CHURCH SERVICES

All Saints Church and the Methodist Chapel; having spent a few years joining together for Festivals, Easter Christmas and Harvest, Finally became a Local Ecumenical Project (LEP) on 20th January 1993.

The decision was made to call ourselves Wistow Village Church and not Wistow Village Churches to show ourselves as one united body of people who worship God in their own individual ways and to promote the Gospel of Jesus throughout the village. We do work very well together and have many times been given as an example to other communities of how an LEP can be successful.

Worship is shared between the two buildings on alternate Sundays.

1st Sunday  9.00am Holy Communion BCP                    All Saints Church

2nd Sunday 9.00am Family Service or Holy Communion  Methodist Church

3rd Sunday 11.00am Family Holy Communion                All Saints Church

At this service the Rainbows and Brownies attend and take the collection and give the peace. Also all children present receive a piece of bread from the same loaf as the Holy Communion. Their bread is blest by the vicar and the children themselves holding out their hands in the form of a dove.

We do use bread here, we do not use Wafers

4th Sunday  Same as 2nd

5th Sunday  Varies

Since we joined with Cawood and Ryther this arrangement works well as the vicar only comes here two Sundays a month which leaves him free to be at Cawood every week an Ryther alternate to us.

Baptisms are either in the Family Communion or privately at 12.00pm or 12:30pm

Family Service in November is a Pet Service. Another very popular innovation

Wistow Village Church

FUND RAISING

Gift Day in July for All Saints. Envelopes are distributed with parish magazine.

Spring and Autumn Sales for All Saints.

Christian Aid Collection

Christingle and Carol singing around the village for The Children's Society.

Both Church and Chapel run an envelope scheme which is Gift Aided. Loose money in the collection plate is evenly shared.

Funerals; If the collection is designated to a certain cause, then ALL the money goes to that cause, we do not keep half.

Maintenance of the churchyard is a major expense and to help with that we run a “Sponsor a week” scheme.

£20 pays for one weeks maintenance.

GROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHURCH

Wistow village choir meet every Thursday in the Methodist Church for practice and sing in the church on special occasions.Also organise concerts such as the “Wassail Evening” in December.

First Wistow   Rainbows meet on Monday in the Chapel Schoolroom and attend Family Service.

First Wistow Brownies meet in the Jubilee Hall on a Wednesday, they also attend Family Service.

Drama Group meet on Wednesday 3:30pm in the Methodist Church. This is for children and young people and has replaced Sunday School.

General

Wistow is known as a friendly happy community who work together for the benefit of all.

Our last vicar when speaking to the new Methodist Minister, told him

“ You just have to suggest something to them and it happens. No need to keep asking”

Anglican

Contact: Sue Culkin

Tel: 01757 268952

Methodist

Contact: Eric Montgomery

Tel:01757 269007

HOLY DAYS AND FESTIVALS

Christmas Eve; First Communion of Christmas                                             10:30pm          All Saints

Christmas Day; Dot Hunt our Lay Reader conducts a Children's Service at     9:45am.           All Saints

This Service is very well attended

Ash Wednesday; Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes                         10:30am          All Saints Tower Chapel

Maundy Thursday; Holy Commuinion and Washing of Feet                           10:30am          All Saints Tower Chapel

Ascension Day. A Service of Holy Communion is held at either Wistow or Cawood on alternating years.

Harvest Thanksgiving is on the last Sunday in September at 3:00pm followed by a Harvest Tea across the road in the Methodist Church.

Always well supported by the villagers.

The next day Harvest Baskets are delivered to pensioners in the village and any who are in hospital or nursing homes.

All Souls Day; An evening service of Holy Communion for the departed is held, to which all those who have lost loved ones in the year receive an invitation, and we have a list for the congregation to add names.

A recent addition has been Christingle held on the first Monday of December. At this service we can honestly say we do get a full church. Year 6 children at school make the christingles on Monday morning, about 130-150 are made

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