ST MARY’S PARISH CHURCH

Main Street, Burley-in-Wharfedale, LS29 7DT
Vicar: Revd Alastair Kirk, 21 Southfield Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale, LS29 7PB
Telephone: 01943 863216
Email: vicar@burleyparishchurch.org.uk
Parish office: St Mary’s Parish Centre, 43 Station Road
Telephone: 01943 864405
Email: parish.office@stmaryspc.co.uk
The Parish office is open Mon – Fri 9:00am – 12:00pm. There is an answerphone when the office is closed.
Sunday Services
8am – BCP Communion
9:15am – Parish Communion (with choir)
10:30am – Refreshments (served together for both congregations).
10:45am – Tea & Toast (informal service with worship band and children’s activities)
12:30pm – Baptisms (by arrangement)
6pm – Shalom Healing Service (2nd Sunday in month)
During the week at St Mary’s
9am – Morning Prayer on Mondays. An opportunity to gather together to pray for the Parish.
10:00am – A short Communion Service on Thursdays with refreshments after.
The Church is open every day between 9am and 5pm for people to come and pray, have a look round, or just enjoy the quiet.
Church Information
To obtain further information please see the Church website at
www.http://burleyparishchurch.org.uk or on Facebook at StMaryBiW.
The office staff welcome your enquiries and are the first point of contact for information about Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals and much more. Please feel free to contact Alastair if you have specific questions about the Church, if you want prayer or pastoral support.
A News Sheet, advertising the next week’s services and activities, is published weekly and the Parish Magazine is published monthly. Please get in touch with the Parish office if you would like the News Sheet emailed and/or the Magazine delivered to your home
St Mary’s is your Church and we would love to welcome you!
Church Activities
Running alongside our services, we have a wide range of activities that will both appeal to and involve members of our congregation and the wider community. Some of these are briefly listed below and some are listed in more detail in this Handbook. Leaflets about Church groups and Parish Centre activities can be found in Church and at the Parish Centre.
Church Groups
Revelation (REV): Our youth group meets monthly at the Parish Centre on a Friday evening from 6:30 – 8:30pm during term time. For information please contact the Vicar on 01943 863216 or his PA Becky Berry on 07874 226690.
Music Ministry: There are great opportunities for boys, girls and adults to lead in services throughout the year. At our informal service, Tea and Toast, singing is accompanied by a lively worship band and St Mary’s Singers (a mixed choir) are regular performers within the church. Contact our Music Director, Peter Collins on 07976 722707 or Email: petercollins219@aol.com
Book Groups: Meet to discuss novels and devotional books.
Home Groups: We have several small groups that meet, during the day or in the evening, to explore our faith, to encourage one another, and to pray.
Mothers’ Union and Ladies Group: Members of both enjoy a mix of speakers, demonstrations, outings and social events.
Flower Rota and Churchyard Maintenance: Help with flowers and church-yard maintenance. Contacts are:- Flower arranging contact Pat Emmel 01943 865047. For churchyard maintenance contact Nigel Cottam 01943 430448.
See the Burley Parish Centre Advert for projects organised and funded by the Church. These are:
Open Door
Burley Babies and Tots
Cuppa, Cake and Company
Goldies.
Ecumenical Activity
St. Mary’s plays an active role in Churches Together in Burley and Menston. The Group seeks to oversee joint initiatives and worship of all denominations in the village, as well as providing a forum for the sharing of information and ideas.
Love Burley is a recently formed ecumenical group. It arranges social get-togethers for residents to celebrate seasonal festivities during the year. Personal invitations are sent to people who, for one reason or another, will welcome the opportunity to meet and share time with others. Transport is provided.