April 2003 Events

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For more details on these events please contact either the Secretary - or just turn up!

Friday 11 April: Lent Lunch - The Bible and me
Lent Lunches - at Friends' Meeting House, Homestead Road, Harrogate Map every Friday during Lent, organised by Ron Evans. The theme for 2003 is around: "No prophetic message ever came just from human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spake the message that came from God" 1 Peter 1: 21(GNB).

All welcome for a light lunch at 12 noon - just £1 contribution. Speaker 12.30.

7 March: Deacon Keith Gough (Wesley Methodist Chapel); summary
14 March: Rev Brian Hunt (St Paul's United Reformed Church); summary
21 March: Fr Bernard Bickers (Ecumenical Officer for the Catholic Diocese of Leeds); summary
28 March: Rev Alan Mair (Harrogate Baptist Church); summary
4 April: Mr Derek Carr (West Park United Reformed Church); summary
11 April: Rev Clare MacLaren (St John's Church, Bilton); summary

Monday 7 April: Pastor John Chan
... of the Chinese Church, Leeds, was the guest speaker at the Spring Invitation Supper sponsored by Harrogate Christian Outreach. He spoke of the sixfold growth of Chinese Christians over recent years, looking at how the church has grown under severe persecution. His wife's conversion bore witness to the steadfastness of the faith of her parents - despite extreme hardship and imprisonment, her father never lost his faith. John Chan honoured the dedication of many missionaries and described how those filled with God's love and power know how God listens and responds to prayer. A well attended gathering, overflowing with stories of the way God has welcomed people into his family. Further details of future HCO events are available.

Good Friday at the Cenotaph
Churches Together in Harrogate gather each Good Friday for an open air service at the Cenotaph Map. You are invited to join the worshippers at Wesley Chapel, Oxford Street, Harrogate, at 10:00am on 18th April 2003. A procession will follow at the end of the service to the Cenotaph. The organisers are St Mark's church.

Area Lent Events

Starbeck: Midweek Prayer and Praise is moving up a gear for Holy Week with meditations based on Frank Topping's Impossible God. All are welcome at Starbeck Methodist Church. An opportunity for meditation, quiet and corporate prayer and reflection.

Monday 14th April 7.00pm: Jesus is condemned to death and Jesus takes up his cross.
Tuesday 15th April 7.00pm: Jesus falls for the First Time; Jesus meets his mother and Simon helps Jesus carry his cross.
Wednesday 16th April 7.00pm: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus and Jesus falls for the Second Time - A Soldier.
Thursday 17th April. 6.30pm: Jesus speaks to the Women of Jerusalem and Jesus falls for the Third Time - Mary and Martha.
Friday 18th April. 2.30pm: Jesus is stripped of his garments, nailed to the cross and dies; Jesus is taken down from the cross and is placed in the Tomb

Woodlands and Starbeck: Lent study of the Passion in the four Gospels, hosted by Christ Church. Wednesdays in Lent starting at 7:30pm
Wednesday 9 April: a Passiontide Eucharist

Daytime at Woodlands Methodist:
Thursday 3 April, 2:30pm: a Passiontide Meditation

Wednesday 30 April: Dialogue In Action
Churches Together further afield in Yorkshire are organising this special course on "Working alongside Muslims and other faith communities for the common good" at Hinsley Hall, Leeds. Those involved are the Diocesan Inter-Vicariate Team together with Muslims from the Bradford communities and organised ecumenically with local Churches Together groups.

Dates: Wednesdays from 30 April until 11 June, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, with tea & coffee from 7:00 pm. £2 for each session. Further details from: Linda Pennington or David Jackson.

Other area event details welcome! Contact the Secretary.

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