St Peter's Church - Rowley

There has been a church at Rowley for almost 1,000 years. The Domesday Survey states, 'There is a church and priest here'. Christianity reached this area in 627 when Edwin, King of Northumbria, was converted at Goodmanham nine miles away.

Rowley Church was probably built here because it is midway between Little Weighton and Riplingham, which excavations have shown to be a large village before the Black Death.

Recent Events
We did manage our Christmas Carol Concert as the snow was beginning to melt by then. The second recording of Songs of Praise was seen on BBC1 in Beverley Minster.

Future Events are as follows:
Every Thursday in the Village Hall there is a 'Pop-in for tea or coffee, 10.30 - 12noon. Everyone welcome. The charge is 50p to cover the cost of hiring the room.

Ruth has a discussion group once a month on the second Tuesday afternoon at 2pm. A new course is beginning on 8th March entitled 'Rich Inheritance, bringing leading Christian thinkers into your group ' viz. Bishop Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Paula Gooder, Jim Wallis and Inderjit Bhogal with a CD of their discussions. It is five sessions long. 1. An Empty Tomb. 2. A group of people 3. A story 4.A power and 5.A meal.

Angela's (The Rector) Message.
Dear Friends,
We were beginning to wonder whether the winter would ever end! The one good thing to say about the snow and cold is that we certainly met our neighbours and had opportunity to help each other out. Many folk, though, were pretty much housebound for weeks, and even those of us who could get out were longing for some sunshine and warmth.
And now at last the days are growing longer, there is warmth in the sun, aconites, snowdrops and even daffodils are beginning to show.
The season of Lent has been overlaid with different meanings throughout the years. One thing it refers to is ‘lengthening’, the longer hours of daylight with the coming of Spring. It also refers to our longing for new life, and our season of preparation for it. In the church we do this by hearing again the story of God’s longing for his people and their yearning for God. We think about the things that keep us from being at peace with ourselves, with each other and with God – and we hear again what God has done in Jesus to reconcile us. We look towards Easter, our great celebration of the new life that is possible for all of us because God raised Jesus from death. God showed that his light in the world cannot be overcome by any of the destructive darkness that threatens us – the forces of fear, jealousy, betrayal, violence that crucified Jesus.
You are welcome to join any of our worship in church over Lent and Easter – and there are extra meetings for worship, study and prayer as we tell again the great story of God’s love for the world.
The psalmist speaks in Psalm 107 of various groups of people who came to know their need of God during particular difficulties. ‘Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in, hungry and thirsty’ – ‘Some sat in darkness and gloom, prisoners in affliction.. they cried to the Lord in their trouble’ – ‘Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered sickness so they could not eat..’. In each case, God saves them in just the way they long for:
For the wanderers: ‘He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle’
For the prisoners: ‘He brought them out of darkness .. and broke away their chains’
For the sick: ‘He sent forth his word and healed them’
Our prayer in Lent is that God will meet us at our point of deepest need, that we will be blessed with the fullness of life that Jesus came to bring, and by his grace, share that good news with all who long to hear it.

Peace – Angela Bailey, Rector

• Worship at Rowley 11am every Sunday
• Ash Wednesday 9th March 7.30pm Sung Holy Communion
• Mothering Sunday Worship for all the Family 11am
• Little Weighton School service in church 2.45pm Wednesday 13th April
• Maundy Thursday 21st April 7.30pm Sung Holy Communion
• Good Friday 22nd April 2pm Meditation on the Cross
• Easter Sunday 24th April 8am Holy Communion and 11am Holy Communion
• 7pm Easter Praise service at St Nicholas Church in Beverley
  

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