Fountains Group of Churches Safeguarding Notice

For details of the Church Services in the Benefice please use the Calendar,
or click on the link below:
                           May 2022 Services

Sunday 22nd May

8.00 am        Holy Communion, Kirkby Malzeard
9.00 am        Holy Communion, Aldfield
10.30 am      Holy Communion, Sawley
4.00pm         Informal All-Age Worship, Winksley Church Room
  

Download a Service to use at home here: Sunday 22nd May

For the Zoom services please contact Revd. Ian Kitchen on 01765 650369 or email ian.kitchen@leeds.anglican.org

The last 12 months of The Fountain magazine are now available using the menu at the top of this page.

                                ~~o~~o~~                                                 

Benefice Music Group 
We are hoping to start up a MUSIC GROUP for the benefice, initially to be involved in the 
monthly benefice service. We need musicians and singers alike. Ability to read music is not 
essential. It will be an informal group, not a polished choir, with the aims of learning and 
teaching to our churches some more hymns and songs, praising God and having some fun
 and joy in making music.
Please let me know if you are interested - it won't commit you at this stage. Obviously the group 
will need to travel to the different church buildings each month.
You can contact me by  phoning on 01765 650369, or emailing me on nellykitch@gmail.com.
Thanks!  Helen Kitchen

Find Live Streamed Events Nearby

Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance from The Church of England - This link contain prayers, readings and links to useful resources at this difficult time. It also contains the updated guidance we are following as we move forward.

Please take time to follow the latest updates from the Diocese of Leeds

Welcome

The Fountains Benefice lies between Nidderdale and Lower Wensleydale in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the west of the North Yorkshire cathedral city of Ripon. Its name is taken from Fountains Abbey – a former Cistercian monastery dating back to the 12th century. Today, it is one of the largest monastic ruins in the country. 

The benefice consists of four parishes and eight churches serving their rural communities:

Kirkby Malzeard – St Andrew's Church
Dallowgill – Chapel of the Resurrection
Mickley – St John the Evangelist Church
Grewelthorpe – St James and the Methodist Church
Fountains: Aldfield – St Lawrence the Martyr
                   Sawley – St Michael & All Angels;            
                   Winksley – St Cuthbert & St Oswald; 
St Mary's Church, within Studley Royal park, holds occasional services 

The Fountains Benefice Ministry Team

Priest in Charge: Revd Ian Kitchen, who joined us at the end of October 2019. He is based at The Rectory, Ringbeck Road, Kirkby Malzeard HG4 3SL. Email: ian.kitchen@leeds.anglican.org . Tel: 01765 650369.(Day off usually Friday)

Readers: Mrs Liz Jarvis 01765 620508           Mr Adrian Roberts 01765 650275

Administrator: Isabelle Munyard Please note new hours: Thurs 9.30 am - 3.30 pm e-mail parishfountains@gmail.com. If you need information about any of the churches, services and events or would like to enquire about a baptism, confirmation, wedding or funeral, please get in touch with Isabelle.