One of our Ripon area churches has been celebrating and praising with jazz at their church.
The church of St Matthew's Leyburn was delighted to host Leyburn Jazz Festival at the end of October.
Consisting of concerts, workshops and community events, it was a good opportunity for the church to welcome and serve the community whilst learning new ways to worship together.
The Revd Gillian Lunn, Curate in the Benefice of Leyburn and Bellerby, said: “The weekend culminated in a joy-filled Jazz Eucharist service joined by York City Gospel Choir and Wensleydale Community Gospel singers which formed especially for the weekend and the service.
“Many of the 130 strong congregation stayed for much of the afternoon to hear more from the singers, and some more jazz artists.
“We very much look forward to hosting the festival again next year and to developing further community links and new forms of worshipping together!”
Many thanks to Colin Fieldgate and Ken Readshaw from Wensleydale Camera Club for the pictures.