Heavenly Father,
into whose hands Jesus Christ commended his spirit at the last hour: into those same hands we now commend your servant Philip, that death may be for him the gate to life and to eternal fellowship with you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Touching Base...
The Bishop of Whitby,
Rt Rev Paul Ferguson,
shares his Sunday reflection
on the death of
The Duke of Edinburgh
Sunday, April 18th...
Heworth Christ Church
Stockton Lane, York YO31 1JG
opposite the ends of Algarth Road and Ashley Park Road
Vicar
Rev Paul Deo
01904 269054 and 07785 317316
PA to the Vicar & Warden
Anne Tong
01904 425046
Safeguarding & PCC Secretary
Jackie Holmes
01904 426401
Hire of Building
Rev Paul Deo
01904 269054 and 07785 317316
Prayer Chain
Amanda Gill
07885 412008
A bit about the Vicar...
Paul was appointed Vicar at
Christ Church back in
September 2012. Ordained
in 1997, he spent the
previous 16 years as school
teacher, mainly in
Bradford, but began his
teaching career in Clifford.
After his curacy he became Vicar of Laisterdke and Tyersal in 2000 and was appointed by The Bishop of Bradford to be 'Mission Priest' in the parish of Baildon in 2006.
A teacher of PE and a keen sportsman in his younger days, Paul still plays golf with a handicap of 16.3, and is a member at York Golf Club in Strensall. He has served as Club Chaplain for both Bradford City FC and York City FC, but slipped out of Sports Chaplaincy to become honorary Chaplain at Archbishop Holgate's School here in York in September 2018 until July 2020. Presently offering 'Pastoral Support' to the members of York Golf Club.
