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Last Updated: 22nd March 2007
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Welcome to our website which covers the Church of England parishes of Burnby, Hayton, Huggate, Londesborough, Nunburnholme & Warter, and Shiptonthorpe, in the South Wolds Deanery of York Diocese. A Church of England Primary School is located in the village of Warter, with the Vicar of the Londesborough Group as the Foundation Governor.
We look forward to providing you with information on the events and activities in our parishes.  The latest news topics are outlined in the News Extra and Youth Work web-page.
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NEWS:

1.  Church Service times change as the Londesborough Group of Parishes joins with the Pocklington Group.   Please see individual parish pages for details of the changes which started in December 2006 and have since been revised during January & February. 2.  Details of EASTER WEEK and EASTER DAY services have now been finalised, with services in all churches on Palm Sunday (1st April), and then at Shiptonthorpe (2nd April), Nunburnholme (3rd April), and Londesborough (4th April), with a Good Friday service in all the parishes on 6th April.  There are services each day (1st to 8th April) from Palm Sunday to Easter Day in Pocklington Church.  Please see the latest edition of the "Londesborough Link" for the Easter Day services, or visit the individual parish website pages for details of all services. 3.  The February/March edition of the  Londesborough Link  can still be downloaded.  Please click here to download a copy (1.1 Mb pdf download).   The new April/May edition will shortly be distributed, and contains details of the Easter services.  Please click here to download a copy. 4.   On 29th October, at Hayton Church, the Bishop of Selby, Rt Revd Martin Wallace, presided at a Confirmation Service to confirm 4 people from the local area. 5.  The latest information on forthcoming events for the Youth Fellowship is contained in the Youth Work web-page, where photos of recent events can be uploaded.

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PRIEST IN CHARGE

In July 2006, it was announced that the Vicar of Pocklington, Revd Chris Simmons would be appointed Priest-in-Charge of the Londesborough Group of Churches.  The licensing by the Bishop of Selby, Rt Revd Martin Wallace, took place at Londesborough Church on Wednesday, 13th October 2006.

Previously, a Curate (Revd Shelagh Jones) had been appointed to the Group in June 2004.  She still works on a non-stipendary, occasional basis in the Group, but now works full-time as a Prison Chaplain.

The Curate for the Londesborough Group of Parishes, Revd Shelagh Jones	Revd Shelagh Jones being welcomed to the Londesborough Group in June 2004 shortly after her ordination as Deacon	The Bishop of Selby, Rt Revd Martin Wallace, at the Priesting of the Curate assisted by Revd Sylvia Mutch in July 2005	The Curate after presiding at her first   Holy Communion service, assisted by  Revd Sylvia Mutch,

Details about about other historic churches and church projects in the East Riding of Yorkshire can be found in the East Riding Churches web site: http://www.eychurches.org.uk/.

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