I have recently had a time where I have had to stop, isolate and rest.
This follows a week of doing the opposite – busy going out and about here and there. This got me to thinking no matter how I feel – God is the same.
No matter what is happening, good or bad – God is the same, busy or not doing much - God is the same.

His love is unchanging and is not dependent on us, how we feel, what we're doing, or what is going on in our life. The church recently celebrated Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit to us all to enable us, to help us, to empower us, to teach us. Of course, the Holy Spirit is not just for Pentecost but for every day.

I like to ask God to fill me with his Holy Spirit every day, to renew me, refresh me and to enable me to love myself and then to love and serve others. I have to ask him to fill me up again the next day, and the next.

Our church is an opportunity to serve God. In fact, we are part of the body of Christ and if we do not use our spiritual gifts then God might just ask someone else to do the thing he needs doing. Someone once said to me – if God wants me to do something for him then I feel I must do it because if I don’t, he may ask somebody else, and I don’t want him to do that.
I have just said that it doesn’t matter what we are doing (or not), God still loves us and I think that is true but when we have a living faith, we are given a desire to serve somehow, and it is up to us to do this to help extend God’s kingdom. If we don’t do it who will? If we don’t tell, how will they know?

To make the body of Christ here in Calverley strong and fruitful for God, we all need to play our part if we are able and not leave it to someone else.
Is God asking you to serve at church somehow? Why not ask Him?
Then find out how you can do it. They say it is better to give than to receive, but when we give for God, we do receive joy in our hearts from Him. Win! Win!

Jesus Others Yourself - in that order!

Love in Christ,
Pauline Corbin

Sunday 4th June
This week our service times are 9:15 & 11am. Robs on holibobs so Paul, Sue, & Kim are holding the fought! We have refreshments available between services & as it’s half term, the children will be staying in. We hope you can join us!

Sunday Service Rota
The rota for June has been emailed out & copies are available in church.
If you would like to serve in church, please speak to Rob.

Ring for the King
On Bank Holiday Monday 29th May, the bell ringing team successfully completed a full peal! Ringing Master, Maurice Calvert reports:
In bellringing a row (or change) is rung when every bell sounds.
"Triples" is rung on 7 bells with the heaviest (the 8th or tenor) bell ringing last in every row, providing a steady rhythm for those listening.
3 pairs of bells swap between every change (hence the name, Triples).
On 7 bells, there are 5040 different changes and ringing all of these consecutively without repeat and without pause by a single band of 8 ringers is called a "peal". Each change takes approximately 2 seconds to ring and, at this speed, a peal would take 2 hours 48 minutes. In fact, we took 2 hours and 56 minutes! This is only the second peal on St. Wilfrid's bells this millennium.
It is the 116th peal in the tower and the 113th since the current bells were installed in 1860. It is the 7th peal of Triples and the 3rd of Grandsire Triples.
Congratulations to all involved in this historic event!

An Update From Azaria Spencer
Hello everyone, I hope you're well.
It feels nice to be emailing again with a new blog (slightly different style this time!). Please click here to have a read.
I am doing well, having been back in Guatemala for just over 2 months now.
I've started my new job and am settling in well, Praise God.
David and I have a date for our wedding, 12th November 2023 here in Guatemala and plans are going well so far.
Also, if you would like to bless David and I financially towards our wedding/blessing please do send me an email or message.
Many thanks as always for your love, support, and prayers.
Love and blessings, Azaria Spencer ([email protected])
Mission Partner: Church Mission Society

Commonwealth War Graves Week
Last week was Commonwealth War Graves Week, an annual event organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Events are held at their sites around the world and they invite people to discover more about their work, learn about the world war history in their local area, and remember the stories of the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth commemorated at CWGC cemeteries and memorials around the world.
Did you know here at St. Wilfrid’s there are 17 Commonwealth War Graves from both WW1 and WW2? If you would like to find out more about the Commonwealth War Grave Commission, and the fallen they commemorate, go online to cwgc.org. On their site you can search for Calverley Churchyard and find more details on the fallen who lay to rest in here.
Thanks to Josette Ward for all this information.

Songs of Praise - Sunday 25th June, 6pm
Come and sing some of your favourite hymns, augmented by our St. Wilfrid’s singers - a lovely way to spend a summer’s evening. Afterwards, refreshments will be served. This is a free event and no booking required.
Rehearsals for the choir will be 6-7pm in church on Thursday 1st June, Thursday 8th June, Tuesday 13th June, & Thursday 22nd June.

Youth Drop-in
Continues to meet on Wednesdays 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. This next half term we’re welcoming Year 6 too!
Come and get to know some people before the big move to wherever you’re going next year!

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.

Communion Table Flowers
The Flower Rota for July - December is now ready to collect from your Pigeonholes. Three additional dates have become available & we would be very grateful for some volunteers otherwise the Pedestal’s on the Altar will be bare. The dates are 18th June, 9th July, & 23rd July.
If you can help, please contact Julie Horan on 07989 947 506

Confirmation Course
Our next course is for anyone aged 7 or over who would like to take communion, exploring the basic of the church’s faith.
We will be running this from 12:30-2:30pm on 9th & 16th July in Church.
Anyone interested should contact [email protected]

Bradford North Food Bank
BNFB are urgently in need of volunteer van drivers to cover collecting & delivering on Monday & Thursday mornings. No special license is required to drive the van. If you can assist, please call Helen on 01274 292 256
We continue to collect food donations. Items can be left at the collection point in church. Items currently needed are:
- Nappies - Size 4 or 5
- Toothbrushes & Paste
- Shampoo / Shower Gel
- Deodorants
- Washing Powder
- Cat Food
- Tinned Soup
- Coffee - 100g/200g Jars
- Long-life UHT Fruit Juice
- Chocolates / Sweets
- Long Life UHT Milk (Full Fat or Semi Skimmed)
- Tinned Fruit
- Tinned Vegetables
- Pasta Sauce / Curry Sauce
- Tinned Tomatoes
- Instant Mashed Potato
- Sugar
- Powdered Milk

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.