Please click here to view the job description for the Church Caretaker and Cleaner role.

If you'd like to apply for the post, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to office@allsaintsilkley.org or All Saints Church Office, Church Street, Ilkley, LS29 9DS by Friday May 15th. 

If you would value an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Church Office by email or phone. 

If you were in Church on March 1st, you will have heard Revd Mike talk about stewardship. If you missed this, you can watch it on catch-up here.

Revd Mike has also put together a booklet which explains our current financial position, the financial challenges we face as a church, what we have used our financial resources to achieve in the last few years, and what we hope to achieve in the next few years. You will also find information about how you can give in the most efficient and effective way, and how you can continue giving to All Saints after your death through a legacy in your will in the documents attached below:

Stewardship Sunday information booklet

Information on how you can make a lasting gift

Last but definitely not least, please can we take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for your generosity! We wouldn't have been able to achieve any of our mission priorities over the last few years without your generous financial and prayerful support. Thank you!

If you have any questions about giving, please get in touch with Dave Taylor (dave.taylor@allsaintsilkley.org) or Geri in the office (office@allsaintsilkley.org, 01943 816 035).

Book your place today using this link.

Therefore, we are encouraging the All Saints Church family to give financially to support our Mission Partners who are:

• Diocese of Sittwe, Myanmar: Bishop James Min Dein;
• Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF): Andrew & Liz Parker (based in Uganda);
• Church Mission Society (CMS): Rosie & Stu Bayford (based in Brazil); and
• Koshish Mental Health Self-Help Organisation (Nepal).
  
  

This Gift Appeal is the main way we will be enabling the church family to directly support our Mission Partners and all donations will be distributed equally between them:

• This booklet explains a bit more about our Mission Partners Gift Appeal and each of our Mission Partners; and
• This insert explains how you can financially respond to support them. 
  
  

Please be generous in support of our four partners in the Gospel. Thank you! 

UPDATE: Thank you to all who so generously donated to help us raise £15,075 for our Mission Partners!

If you were in church on March 9th, you will have heard Peter Crossley, our Treasurer, provide a brief summary of our current financial position in preparation for Stewardship Sunday. If you missed this, you can watch it on catch-up here (scroll through to about 45 minutes into the video).

Revd Mike has also put together a booklet, which further explains our current financial position and the financial challenges and issues we face as a church. You will also find information about how you can give in the most efficient and effective way, and how you can continue giving to All Saints after your death through a legacy in your will in the documents attached below:

Stewardship Sunday information booklet

Information on how you can make a lasting gift

Last but definitely not least, please can we take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for your generosity! We wouldn't have been able to achieve any of our mission priorities over the last few years without your generous financial and prayerful support. Thank you!

If you would like to have a confidential chat with Peter about your giving, then please contact him directly at treasurer@allsaintsilkley.org. If you have any more general questions, then Geri is also available to help (office@allsaintsilkley.org, 01943 816 035).

We are also taking this opportunity to update our church database. You will be contacted directly if you are currently on our church database to confirm if you would still like to stay on our mailing lists etc. Please provide your consent by Sunday March 30th so that you continue to receive emails from us. If you are not on our mailing lists, and would like to be, then please provide your details here. 

If you are on one of our two WhatsApp groups ('News and Info' and 'Prayer') then you will need to join the new 'News and Info' and 'Prayer' groups that we have set up to continue to receive messages beyond March 30th. The link to the new WhatsApp groups are as follows:

News and Information Group: https://bit.ly/ASI-NewsInfo2

Prayer Group: https://bit.ly/ASI-Prayer2

For more information, including FAQs, please read our letter at https://bit.ly/ASIrevision2025. 

Paper copies of the letter and forms are available from the welcome desk at Church and from the Church Office. 

Friday 20th December - CLOSED

Saturday 21st December - 10am to 4pm

Sunday 22nd December - 12pm to 2pm

Monday 23rd December - 10am to 4pm

Tuesday 24th December - 10am to 3pm

Christmas Day CLOSED

Boxing Day CLOSED

Friday 27th December CLOSED

Saturday 28th December - 10am to 4pm

Sunday 29th December - 12pm to 4pm

Monday 30th December - 10am to 4pm

Tuesday 31st December - 10am to 4pm

Wednesday 1st January - 10am to 4pm

Thursday 2nd January - 10am to 4pm

Opening times in 2025

Church will be closed from Friday 3rd January to the end of March due to building works. During this time, you can still visit us:

• For services;
• On most Wednesday afternoons 12pm to 4pm;
• Or by appointment.

We will be leaving our permanent mark on this place by writing these memories and prayers along the walls of Church House which will then be encased in the walls of the new Church House. This is an event for the whole church family whether Church House is a place you have been to for the last week, last year or last century.

You are also invited to join us for breakfast between our 8:00am and 10:15am morning services the following day where our young people will be serving pastries and other breakfast items, tea, coffee and maybe even some juice. Join us between 9:00am and 10:00am on Sunday January 5th.

We know that Church House is a special place for our young people at All Saints Church. Therefore we have decided to run not one but two Goodbye Church House events. The first listed above is for the whole church family and the second is our Goodbye Church House Sleepover. This is an event that will run from Saturday January 4th 5:00pm to Sunday January 5th with a 10:00am pickup (you can pick up your child anytime from 8:00am if needed). Our event is open to anyone aged 11-18 who would like to celebrate the amazing time we have had in Church House. We will have a silent disco, a great party tea, movie night and breakfast together in the morning.

If your young person would like a place, please click here to book.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Adam at: adam.robinson@allsaintsilkley.org.

We will also be having a final Church House celebration for our Saints group on the morning of Sunday January 5th.

Book your place today using this link. Please book a place for each child attending to help with catering numbers and any dietary requirements.

At Knock Christian Centre, between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, we offer:

• AMAZING ACTIVITIES: options from climbing, abseiling, paddle boarding, gorge scrambling, archery, fell walk and more;
• BRILLIANT BELONGING: friendship, fun, family, laughter, great food;
• CALM and CREATIVE: craft, jigsaws, games room; and an open, relaxed opportunity to learn about Jesus and discuss what you believe.

The dates for this year are Sunday August 4^th to Saturday August 10^th. Click here to book: https://www.ventures.org.uk/holiday/knock-2-2024

The only downside of Phase 1 is that it has been increasingly obvious that there is a gulf between the quality of the resources it has given us and the other rooms in Church House. Therefore, the PCC have now decided to go ahead with the fundraising for Phase 2 of our development project: the redevelopment of Church House, both the hall (upstairs) and the church office (downstairs).

For more information about our plans for Phase 2, please take a look at our information booklet.

If you would like to make a donation towards our fundraising appeal, thank you very much! Every gift, large or small, will be of huge value as we aim to reach our fundraising target. These response forms contain further information as to how you can give and notify us of your donation. 

If you have any questions about this project, then please email ASI.Phase2@allsaintsilkley.org.

Thank you for all your support and generosity!

"Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it will do no good." Psalm 127:1