On June 11th, teams from across Yorkshire came for a competition at St Thomas a Becket in Hampsthwaite. The winners were the team from Leeds Minster.


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PET BLESSING SERVICE We held a Pet Blessing Service at Killinghall Church on Sunday 16th September, to which a number of our regular congregation and schoolchildren brought their beloved pets, as well as canine visitors from the local community. It would be fair to say that dogs outnumbered any other pet, but there were two…
New Stained Glass Window in the chancel
We will be holding a service of dedication and thanksgiving for the installation of a ‘new’ stained glass window in the chancel on Sunday 30th September at 11am. I will be joined by the former Archdeacon of Leeds, Rev Canon Paul Hooper for this special service in which the window will be blessed and celebrated….
Reverend Suzy’s Installation Service
We were delighted to be able, at last, to formally welcome Reverend Suzy and her family to the Benefice at an induction service held on 28th July. With a few sensible precautions in place, the service went ahead in the newly-repaired Killinghall church and was attended by members of the three churches together with Killinghall’s…
MUSICAL HARVEST FESTIVAL WEEKEND AT KILLINGHALL
We had a wonderful weekend of music, hospitality, fellowship and faith at Killinghall Church over the weekend of 5th-7th October. During the weekend over three hundred adults and over one hundred children came into Church either to participate in concerts and events, and to enjoy food, fun and fellowship. We started the weekend with a…
Our famous snowdrops
Bang on time, at 9.00am on a very lovely Saturday 17 February morning a coach arrived at St Thomas a Becket Church filled with 44 Dutch Galanthophiles (snowdrop enthusiasts) on a garden tour from the Netherlands. They had come specifically to see the snowdrops in the churchyard! When I asked Hanneke, the leader of the…
Festive Family Fun Day
The weather outside was miserable but inside the church at Killinghall was warm and filled with festive cheer on Saturday 1st December for a family fun day. Children from the village gathered to make festive crafts in the morning. The floor was carpeted with a layer of glitter as the children decorated Christmas cards, gingerbread…
