 Welcome to the Parish of Goole website.
The town of Goole lies just inside the
western boundary of the East Riding of Yorkshire, with South Yorkshire
to the West and Lincolnshire to the south; the major conurbations of
York, Hull and Doncaster are roughly equidistant from the town.
Situated 50 miles from the sea, Goole is
England's farthest port inland and, as such, has developed as Britain's
premier inland port. It has a wide range of facilities for handling
unitised, bulk and general cargo with a particular strength in
containers, steel and timber.
In March 2006, the East Riding of
Yorkshire Council gave the go-ahead for a £237.5 million industrial
development - Centreport - surrounding the new £115 million Guardian
Glass factory, at Junction 36 of the M62, and the recently completed £65
million Tesco regional distribution centre.
The town has a small, but improving
shopping area, including a central pedestrianised precinct adjacent to a
major Tesco Extra superstore. There are a variety of specialist and
independent shops interspersed among major retail names.
The parish comprises two churches, the
main Parish church -
St John the Evangelist
- situated adjacent to the town centre, and
St Mary's, located just across the docks in Old Goole. The parish
covers most of the town and serves around 20,000 souls.
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NEWS
Churches bring ‘Cold Comfort’ to Goole
Goole Churches Together, in conjunction with
Goole Lions, has set up ‘Project Cold Comfort’ to provide help
to elderly people and other vulnerable members of the community
struggling with the cold weather during the winter months. The
Project recognises that some in the community will be concerned
with increased energy costs and, subsequently, may place
themselves in danger from the cold weather.
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New service for lonely people
The Church is starting a new service for all parishioners who live alone, who
maybe lonely or who have been bereaved. We want to help bring
people out of isolation and back into the community through
friendship, fellowship and enjoyment. To be known as Goole
Companions, they will meet each Tuesday, beginning 27th January
2009, in the Parish Hall,
between 10am and 1pm, providing refreshments and activities and
an opportunity to meet with others in a warm and friendly
environment. Lifts will be made available. Anyone interested in
helping out or just attending can contact 01405 766058.
New Bishop of Sheffield announced
 The Revd Dr Steven John Lindsey
Croft, currently Archbishops' Missioner and Leader of the Fresh
Expressions team, is the next Bishop of Sheffield. Dr Croft, 51,
succeeds Bishop Jack Nicholls, who retired earlier this year. He
will be consecrated as bishop by the Archbishop of York in the
New Year and is expected to be enthroned in Sheffield Cathedral
in the spring. Steven is married to Ann and they have four grown
up children, Paul (24), Andrew (22), Amy (20) and Sarah (18).
The new Bishop’s interests include walking, cooking and films.
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Farewell to St Mary’s
 St
Mary's Church, in Old Goole, has closed, bringing to an end 70 years
of service to the local community there. "It is one of the biggest regrets of my
ministry that I have to close the building," says the Vicar, the Rev'd Tony
Sophianou. "It was the last remaining place of worship in this part of Goole but
circumstances, both practical and financial, forced us to make this
difficult decision. The future of the whole parish of Goole is under threat
mainly because of the huge social changes over the past three decades, which
have seen church attendances fall steadily with the knock on effect that has had
on clergy deployment and finances. However, the community of Old Goole will
remain well served from the Parish Church.
The last
service at St Mary's took place on Sunday, 28th December, when
members of all the town's churches joined together in a Service of
Thanksgiving to commemorate its life and work. |
