by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Sep 1, 2021 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Greetings from Eileen Greetings from Eileen Dear friends, Quoting from Rev’d Canon David Tomlinson in the Bishop’s Leadership Team: ‘Everything has changed, then changed some more, before changing again’. I am sorry to be missing many of you because the pandemic has...
by Tom Deakin | Sep 1, 2021 | St Mary's, St Andrews
The first of 19,000 churchyards has been surveyed as part of a Church of England project to create a free digital map of every grave and feature in every churchyard in the country. The ancient church of St Bega on the shores of lake Bassenthwaite in the Diocese of...
by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Aug 19, 2021 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Dear Friends, August! Whatever you and I are doing this summer, we might have been more attentive to the weather than we might have done in previous years. In my reckoning, this summer will not be memorable for being the sunniest or warmest in our region. Our...
by Tom Deakin | Aug 10, 2021 | St Andrews, St Mary's
Confirmations – Sunday June 27th On Sunday 27th June, St Mary’s Church, Gainford welcomed the family and friends of 5 candidates for Confirmation, the Bishop of Durham The Rt Revd Paul Butler and the combined congregations of St Andrew’s, Winston and...
by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Aug 9, 2021 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Dear Friends, August! We have arrived at the height of summer. We have enjoyed stunningly beautiful summer days of bright and warm sunshine although the forecast warns of thunderstorms as temperatures rise. ‘We are not all in the same boat’ although ‘we are in the...
by Rev'd Canon Eileen Harrop | Jul 23, 2021 | St Mary's, St Andrews
Dear Friends, Do you feel you and we have entered a new post-pandemic phase as Government legislated restrictions have been lifted? Are you celebrating summer holidays with family and friends? In the past week of sunshine and warmth, I have noticed wild swimming being...
