News - Ryedale Methodist Circuit - North Yorkshire

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Coronavirus Latest announcement

Following the Government announcement that the whole of North Yorkshire will go into Tier3, the Circuit Leadership Team met and agreed to follow the District guidelines and recommend that all churches close for worship for the coming weeks. We are all aware of the rise in Covid cases locally and nationally and while we recognise that worship and fellowship are helpful to people's spiritual and mental health, we feel for the physical health of our congregations, the District’s direction advice is the right guidance.

However, local churches can make their own decisions and can open where they feel the need exists. Churches must operate safely and understand that the local leadership is responsible for ensuring that all safety arrangements are met. Where congregations meet with the Anglicans or others, there may be other guidelines applied. If worship continues, the following Government guidelines must be strictly applied:

Places of Worship can be open, but those attending can not interact with anyone outside their household or support bubble. Outside the building you should not mingle in groups greater than 6.

At present Helmsley is remaining open for weekly worship all others are closed

Online and printed worship will continue to be available on this website.

See also the Events Page for more details and for worship material for use at home

21st January "the bridge bulletin"       Print Edition        Monochrome Edition

Pastoral letter from the District Chair, The Rev`d Leslie Newton January 2021

Thinking of shopping for Fairtrade items this Christmas? Look no further than your local shops for Fairtrade food and crafts. Malton and Norton have a range of shops selling many Fairtrade   gifts. Just look for one of these logos or our website:- www.maltonandnortonfairtrade.org , or
phone   07985365161 for more details and a copy of our local directory.

"Burning Issues"   Malton Area Magazine          Burning Issues no 83 online edition           print edition

Ryedale Community Kitchen. We are passionate about providing healthy meals to people living in Ryedale and are dedicated to helping tackle poverty and social isolation, so you know when buying a meal from us you are helping the whole community in this area.   more information

MHA New Fundraising Appeal and TV Advert.
My name is Katie Tomlinson and I am the regional fundraiser for Yorkshire here at MHA.
We have some very exciting news……..
We have launched a new fundraising appeal entitled ‘Dedicated to connecting communities and tackling isolation’ to raise much needed funds for the charity to continue supporting people in later life throughout the pandemic and beyond.
Read more............

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More information can be found on the The Methodist Church Coronavirus guidance page https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/coronavirus/

Supporting someone who  is living with  dementia  through the Covid-19  outbreak

Ryedale Volunteer Network
trusted network that can assist people and the local authorities to deliver services to our community in this crisis

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