Tadcaster Benefice

At the 10.30am Benefice Holy Communion Service on 29th August 2021 the following letter from Bishop John was read to the congregation by Celia Oldroyd, Churchwarden:
 
Dear Friends,
 
I am very pleased to be able to tell you that the Reverend Paulie Watkin has been appointed to Tadcaster Benefice.  Paulie brings a rich experience of ministry together with creativity and passion which will add to the witness and mission of the parishes.     
 
Reverend Paulie Watkin has served for just under 10 years as a Priest-In-Charge and now Team Vicar within the Witham and Villages Team Ministry in Essex. Paulie is married to Tara and they have 3 young children – Tallulah, Esme and Asher, who are very excited to meet you all! 
 
On accepting the offer of the post Paulie writes; “I am absolutely delighted to be called to serve this wonderful benefice, and I'm very much looking forward to meeting all of you, and finding out more about your hopes and plans for the future. Working together in an inclusive, prayerful and positive way lies at the heart of my ministry, and it will be an honour to walk in faith and unity with the people of the Tadcaster Benefice.
 
As my family and I prepare to join you I will be keeping the Benefice in my prayers over the coming weeks, and I look forward to spending time with you all soon”
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Due to COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday worship this announcement may also be sent out via  streamed services, news feeds or on websites, but only posted on Sunday morning.
 
The date of the Licensing Service is still to be agreed.
Best wishes,

 If there is anything I can do to help in the meantime, then please do not hesitate to be in touch.
 
 
The Rt Revd Dr John Thomson Bishop of Selby
 
 
A note from our curate, Rev Lucy Brencher:
I'd like to warmly welcome Paulie and family to the Tadcaster Benefice. It is great for the Benefice to now have a new incumbent!
I'm looking forward to ensuring a good hand over, so we can enable the continued mission and ministry in the Benefice.
Love in Christ,
Rev Lucy
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​Musical Evening with Flute & Clarinet, At St John's Church, Kirkby Wharfe, Tadcaster, LS24 9DD.  On Friday 29th October 2021 At 7.30pm.  Tickets are £10 Includes a glass of wine and canapés.  Buy tickets online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkbywharfe
Or contact Christine Bleasby on: 07765156747

All are invited to:
​Kirkby Wharfe Traditional Fete
Tadcaster, LS24 9DD
Saturday 21st August 2021
12-4pm
Dog Show, Frei Compagnie, Traditional Fete Games, Tea Room, Pimms Bar, Cake Stall, BBQ, Plants, Books, Bric-A-Brac, Tombola, Raffle, Hook-A-Duck and lots more local stalls.

We are looking forward to hearing from John and Gillian Robinson on life at the Place of Grace in Thailand during the pandemic.

Please join us at 2pm at St Mary's, Tadcaster to hear from them.

Kirkby Wharfe fete will be returning for 2021 on Saturday 21st August.  Please get this date in your diary, this event extremely popular and a lovely day out for all.  It raises fund for St John the Baptist, Kirkby Wharfe.  The church weren't able to hold the fete in 2020 and missed out on the vital funds the fete provides.

Please join us for a special Morning Prayer service on Tuesday 23rd March to mark the National Day of Reflection.  We invite all to join us, particularly those who have lost a loved one in the last year.

Our service will be held on zoom and livestreamed to Facebook on our Tadcaster Benefice facebook page, if you aren't able to join us live you will be able to watch the service on Facebook at any time afterwards.

Zoom meeting ID 9861012744
​Password 377646

We also encourage all to join the minute of silence at 12noon, and to light a candle/lantern and place in your window at 8pm.

Please join us on zoom/facebook live on Sunday 14th March for our Mothering Sunday service, celebrating and giving thanks for all who play a caring role in our lives.

Meeting ID 9861012744
Password 377646

As a Benefice we would like to share our love of prayer with each other and with the wider community.
During February we will be particularly focusing on prayer. 
 
At St Mary’s, Tadcaster and St Mary’s, Church Fenton we have placed ‘say one for me’ prayer post boxes, and encourage all to add any prayer requests.  Where appropriate we will read these prayers at Morning Prayer or other services. 
 
For our children and young people Rev Lucy is using a prayer tree as part of the Virtual Assembly and encourages them to use the leaf template available on our website: prayer_leaves.pdf (stmarystadcaster.co.uk) so we can add leaves of prayers to the prayer tree. 
 
We offer space for prayer each day of the week; with Morning Prayer at 9.30am Monday-Friday, Compline on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday evenings, and on Saturdays in February St Mary’s, Tadcaster will be open for private prayer.  We will shortly have details available of when other churches in our Benefice will also be open for private prayer.
 
As we did in November, we will again join in with the Archbishop’s Prayer for the Nation with a prayer for each day at 6pm:
 
In response to reaching the terrible milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Archbishops invite all to call on God in Prayer. Starting on 1 February we invite you to set aside time every evening to pray, particularly at 6pm each day. More than ever, this is a time when we need to love each other. Prayer is an expression of love.