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Living Springs Church, Market Weighton
Jan 12th
We prayed blessing upon Alex Appiah when he and his family went out from us to start a new pentecostal church in Market Weighton last year.
The young church there is still very small and Alex would welcome any from our fellowship who would like to visit from time to time to help them. You can talk to Graham to find out more details.
Their meetings on Sundays are from 10:30 to 12:30 at the address below.
Mount Pleasant Jnr School Princess Rd, Market Weighton, York, North Yorkshire, YO43 3BYGetting Refreshed
Jan 11th
It’s been a while since I’ve worshiped in a service where I didn’t feel like I was “on duty”. I had an opportunity to do that last night at Refresh. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to stay very long, Refresh starts at 9.30pm and has no advertised finishing time. Someone suggested that it wasn’t unusual for it to finish at 2am. Now that I’m not a full time student I don’t have the luxury of sleeping in for very long. Refresh takes place ad hoc about once per term, currently at Heslington Church, it’s an open format worship service. To get in touch with the students who run it please contact the church office mail@REMOVEyork-epc.org.uk (Spamming programmes don’t know to delete the word “REMOVE”).
Let There be Light … and Heat!
Dec 24th
Never have I been so pleased to worship in a building so cold!
23/12/2007 was an important day for our church. It was the first occasion that York Elim worshipped in St Laurence’s church.
We were there to be part of a joint carol service, Elim and St Laurence’s CofE. There was no heating so the event had been publicised as a ‘wrap-up-warm carol service’.
The building has had much work done to it including being made watertight and the peeling walls have been treated and whitewashed. There is much still to be done. Heating needs to be installed, the lighting needs to be modernised and toilets and a kitchen need to be added.
Tim Jones (the Anglican minister) and I are keen that friendship will grow between what are now two separate congregations.
On Sunday it was great to see so many people from both congregations bringing life back into that old building as the two fellowships worshipped together and celebrated the birth of Jesus.
The future looks good.
3:00pm Carols at St Laurence
Dec 22nd
3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon 23rd Dec 2007 at St Laurence’s Church, Lawrence Street, York, YO10 3BN.
For those wanting to join the carol service we are having with our CofE friends at St Laurence’s but don’t know where to go, here are the details.
It will be in the old church. Go to our meetings & contact page to see a photo of the hall where we have our office. Go up the drive by the side of the hall and you will see the big old church ahead.
See our locations map for more help finding it.
My Sponsored Silence by George Critchley
Dec 13th
I chose to do my four day silence from 10am Thursday to 1.30pm Sunday 31st November to raise funds for the Big Dress festival in Sheffield…
I didn’t SPEAK on behalf of others who have no voice – namely:
- The many who are trapped in horrendous working conditions making clothes
and other produce for the Western world
- The children forced into work instead of having the education
they ought to receive
- The multitude of victims of injustice as a direct
consequence of the lack of accountability of multi-national companies in
- our world today
“The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields arecrying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty” James 5:4
The Big Dress Campaign is seeking to make a difference in this area, by hosting a 5 day festival in Sheffield in May 2008, highlighting these issues, lobbying UK Government and exploring the relationship between the creative arts, Christianity and social justice. Please support me however you can by sponsoring me to raise essential funds that will make the next leg of the Big Dress Tour possible in Sheffield.
http://www.speak.org.uk/thebigdress
Silence is great when it’s chosen, but hellish when it is forced.
More >Cetificate Presentation
Dec 9th
This morning we presented two of the three baptised last Sunday with their certificates.
Samir (pictured on the right) who was baptised during an Easter open air service in the city centre was also presented with a certificate.
Samir’s certificate also bears the signature of the Archbishop of York as he had agreed to baptise candidates from all the churches which took part in the event with their own leaders. This was to be the first time in known history that the primate of England was to conduct baptisms with leaders of other churches.
Welcoming Tim Jones
Nov 26th
On Sunday we welcomed Tim Jones, the new Anglican vicar for St Laurences and St Hildas here in York. We were delighted that he was able to visit us for our morning meeting.
Tim will be more than a neighbour to us. As the two congregations (Elim and St Laurence’s Parish) share the site at St Laurence’s, Graham and Tim will be working together a great deal. We see Tim’s arrival as the start of a great adventure as the two churches work together and develop friendship.
Congratulations to the Hutchinson Family on Being…Elfed?!
Nov 21st
Graham and his family were recently elfed, click here to see the results.
Graham in the Studio at BBC Radio York
Nov 21st
You can listen again to Graham reviewing the papers at the BBC Radio York website. In order to listen again you need to go to the BBC Radio York website and click “listen again” anywhere you see it. Then when the listen again player pops up you can scroll through the different radio shows within the pop up. Graham was on “Julia Booth’s Sunday Breakfast” from 9am so you might have to skip forward a bit, the listen again player allows you to do that.
Congratulations Johnny, Aaron and Snow!
Dec 8th
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Congratulations to Johnny, Aaron and Snow on their baptisms last Sunday! About 80 people attended the celebrations at Priory Street Baptist Church. Here’s some pics from when they took the plunge.