Hi everyone, I’m Claire Tular, the Buildings & Events Manager here at St. Wilfrid’s Church. I’m employed by the church 5 hours a week to manage the building and help organise events, but what do I do? Well, here’s a snapshot...

I attend our weekly cockpit meeting on a Monday where we organise the weekly schedule and upcoming events. I liaise with Play Academy who use the barn a lot, as well as with our other regular users. I run bookings for parties, keep on top of maintenance issues, and I’m overseeing decoration and storage to make it work more efficiently and look more attractive when we hire The Barn out. I’ve arranged for our new and more efficient heating system, and I’m starting to look at the outdoor space too!

I organise the set-up of the church in the sense of getting the furniture moved around for services and events, and I’m always looking for more volunteers to help with this – the more help I get with this the more time I can spend on growing the events side. Please do get in touch if you can help occasionally, I’m [email protected]

Overseeing our bigger events with other people is fun – such as our Annual Beer Festival that's coming up in October and the Clothes Wwap we had last November. This was fantastic, so we’re having another one (see below)! As you can see – those 5 hours are swiftly filled.

As well all that for my paid role, I also coordinate baptisms and weddings (such a joy!), I run one of the coffee shop teams, and help with the new Youth-Drop in on Wednesdays.

Alongside all this at church, I’m also a teaching assistant at Calverley CofE Primary School, and I have 3 children at home, aged 16, 11, and 6, so I’m a rather busy lady and you’ll find me flying around the village, either at home, school, church, or The Barn! Luckily they are all within a two-minute run from my house. Oh, and we’ve just got a puppy from the Dentons at Christmas, so yes, I live a crazy busy fulfilled happy little life and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Anyway – that’s me!
Claire

Sunday 21st May
Come and join us in church this Sunday at either 'The 9:15' or 'The 11'.
Don’t forget after the 11am service we have a shared lunch! Do stay for a bite to eat with friends, whether you’ve been before or not we offer you a warm welcome.

Youth Drop-in
Continues to meet on Wednesday afternoons in church. If you're in High School Years 7-10 and want to come and hang out, get toasted snacks, and catch up with each other in a safe space, we’re open between 3:30-4:30pm.

APCM
Minutes and notice of election results are available in church.

Clothes Swap
This Saturday is our second Clothes Swop event! A chance to update your wardrobe in exchange for some of those clothes you no longer wear.
Please bring a minimum of 5 items of clothing to swap for something new-to-you - refresh your wardrobe in a cost-effective way and help save clothing from landfill. There is no limit to the number of items you can bring to exchange - so long as they are clean and in excellent condition.
Don’t want to swap, feel free to just donate!
We accept men’s,  women’s, and children’s clothes.
Here's how it works:
- £5 entry, pay on the door, no need to book.
- 10-11am drop off clothes in church.
- You will then be given a token with the number of accepted items.
- Grab yourself some free clothes!
- When you’ve selected your items and are ready to leave, come to the checkout desk. (We will count your items against your tokens.)
- You're now free to head home with your new items!
Homemade bakes available to purchase along with hot drinks and juice.
Donations of homemade cakes and other bakes are still needed. If you can help, please contact Sarah Cohen ([email protected])
Cash & card payments accepted.
Please bring your own reusable bags to take items home.
Any leftover items at the end of the swap will be donated to a local charity.

Messy Church
The next Messy Church is on Saturday 27th May at 2pm, for more info and to book your table, please click here.

Calverley Psalms
On Sunday the 30th April we met for an All-In joint service as it was the 5th Sunday of the month. The congregation gathered in small groups, across family and generational lines, and wrote psalms. We were responding to the wonderful honesty of Psalm 23 (The Lord’s My Shepherd) that we had been focusing on that week, and were encouraged to write our honest feelings about, with and for God. We read a few out in the service, but there were many others, and we have gathered a few of them to read online here.

Songs of Praise
Sunday 25th June, 6pm followed by refreshments.
Come and sing some of your favourite hymns, augmented by the St. Wilfrid’s singers - a lovely way to spend a summer’s evening!
Rehearsals for the choir will be 6-7pm in church on Thursday 1st June, Thursday 8th June, Tuesday 13th June, & Thursday 22nd June.

Ring for the King!
Listen out for another attempt at a full peal on bank holiday Monday 29th May, starting at 10am. Before this on Monday 22nd May at 4pm another quarter peal will be rung. The bells are such a charming and historic aspect of worship that chimes (!) with us all. Let’s give the band our full support and prayers!

Summer Holiday Club
We're pleased to announce that we hope to be running another Summer Holiday Club from Monday 24th – Friday 28th July 2023!
For further information and to register your interest, please click here.

Please send any items to be included in our weekly Family Newsletter to [email protected]

The work and ministry of Calverley Parish Church is supported by the generous giving of the church community, and we receive no outside funding.
You can make a donation or sign up to regular giving, including Gift Aid, via our Parish Giving page online here.
Thank You for your support.