Notices of the Week of 8 December 2025
CHRISTMAS CARDS
This Christmas, why not write a congregational card or greeting, and attach it to the board in the narthex, rather than giving individual cards!
LITTLE FISHES
Trinity Puppet Theatre has ben in action again this week – performing at Little Fishes. Don’t forget it is the Little Fishes Christmas next Monday, the last one until they return on 12 January.
FIDDLE FINGERS, 13 DECEMBER, 11.00 am
Fiddle Fingers will be holding their Christmas concert on Saturday, 13 December, 11.00 am. All welcome.
MESSY CHRISTMAS FOLLOWED BY CHRISTMAS FILM NIGHT
13 DECEMBER, 4.00 pm
Messy Church is about family, creativity, hospitality and celebration.
It is a place to be with the whole family and join in with craft activities, play games and eat together within a Christian environment.
Messy Church is for everyone.
CHRISTMAS FILM NIGHT
13 DECEMBER, 6.00 pm
Our Christmas Film Night is for all the family to be together, enjoy and start getting into the Christmas spirit. The more Christmas jumpers and head boppers the better!
Come and join us at 6.00pm for the start of the film and enjoy snacks as you relax, or from 4.00pm for Messy Christmas or at 5.15pm for our all together meal.
Please register via the link below so we provide enough food for everyone.
You are all welcome and we look forward to spending time with you.
THURSDAY CHRISTMAS LUNCH, 18 DECEMBER, 12.00 noon
All are welcome to come and join us for our Thursday Christmas Lunch, and the tickets are now on sale for just £18.00.
The tickets are available through our website and signing up below, using the QR code on one of our leaflets, or directly from Sally and Andrew. Sign up here.
Our 3 course Christmas Lunch will be served from 12.00pm, so come and join us for delicious food, have a chat with great company, join in with a quiz and sign along with your favourite carols.
We look forward to seeing you there.
OUR CHRISTMAS SERVICES
21 December, 10.30 am – Altogether Scratch Nativity
21 December, 6.30 pm – Carol Service
Christmas Eve, 4.00 pm – Christingle
Christmas Eve, 11.30 pm – First Communion of Christmas
Christmas Day, 10.30 am All Age Christmas Day Holy Communion
Link to everything happening in Advent and Christmas here
SINGING WITH THE STARS
Singing with the Start has now been moved to 7 March, 7.30 pm.
“Singing With The Stars – A Night To Remember” will be a multimedia spectacular of live onstage songs backed by film footage of all the artists featured in the show. 5 decades of great music 🎶 🎙
All funds raised will go to our mission partner, The Diocese of Lake Rukwa, Tanzania, recently visited by our own Barry Crompton.
There will be an interval for wine and soft drinks.
Tickets here
HOPE EXPLORED
New course starting Tuesday 13 January, 7.30 pm. Hope Explored looks at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel, this three-session series shows that Christianity is about real hope: a joyful expectation for the future, based on true events in the past, which changes everything about your present.
Hope Explored Trailer
We really hope you are encouraged to join us.
We’d love to know you are coming so please sign up here on this page. You only needed to do this once for the whole course. Sign up here.
CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS
The PCC have agreed that we will support TearFund (Sudan crisis) and St Michael’s Hospice with any monies we collect at the Christmas Services. Please pray for our Christmas colletion charities
MISSION PARTNER INFORMATION
Artizan
IN 2 OUT
CAP – Latest News CAP North Headlines
CPAS Online Events
Projects Delivering Hope Annual Report
THIS WEEK’S SERVICES:-
Monday to Thursday
8.30 am Morning Prayer everyone welcome over ZOOM
This Sunday – Advent 3 – John’s Story (2)
Isaiah 35 : 1 – 10
Matthew 11 : 2 – 11
9.00 am Holy Communion in church
10.30 am Holy Communion in church
10.30 am Family Church downstairs
RIPON CONCERTS
SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER, 3.00 pm
Saltshaker December Newsletter
Dementia Forward November Newsletter
St Olav Christmas is coming
A Rocha Autumn Newsletter
Spring Harvest 2026 booking open here
Ripon Cathedral latest news Ripon Cathedral Newsletter Ripon Cathedral at Christmas
Diocese of Leeds Newsletter
NYCC : Latest News From North Yorkshire
SASRA News & Prayer November 2025
Joel Webster, who used to be part of our congregation, has published a new Christian book!
“If you love cats, you’ll love this book; if you enjoy humour, you will really love this book – if you love God, it’s purrrfect!“
A humorous cat version similar to the insights of: Winnie the Pooh /Garfield / Fred Basset – but as ‘a year in the life of a Christian cat.’ You can even get a sneak read – for free – on Amazon now. (put in; It’s a cat’s life – Joel Webster. (Paperback or Kindle)
