Archbishop Sentamu’s Pilgrimage of Prayer Witness and Blessing continues this week in and around Easingwold (3-8 May 2016).
The Archbishop is to celebrate Ascension Day at St John the Baptist & All Saints Easingwold on Thursday 5 May at 7.30pm – all welcome. He is visiting Strensall Barracks to meet with soldiers and their families at Hurst Hall on Saturday 7 May at 10.15am and following this, is to join in the fundraising paper-chain event with Kidz Club – linking St Mary’s Church to the Methodist Church. An ‘Ask the Archbishop’ question and answer is taking place at The Ship Inn, Strensall at 11.45am on Saturday– all welcome. Join the Archbishop at St Helen and the Holy Cross Church, Sheriff Hutton for a 10.30am Eucharist on Sunday 8th May– all welcome.
In a busy week which includes a community soup lunch at Oulston on Tuesday and meeting with USA/UK Youth interns on Wednesday, the Archbishop will also be leading Pilgrimage Prayers at 11 local churches and calling in at eight schools at Husthwaite, Crayke, Shipton, Brafferton, Alne, Easingwold, Sutton on the Forest and Huby. The Archbishop will also be meeting the community at Easingwold Market Place on Friday morning.
Archbishop Sentamu said: “Just before his ascension which we celebrate this Thursday, Jesus told his disciples ‘to go and make disciples of all nations’. I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing how the people of the Easingwold Deanery continue to live out this command, not least as we baptise 5 children at Brafferton this week. See you there!”
Pilgrimage Walks include: Husthwaite to Oulston on Tuesday at 10.15am (depart from Husthwaite Village Hall); Oulston to Crayke at approx. 12.30pm (depart from Oulston Village Hall); Alne to Tollerton on Wednesday at 3.45pm; and Huby to Sutton on Friday at 3.30pm – all welcome. Walks from Alne and Huby depart from the local primary schools.
For opportunities to walk, to pray and to share in the Archbishop’s Pilgrimage of Prayer, Witness and Blessing, please visit: pilgrimage.archbishopofyork.org.
The Archbishop’s 6-Month Pilgrimage started at Whitby on 1 December 2015 and is to finish at York Minster on 22 May 2016.