The Knitted Bible is a project created by St George’s URC Church Hartlepool The exhibition has 33 Biblical Scenes depicted in wool. It is hoped that these depictions of some of the best-known stories in Bible might bring them to life in a fresh way. The exhibition is suitable for all ages and will be…

A concert of unaccompanied choral singing through the ages https://www.eventbrite.com/e/praise-the-lord-concert-by-the-paulinus-singers-tickets-74419475655 This unaccompanied concert will contrast Bach’s glorious motet, Lobet den Heern, alle Heiden (Praise the Lord all ye nations) with Byrd’s setting of the same text. We will sing sonorous Rachmaninoff and some more familiar favourites. The programme will include: Blessed is the man –…

7:30 Friday, 1 November 2019 St John’s Church, Sharow Ripon HG4 5BJ Tickets £12 at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/margaret-fingerhut-in-concert-far-from-the-home-i-love-tickets-64809579196 The history of classical music is full of composers who left their homelands because of war, political upheaval or persecution. Other composers, who left their countries for their work, were arguably no less homesick. Margaret is very generously…

Saturday 2nd November 7: 30 - drinks from 7pm - £10 reserve place email [email protected]

The Competition is open to young musicians up to and including the age of 18 who live, are at school or who have private music lessons within a 15-mile radius of the city of Ripon Ripon Young Musicians of the Year aims to encourage local young musicians up to and including age 18 and to give them an…

See the various Christmas Trees in Holy Innocents Church and visit the Christmas Fair in Copt Hewick Village Hall

St John’s, Christmas Fair, jointly with Friends of Sharow School. Many and varied stalls including our usual Christmas stalls for which any Christmassy contribution is most welcome! Saturday 7th December 1pm to 5pm

Yuletide Afternoon Tea and Festive Song with Dishforth Military Wives Choir General Admission £15 Includes Festive Afternoon Tea. Children under 11 can attend for free.

Link to Forthcoming Services 22nd December 4pm St John’s Sharow Service of Lessons and Carols; Tuesday 24th December  Christmas Eve; 4pm St John’s Sharow Christingle Service; 11:30pm St John’s Sharow First Communion of Christmas (Midnight Mass); Wednesday 25th December Christmas Day; 9:00am Holy Innocents’ Copt Hewick Holy Communion for Christmas Day; 10:00am St John’s Sharow…