Dear Friends,

          I'm your new Parish Priest of Pickering, Marishes, Lockton and Levisham, and I'm really enjoying meeting so many of you.

          I'm enjoying life here in Pickering, too. There's certainly a lot to get used to, and such a great deal happening at your parish church in the next few weeks. This includes our Harvest Celebrations on Sunday 28th  September (10am) followed by a Harvest Lunch. This day is also 'Back to Church Sunday', so I hope that if you haven't been in St Peter and St Paul's for some time, you might want to come along and see what's happening. A Harvest service also takes place at St Francis's Church, Marishes, at 7pm on Friday 17th September.

          At 6pm on Sunday 19th October we're holding a special Healing Service at St Peter and St Paul's Church. And all the churches in Pickering come together for a special service in the Parish Church at 6pm on Sunday 26th October for ‘One World Week.’

On Sunday 2nd November at 6pm there will be another special service to commemorate All Faithful Departed.

          These are just some of the special services taking place at your parish church, but you're always welcome to all services and events that take place: usual Sunday services are Holy Communion at 8am, Sung Eucharist at 10am and Evensong at 6pm. We have a vibrant Youth Club and our Sunday School is restarting, and there's a lot happening.

Fr Antony Pritchett, Parish Priest.