Volunteers needed to Support Riverside Pop In Cafe

The ‘Riverside Pop Inn Cafe’ is being forced to restrict its opening hours on Bank Holidays due to a lack of Volunteers. The Cafe is open every Saturday and Sunday between 2.00pm and 4.00pm and needs just a few more volunteers to help in the cafe which provides the main income that allows the church to remain open. If you are prepared to just give a couple of hours every now and then it would be greatly appreciated. The cafe provides not only teas and coffee but a fantastic surrounding to meet other people or even to have a quiet moment for yourself.

If you can even a few hours then please phone Mandy Annison on 01964 626115 who will be only too pleased to answer any questions you may have.  Thank You

St Andrew Church Services

June 2012

Sunday   3rd June    11.00am    Family Service & Baptism

Sunday  10th June      6,30pm  Holy Communion

Sunday 17th June      11.00am  Morning Prayer

Sunday 24th June       6.30pm  Evening Prayer

 

Car Boot Sales

The first Car Boot of the new season took place in April and was a great success. The next sale of the season will take place on the playing field on Saturday 2nd June 2012. Sellers will be welcome on site from 7.00am for the same fee as last year just £5 per car, although traders will be charged £10. The sale is open to the public from 8.00am until 1.00pm and you can park on the field for just 50p. All the proceeds will be shared between St Andrew’s Church, Paull and the Village Hall. To find us on a map Click Here

Benefice Bulletin

Please click on Benefice June 2012 to read this months edition

Riverside Pop in Cafe

Thr ‘Riverside Pop in Cafe’ will re-open for the 2012 season on Sunday March 25th 2012. The cafe within the Church will be open every Saturday and Sunday from 2.00pm to 4.00 pm between Sunday 25th March 2012 through until October 2012. The cafe is a significant source of income and is important in keeping our church open for everyone. Many people come to enjoy the architecture of this 14th Century Mediaval Church. We have our own Heritage Trail, a walk that starts and finishes at the church and takes about 2 hours to complete. A book is available from the Church that not only guides you round the trail but explains the history of the village which dates back to the Domesday Book. This year we have added a new glass porch to the building that will not only further protect the building itself but also increase your own comfort. You may just like to enjoy a quiet cup of tea/coffee and homemade cakes an prices that give excellent value. The tranquility of the Church and beauty of the Church leads many visitors to want to pray quietly at the alter or light a candle in memory of someone. Please feel free to enjoy our church in any way you wish.

We are seeking volunteers to join a rota to look after the cafe each weekend. Training will be given to anyone who can spare a couple of hours for just one day or a series of dates. We were very grateful to all those people who baked cakes, scones etc for sale in the cafe. If you feel you would like to help and could spare a little time to prepare and donate something for the church to sell we would be very grateful. If you would like to help, in any way, or would just like some further information then please contact either Mandy Annison on 01964 626115 or Kay Burn 01964 626228.

The running costs of the Church amount to approximately £1,000 per month and, since it has opened, the cafe has proved to be a major contributor to the those costs.

PCC Meeting

The next PCC meeting will take place on Tuesday 25th June 2012 at 11.45 am at St Andrew Church

Easter Egg Hunt

The weather was unable to stop the children having their Annual Easter Egg Hunt. On Easter Monday 9th April 2012 the hunt moved from its original planned venue of The Garden of The Old Vicarage to inside the Church. About 40 children attended the hunt and after searching for the clues and chicks all the children received an egg. Other prizes were also given for the Best Decorated Egg and Easter Bonnet.The entries for both were excellent and it was clear the tremendous amount of work had gone into the works of art. (the photgraph above was taken by Jim Uney and shows many of the children searching for those clues).

Thank you to every one who attended and made it such a wonderful day despite the weather.

Paull Holme Tower

Mr Simon Taylor (the owner of Paull Holme Tower) has provided an update on the efforts to save Paull Holme Tower which you can read by clicking Paull Holme Tower   The tower was open to the public, for the first time, in September 2011 as part of the English Heritage Weekend organised by the Church. Many of the people who visited the site that day (over 600) wrote to English Heritage saying that more should be done to save this 15th century site. English Heritage have responded and you can read the continuing storty on our Paull Holme Tower web page.

New Porch for the Church

Great news for the congregation and friends of the church of St Andrew.  We have secured the funding through fundraising and grants for the installation of the new glass lobby within the main north door entrance.

Work will begin towards the end of January and the lobby should be finished for the opening of the “Riverside coffee shop” within the church on the 25^th March 2012.

We hope this addition will help keep our heating bills down: fuel for heating is very expensive for this large building and eats up a great deal of our income. It will also promote a more welcoming entrance with an open door approach and create a warm atmosphere for those wishing to spend time in the church whether for worship, pleasure, refreshments or learning about their heritage.

We wish to thanks all those who have supported the church events throughout 2011, all those who have helped promote the church as a community building and those who have given generous grants or contributions for such schemes to succeed.  We would like to thank (defra) “LEADER” Coast, Wolds, Wetlands & Waterways (The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development Europe, investing in rural areas, supported by Yorkshire Forward the region’s development agency) for their continual support with funding. Without their support it would be hard for the building to survive in today’s society and also meet the social needs of the wider community.

Thank you to those who give their time freely and do so much volunteer work for the good of others.

May God bless those involved and those who support the work of the church family, give them the strength to carry on and encourage them to share faith and love with others and in the community.

Walking for Health in Paull

Fancy a 30 minute or a one hour walk? Both will set off from St Andrew Church, in Paull, led by volunteers from the community. Regular walking can help lead to a healthier lifestyle; improve confidence, stamina, energy, weight control and help prevent medical conditions such as coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and stress.

All walks require no specialist equipment, just turn up in loose clothing and suitable shoes. Participants are also asked to bring a drink and an umbrella, as the walks will take place whatever the weather.

There is ample car parking at each walk, plus the chance to use toilet facilities and purchase refreshments at St Andrew Church’s Riverside Pop In Cafe.

Dates for Paull Walks: click here

Health Walk Poster May 2012

If you would like more information on Walking for Health from Paull Church please contact Mrs Kay burn on 01964 626228

If you would like to be a walk volunteer or for more information and to request a walking programme, contact healthy lifestyles development officer Laura Telfer on 01482 392527 or email laura.telfer@eastriding.gov.uk

Churchyard Closure – New Cemetry

With effect from 10th February 2011 the current Churchyard has officially closed. An application was made to Her Majesties Court stating that no suitable places were left for future burials. Burials will still be allowed in family graves which are already in existence and allocated for two people. The ashes plot is closed.

A new piece of land to the east end of the Church has been acquired by Paull Parish Council for any future burials within the Parish. The Parish Council has drawn up a set of rules and charges for burials in the new Churchyard and should you require a copy then this can be obtained from the Parish Clerk, Mrs Dianne Davies.