St Helen'S Welton

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Message from Revd Canon Elaine Bielby
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) – UPDATE 21 March 2020
It will feel strange tomorrow not to gather for worship with the church community and friends at St Helen’s. Although we will not be gathering for public worship, I will still be praying for all of you tomorrow morning and, of course, for the wider community and everyone affected by the coronavirus. Please join me in praying wherever you are.
... Here are some links and resources you might find helpful:
Archbishop Sentamu will live stream prayers for Mothering Sunday on his facebook page at 10am, 12noon, 4pm and 6pm www.facebook.com/archbishopofyork
The Archbishop of Canterbury will lead the first national virtual Church of England service, including prayers, hymns and a short sermon. It will be broadcast online by the Church of England and on 39 local BBC radio stations at 8am and BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship at 8.10am. It will also be available on The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Facebook page from 9am. A printable order of service is available at www.cofe.io/MotheringSunday
Spiritual Communion (for use when it is not possible to join in Holy Communion) https://www.churchofengland.org/…/Guida nce%20on%20Spiritual…
A selection of prayers and a short service for worship at home https://www.churchofengland.org/…/coron avirus-covid-19-litu…
St Helen’s will continue to be open for individuals to spend time in quiet prayer and reflection. Prayer sheets will also be available to take away.
If you do come into church, please respect the space of others inside and follow government guidance on maintaining a safe distance.
God bless you all
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Updated information in relation to weddings, funerals and help for those self isolating.
In line with government and Church of England guidance, we have suspended all public worship and events until further notice. The church will remain open for quiet reflection and prayer between 9am and 4pm every day. We urge visitors to follow current recommendations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus including maintaining a safe distance from anyone else in... the church.
Specific guidance on weddings and funerals is now available. If you have a wedding booked, or are enquiring about a funeral, please contact the Vicar, Revd Canon Elaine Bielby – details below.
During this time, the clergy and people of St Helen’s will continue to pray for all who are affected by the virus, those caring for them and all who are searching for a cure. Over the next few days we will be making more resources available both through our website and Facebook pages and within the church. Meanwhile if you would like to join us in praying, suggested prayers can be found at https://www.churchofengland.org/…/coron avirus-liturgy-and-p… . Alternatively, Daily prayer from the Church of England can be found at: https://www.churchofengland.org/…/join- us-service-daily-pra… or you can download the Daily Prayer app
If you would like to speak to someone about a spiritual or pastoral concern, either in church or by phone, please contact the vicar: Revd Canon Elaine Bielby – details below.
St Helen’s is also working with individuals and businesses in the village to offer practical help with supplies for those who are self-isolating – see separate poster or contact Brendon on 07792 345858 or bswallow1@yahoo.co.uk
This information will be updated regularly.
Vicar: Revd Canon Elaine Bielby T: 01482 666677 Website: www.sthelenswm.org
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
In light of the latest government guidance and yesterday’s statement from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, all public worship and other events at St Helen’s Church, Welton, are cancelled until future notice. The church will remain open for quiet reflection and prayer between 9am and 4pm every day. We urge visitors to follow current recommendations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus including maintaining a safe distance from anyone else in ...the church. We are awaiting guidance from the national church on Christenings, weddings and funerals. The latest information can be found at https://www.churchofengland.org/…/coron avirus-covid-19-guid…
During this time, the clergy and people of St Helen’s will continue to pray for all who are affected by the virus, those caring for them and all who are searching for a cure. If you would like to join us in praying, suggested prayers can be found at https://www.churchofengland.org/…/coron avirus-liturgy-and-p…
Alternatively, Daily prayer from the Church of England can be found at: https://www.churchofengland.org/…/join- us-service-daily-pra… or you can download the Daily Prayer app
If you would like to speak to someone about a spiritual or pastoral concern, either in church or by phone, please contact the vicar: Revd Canon Elaine Bielby, on 01482 666677.
This information will be updated regularly and further resources will be added soon.
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For the vulnerable or self isolating, consider a different way to pray.

Update on coronavirus. Further information on changes to services to follow.

Messy church tomorrow morning all welcome. Come and See. Breakfast at 9.30am

Reminder to all, the next messy church on 14 March all welcome

Mission weekend events happening in this area

Imposition of Ashes. If you wanted to take any palm crosses to the church before this date for ashing.

St Helen’s Lent course over 6 weeks

Easter Services at St Helen’s

Today was the last service for our curate Graeme Holdsworth and his wife Carol Holdsworth who is also a reader for the church. Graeme came to St Helen’s three years ago and now he has completed his training he is moving on to be the Vicar of his own parish Marsden and Slaithwaite. Graeme and Carol will be missed greatly and the congregation collected money to present Graeme with a mountain bike to tackle his new terrain. The choir sung them out with a fantastic version of Glory Glory Hallelujah tailored to Graeme and Carol’s time in Welton. A beautiful lunch was held after the service with thanks to all members of the church for bringing and sharing the food. We wish them the best of luck!