July 2007 Events

Events listings: Midweek regulars; monthly Events calendar: Today onwards and Previous months.

Angels through the Ages All Saints church, Staveley
Church open daily 9-6pm between 16 June and 31 August. Poster available (jpg, 122kb). More info: 01423 340627

Sunday 1 July: United service at Harlow Hill
10:00am: Holy Communion at Harlow Hill Methodist with Rev Michael Townend, one of his last services as Chairman of the Leeds Methodist District before leaving to become Superintendent of the Grimsby & Cleethorpes Circuit after 13 years here.

Sunday 1 July: West Park URC Songs of Praise
6:30pm: Songs of Praise closing the Festival of Art and Music

Monday 2 July: Richard Wetherall Trio Jazz Concert
1:00pm, Wesley; all welcome; refreshments available from 12 noon.

Monday 2 July: Churches Together mailing - posted early on 20 June
One of the many planned surface mailing dates planned throughout the year as part of the service to the churches and community. More details on the Communications page.

Wednesday 4 July: Derek Barton, Wall Builders Ministries
7:00pm: HOPE Centre (Map); an opportunity to hear about American or English history and its Christian heritage.

4 July: YfC Exec meeting
7:30pm at HYPeR

Friday 6 July: Maranatha; at prayer
7:30pm at St Andrew's, Starbeck (Map). Monthly meeting of the interdenominational prayer group. More information from Mrs Elizabeth Crewe, tel: 886705

Saturday 7 July: Prayer breakfast
8:00am - 4:pm at Harlow Hill Methodist; organised by the Methodist Circuit

7 July: 'Children's Activity Day, Summerbridge
9:30am - 4pm at Summerbridge Methodist Church (Map). African drumming, sports, drama, arts & crafts, pottery, cookery and more. Tickets: £10; more info from Rose Gosling, tel: 771996

7 July: Gift Day
10:00am at Harlow Hill Methodist; Coffee Morning & Homemade Cake Stall

7 July: Guildhall, York
11:30am On the second anniversary of the London bombings pray for the peace and security of our city, nation and world. Sponsored by Churches Together in York and One Voice York. More local info from Juliet Wright, Bethany House, 398 Huntington Road, York YO31 9HU, tel: 01904 626802 / 675755, mbl 07811 496602.

7 July: Storm of Hope: Christian Ecology Link 25th anniversary, London
11-5 at All Hallows by the Towers church, Byward Street, EC3 (Map). A day to celebrate Christian Ecology Link's 25th Anniversary with worship, music and poetry.
Speakers: Mary Grey, Ann Pettifor, Dave Bookless and Chris Walton, chaired by Peter Day of BBC World Service, with workshops led by Mary Grey, Ann Pettifor, Sarah de Nordwall, Dave Bookless, Nicholas Grey, Jo Rathbone, plus practical workshops and discussion groups led by CEL members. Poetry from Sarah de Nordwall. Music for worship led by Alison Adam of the Iona Community. All welcome; booking essential. Cost £12 for CEL members, £17 for non-members.
'GNER has single fares Leeds to Kings Cross and vice-versa at £10 each way (on line bookings only)'. More local info from George Dent

7 July: FIEC Engage Day
Prince Henry School, Otley (Map) with Philip Hacking

7 July: Church and Society Film Evening: 'an inconvenient truth'
7:30pm at Wesley; flyer available (jpg 160kb); organised by the Methodist Circuit

7-14 July: Reflective week in Assisi, Italy
Led by Linda Conroy, Stephanie Jenal, Rev Tim Hurren & Fr Jim Leavy with members of Bar Methodist, St Aeldred's, St Andrew's, St John's, St Peter's, St Robert's churches and elsewhere; flyer available (pdf 155kb)

Sunday 8 July: Charles McNutt CA
10:30am, St Mary's. Charles' last service as he retires started with a song based on the twelve days of Christmas: "On the twelfth day of retirment our captain sent to us 12 , 11 Malden Road, 10 , nine , eight preaching rotas, seven pastoral calls, six emails five gold budgies, four Irish jokes, three buzy lizzies, two cassette tapes and a Church Army magazine".
Charles gave thanks for God's blessings throughout his life, starting at the family home in Donegal, mission work in Northern Ireland based in the Church Army Caravan no. 2, time with Ray Lewis, the evangelist, Aghadowey church, in Liverpool and on mission in Blackpool, and then in Harrogate at St Andrew's working with the Evengelism Explosion and Alpha initiatives. He was enthused by the work at Coral Ridge Presbyterian church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and will never forget the camel ride on the Mount of Olives, spent with frineds from St Andrew's including Paul & Sheelagh Easby.

Sunday 8 July: Vicarage Garden Party
1:30pm, St Peter's Vicarage, 13 Beech Grove; games for children of all ages

Monday 9 July; In times of flooding
7:30pm, New Life AOG, Ripon; meeting to organise co-ordinated help from churches

9-14 July: Tanzania working party
Prayers are invited for the St Mark's church team supporting Andy & Susie Hart and their work at Neema Crafts; more info: Heather Rowe

Tuesday 10 July: Labyrinth
The Church House Trust-funded Labyrinth was in use at Ripon Cathedral as part of a Year 7 retreat day, facilitated by Rev Catherine Clasen. More detail on how to use the Labyrinth available on this website

10, 11 & 12 July : Great Yorkshire Show : Yorkshire Church on Show
The displays at the church pavilion, organised by the committee of the Yorkshire Church on Show, are based on the theme 'Bridging the Gap' – signs of hope in a broken world'. More info also on this website.

Wednesday 11 July: Issues that Unite and Divide
7:00pm: Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre; six leading people from different denominations Salvation Army, Methodists, Quakers, Roman Catholics, Baptists and Anglicans look at the past, present and future of ecumenical relations.
Rev David Rowland outlined Baptist doctrine, Rev Nick Shields offered a humble and generous Ecumenical overview from the Catholic perspective, Major Reg Melton spoke in personal testimony of the Ecumenical life of the Salvation Army, Robin Fishwick described how he felt about Quakers on unity, Rev Shaun Swithenbank was well received as the Methodist Minister encouraged the Synod: "The world needs us [as Christ's followers] more than we need each other" and Canon Jeff King noted that Anglicans "don't want to change [other denominations] any more".
A time of questions was followed by a reflection by The Bishop of Knaresborough. An open meeting organised by the Anglican Ripon Deanery.

11 July: Harrogate Anglican Deanery
7:30pm, St Thomas, Hampsthwaite: with Liz Williams enabling the synod to make change happen. See also November 2006 and February 2007

Saturday 14 July: Garden Party
10:30am - 1:30pm at St John's, Bilton (Map); Family Fun Day & coffee morning with bouncy castle, stalls, home preserves and baking, games, lunches and lots more

14 July: BBQ in Jennyfield
3 - 6pm on the church lawns (Map); a family fun day with barbecue, bouncy castle and more, organised by Jennyfield Evangelical Church

14 July: Angels through the Ages All Saints church, Staveley
7:30pm, All Saints church, Staveley: Music for a summer's evening with Patrick & Wendy Busby, tickets £10. Church open daily 9-6pm between 16 June and 31 August. Poster available (jpg, 122kb). More info: 01423 340627

14 July: Celebr8
7:30pm for 8:00pm at St Andrew's, 'an evening of Praise, Worship, Word and Ministry to celebrate the goodness of God'. A bi-monthly event; more info: James Sharratt

Sunday 15 July: Harrogate Methodist Circuit
6:30pm, Trinity; United Methodist Circuit Farewell Service for Rev Colin Emerson, Rev John Sadler and Rev Marty Presdee

Tuesday 17 July; Ripon Town Pastors
7:30pm, The Arches at Holy Trinity, Ripon (Map) introducing the work of the Harrogate Town Pastors to Ripon

Thursday 19 July: Youth Pray, meeting at HYPeR
10:30am, monthly prayer meeting for the youth ministries and works across the area

Thursday 19 July: 'an inconvenient truth' : A Global Warning
7:15 for 7:30pm at St Aelred's; Academy Award winning documentary about the present, fragile state of our world's environment; donations toward CAFOD's "Live Simply Campaign welcome.

Friday 20 July: HOPE Centre open day: Diversity
12 noon to 4:00pm: HOPE Centre (Map); a second open day on the vision and work of the HOPE centre and its place in the community with 2pm guest speaker Mike Royal of The Lighthouse Group; flyer available (pdf, 119kb); more info, tel: 817622

Saturday 21 July: Berwick Grange Strawberry Tea
2:30pm at 14 Wetherby Road. £2.

Sunday 22 July: Aldborough & Boroughbridge Agricultural Show
Moved to Langthorpe Coronation Hall (Map) due to rain. Displays from the Yorkshire Church on Show.

22 July: Jazz in the Vicarage Garden
7:00pm, St John's Vicarage Garden, Bilton Lane, with a Live Jazz Ensemble. Tickets £5 including a picnic meal. Bring chairs or rugs!

Saturday 28 July: Birstwith Show
Including a stand with face painting, hair braiding and more with Harrogate Town Pastors; flyer available (pdf, 34kb)

28 July: Ripon Christian Prayer Assembly
7:30am, breakfast at 8:30am, meeting at New Life AOG, Water Skellgate; [Allhallowgate Methodist undergoing refurbishment]. More info: 01765 603967

Sunday 29 July: 'Songs of Praise plus'
6:30pm at St Peter's

Monday 30 July - Friday 3 August: Waste Watchers Kids Holiday Club
10 - 12 noon, Harrogate Baptist

30 July onwards: St Robert's RC at St John Fisher
The congregation of St Robert's RC are worshipping at St John Fisher chapel during redecoration works

31 July - 7 August: Medjugorje Youth Festival
Local trip; Fees: approx £368 for under 25's, including bed & breakfast, flights and transfers; over 25's also welcome - fees approx £409. More info: Katherine Baylis: 734828. 14 seats reserved - space avalable in Feb.

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