PCC Matters (and the future)

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The PCC will next meet by Zoom on Tuesday 23rd February at 7.30pm – please pray for us as we continue to do our best to steer the parish as best we can in the current circumstances. At that meeting, we will review the situation in the light of government advice and data on infection rates etc to see if we can come up with a timetable for returning to worship in our buildings.

The PCC and I have been doing our best to maintain work on progressing the interim ministry objectives, some of which has inevitably been hampered by the pandemic. There are two main outstanding matters. The first is progressing a plan for the future of St Andrew’s church building; PCC members from Kildwick recently agreed to form a group to do this. The second is helping the new parish to articulate its identity and its mission priorities, to aid the PCC in drawing up a specification for the kind of person needed to serve as the next Vicar. I will be inviting congregation members to share their views via a questionnaire. If we are able to return to worshipping in our buildings before long, I will say more about this exercise then (if that’s not possible, I’ll progress the work through this newsletter, by e-mail and letters).

 

Julie

Sunday Services in February 2021

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When the Government announced Lockdown 3, following the arrival of first one then a second virulent strain of the virus, the PCC considered deeply what we should do. The regulations, while emphasising how essential it is to remain at home whenever possible, rather bizarrely allowed gatherings for church services.

There were fairly clear hints from the House of Bishops and we followed the example of many churches and cathedrals. With heavy hearts, we decided that the doors should remain closed in order to minimise the spread of this disease. As the programme of vaccinations rolls out, let’s hope that we can soon re-assess this sad situation.

Services during National Lockdown 3

During this time, there will be Sunday services available via Zoom at 10am (with an opportunity for a chat afterwards), and Evening Prayer will be live-streamed via the KCB Parish Facebook page at 4pm.

Please request more details if required …