Dates for your diary: STA Tuesday 11 th November Memorial Mass 7pm STA Christmas Fair : 30 th November CJM Music POSTPONED!! STA Carol Service : 7 th December 4pm STA/STM poinsettia Sunday’s 14 th and 21 st December . Open House at Fr Gerard’s Saturday 3 rd January 2026. 2-5pm all welcome for Mulled wine and mince pies. Confirmations 25 th February 2026 - 7pm at St Aelred’s. STA First Confessions 4.30pm 14 th March 2026 STM First Confessions 6pm 18 th March 6pm STM First Holy Communion 16 th May 11am STA First Holy Communion 17 th May 9.00am Details of classes coming soon! Parish Hall Bookings: St Mary’s OR St Aelred’s see the parish websites. Or emai office.staelred@dioceseofleeds.org.uk hall.stmary.knaresborough@dioceseofleed rg.uk Please join us for refreshments after Mass the church hall – all most welcome.

Thank you for supporting CAFOD’s Family Fast Day! Your donations in our parish collection and online are helping families like Waré’s in Ethiopia. CAFOD’s local partners worked with Waré’s community to build an underground water tank that now provides safe water for 300 families. Your support this Harvest will help more communities have better access to safe water. You can read more about Ware’s story here: cafod.org.uk/harvest St Aelred’s raised an amazing £898.08. St Mary’s tbc

St Aelred’s PPC warmly invite all parishioners to an open meeting. This will be held in the spirit of synodality. We will spend time in prayer, reflection and sharing. The meeting will be held on Wednesday 22nd October from 7 – 830pm in the parish hall. Please note this is not a business meeting.

Our annual Remembrance Mass will take place on Tuesday 11 th November, 7pm, at St Aelred’s. If you can offer a lift or need one, please sign up in the Narthex at St Mary’s.