Run and Hike to Pave the Nave

Our deep thanks to Fiona Law our Director of Music for donating the sponsorship of the Manchester Marathon and to Fr Naylor and Michaela for scaling Scafell Pike (England’s tallest mountain) in recent weeks. Together they have covered 24 metres of the new floor!

After two successful Sponsored events we are grateful for Fr Price dipping his toes in the water too…

‘…Whose arm doth bind the restless wave’ Fr Price Sponsored 1500M Swim

“As part of my contribution to “Pave the Nave” I am going to swim 1500M on Saturday 12th July in the lake at Ripon Racecourse and I am asking people to please sponsor me.

The swim is the equivalent of swimming from St Mathews Church to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. I am new to open water swimming and I’ve never done this distance before so please be generous in sponsoring what will be for this 65 yr old Priest a tough task!”

Restoration of the Chancel to begin 16 June

The first phase of REGENERATE is starting very soon. The Choir stalls, stone, flooring, and tiles in the Chancel will all be skilfully restored and returned to their original beauty. We are grateful to our architect and the talented people we are working with to get this done. The work should take three weeks and while it is ongoing we will maintain normal use of the Church for all services and Masses.