St Mary's Church News 18th November 2020 (apologies for previous email sent in error)

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Wednesday 18th November 2020

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Worship in church

Unfortunately services cannot take place in Church through the lockdown period. Please get in touch if there is any way we can support you.

Virtual Worship

Sunday 22nd November 2020 - Christ the King
Virtual services will be sent out via e mail on Saturday 21st November 2020

10am Sunday Service
will stream on St Mary's Facebook page at 9.30am on Sunday

You can find all the previous services here - Join us for worship

Coffee and chat after the service

Sunday mornings from 10.30am during lockdown
Bring your own coffee and get together from the comfort of your own home
via zoom

To join Zoom meeting copy and past the following link into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86926204352?pwd=N050MHpHZjhUM255UW81NjliM1pYQT09

or go to Zoom and use the following codes
Meeting ID: 869 2620 4352
Passcode: StMary

Sunday School

Sunday mornings from 9.30am during lockdown
Sunday School in your PJ's from home - what could be better?

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81983846702?pwd=ZXhoeGxTVm9jWDBMTkZEVU9OYlBEUT09

Meeting ID: 819 8384 6702
Passcode: Jesus

Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in 1958, Stephen Cottrell was educated at Belfairs High School, Leigh-on-Sea, and the Polytechnic of Central London. He found faith as a teenager through the work of youth organisations in his local church. After a brief spell working in the film industry, and at St Christopher’s Hospice in South London, he began training for ministry at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, in 1981 and was ordained deacon at the age of 25. He later studied for an MA with St Mellitus College.

Serving his curacy in Christ Church and St Paul’s, Forest Hill, south London, in the mid-1980s he was priest-in-charge at St Wilfrid’s, in Parklands, a council estate parish in Chichester from 1988 to 1993. He also served as Assistant Director of Pastoral Studies at Chichester Theological College at the same time.

He then moved to West Yorkshire, as Diocesan Missioner and Bishop’s Chaplain for Evangelism in the Diocese of Wakefield and in 1998 he also became a member of Springboard, the Archbishop of York and Canterbury’s team for evangelism. Throughout this time he adopted Huddersfield Town as his team alongside his beloved Spurs.

In 2001, he was called south to become Canon Pastor of Peterborough Cathedral and three years later was consecrated as Bishop of Reading. He became Bishop of Chelmsford in 2010 and served there until 2020 when he became the 98th Archbishop of York.

Author of more than 20 books including children’s books, he enjoys poetry, music and art. His 2013 book on the artist Stanley Spencer, Christ in the Wilderness, prompted a recent podcast reflection with Russell Brand, discussing the crucifixion and resurrection.

He has undertaken several walking pilgrimages, including twice walking the Camino to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, as well as pilgrim routes in England. You can read about this in his book, Striking Out, poems and stories from the Camino. In 2002 he walked from Durham to York with young people from his church youth group.

A founding member of the Church of England’s College of Evangelists, he has also chaired a group of bishops with an interest in the media and is one of the authors of the Church of England’s Pilgrim course, a major teaching and discipleship resource. He also chairs the Board of Church Army. Based in Sheffield, but working across the British Isles, Church Army is an organisation committed to evangelism and social justice. He is Bishop Protector for the Society of St Francis.

Stephen is married to Rebecca who is a potter. They have three sons and a dog, Alfie.

Unfortunately the Tudor Exhibition is no longer available to view in Church due to the latest Government guidelines. You can however see the pictures and read the information on the following links:

Alternatively e mail us at stmarys.beverley@gmail.com

Thank you to those who have sent through their weekly offering

We would be grateful if you are able to help us either by setting up a standing order through your bank (details below) or by sending a cheque addressed to 'St Mary's PCC' (preferably a lump sum rather than weekly amounts as this avoids multiple trips to the bank) to the vicarage - 15 Molescroft Road Beverley HU17 7DX

Please do let us know if you are setting up a standing order.so we can allocate gift aid accordingly - St Mary’s P.C.C. account 90775800, sort code 20-43-47

Alternatively you can give online by clicking here

If there is anyway you think we can help please do not hesitate to get in touch:- 07598 518426

A number of healthy and mobile church members are offering their services to help with food deliveries etc. If you need practical help please do not hesitate to call.