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Pilgrimage – St Aelred’s Pilgrim Trail – 9 March 2025

The BishopBishop Bishops exercised pastoral care over a diocese and authority to confirm and ordain of WhitbyWhitby 1. A monastery was founded in Northumbria in 656 by Oswry, Christian king of Northumbria. The first abbess was Hild or Hilda. 2. Also see Synod of Whitby., Barry Hill and the Archdeacon of Cleveland Amanda Bloor, are leading a pilgrimage walk on SundaySunday Observed by Christians as a day of rest and worship. Traditionally regarded as the first day of the week, the day on which Christ's Resurrection is believed to have taken place. For this reason it replaced the Jewish Sabbath in Christian practice. 9 March. Meeting at Old Byland near Helmsley at 10am, the walk will follow the newly created St Aelred’s Pilgrim’s Trail which ends at Rievaulx AbbeyAbbey 1. Community of monks or nuns under the rule of an abbot or abbess. This is the higher grade of monastery, as opposed to the lower priory. 2. Building which they occupy.. There will be reflections based on themes from the Lord’s Prayer, along with prayers in churches along the route and opportunities for refreshments to sustain the pilgrims.

Please contact George if you plan to attend: george.gyte@btinternet.com

Read more about St Aelred’s Trail here

The Lord’s Prayer Tour

During 2025, Stephen Cottrell, ArchbishopArchbishop Bishop who also presides over a group of dioceses or provinces. of YorkYork 1. A Roman city and early centre of Christianity. 2. Diocese and province under the leadership of the Archbishop of York. is undertaking a tour across the North of England, sharing the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Prayer. He will speak about the ongoing relevance of the Lord’s Prayer in today’s world, encouraging everyone to live by its powerful, transformative words. This tour is part of a broader effort to renew faithFaith 1. Belief and trust in someone or something. 2. Acceptance of particular religious teachings. and missionMission 1. A group of people sent out to share religious faith. 2. The task of sharing faith. across the North of England.

The tour begins with a service of EvensongEvensong The medieval English name for the office of Vespers (see Divine Office). Used in the 1549 Book of Common Prayer for the service which later prayer books call Evening Prayer at York MinsterYork Minster Popular name for the cathedral and metropolitan church of St Peter in York. Seat of the Archbishop of York, the cathedral was established in 627 by St Paulinus as a baptistery for King Edwin. The present building contains elements of the Norman cathedral of Archbishop Thomas of Bayeux, but dates largely from the 13th-15th centuries. on Friday 7 March.

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