripon, at Holy Trinity Church in Ripon (more pictures on page 7).

Sunday Lunch Club Meets Today! It is open to everyone and there’s no need to book or bring anything – although donations towards the cost will, of course, be very welcome! Lunch today will be served at 1:00 pm. Please speak to Hannah Beck (07503 186455) or Yvonne Dawes (07960 779381) if you need to know more.

Taking a Summer break

Some of our groups and organisations, like Sanctuary, our youth group, are taking a break for the Summer. Our Sunday Club have their last session of term today. Bible RefleXions finished last week and starts again on 4th September. There will be no further Lunchtime RefleXions for now, but they

will be back on 5th September. However, St Peter’s Parent and Toddler Group will continue to meet every Thursday morning throughout the Summer holidays. And, Café RefleXions will meet every Wednesday morning as usual too. Lots of other things are happening over the Summer, so keep reading the Weekly News to find out what’s on each week!

Books wanted for a SUMMER BOOK SALE! Books are wanted for a book sale to be held in the Glass Foyer on Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd August. Your chance to clear out your bookshelves - and to re-stock! Please contact Hannah Beck on 07503 186455 or Daniel Brewer.

A Summer garden remembered – a poem by Barbara Stone A nostalgic moment on revisiting the house where I was born.

Where are the irises my childhood knew, the buttercups that crowded round the lawn; the pastel roses that in clusters, grew beneath my window; and at break of dawn where is my blackbird who trilled out his song; and claimed a perch upon the garden wall; then, as the early hours crept along, the warm and welcome tone of Aunty's call? What makes me yearn to be that child again, when childhood took so brief a time to pass; yet stirs up memories of summer rain, and swishing through the puddles in the grass, where buttercups and pale pink roses grew and irises in dappled shades of blue?

At the 9:30 Service we offer prayer with laying on of hands. If you would like this ministry, please come up to receive the bread and wine (or a blessing) in St Mary’s Chapel and wait behind in the pews there.

Today's Services: 21st July 2019 The Fifth Sunday after Trinity

8:30 Holy Communion

9:30 Family Communion There is Sunday Club for school age children today - please gather in the café area at the

front of Church at the start of the service. Pre-schoolers and their parents are welcome to stay in this area, where there are toys and activities to share for the whole service.

Hymns 10, 302, 32, 470 Readings Colossians 1 v 15 - 28 Luke 10 v 38 to end Preacher: Chris Clayton

11:00 Choral Matins Setting Dyson in D (Te Deum) Hymns 334, 434, 409 Psalm 82 Readings Deuteronomy 30 v 1 - 10 1 Peter 3 v 8 - 18 Anthem Let all the world in every corner sing (Vaughan Williams) Preacher: John Longstaff

4:15 Afternoon Church Crafternoon Church followed by a picnic Preacher Ruth Thompson-Vear

6:30 Choral Communion Setting Jackson in G Hymns 401, 515, 309, 514 Readings 1 Peter 3 v 8 – 15a Luke 5 v 1 - 11 Anthem Ave verum copus (Mozart) Preacher: Sue Pearce

Our Duty Wardens today are: Paul Medforth

and Ian Birt

Please pray for those who have asked for our prayers: Tim Akers, Pat Anderson, Peggy-Anne Binder, Mary Burcher, Louise Emrullahu, Pam Gardiner, Gill Gibson, Vicky Harrison, Bryn Heapy, Edna Hodgkiss, Sian Lockwood, Peter Norbury, Peggy Palmer, Alan Richardson, Frances Roxby-Proud, Colin Sinclair and Keith Ward.

Daily Readings Morning Prayer is at 8:00 am and Evening Prayer at 5:00 pm daily. These are the Bible readings we will be using in Church each morning this week. Why not read them at home if you are unable to come to the service?

Mon Mary Magdalene Psalm 30 1 Samuel 16 v 14 to end Luke 8 v 1 - 3

Tues Psalm 106 Nehemiah 13 v 1 - 14 2 Corinthians 1 v 15 – 2 v 4

Wed Psalm 111 Nehemiah 13 v 15 to end 2 Corinthians 2 v 5 to end

Thurs James the Apostle Psalm 7 2 Kings 1 v 9 - 15 Luke 9 v 46 - 56

Fri Anne and Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Psalm 139 Esther 2 2 Corinthians 4

Sat Psalm 121 Esther 3 2 Corinthians 5

The Collect for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people, that in their vocation and ministry they may serve you in holiness and truth to the glory of your name; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. or Almighty God, send down upon your Church the riches of your Spirit, and kindle in all who minister the gospel your countless gifts of grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Also in our prayers this week:

Mon Our Parish Newsletter, THE NET The Samaritans awareness-raising campaign TALK TO US

Tues St Peter's Archive Group The work of Christian Aid

Wed St Peter's Evening Fellowship Paul Medforth, Churchwarden

Thurs 10th Harrogate St Peter’s Rainbows and Brownies St Peter’s CE Primary School

Fri St Peter's PCC Rachel Fell, PCC secretary

Sat Cat and John getting married at St Peter's today! Michael Hunter, one of our retired Clergy

What’s on This Week

Morning Prayer is at 8:00 am and Evening Prayer at 5:00 pm daily

Mon 22nd 2:00 pm The Singing Folk group

Tues 23rd 12:30 pm Healing Service 7:00 pm Bi-Polar Support Group

Wed 24th 10:30 am Café RefleXion 5:00 pm Harrogate Youth Council meeting

Thurs 25th 9:30 am St Peter's Parent and Toddler Group 11:00 am Holy Communion 2:00 pm St Peter’s Handbell Ringers at Wesley Chapel 7:30 pm Choir Practice

Fri 26th 9:30 am AA Meeting 10:00 am St Peter’s Cleaning Team 12:30 pm St Peter's Ladies who Lunch are meeting at the Palm Court Café 7:00 pm Bell Ringers 7:00 pm NA Meeting

Sat 27th 2:00 pm Wedding of Cat Waterman and John Blakey

Harrogate Welcomes the World Carnival on Saturday 27th July Starting with a parade through Harrogate town centre from 11:00 am, there will be lots of exciting activities in Valley Gardens throughout the day including: the Global Music stage; the Global Dance stage; a Theatre of Food; and many Carnival Workshops. Entry is FREE! Eat your way around the world in the Food Zone. Full details at harrogateinternationalfestivals.com.

Next Sunday 28th July

The Sixth Sunday after Trinity

8:30 Holy Communion

9:30 Family Communion

11:00 Choral Matins

4:30 Afternoon Church –

Celtic Worship

6:30 Choral Evensong

The Breakfast Club provides a free, hot breakfast from Monday to Saturday (8:15 – 8:45 am) for all those who are hungry or in need. A hot Sunday lunch is also served at the Wesley Centre each week at 1:00 pm, except for the third Sunday of the month when it is here at St Peter’s – that's TODAY! Food parcels are available from 4:45 pm every day, except for Sundays, when it’s 5:30 pm.

Chris was ordained last Saturday afternoon surrounded by his friends, family and colleagues. The Bishop announced that it was also Chris and Sam's wedding anniversary! On Sunday, Chris presided at the Eucharist for the first time and received a standing ovation. A magnificent lunch was served by our Parish Events Team – thank you to them for all their hard work and to everyone who brought such delicious food to share.

Chris Clayton's Ordination and the Parish Lunch

Next Week’s Deadline The deadline for the next edition of the Weekly News (28th July) will be noon on Wednesday 24th July. Please send any items (including photos) to Alan Garrow or to Marian Chambers (addresses below)

New to St Peter’s? Please fill in one of the welcome cards in the pews and hand it to one of the clergy.

Key Contacts

Vicar: The Revd Dr Alan Garrow, St Peter’s Vicarage, 13, Beech Grove, Harrogate, HG2 0ET. tel: 526454 alan.garrow@gmail.com

Curate: The Revd Chris Clayton, chris.clayton@leeds.anglican.org

Parish Administrator: Carole Raw, tel: 07425 161425 or 568218 stpeters.office@ntlbusiness.com

Churchwardens: Paul Medforth tel: 07710 195834 paul.medforth@medforth.com

Patricia Stableford tel: 01423 526767 jpst39@gmail.com

St Peter’s Safeguarding Officer: Sian Lockwood tel: 07889 616755 sian.lockwood54@gmail.com

Weekly News and Parish Newsletter Editor Marian Chambers marian.chambers41@gmail.com

The banns of marriage are published between Katie Eleanor Puleston Jones and Ben Joseph Taylor. This is for the third time of asking. If any of you know any reason in law why they may not marry each other you are to declare it.

Refreshments are served after each of our Sunday morning services from the kitchen area at the front of Church. Please come and join us.

Crafternoon Church is holding a picnic TODAY! Join us at 4:15 pm for crafts, a short service and then a picnic on the Stray (inside if wet). Just bring a rug and some food! Everyone welcome!