Category: Partnership

Our Tuesday discussions continue on into Lent and from Tuesday 23rd February we will be looking at the York Course “Caring for Creation”. The sessions start at 7:30pm and will run until 23rd March (5 weeks) using the same meeting details as the earlier discussions:

• Meeting ID = 867 1203 3672
• Passcode = 694220

In addition, the series will be repeated on Wednesday afternoons at 2:00pm starting Wednesday 24th February. If you would prefer to join the Wednesday afternoon session the meeting details are:

Meeting ID: 811 1987 1368
Passcode: 694220

To get the most out of the series, you will need a copy of the accompanying booklet, so please liaise with Graham Tarn (RevGTarn@gmail.com) to arrange for him to get a copy to you or you can order direct from York Courses.

Some of our regular activities, which are open to all those associated with our local churches, are restarting:

1. Tuesday Discussions – The Scripture conversations, discussion, study (however we choose to call it) on Tuesdays recommences on the 12th January at 7:30pm on Zoom:
   • Meeting ID = 867 1203 3672
   • Passcode = 694220
2. Midweek Worship – Ruth Wollaston’s ‘thought for today’ on 1st and 3rd Thursdays recommences on 7th January at 2:00pm:
   • Meeting ID = 936 519 5146
   • Passcode = 1251
3. Coffee Morning – our regular chance to meet with others in the partnership for a chat/news sharing on Fridays recommences on 8th January at 10:30am:
   • Meeting ID = 936 519 5146
   • Passcode = 1251

We look forward to catching up with you at one/some/all of the above!

Please note that the meeting details for this service are different for this event from the earlier ones. Please contact your Steering Group Rep for the new details.

And keep an eye out for 2021 events.

The Mission Mentors have issued an invitation to a 5-week series of Wellbeing Workshops to be run on Tuesdays 13:30 – 15:00 hrs from 26th Jan to 23rd Feb 2021.

A Taster Day is planned for Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 at 13:30 – 15:00 on Zoom

Click on the link to the item Wellbeing Workshops on the Synod Website for Zoom details.

Understanding how to be church both in lockdown and in whatever it will mean to be post-lockdown are issues some of us wrestle with daily. With that in mind I would like to flag up ‘Umoja’ – a series of sessions that I will be running from the end of September to help us think about what it means for us to be disciples of Jesus shaped for mission in the places where we are.

Each session will explore a theme centred on a Bible passage and draw on learning and experience from the world church. You may only want to do one session or you may feel like all 5 are relevant – that’s fine.

The sessions are spaced fortnightly to avoid overwhelming people alongside everything else but I want to stress that these are for everyone – church members, role-holders, elders and secretaries alike.  For that reason it is only going to be possible to run this on zoom in the present climate. It was my hope to deliver this in person to each partnership but that won’t be possible at the moment. However I do hope that those who come are able to consider taking back what they learn to run the course or individual session themselves in their local churches.

Each session will be run in an afternoon and an evening slot to make this accessible for as many as possible. If you would like to sign up for one or more of the sessions please contact me via email or phone. I have attached a flyer.

Session 1 – God’s Blueprint for Mission – restoring the earth to how it was created to be. Genesis 1

Afternoon – 2pm Wed 30^th September  

Evening – 7pm Wed 7^th October

Session 2 – How Jesus-shaped is my church? – being a holy people where we are. 1 Peter 2

Afternoon – 2pm Wed 14^th October

Evening – 7pm Wed 21^st October

Session 3 – Following in the footsteps of Jesus – learning to be good news and kingdom-minded. Mark 1; Luke 4

Afternoon – 2pm Wed 4^th November

Evening – 7pm Wed 11^th November

Session 4 – What can I bring him? Learning to serve within and beyond our limitations. Mark 6

Afternoon – 2pm Wed 18^th November

Evening – 7pm Wed 25^th November

Session 5 – Everybody needs good neighbours. God’s bias – loving people ‘on the margins’. Luke 10

Afternoon – 2pm Wed 2^nd December

Evening – 7pm Wed 9^th December