Full Version available from the York & Hull Methodist Web Site January 2011 Yorsay
JANUARY 2011
From the Chair’s Desk – back from South Africa
Welcome to the January 2011
Edition of Yorsay.
Readers of my letter in December‟s YORSAY will have heard of the first part of my visit to
South Africa in November. The York & Hull District is in partnership with the Cape of Good
Hope District, and I was there as part our joint commitment to developing that relationship.
Although much of my time was spent with ministers, visiting circuits and seeing local churches
and projects, there were also opportunities for some sightseeing.
May I wish all our readers a
very happy and peaceful New
Year.
The Bishops of the Methodist Church in Southern Africa were present in Cape Town for their
meeting, and I was invited to accompany their wives on a sightseeing trip into town. We started
with a brief bit of retail therapy at the Waterfront and lunch at the Cape Town Fish Market. We
were then due for a boat trip out to Robben Island, but unfortunately high winds meant that all
trips were cancelled. My fellow sightseers voted instead for a visit to the Canal Walk Shopping
Mall, where we had a mere 2½ hours of shopping – not what I would have exactly chosen, but
an experience nevertheless. We were a few kilometres away from some of the poorest
housing I had ever seen, yet surrounded by all the trappings of wealthy consumerism, which
jarred a bit. Anyway, an hour or so in a bookshop, an ice-cream and some time sitting and
listening to jazz pianist, whilst chatting to young family, whiled away the time.
The weather was inclement, to say the least, and umbrellas were the order of the day. It meant
that a celebration meal for the Bishop-designate, the Revd Michel Hansrod, was moved
indoors that evening. It was a wonderful circuit event, and an opportunity for everyone to wish
him well in his new appointment even though he was not leaving the District, of course.
Michel‟s induction service on the Sunday morning was memorable. It lasted a mere 2½ hours
or so, but passed more quickly for me than the previous days shopping. We sang hymns and
songs which I knew, which was just as well as some were in Xhosa – including the Te Deum
which was entered into with much gusto. The Presiding Bishop preached, and many other
people (including the Chair of York & Hull!) had their opportunity to bring greetings. I have to
admit that the occasion felt more like an ordination service at times, and perhaps that says
something about how the notion of Bishops in the Church there has developed. Towards the
end of the service there were gifts presented to several of us. I received a lovely watercolour of
Table Mountain, which now graces the dining room in our manse.
Table Mountain was on the itinerary for the following day, and the weather was kind to us. The
cable car trip is pretty spectacular, and the view quite stunning – and I have my watercolour to
remind me of it. Michel Hansrod then took me on a relaxed drive round the peninsular, and we
had a good chance to chat informally together. He will bring much to his new ministry, and I
think we will have good colleagueship – personally and between the Districts.
My last day in South Africa was back to “work” – a visit to two Children‟s Homes. In one of
them, Marsh Memorial Home, there is space for a very fine District Office. Over lunch with the
Cape of Good Hope District Executive, we chatted about our own contexts for mission. Some
things are so similar, while others are so different – that is why our partnership can be so
rewarding. One question put to me has stuck in my mind: “How do we make our voice heard
as Methodist people?”. The background to the question was that it was felt that during the
apartheid era, Methodists knew what they had to say against it, alongside Christians and other
people of good will. But now, some feel that the Church has lost its voice. I responded by
suggesting that we were not in a dissimilar situation, and that we do find it hard to gain a public
hearing.
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However, I went on to mention those ways in which the Christian voice has been heard in our society. For example, the way in
which the British Methodist Conference has taken a stand over Israel/Palestine has certainly been heard, even if not agreed with
by all who correspond with us. Commitment to Fair Trade has definitely made a difference to the lives of countless of our fellow
human beings – and I have just heard that Waitrose are stocking Fair Trade Baked Beans! Care for God‟s planet also is a
challenge not only to Christians of course, but the Church plays a part, and still has much to do.
So, for my New Year‟s Resolutions this January - amongst the usual ones about tidying the desk more frequently, I want to
commit myself to sharing more with our sisters and brothers in the Cape of Good Hope. And, reflecting on that question about
making the Christian voice heard more strongly, I want to play my part and encourage every one of us to do the same. When
thousands of Christians speak out, or act out their faith, then the world will notice, and hopefully will hear something of the Good
News of a God who is involved in the world – not least through the life of Jesus Christ whose birth we have so recently
celebrated.
New Year Blessings in His name
Stephen Burgess
District Chair
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NEWS RELEASE
23 November 2010
Sam Taylor elected Methodist Youth President
The Methodist Youth Assembly has elected Sam Taylor as the Church’s new Youth President for 2011-2012.
“I am delighted to have been elected as Youth President designate and I am greatly looking forward to starting the role in September,”
said Sam, following his election at the Youth Assembly last weekend.
Sam, aged 17, is currently studying for his A-Levels and lives in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. He attends Great Park Street
Methodist Church in Nene Valley circuit in the Northampton District. This year he is working as a One Programme Participant (OPP) in a
youth project linked to the church, Infuse Youth Cafe. The One Programme gives young people the opportunity to work for a year in
their local churches and Districts in creative projects that help to show Jesus to others. “At Infuse, I am running a Cell Group which has
seen some amazing growth in young people’s faith over the last month or so,” said Sam. “I run an event called Worship@Infuse which
has been running for nearly two years and has developed enormously in that time. I also look after the Youth Committee, making sure
that they are the ones that drive the project forward.”
From September 2011, Sam will work part time for one year to serve the young people of the Methodist Church in Britain, making their
voices heard and helping them to get more involved in every aspect of Church life. The Youth President is a paid post as part of the
Children and Youth Team of the Methodist Church in Britain. Sam said, “I want to focus on empowering young people to be more
involved in church life - it has to come from young people if we are going to get more young people coming into the Church. Young
people need God in their lives and they need other young people to help them to find God. So the church needs young people at the
centre of this, to make sure it is happening, and that the people that need God most are being reached out to.”
Sam will succeed current Youth President Christy-Anna Errington. “I’m really pleased Sam will be taking over from me next September,”
said Christy-Anna. “So far in my year of office I have been focusing on building relationships within the Methodist Church and with
outside organisations to find ways of working together more effectively. The resolutions from this year’s Youth Assembly have also
been very useful in helping me to decide what to focus on for the rest of the year.”
This year’s Methodist Youth Assembly took place at the PGL Liddington Centre near Swindon from 19 to 21 November. Around 200
young Methodists gathered to make key decisions affecting the life of the Church, with education, sports ministry, and peace in Israel
and Palestine on the agenda.
You can find out more about the Youth Assembly at the Generous website ( http://methodist.generous.org.uk/ ) or on the Youth
President’s Blog ( http://www.methodistyouthpres.blogspot.com/ ).
ENDS
Sam Taylor &
Christy-Anna
Errington
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The Methodist Church of Great Britain |
VAT on Listed Buildings
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IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE LISTED PLACES OF WORSHIP GRANT SCHEME
For action: This is absolutely time-critical for those currently undertaking repairs covered by the Scheme: claims must be made
by 31st December 2010.
John Penrose, Minister for Tourism and Heritage has announced that the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme is to be amended.
Currently listed places of worship, of any faith or denomination, can claim a grant equal to the VAT paid on eligible maintenance and
building works. The new measures will see the scheme return to its original scope: works on clocks, pews, bells, organs and professional
services such as architects’ fees will be excluded for the rest of the current financial year.
The changes will come into effect from 4th January 2010 and will apply until the current end date of the scheme, 31st March 2011 . Today’s
announcement also applies to the Memorials Grant Scheme, under which professional fees will no longer be eligible from 4th January 2011.
An announcement will follow later in the month about the long term future of the scheme.
An e-mail from DCMS simultaneous with the press release states that the last day for receipt of LPW claims for professional fees
and repairs to clocks, pews, bells and organs is 31st December 2010. Any congregation currently undertaking repairs needs to be
sure to submit claims by that date or it will lose its grant.
The Grant Scheme:
• will continue until the end of March 2011.
• applies only to repairs and maintenance to listed buildings that are used principally as places of worship
• applies to listed places of worship throughout the UK which are included on the public registers of listed buildings kept for England,
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• applies to places of worship owned by or vested in a number of specified organisations which look after redundant churches
• is non-discretionary
• covers work carried out on and after the 1st April 2001 and only accepts applications made in arrears
Full details of the scheme giving definitions of which buildings and type of work are eligible are available -
• by telephoning 0845 601 5945.
• by writing to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, PO Box 609, Newport NP10 8QD.
from the Scheme Website - www.lpwscheme.org.uk.
In terms of procedure for obtaining listed building consent from the Methodist Property Office, it will be necessary for the local church to log a
project on the Property Consents website , because it is a grant from an external source. Where it is known that an application is to be made in the
future, we will also need to see a specification for the work which should be submitted before the work is commissioned.
Copyright ©2010 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes.
Can you write a prayer for the Methodist Prayer Handbook?
The title of the 2011/12 Prayer Handbook is 'Run the Race', inspired by sporting metaphors in
Scripture and hymns.
In preparation for the Olympic Year in 2012, the handbook will draw on themes of spiritual training,
perseverance, endurance and self-discipline. It will also focus on our solidarity with our brothers
and sisters around the world.
If you would like to submit a prayer for handbook, either on this theme, or for a particular country or
district, click here f or more details.
Prayers should be sent to primi@quantrillmedia.com b y 31 January 2011.
New Safeguarding policies and procedures
The Methodist Church Safeguarding Policy aims to create Christian communities of love and
care, where good practice in this area becomes a way of life. To enable churches to achieve
this aim, and in light of new legislation and government guidance, the Methodist Church has
produced a new resource - the Methodist Safeguarding Handbook . Its policies and
procedures come into effect on 1 January 2011.
The Handbook is available as a free download . Alternatively, a printed version can be
purchased here f or £20 (plus postage and packing).
Download also available from the Policies page on the District Website http://www.yorkhullmethodist.org.uk/
index.php?cid=68&pid=26
The Missing Generation
The Missing Generation research project aims to discover what characteristics churches with a
strong representation of the 'missing generation' (25-40) have and then share this with the
Connexion. As part of this project, we are exploring the attitudes people aged 25-40
(approximately) have towards the Methodist Church and church generally.
We are looking for people in this age-range - who have been involved with a Methodist Church at
some point - to fill out a short survey (it should take no more than 15 minutes). Please pass this
link http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentoyou.content&cmid=3342
on to any you know who might fit into this category and encourage them to participate.
30.11.2010
The Friday Mailing – miss it, miss out!
The Friday Mailing is a comprehensive free weekly “What’s on” electronic newsletter compiled and distributed by CoRE, York City Centre
Churches Care and Development Trust.
In recent years it has become one of the most popular ways to let people know of news and events hosted by local church and religious
organisations. Photos, logos, text and posters are emailed to CoRE each week with no charge for inclusion.
Revd Canon Simon Stanley, Chair of CoRE York, the Care and Development Trust for the City Centre Churches said: “The Friday Mailing was
developed three years ago as a way to compile news and publicise events at York’s city centre churches. The number of subscribers has continued to
grow over the years and Churches Together in York have partnered with CoRE to use the Friday Mailing to distribute their news. This increase in
following and support from outside the city means we are now also including some news from further afield.”
One reader described the Friday mailing as “a great way to find out about lots of events taking place in the area that I may not have heard about any
other way.”
Another said “I look forward to the weekly briefing and have found a number of the items very useful, quite often I pass them on to the person
who does our news sheet at church, or to people I think might find them relevant.”
Subscribing to the Friday Mailing is quick and easy - contact the marketing and communications team for CoRE with your name and email address
at info@plugandtap.co.uk or call 01904 619489. CoRE only uses contact information for the Friday Mailing and does not pass this information to
any other person or organisation.
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MakingConnecions’ExploringContemporaryDiaconalMinistry
DVNCECONFERENCENOTICE&CLLFORCONTRIBUTIONS
TheWesleyStudyCentrewouldliketogiveadvancenoiceofaforthcomingconferenceondiaconalministryinthecontemporarychurch,
andinviteproposalsforcontribuions
Thisconferencewillbeheldon Thursday8 th –Friday9 th September2011atStJohn’sCollege, Durham
Itwillbeofinteresttodeacons,thoseinvolvedintrainingdeacons,churchleaders,academics,andanyoneinterestedincriicallyexploring
therenewedinterestinthisministryanditspotenialcontribuiontothewiderchurchandsociety
Theconferencewillcoverkeyissuesforunderstandingandfurtherdevelopingthisministry,suchas
Thediversityintheologyandpracicerelaingtothisministry,includingdiferent
understandingsofthenatureofitsroleandpurpose
Perspecivesonexperiencesofdiaconalministryindiferentcontexts
Everydaychallengesanddilemmasindeacons’pracice,andtheirimplicaionsforthewiderchurch
Therelaionshipbetweenthediaconateandotherformsofministry,bothordainedand lay,andhowtheiridenityafectstheirpracice
Howdeaconscanlearnmoreefecivelyfromeachother’sexperienceandpracice
Training,formaionandconinuinglearningfordeacons
Proposalsforcontribuionsonthese(orother)issuesrelatedtocontemporarydiaconalministryareinvitedThesemaybeintheformof
shortpresentaions,workshops,displaysofresearchorpracice,oranyothercreaiveformsofcontribuionthatyoumaywishtopropose
Individualcontribuionsshouldtypicallyaimtobe20minutesinlength,althoughasmallnumberoflonger40minuteworkshopsorsimilar
contribuionsmayalsobepossible
Theconferencewillalsoincludeapresentaionanddiscussionofemergingindingsfromamajortwo-yearresearchprojectexploring‘Good
praciceindiaconalministryintheMethodistChurchofGreatBritain’
nyqueriesorproposalsforcontribuionstothisconferenceshouldbeaddressedto
DrndrewOrton,TheWesleyStudyCentre,StJohn’sCollege,DurhamUniversity,
3SouthBailey,Durham,DH13RJTel01913343898orEmail a j orton@durham ac uk
The deadline for iniial proposals is 15 th January 2011 .
NORTHERN DEBUT FOR CHRISTIAN AID-SPONSORED SIXTH FORM FORUM
(1.12.10) -- THE Global Student Forum , where sixth formers explore contemporary development
issues and their role as global citizens, has made its debut in Liverpool and Hull.
Since its inception in 2005, some 4000 sixth formers have attended the annual London forum -
returning to their schools to inform an estimated 200,000 fellow students of key global issues raised
during the day.
Taking the Christian Aid-sponsored forum further north had long been an objective of the event's
founders, the Damaris Trust.
'We are delighted to have run GSF in the universities of Liverpool Hope and Hull (Nov 10 and 16),'
said national coordinator Richard Baker. 'In all, more than 250 students from 23 schools and colleges
attended the two events which took the theme "Education Beats Poverty" and featured multi-media
presentations, workshops and live music from former child soldier Ben Okafor .
Equipped with a DVD of special educational resources, students have been tasked to return to their
schools and become peer educators, leading assemblies and lessons on issues raised at the event.
'Each school has been set a target of peer-educating 1000 students,' said Baker. � GSF is young
people-driven. The students will inform, motivate and empower their peers about global issues that
concern them. '
Amelia Varley a year 13 student at Upton Hall Girls' School, Wirral who co-hosted the Liverpool
event, said: 'Ten years ago I was in primary school, and at that time world leaders signed up to the
Millennium Development Goals. They stated that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike,
will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.
'I discovered how I could play a significant part in achieving those goals - that young people
everywhere really can make a difference.'
Dan Lunness, from Huddersfield New College, said: � Ben Okafor helped us see how we could inspire
the current and next generation through creative methods such as song and poem writing.'
Twilight Taize
There will be Twilight Taize on Friday 17 February at 19.30 in Scarborough, as part of
Coastival 2011.
Twilight Taize is a candlelit invitation to contemplation, to inner peace. This experience
will awaken your senses as you absorb the gentle atmosphere of centuries of prayer on
this ancient site. Set in the beautifully gothic 12th century St Mary’s Church in
Scarborough.
Imagine the melodies of oboe and flute dancing through the air as voices combine and
transport you to limitless possibilities. Aromatic incense floats through the air and
infuses with prayer chants sung in Latin and English.
Email enquiries to Shena, Fresh Expressions team; s.woolridge123@btinternet.com
The first Ebor Lecture of 2011 will be held on Wednesday 9 February at 19.00 at York St John
University.
Professor the Baroness Haleh Afshar OBE, AcSS - Department of Politics, University of York, will
be speaking on 'The Politics of Fear: What does it mean to those who are otherised and feared'.
The theme for the 2010/11 lectures is 'Politics of Fear, Politics of Hope? Terrorism in the 21st
Century.' Acts of terrorism and the perceived threat of terrorism are changing our world.
Some argue our freedoms are being eroded and our liberty curtailed through the deliberate
building up of a climate of fear. Where is hope in all this? This series of Ebor Lectures will explore
these issues of freedom and security, the politics of fear and
the politics of hope.
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. If you wish to book a ticket please call 01904
876474 or .email eborlectures@yorksj.ac.uk.
The Saint of Spurn Point
P h i l M a t h is o n fr o m Br ou g h ha s written a new book on "The Saint of Spurn Point" - Wilgils, father
of St. Willibr or d.
S pur n p enins u la ma y s eem fr a gile a nd ot h er wor l dl y, b u t few p r es ent da y
vis it or s r ea lis e t he sp ir itua l significance of this remote location.
In the early days of Christianity in northern Britain, many ascetic devot ees of
C hr ist wer e dra wn, lik e t he Des er t Fa t her s b efor e them, to inaccessible places
to commune with their God. Once s u c h h er mit wa s Wilg i ls , t he fa t her of Sa int
Will ib r or d, fa mou s in t h e L o wla n ds of E ur op e. L ike Sa int Cu t hb ert of
Lindisfarne, his 'desert place' of s o lit u d e wa s b ou nd b y t he s ea .
The time was the late 7th century, when the promontory was then the southern
extreme of the Kingdom of Northumbria, a region stretching from present da y
Yor ks hir e t o t he F irt h of Forth. Christianity had only been in the province for
less than half a cent ur y, a nd Wilgils wa s probably born within the first decade
of the establishment of a church at York, then the capital of the southern region
called Deira.
T his b ook wi ll dr a w you int o t he spiritual and political world of t h e Da r k Ag es ,
t h e er a in wh ic h Wil g ils left his s ecu lar life a nd founded his tiny community
on the very edges of Northumbrian ci vilis a t ion.
T o bu y a cop y of "T he Sa int of Spurn Head", contact Phil M a t his o n, 1 2 Wa lli n gf en L a n e, Newp ort, Br ou gh, Ea st
Yor ks hir e, HU15 2RF, for _6.99 post fr ee
U. K. ( IS BN 9 7 8 -0956-2994- 0 -6)
From the Methodist Church weekly Newsletter re activities for the week
Hi everyone
Thank you so much for all your feedback on the new look. I am pleased to announce that the three lucky winners of the Nativity!
DVD are Bob Lawe (DCO, York & Hull and Lincoln & Grimsby), Melanie Walsh (Asst Admin, W. Yorkshire) and Sylvia White
(DCO, Shetland) - your DVDs will be in the post next week.
Here's what the week ahead looks like…Anna
An early Christmas present...
The more observant of you may have noticed that the audio version of A Word in Time , our popular daily online
Bible study, has been missing from the Methodist website for a couple of months. This was because of the
departure of our Lead Editor & Writer Alison Pollard, who is now buried in books somewhere in Oxford pursuing her
PhD. Since she left we've appointed a few new voices to contribute to the studies and we're now back up and
running. You can listen online http://www.methodism.org.uk/index.cfm?
fuseaction=opentogod.bibleStudy&dm_i=BVI,BSUJ,35DNZH,XDUJ,1
(for studies from 12 Dec onwards, but available now), or download the studies through iTunes .
Proposed law changes for using commercial sound recordings
Christian Copyright Licensing International has confirmed that proposed changes to licensing laws regarding the
use of commercial sound recordings (CDs, cassettes etc) in churches are set to become law from 1st January
2011. The changes will occur provided that a further period of Government consultation does not prevent them
from coming into force. It is unlikely that the new laws, enforced by Phonographic Performance Ltd, will affect
churches until January 2012.
Any news regarding any additional licences for your church will be made available in the new year. Please contact
CCLI on info@ccli.co.uk or call +44 (0)1323 436100 should you require any further information at this time.
Come and Meet….. Jan Sutch Pickard
Does the name ring a bell? If so, perhaps it is because Jan is a past Vice President of the Methodist Conference (1996) and was also
editor of the former Methodist Magazine Contact. If you have associations with the Iona Community, you may have heard of her, or met
her, in that context. She is a member of the Community and was for 5 years the Warden for the Community’s work at the Abbey and the
McLeod centres on Iona. In recent years she has been a member of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Israel/Palestine.
And some of her faith, work and experience finds expression in her poetry and storytelling. She is coming for a weekend to
Northallerton Methodist Church and you will be very welcome to share in any of the events. If you would like to come, why not put a
note in your diary now?
Friday 25 th February, 7.30 p.m. – The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine/Israel (EAPPI)
It sounds innocent enough doesn’t it? If you are only vaguely aware of the confrontation between Israel and Palestinian in what we call
the Holy Land, come and hear something of the frightening reality. EAPPI members courageously stand at the crossing points b etween
Israel and Palestine as an international presence. This is a place which is anything but holy, where occupation and dispossession of
Palestinian homes and lands is a daily fact of life leading to terrible suffering. And the actions of the Israeli Government damage the
Israeli nation as well as Palestine, not to mention the effects on relationships with the global Islamic community. Jan will share
something of her experience of the EAPPI and the tragic situation in the birthplace of Christ. There will be a retiring collection for EAPPI
Saturday 26 th February 7.30 p.m. – Poems, Songs and Stories
And now for something quite different! An evening with Jan when she will tell some stories, share a poem or two ( or three), the
Northallerton Choir will lead a “wee sing” of a song or two ( or three) and we will enjoy a light supper together - provided you bring
something to share! An evening of faith and fellowship for everyone. £3 to help cover
expenses (tickets available). Copies of Jan’s booklets of poems will be available.
Sunday 27 th February 10.30 a.m. Morning Worship at Northallerton
To complete her weekend with us Jan will preach at Northallerton, no doubt sharing
something of her work for justice and peace as well as her lively and engaging Christian
faith.
Throughout the weekend a selection of Hadeel craftwork from Palestine will be on sale.
Jan Such-Pickard living in Palestine
Booking form can be downloaded from
http://www.yorkhullmethodist.org.uk/uploads/documents/sic_ef7fbf10d4_13122010105135.pdf
PRESS RELEASE
6 December 2010
TWELVEBASKETS ANNOUNCES MAJOR LINK UP WITH SPCK: 20,000 MORE SEARCHABLE PRAYERS AND
REFLECTIONS NOW BEING ADDED
New partnership deal with SPCK initiated
The new Twelvebaskets website ( www.twelvebaskets.co.uk ) , which offers churches an unparalleled array of worship and other
resources on line, today announced a major new link up with SPCK.
The deal means that 200 books and their contents, by over 50 of SPCK‟s leading Christian authors (including David Adams, N T
Wright and Jane Williams) have just started to be added to the site. All the contents in these books (prayers, meditations and
reflections, sermon ideas and more) will be individually searchable by topic, theme and Lectionary week as well as by Christian
Festivals. Up to 20,000 more resources will be „just a few clicks away‟ for subscribers, therefore
Wayne Grewcock said: “This highly significant new partnership will give our subscribers access to a huge range of additional
resources. As each new title is added it will be indexed and ready for immediate download and use. Our aim is also to visualise
many of the written pieces by creating PowerPoint and mini movies, thus enabling hard-pressed leaders of worship and small
groups to easily slot them into their act of worship, study, or personal devotions”.
Joanna Moriarty, Publishing Director of SPCK, said: “We are delighted to be working with Twelvebaskets, and this new
arrangement will make our material available to use in new and exciting ways”.
Twelvebaskets believe that this exciting new partnership will catapult them to be the largest and broadest church resource website
in the UK. All of which will be entirely legal for non-commercial use.
Annual subscription costs to the Twelvebaskets website have been kept deliberately low. And they have extended their special
offer by which subscriptions have been reduced by 25% for another month until the end of December. So individuals pay just
£44.06 a year (under £4 a month) and churches only £73.43 a year, which allows five church users access to the site.
click here for 25% off Subscription price
twelvebaskets.co.uk is a web portal of Twelvebaskets limited, Hope Centre, Hope Street East, Castleford, WF1
XLS Factor - you’ve got talent!
T he Dioces e of Yor k's a ma zing youth event XLS is back at York Minster with a
twist - this time, we’ll be featuring the talents of y ou n g p eo p l e fr o m a cr os s t h e
Dioc es e!
Sounds of Salvation will start off the evening, then we’ll have our va r iet y pa ck
of you ng p eop le performing, and after free refreshments in the café G ol dDig g er
wi ll fin is h t he evening with their
set. It’s going t o b e a wes o me ev eni ng !
S ou n ds of S a lva t io n a r e a hig h - octane, ten-piece, ska rock punk Christian
worship band with a horn section that will blow your fa c e of f. F or med i n
2 0 0 4 t hey travel the length and breadth of the country worshipping God
with a sound that has been likened to setting an elephant loose on
marching band. But it's n ot a ll a b ou t t he mu s i c; S oS lov e to celebrate
God's glory with a v ib ra nt ener g y t hat will get you off your feet and
dancing like your dad in no time.
GoldDigg er ar e a high -ener gy electro-pop-rock band fronted by Bet h
T a ylor a nd Ma ndy T oomb s who use music to communicate c ou nt er -
cu lt u r a l mes s a g es of hope through contemporary issue b as ed s ongs .
GoldDigg er ar e b r ing i ng t h eir fr es h ed g y s ou n d and gritty challenging
lyrics to XLS Factor. For med wit h t he a g en da to wr it e s o n gs wit h
something worth saying, Go l dD i gg er u s e mu s i c t o communicate counter-
cultural mes s a ges of hop e.
T ickets cost £6 each, and go on on sale from 4 January, from Yor k
Minster’s Box Office on 01904 557208, or www.dioces eofyork. org.
T ickets a ls o a va ilab le on t he door £1 0 each.
T his event is for you ng p eop le of S econdar y School a nd C olleg e a ge, co mi n g a s gr ou p s fr om churches , s chools,
colleges et c. Una cc o mp a n i ed a du lt s wi l l n ot b e a llo wed in.
Real Easter Egg campaign – ordering now open for churches and
individuals
Last September supermarkets rejected the idea of The Real Easter Egg which is the first
and only Easter egg to explain the Christian understanding of Easter on the box.
Church schools were asked to help join a campaign to help prove demand by placing
orders before Christmas. Thousands of eggs were ordered by schools in quantities
ranging from 12 to 400 eggs at a time.
Churches and individuals are invited to join the campaign and place orders for The
Real Easter Egg by 31 January 2011. Order forms, posters and flyers can be
downloaded from www.realeasteregg.co.uk Eggs will be dropped off to a single address
in early April 2011.
The direct sale price of The Real Easter Egg is _4.50 each which includes a charitable
donation, VAT, handling and delivery to a single drop off point. The 125g high
quality Fairtrade milk chocolate has to be ordered in multiples of 12.
Ecumenical Lent Course
Churches Together in Beverley are doing an Ecumenical Lent Course in 2011, based on Paula Gooder's Lentwise
course (CHP 2008). Paula is coming to Beverley Minster on Monday 7th March to introduce the course. If other
churches and groups would like to use the course and would value hearing Paula too, contact the Revd Jeremy
Fletcher 01482 868540 Vicar@beverleyminster.org.uk
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