METHODIST ASYLUM GROUP - MAP A huge “thank you” to all those who donated to the February 25th Delivery. Very soon a collage of images from the MAP Christmas Gathering will appear.
CAFOD Lent Appeal – Family Fast Day collection This Lent, live out the Gospel call to love your neighbour. By fasting and giving what you save, you join in Christ’s compassion and help another family put food on the table. Your donation can help families around the world grow food in difficult conditions – such as on flood-resistant floating gardens or using solar-powered water pumps in times of drought. Collect a CAFOD envelope to bless others with your support, donate online at cafod.org.uk/envelope or call 0303 303 3030. Text CAFODLENT to 70085 to donate £10.
MARTIN BROWN FUNERAL Wednesday 18 March at 11.00am. ALL WELCOME
JAN MANGLES MEMORIAL MASS Saturday 28 March at 3.00pm – Ampleforth Abbey
MIDDLESBROUGH FOODBANK - MFB THE EASTER APPEAL! We will again be uniting our efforts with those of Sue Allen and Jonathan Pomroy from the benefice parishes and hope, with your generous support, to make it a BUMPER DELIVERY! PS. EASTER EGGS and TREATS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY WELCOME. Please remember, every donation counts and is gratefully received!
NEXT DELIVERY: TUES. 17th March ‘26 DEADLINE for DONATIONS: MON. March 16th at 12 NOON
Please give what you can for this special appeal. Donations should be left at the back of Our Lady and St Benedict’s Church as always. THANK YOU ALL!
PPS MFB GIFT AID forms are now available at the back of church for individual donations of cash and cheques. If you are able to, please could you hand them into the office along with your donation?
MARY’S MEALS Mary’s Meals currently works in 16 of the world’s poorest countries, feeding over 3 million young children one good meal every day in their place of education. They are asking you to donate any left over foreign currency or obsolete UK currency that you may have lying around. Just bring any foreign or old coins/notes to church by Easter Sunday and we will pass them on. The money raised from this initiative will help Mary’s Meals bring hope to more desperately hungry children across the globe. Every 10p is enough to provide a hungry child with a nutritious meal in school. Mary’s Meals would like to thank you for your continuous support & prayers.
The Sick: The Diocese, on advice and under Data Protection Regulations (May 2018), asks us not to name individuals, but to pray for them as a group within the Parish Body as those in particular need.
Recently Dead: Martin Brown, Jan Mangles, Jean Thompson
Anniversaries: James Towler, Mariana Hewitt, Mary Holdsworth, Bonnie Blackden, Austin Butler
HOME COMMUNIONS If you require Holy Communion at home, please contact Fr Kentigern or Fr Bernard either by e-mail or leave a telephone message by 8.00pm on Friday evening stating whether you require a weekly visit or a one-off call. Someone will then be in contact to arrange a suitable day and time to visit.
EASY FUNDRAISER Do you regularly shop online? Did you know you could support your church at the same time? For more information speak to Tracey in the Parish Office and see information leaflets in the Hall.
WORLD COMMUNITY OF CHRISTIAN MEDITATION Meets each week: Mondays at 2pm - 3pm in St Ben’s Hall: contact Mary Sturges Thursdays at 8pm - 8 45pm on Zoom: contact David and Sue Walsh Should you wish to join either group contact Mary Sturges 01439788563.
CHRISTIAN MEN OF THE VALLEY Meet each Monday at 8.00pm to share faith, friendship and interests.
FABRIC PROJECTS Works have cost £35000. Thanks to some recent generous donations we have raised £3092.17. All donations gratefully received.
HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY Mr Wilding has rejoined the team of lay chaplains at York Hospital. He has produced an information sheet about this ministry, including details of how to contact a chaplain and arrange a visit to a loved one in hospital. You will find these notes at the back of church.
PARKING Could I encourage as many as possible on Saturday Evening or Sunday Morning to use the parking available off St Hilda’s Walk – below the allotments or in the Doctor’s Surgery. This will help to prevent the congestion building up on West End during the weekend.
Middlesbrough SVP Vinnie Camp Could you volunteer to help a child make new friends, build their confidence and make memories to treasure this summer? We need adults to work as part of a team of 8 volunteers providing pastoral care to 20 children aged 9 – 11 years old. The residential camp will run from Monday 10 August until Friday 14th August 2026 at Peat Rigg Outdoor Activity Centre, Pickering. You don’t need to be an existing member of an SVP group, but you must be over 18 with enhanced DBS. All volunteers receive training from the SVP national team. Food, accommodation and travel expenses will be covered. To find out more about the camp or to request an application form, email this year’s camp leader Patricia Nobbs [email protected]
MONASTERY OF CHRIST THE WORD, ZIMBABWE Fr Barnabas, Fr Terence, Fr Cuthbert, Br Placid & Br Moses wish to express their immense gratitude to all those who have kindly made direct donations, totalling £1,100 + gift aid to the Monastery of Christ the Word in the past two months. They are so grateful for your support and to Mary Sturges for kindly keeping parishioners up to date with information about the Monastery of Christ the Word and the funds needed to support people in the locality.
THE CHURCH OF ST HILDA AND THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY AND ST BENEDICT
Rev James & Fr Kentigern invite you to join them for
COMMUNITY PRAYERS 10.00am
Monday 16 March – St Hilda Monday 30 March - Our Lady & St Benedict Monday 13 April – St Hilda Monday 27 April – Our Lady & St Benedict Followed by refreshments and fellowship ALL WELCOME
LENT 2026
Lenten Mass & Soup Lunch 11.00am Mass 12.00pm Soup & Roll Lunch Donations to Mary’s Meals. 20, 27 February 6, 13, 20, 27 (School Children) March, These will be held every Friday during Lent from 20th February to 27th March in St Benedict's hall after 11.30 am Mass. There will be a choice of soups and a roll followed by coffee. Donations towards Marys Meals. We usually have people from St Hilda's as well as the village coming along too. If you think you could offer any help in the form of setting up, serving, clearing away or making the (vegetarian) soup please sign up at the back of church or tell Jennie on 07906718829.
LENTEN CHURCH CLEANING On Saturday 14 March, anyone who would like to are invited to join Julian and Sophie in cleaning the Church for Easter.
LAETARE / MOTHERING SUNDAY As part of the celebration of Laetare (Mothering) Sunday. There will be a bake sale in the Hall after Mass on Sunday 15 March. All donations of cakes / biscuits / goodies will be gratefully received.
Primary School Holy Week Assemblies Friday 20 March – Palm Sunday Wednesday 25 March – Maundy Thursday Thursday 26 March – Good Friday Walk of Witness Friday 27 March – The Three Trees ALL WELCOME – MORE DETAILS NEARER THE TIME
St Benedict's BIG LENT WALK! Supporting CAFOD Our Fundraising Goal! Target: £200 Current Total: £50
£12 can train a farmer to care for seedlings £36 can provide floating garden training £36 can train a Floating Garden Farmer
Every donation makes a difference. Thank you so much for your support!
Walking in Faith this Lent
MARK 10 MISSION At 11.00am on Friday 20 March the Mark 10 Mission will broadcast live a half hour Stations of the Cross for children. It will thereafter be available on their website and YouTube.
Stop Assisted Dying in the UK
The Lords still have the Leadbeater Bill and we hope they will stop it. In Scotland however, the Lords will not have this power. If the Scottish Assembly votes in favour of their Assisted Dying Bill in two weeks time, March 17th., then Assisted Dying will arrive in the UK. You probably have no vote in Scotland but if you have then use it to tell your MSP to vote ‘No’ in this vote in two weeks.
You can still influence the vote if you have relatives or friends in Scotland with the vote and as convinced as you of the wrongness of Assisted Dying. They may not appreciate the importance of requesting their MSP firstly to vote, secondly to vote ‘No’. Ask them! Those of us in the UK who believe the proposals to be misguided and wrong can take heart: 20 MSPs initially in favour have indicated they could vote ‘No’ on March 17th. 7 ‘No’s, of which 2 are already secured, will defeat the Bill.
Please mobilise your contacts quickly: we have a couple of days only.
COFFEE AND CRAFTING Will begin again on Thursday 8 January 10.15am - 12.30pm St Benedict's Church Hall Join us for creativity and community
ALPHA was great... What's next? JOIN US ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE LORD'S PRAYER Prayer Course exploring: Why pray? Adoration Petition Intercession Unanswered Prayer Contemplation Listening Spritual Welfare STARTS 21 January TIME 7.00pm VENUE St Benedict's Church Hall Fortnightly (16 Sessions) ALL WELCOME - WHETHER YOU ARE NEW TO PRAYER OR LOOKING TO GO DEEPER For more information, or to join the Whatsapp, contact Dawn: 07731 828930
CATECHISM CLASSES FOR ADULTS For current or recent converts to supplement individual instruction- and all others interested!
Tuesdays at 6.30pm in the Oratory House- just ring the doorbell!
Tuesday 20th January Tuesday 27th January Tuesday 3rd February Tuesday 10th February Tuesday 3rd March Tuesday 17th March Tuesday 24th March
York Rotary invites you to celebrate
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - Saturday 7th March 2026
The Citadel, Gillygate, York YO31 7EA
Ticket price including lunch £25 available from www.yorkrotary.co.uk
see posters for more details
HOLY WEEK 2026 PILGRIMAGE From Ampleforth Abbey to Walsingham 26 March to 2 April 2026