St Giles Church.Skelton,York

05/06/2026

This , we’re saying a big thank you to Parish Safeguarding Officers and everyone who helps make our churches safer places.

From safer recruitment to online training, listening well, and helping to make good practice part of everyday church life, your commitment makes a huge difference.

Thank you for helping us live Christ’s story across the Diocese of York.

04/06/2026

Thought for the weekend - A prayer of Saint Aidan

Leave me alone with God as much as may be.
As the tide draws the waters close in upon the shore,
Make me an island, set apart, alone with you, God, holy to you.

Then with the turning of the tide
Prepare me to carry your presence to the busy world beyond,
The world that rushes in on me
Till the waters come again and fold me back to you.
Amen.

04/06/2026

Youth Drop in Cafe - now for years 5,6,7,8,&9

We want to invite years 5 and 6 pupils from upper Primary to join our Drop in Cafe after school.

where: St Michael's, Tollerton
when: Thursdays in term time
what time: 3-5pm, after school drop off
activities: football, crafts, table tennis, talk time about God, tuck shop and lots of fun
leaders: all are DBS checked and have done the appropriate training and have much experience in running youth groups

Please spread the word! It's too good to miss :)

04/06/2026

A message from Rev'd Andy for all in West Galtres

'I'm going to run a mid week Bible Study during the day at All Saints Church. Our first meeting is on Wednesday 10th June at 10am, (although this Bible study will not necessarily be on a Wednesday, we'll see what a good day and time is for the majority). At this first meeting, we will prayerfully explore what God might want us to do, and be most helpful, in deepening our relationship with him. This might be working our way through a book of the Bible, or choosing another book and discussing it as a group - we'll have to discern this. Whatever we do, it will be accessible to all - to those who are a long way along on their journey but also those just starting out or just plain inquisitive.
All are welcome to attend and chat and of course drink tea and eat copious amounts of biscuits'

04/06/2026

9.30 am - Holy Communion at St Giles on Sunday

30/05/2026

Sunday 31st May at 10.30am
Joint Family Communion @ All Saints Church Newton on Ouse
Please join us as we celebrate God the Trinity together with all our 6 churches

29/05/2026

One week until our wonderful concert. Please get in touch to help us firm up numbers for refreshments.
Come along and enjoy a refreshing glass of Pimms. Entry is free, we just ask for a donation towards our toilet fund.
All welcome.
Many thanks

28/05/2026

Thought for the weekend - Pentecost: God's Holy Spirit communicates with us

Last Sunday was Pentecost and we celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit, who lives not in buildings but in ordinary people's hearts and who empowered the disciples to speak of Jesus' death and resurrection in many languages.

Prior to the coming of God's Holy Spirit the disciples were locked behind closed doors; but as the presence of God rested on each of them, they began to change - they were emboldened and enlivened and so they went out and shared the wonderful news of Jesus and the new way of life following him.

For me the miracle of Pentecost is that all could hear about the love of God in words they could understand and recognise. And the enduring miracle of Pentecost is not so much the fire and wind, but the fact that God continues to draw close to those who need to hear his reassuring love that saves us and gives us hope.

I had a small experience of the Holy Spirit at work only this week. I was helping someone to locate the graves of her baby siblings in Holy Evangelists churchyard. They had each only lived a matter of days and had died in the early 1960s. This woman, who now lived in Australia, only had a short time frame in which to find where they were, so together we looked outside and scoured the graveyard plan plus several books from the safe in the Vestry, but alas to no avail.

Nevertheless we went outside and I prayed words of God's comfort and hope.

We said our goodbyes but on returning to the vestry, as I was putting the many books back, an A4 letter slipped out of the pile, and I was amazed to see that it was a letter written by the the mother of this lady to the then vicar, mentioning her 4 children and donating a sum of money for the life of the church.

I locked up, rushed out of the church and ran to the nearby bus stop where she was, calling out that I had a gift from God for her! The lady was thrilled to read the letter, penned by her own mum, speaking with such love for her siblings that she never knew. In that moment of grace, I believe the Holy Spirit was communicating with her in ways she could understand about her family and how her visit hadn't been unseen or in vain.

The work of the Holy Spirit is in our everyday as well as pinnacle moments and always reconnects us with the Father heart of God. Love is our direction of travel as we follow him.

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28/05/2026

10:30 am - Joint Ministry Unit Family Communion at All Saints Church, Newton on Sunday

No Service at St Giles

27/05/2026