Next week, the Archbishop will be journeying through the Southern Ryedale Deanery (10 to 15 May 2016) where he will lead an open-air Pentecost Service at Castle Howard on Sunday at 3pm and is to meet with people in the grounds from 2pm onwards (see details below for access); he will be meeting with people on the street at Malton Town Centre on Saturday at 10.15am; and will be at the Open Evening at Malton High School on Friday at 7pm – all are welcome to attend.
During this penultimate week of the Pilgrimage, the Archbishop is calling in at a pig farm at Helperthorpe; visiting Bogg Bros Garage who specialise in carburettor conversions; meeting the volunteers at Norton Foodbank and the racehorse chaplaincy team at the stables of Brian Ellison racing.
Pilgrimage Prayers will be offered at 12 local churches and ten schools will be visited at Rillington, Sherburn, Weaverthorpe, Settrington, Norton, Sand Hutton, Foston, Terrington, Slingsby and Malton. Pilgrimage walks take place every day – all are welcome to join the Archbishop on his journey.
On Tuesday 10 May at around 2.30pm, the walk departs from Weaverthorpe Primary School to Helperthorpe, and then on to East Lutton. On Wednesday 11 May at 2pm, the walk is from Norton College to the Foodbank. On Thursday 12 May, there is a 10.30am walk from Sand Hutton Primary School to Claxton; a 1pm walk from Flaxton Church to Thornton Le Clay and a walk through Howsham at around 3.45pm. On Friday 13 May, there is a walk from Terrington Hall School at approx. 10.45am to walk to Welburn via Bulmer and at 3pm join the Archbishop to walk from Slingsby School to Hovingham. On Saturday 14 May, there will be a 1.15pm walk departing from the Kingfisher Café in and around New and Old Malton.
To share in the Archbishop’s Pilgrimage of Prayer, Witness and Blessing, please visit: pilgrimage.archbishopofyork.org.