Notices – 3 July

Published by John Housley on 2 July 2026 2 July 2026

SOME GREAT NEWS

Earlier this week the North Yorkshire Food Hygiene Inspector made a surprise visit to assess our kitchen. We passed with flying colours with the very short comment: “Excellent” and of course we have retained our 5 star status for a further 12 months. Well done to Andrew, Sally and the team and everyone who uses our kitchen!

OPEN THE BOOK AT THE SPA GARDENS

Open the Book are performing “Escape” our take on the 10 plagues and the escape from Egypt. This is part of the Ripon Theatre Festival performances happening at the Spa Gardens on Sunday 12 July. Why not bring a picnic to church on the 12th then walk down to the Spa Gardens to enjoy all that the Festival has to offer and also support Open the Book.

PRAYING FOR RIPON, 5 JULY, 7.30 am

Meet at Holy Trinity Church to pray for the whole of Ripon. This is a Ripon wide initiative that happens on the first Sunday of every month.

INFORMAL MEN’S BREAKFAST

If you can’t wait until the next Men’s Breakfast why not join a group from Holy Trinity who meet on the Second Saturday of every month at the Spa Gardens Cafe. There isn’t a speaker but there is great company. We next meet at 9 am on Saturday 11th of July.

MESSY CHURCH BIG BBQ

We have re-arranged the Big BBQ for Saturday 11th of July at 4pm. Come with the whole family to enjoy games in the park, and exciting crafts and of course the Big BBQ!

NOTES FROM THE FOOD SURPLUS TEAM

Every week our church collects surplus food from M & S and the food is used to supplement activities within the church, such as The Breakfast Club, Renew and The Thursday Lunch Club.

There is generally an excess of ready meals and the Food Surplus Team are keen to offer help to members of the congregation and the wider community who are in need, be it through a constrained financial situation, illness, bereavement or difficult domestic situation.

This help is offered willingly and is totally confidential.

Please contact Sally directly or leave a message with the office.

Sally contact details:

Sal.40@hotmail.com or 07742 735100

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS

Holy Trinity is participating in the Heritage Open Days event that runs between the 11^th and 20^th of September this year. At certain times during this period the Church will be open to visitors interested in finding out about the history of Holy Trinity Church. If we can, we hope to lead guided tours around Holy Trinity. If you might be interested in helping lead tours or providing refreshments for this event please do get in contact with either Colin Benham or let the Office know of your interest. We hope to be able to give full training on the key points of interest at Holy Trinity – which many of you will I am sure be interested to find out about.

TRINITY PUPPET THEATRE AT LITTLE FISHES

On Monday 13 July at 9 am Trinity Puppet Theatre are performing at Little Fishes. This is definitely not one to be missed. Tell your family and your neighbours!

MEG’S CURATE LICENSING

Meg will be formally licensed as our Curate on Thursday 23rd of July at 7pm. We hope you will be able to come along and support Meg as she formerly takes up the role of Curate.

MISSION PARTNERS PRAYER FOCUS

DIOCESE OF LAKE RUKWA

Prayer points:

MISSION PARTNER INFORMATION

In2Out Latest News June 2026

CPAS Latest news

Projects Delivering Hope Annual Report 2025 – 2026 here

Alianca Oopitikkuxo Newsletter

Artizan Spring Newsletter Values, Vision and Mission

CAP – Latest News CAP North Headli nes

THIS WEEK’S SERVICES:-

Sunday 5th July

Trinity 5
Generosity Sunday (2)
1 Timothy 6 :11-19

9.00 am Holy Communion in church

10.30 am All Together in church

6.30 pm Being Restored in the Arches downstairs

Tuesday 7th July

7.30 pm Prayer and Worship in the Arches downstairs

An evocative drama charting the deep involvement of the Anglican church in the trans-Atlantic slave trade comes to Ripon Cathedral as part of this year’s Ripon Theatre Festival.

Incidents in the Life of An Anglican Slave is a dramatic play-poem written and performed by Desirée Baptiste. It is inspired by a rare letter written in the year 1723, discovered in the Church of England Archives within Lambeth Palace Library. The letter was addressed from an anonymous Virginian slave to the then Archbishop of Canterbury and to King George I pleading for freedom, while reporting the horrors, abuses and realities of chattel slavery that was approved by the Anglican church at the time.

The Dean of Ripon, The Very Rev John Dobson, DL said: “Once again we at Ripon Cathedral are delighted to be supporting Ripon Theatre Festival and to be hosting this performance which explores an important subject for our time. The slave trade and its abolition were things with which this nation was actively engaged. It is appropriate then, that this event should be taking place in the cathedral, remembering that the Christian Church believes profoundly that the Spirit of God leads us into all truth. The pursuit of truth can be uncomfortable but is ultimately liberating.”

Baptiste’s powerful dramatic interpretation will be performed on Tuesday 7 July in the transept of Ripon Cathedral. It will be followed by a Question-and-Answer session, giving the audience a chance to have a conversation about the development of the piece and the issues raised.

Desirée is a London-based writer and researcher. She has recently contributed to David Dimbleby’s BBC TV programme “What’s the Monarchy For?”. Incidents has been performed at Chester Cathedral, Lambeth Palace Library, the Edinburgh Fringe and other venues in the UK and overseas, including in Barbados.

Link to further information and tickets here.