September 2024
Dear Friends
This letter includes the announcement that I promised in
July.
A small number of volunteers do a herculean job regularly
cutting the grass in the churchyards of Holme and Burton and maintaining our old
church buildings. Thank you to everyone
who is involved in any way! But the use
of church and churchyard is not, of course, restricted to a few – they are intended
to be for the benefit of everyone.
Our churchyards are always open and many people go there to
visit family graves or because they enjoy these green and historic spaces
within our busy villages. It is always a
pleasure to see people enjoying the ‘Church Garden’ in Holme beside the stream.
Church worship services are public meetings and are open to
all. Most weeks we have the privilege of
meeting visitors or those coming for the first time and we guarantee that you
will be warmly welcomed. Our services will
probably seem familiar to most and I don’t think you will find it hard to just
come along and see what happens.
Since 2016 Burton church has been open to visitors from 10am
– 4pm each Friday and Saturday and I am pleased to announce that Holme church
is now open too, every Friday and Saturday 10am – 4pm. The door will be unlocked and you are welcome
to go in and explore the building or to use the quiet to think and pray. Many thanks to the volunteers who open up the
churches each week.
We welcome messages in the visitors books or direct to the
churchwardens, whether concerns, suggestions, questions, thanks or offers of help.
Sincerely
Graham Burrows
