June 2021
Welcome to our What's On page. Here you will see a list of activities that are going on within and across our three churches. If an item relates to a particular church, it will be indicated at the start as follows:
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CTS: Christ The Servant, Digmoor
SMD: St Michael's Dalton
STM: St Thomas The Martyr, Up Holland
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: MONDAY 24 MAY
Thanks to everyone who attended the AGM last Monday. There was an excellent turnout from all three churches. Churchwardens were elected at all three churches, so thanks to those who volunteered for these roles, for PCC roles and others.
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Sunday Worship
We wanted to let you know that our three churches are now open for Sunday services.
We shall observe all the guidelines in all three churches, which means that masks must be worn inside the church and throughout the services. Social distancing must also be observed at all times.
There will be no refreshments at the end of the service and people are asked to enter and vacate the building maintaining safe distances.
There will be one service in each church as follows:
• Christ the Servant, Digmoor 10.30am
• St Thomas the Martyr, Up Holland 10.30am
• St Michael & All Angels, Dalton 10.30am
We want everyone to stay safe and well and we appreciate that this may not be the right time for some to return and our love and prayers will be with what ever decision you make.
We will still have for this week a recorded service which will be available as normal on our social media channels
Online Services
We shall also provide a live streamed service from our parish each Sunday. This is likely to be from St Thomas The Martyr, as hymns will be performed by the choir and organist; feedback from the previous opening was that you welcomed having hymns included in the streamed service.
Funerals, Baptism and Weddings
These can now take place, following Covid guidance. Please use the forms in the above menu to make a request and contact the clergy.
In your prayers
Please continue to pray for all those affected by Covid19, those who work in the NHS and all who serve as carers. Please pray for all those involved in rolling out the vaccinations and all the support required to make this possible. This week, please remember teachers and children returning to school. Let us also pray for all those who volunteer their time and energy to help others, among them the homeless, those who need the support of Food Banks, all who suffer as a result of addiction and all who are facing these difficult times alone.
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UP HOLLAND COMMUNITY HUB - HELP REQUIRED
The formal opening of the Up Holland Community Hub took place on Friday 30 April. The Hub involves the Post Office and Becket's Café at St Thomas The Martyr Parish Church, and the food bank at St Thomas The Martyr Primary School. Volunteers are needed for all aspects of the support - if you can help in any way, or would like to find out more, please email hubsecretary@uphollanddalton.org.uk
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MONEY COUNTING
We are making arrangements so that all collections and money paid to the churches and parish can be counted and banked centrally. We need people from all three churches to volunteer to do this (one day on the week), at the moment planned for Tuesday morning. Please speak to a churchwarden if you would willing to help out.
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FOOD BANK
Please leave donations in any of our churches and they will be sent to a local food bank where food and other items (e.g. toiletries) are desperately needed. Please be as generous as you can in these challenging times.
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BIBLE STUDY
Every Thursday, 7.30pm via Zoom. All welcome. Please email Rev'd Paul Lock for the meeting number and password. Each session is stand alone, so please come if you missed the last one. At the moment, we are looking at readings for the following Sunday.
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PARISH MAGAZINE
We have set up a separate page for our Parish Magazine. Go to the page here or via the menu button. June's edition is now available.
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NEWSLETTER
You can catch up with all the latest news by visiting the Newsletter page. You can see the current Notices and the service sheet for the last Sunday service, the recording of which can be viewed on the Services page.
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CHURCH BUILDINGS
Our three churches, like others across the country, are operating under restrictions. Please keep an eye on this page for updates, and for Paul's regular newsletter. See the top of this page for current details.