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A p r i l 2 0 1 6 C h a r i t y N o 1 1 3 6 1 3 3
Welcome to the April Edition
of Yorsay.
It is good to be back-Thank
you to all the enquiries about
my health, Although still in
recuperation I feel able to
take up some of my previous
duties.
During the enforced absence
of Yorsay I have come to re-
flect that it is becoming more
of a “What’s On” magazine
instead of its original inten-
sion of being a “newsletter”
about the fellowship within
our churches { realizing that
a good part of that are the
events. However it would be
good to receive items that are
about the churches—their
outreach , mission etc.
[ rant over]
In this edition
P2 Ripley Ripon & Rome
P4 Songs Of Praise
P6 Circuit Vacancy & Sound
of Music
P7 Trove
P9 Mind the Gap newsletter
P10 Humber Bridge Cross
P11 Easter Survey
P12 onwards General Adverts
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Ripley, Ripon and Rome
Day Event 25th June 2016
Come and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Anglican Centre in Rome on a summer Saturday around Ripley and Ripon
We hope that this event Ripley, Ripon and Rome, will promote understanding of how we are now in ecumenical relations and
also encourage interest and support for the Anglican Centre in Rome. The Associate Director of the Centre plans to be pre-
sent.
The Centre is a permanent presence in the heart of Rome and contributes to the peace and unity of Christian life and love in
the city. The current Director, Archbishop Sir David Moxon, is also the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Vat-
ican. The Centre offers a ministry of worship, hospitality, meeting, courses and study in an atmosphere of dialogue mutual
resect and friendship. The 50th Anniversary of the Anglican Centre in Rome will be celebrated in Westminster Abbey in June
and Rome itself in October 2016.
Meanwhile you are invited to join us on this Pilgrimage of Understanding and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary.
Please meet us at Ripley Castle in the cafe (post code HG3 3AY) Here we will find out about the experience of the Ingilby
family, who have lived there for seven hundred years. This is a story of costly divided loyalties over the Reformation period.
In Ripon at Thorpe Prebend House there will be a lecture on current and future Roman Catholic/Anglican relations given by
Revd Dr Jamie Hawkey (see profile below) We very much look forward to his joining us at this event.
In Ripon Cathedral we shall visit the memorial of Bishop John Moorman, who was one of the founders of the Anglican Centre
in Rome and the leading Anglican observer at the 2nd Vatican Council. We shall close the pilgrimage day with Evening Prayer
in the Cathedral.
The Revd. Dr. Jamie Hawkey is very qualified to speak to us and inspire us about the future of
ecumenical relationships.
He is currently the Dean and Director of Studies in Theology at Clare College, Cambridge. His
research interests focus around ecclesiology and ecumenical theology, and in addition to his
work at Clare he serves on the International Anglican-Reformed Dialogue, as a member of the
Malines Conversations Group, and chairs the UK Appeal Committee of the Anglican Centre in
Rome. He is married to Carol, and is passionate about the arts, history and the countryside
Pilgrims are asked to contribute the day’s expenses of £25
The cost includes admission to Ripley Castle coffee on arrival and for the use of Thorpe Prebend House. Some of you may
have “Historic Houses” cards which entitle you to free entry at Ripley Castle. If so please bring them with you on the day and
then deduct £9 from your contribution.
Please fill in your booking details on the enclosed form and email to : <[email protected]>
Please send your cheque for £25 made payable to Ripon Cathedral to Canon Simon Hoare at Skell Villa, 20 Wellington Street,
Ripon, HG41PH
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Programme for the Pilgrimage Day 25th June 2016
10.30 Ripley Castle Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3AY (01423 770152)
Meet promptly in the Tea Rooms for Coffee, Introduction and Prayer
Car Parking at Ripley is free either in the Castle Visitors’ Car Park or in the Village Car Park. Please consider car sharing
from here or a bus to and from Ripon as parking in Ripon may be restricted. Maps of Ripon will be provided at this point.
11.15 Talk with Guided Tour in Groups
12.30 Thorpe Prebend House, High St Agnes Gate, Ripon HG4 1QR for lunch
Please bring your own sandwiches. Tea, coffee and cakes will be provided
2.30 Lecture by Revd. Dr. Jamie Hawkey with an opportunity for questions and discussion
4.00 Tea and biscuits
4.45 Short visit to Ripon Cathedral with moment of reflection at Bishop Moorman’s Memorial
5.30 Evening Prayer in the Cathedral
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TO BOOK
Kindly return by post or email to Canon Simon Hoare at Skell Villa, 20 Wellington Street, Ripon. HG41PH
email <[email protected]> Telephone 01765692187
Ripley, Ripon and Rome
Pilgrimage Day 25th June 2016
Please reserve .............places on the pilgrimage
Names............................................................................................................................................
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Postal Address of person making book-
ing........................................................................................................................................
email address.............................................................................telephone ........................
Amount of cheque made payable to Ripon Cathedral .................................................................
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Come and sing with us!
Songs of Praise invites you to two recordings in Leeds.
We would like to invite members of your church to join us for two afternoons of traditional hymn singing at St Aidan’s
Church, Leeds. These will be recorded for BBC One’s Songs of Praise and will be broadcast in future editions of the pro-
gramme.
We are especially keen for enthusiastic singers to join us for these recordings, as they will become a specially-formed
‘combined choir’, who will lead the viewers at home in the singing.
The details are as follows:
Songs of Praise Recording 1
Combined Choir Rehearsal: Thursday 28th April, 7.15pm – 8.30pm
Television Recording: Saturday 30th April, 2.30pm – 5.45pm
Songs of Praise Recording 2
Combined Choir Rehearsal: Thursday 28th April, 8.30pm – 9.45pm
Television Recording: Sunday 1st May, 2.30pm – 5.45pm
All rehearsals and recordings take place at St Aidan’s Church, Roundhay Road (at the junction with Elford Place West), Hare-
hills, Leeds LS8 5QD.
People are welcome to take part in one or both recordings, and are also welcome to attend as part of the congregation.
Congregational singers are not required to attend the rehearsal.
Admission will be by free ticket and we encourage people to apply directly to us for tickets. To apply please use the at-
tached ticket application form, and e-mail it to [email protected], or you can post it to:
Songs of Praise Tickets (Leeds), 1st Floor, Dock House, Media City UK, Salford M50 2LH.
The deadline for all ticket applications is Tuesday 12th April 2016. Tickets will then be posted after this date. In the event
that we are oversubscribed we will allocate on a first-come, first-served and/or a pro-rata basis.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to e-mail the team at [email protected], or call us on 0161 335 8429.
If you would like to opt-out of future invitations, please e-mail: [email protected]
After over fifty-four years, Songs of Praise continues to be enormously popular and these recordings promise to be wonder-
ful events. Thank you for your support; we look forward to hearing from members of your church.
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Ticket Application Form St Aidan’s Church, Harehills, Leeds
You are invited to apply for tickets for Songs of Praise’s music recordings at St Aidan’s Church.
FIRST RECORDING SESSION– Saturday 30th April, 2.30pm to 5.45pm
Please indicate the number of tickets you require below:
SECOND RECORDING SESSION– Sunday 1st May, 2.30pm to 5.45pm
Please indicate the number of tickets you require below:
SONGS OF PRAISE ‘COMBINED CHOIR’ REHEARSAL: We’d like to encourage ticket holders to attend the rehearsals, especially if you
sing in a choir, to help prepare for the recordings.
Rehearsals will take place on Thursday 28th April, at St Aidan’s Church.
Timings listed below:
Name
Address To Send Tickets
Post Code
Contact Telephone Number(s)
Email Address
Church / Choir / School Name
Position
(e.g., Parishioner, Pastor, etc.)
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Congregation
Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Congregation
Please return this form as soon as possible via post or email:
Post to: Songs of Praise (Leeds), First Floor, Dock House, MediaCityUK, Salford M50 2LH.
Email to: [email protected].
Application Deadline: Tuesday 12th April 2016
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"A Vacancy for a part time Presbyter
JOB DESCRIPTION. .
Part-time Presbyter for the Beverley Methodist Circuit.
This is a part-time stipendiary appointment for a Methodist Presbyter as the Sectional minister for Walking-
ton Methodist Church and Tickton Church: Anglican/Methodist LEP. The role is supervised and supported by
the Superintendent Minister. The appointment to start 1st September 2016 and is initially a two year appoint-
ment [reviewed after 6 months]
Areas of responsibility.
To be a member of the Circuit Meeting, the Circuit Leadership Team and the Circuit Staff.
To lead worship in the whole Circuit but principally Walkington and Tickton.
To lead and participate in the Pastoral Care of the Membership and Community Rolls of Walkington and
Tickton including visitation, social and fellowship events and groups, and conduct rites of passage.
To support the work of the Children’s Worker in the Section.
To enable and support the churches’ mission and service within the communities including schools.
To develop your own gifts and interests and use them across the Circuit and, as appropriate, wider.
To chair Church Councils and equivalent, and Church committees as requested.
To participate in Ministerial Development Review.
To lead services in Retirement Homes as part of a team rota.
Working Arrangements.
Part-time is four Sessions or 16 hours spread over a five-day week including Sundays. Up to an addition-
al 4 hours a week may be taken with agreement – payment for these is reimbursed in the next Quar-
ter.
Leading Worship is principally morning services six weeks in thirteen and no more than one evening per
Quarter. This excludes five holiday Sundays per year.
Holidays are arranged in liason with the Superintendent.
Opportunities.
There is the opportunity to be part of the Three Circuit Ministers’ Fellowship, the Beverley Ecumenical
Ministers’ Group and the Spiritual Leadership Team of Toll Gavel.
There is the opportunity to be involved in Children and Youth work in the Section including schools and
the churches’ ‘Youth Kaf’.
Enquiries to the Superintendent – [email protected]
Saturday 23 April at 4-5 pm Singalong a Sound of Music—Northallerton
Methodist Church
This year is the 50th anniversary of this wonderful musical. The world fa-
mous Sing-a-long-a format has been delighting audiences since 1999
and we are planning our own ‘songs only’ event lasting about an hour,
and to be followed by refreshments. The important thing about Sing-a-long-a is that it’s complete-
ly inclusive – you join in as much or as little as you want. It’s not compulsory to dress up but many
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Inaugural Methodist Research Conference & Methodist Studies Seminars
Wednesday 27 April 2015 The Leech Hall, St John’s College, Durham University
The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History, Oxford Brookes University, and the Manchester
Wesley Research Centre have worked in partnership for several years. In 2012, the centres established
a bi-annual seminar series that has now extended to include the Wesley Study Centre, St John’s Col-
lege, Durham University and Wesley House, Cambridge. The seminars provide an opportunity for es-
tablished and emerging scholars of Methodist Studies to present the findings of their research. We
conceive of Methodist Studies broadly and aim to provide opportunities for students of history, theolo-
gy, literature, art, material culture and other fields related to Methodism.
This seminar in Durham is jointly hosted event with the Methodist Research Conference, part of the
Scholarship Research and Innovation work of the Discipleship & Ministries learning network
Livestreaming?
The seminar will be livestreamed at?
Registration:
There is no cost for attending the seminar or for lunch; however, registering in advance is required.
Please register by 28 March by emailing [email protected]
Venue:
St John’s College, 3 South Bailey, Durham DH1 4EB
The 2016-17 seminars will be in Cambridge on Saturday X December 2016 and Oxford on Saturday X
April 2017.
discipleship resources for everyone
About us
What is Trove?
Trove (www.discipleshiptrove.com) aims to be a one-stop shop for digital discipleship resources. We know that there are lots of great
resources out there, produced by a huge number of different Christian organisations, but we also know that if people don’t already
know about a resource, it can be very difficult to find something suitable. So our goal is to bring together a really wide range of high-
quality resources from across the spectrum of British Christianity, and to organise them in a way that makes searching easy.
For individual Christians and church leaders we aim to provide a well-curated site where you can come and find discipleship resources
that suit your particular context, with a shop built in so that if resources aren’t available for free you can still get hold of them directly
from our site without spending ages trawling across the internet.
For individuals, churches and other Christian organisations who are producing resources, we want to provide an excellent and easy-to-
use platform where you can make your resources more readily available to Christians in the UK.
One of the goals of the site is to identify the areas where more or better resources are needed. This project is funded by the Jerusalem
Trust, who also fund Christian organisations to develop new resources: if you’ve got an idea for a new resource that meets a need that
isn’t currently being met, get in touch with them!
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Arrivals, Tea & Coffee
09.45–
09.50
Welcome: Revd Drs Calvin Samuel & Stephen Skuce
09.50–
11.00
A Conversation on Doctrine – Leech Hall
Professor Tom Greggs, The University of Aberdeen &
Professor Mike Higton, Durham University (Chair: Dr Stephen Skuce)
11.00 am Tea & Coffee
Tristram Room Etchells Room Wallis Room Leech Hall
Scripture/Holiness Wesley Studies Mission Ecclesiology Circuit Ministry
11.20-
11.50
Catrin Harland Da-
vies
Spreading priestly
holiness
Helen Boyles Jill Marsh
Cosmopolitan Methodists
Neil Cockling
Has Stationing within
Circuits become a Legal
Fiction?
11.55–
12.25
Julie Lunn
Resignation in the theolo-
gy of Charles Wesley and
the influence of four sig-
nificant spiritual writers
Christine Seal
Methodist Local Preachers
in the North East: did they
contribute to the growth
of Methodism in the 19th
Century?
Simon Sutcliffe
Venture FX: experimen-
tation, Community Edu-
cation
and the reinvigoration of
a learning church
Chris Collins
Dancing in Dementia:
Seeing ourselves more
fully in the dementia
diagnosed
12.30–
13.00
Tracey Hume
Potential difficulties faced
by teenagers with Asper-
ger's Syndrome in reading
and engaging with the
Bible.
Deborah Caulk
Agnes Collinson Bulmer
and the “Symmetry of
Grace”: Reclaiming a Re-
gency-Era Methodist
“Christian Poetess” as an
Eco-Theologian
Simon Edwards
Something Fresh? -
Can an emerging eccle-
siology of Methodist
fresh expressions be
revealed?
Phil Drake
Boundaries in relation to
Methodist circuit minis-
try
13.00–
13.45 Lunch
13.45–
14.15
Peter Doble
Luke’s uses of Israel’s
scriptures
Daniel Morris-
Chapman
John Wesley and the lati-
tudinarians of the seven-
teenth century
George Bailey
Messy Wesleyan Theolo-
gy for Messy Church
Tom Osborne
The Methodist Covenant
Service – a seasonal lit-
urgy without a season?
14.20–
14.50
Richard Firth
What’s it ALL About?
The Four Alls of Method-
ism, posited by
W.G.Fitzgerald
David Palmer
Wesley’s Explanatory
Notes Upon the New Tes-
tament and the use he
made of J.A. Bengel’s
charts and ‘excellent
notes’
Martin Clarke
Understanding and Inter-
preting the Significance
of Hymnody in British
Methodism
Alison Wilkinson
Growing Leaders for
Contemporary Method-
ism
14.50–
15.45
Theology in flight mode: thoughts on Jesus’ resurrection and the theological task
Rev Dr Andrew Stobart - Leech Hall
15.45–
16.00
Concluding Remarks & Dismissal
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Bishops to meet over the Humber
Crossing for Christian Aid set for 7th May 2016
The Rt Revd Dr David Court (The Bishop of Grimsby) and The Rt Revd
Alison White (The Bishop of Hull) are set to take part in this year's
sponsored crossing of the Humber Bridge for Christian Aid. The cross-
ing, which will take place on Saturday, 7th May 2016 from 2pm, will see
the bishops set off from either side of the bridge and meet in the mid-
dle. For those wishing to join in the sponsored walk, further infor-
mation, sponsor forms Contact your local Christian Aid representative
Methodist Women in Britain
York & Hull District
with
Revs. Mark & Deana Button
of Pioneer Ministriesat
Lidgett Grove MethodistYork, YO26 5NH
Thursday 21st April 2016
Coffee from 10.00am : Bring LunchAll Welcome
Come and enjoy sharing together
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FOUR IN EVERY FIVE SAY 'KEEP EASTER ON OUR EGGS'!
A NEW survey suggests that the British population want to keep the word 'Easter' on their festive eggs – with 79% disagreeing that the term
should be avoided on packaging.
More than 80 million chocolate Easter eggs are sold every year in the UK but over the past five years many manufacturers have either re-
moved the word Easter from their boxes, calling them just chocolate eggs, or reduced the word in size and put it on the back of the box.
The YouGov survey was commissioned by the Meaningful Chocolate Company, which makes The Real Easter Egg, the UK’s only Fairtrade,
charity egg to include a copy of the Easter story in the box. David Marshall, CEO of Meaningful Chocolate said: 'We are not sure if other man-
ufacturers feel the word 'Easter' is too religious to be used on their products and so are trying to remove it or hide it away. But it is clear that
the general public want their eggs to be Easter eggs – a bit of a relief given the name of ours!'
Across Britain, Scotland (84 per cent), the South of England (85 per cent) and Yorkshire and Humberside (85 per cent) had no problem with
Easter on their eggs. Students (87 per cent) and families with children (80 per cent) also wanted to keep the festival name.
The Bishop of Salisbury, The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam (pictured), said: 'It is interesting that there seems to be a real resistance to removing
the word Easter from these gifts. Perhaps people understand that the festival is religious and do not want to see it turned completely secular.
Whatever the reasons it is important to remember that at Easter we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus.'
For billions of people Easter is the name given to the festival which marks the resurrection of Jesus following his death on Good Friday. It is
the most important date in the Christian calendar. The tradition of exchanging eggs goes back hundreds of years, representing hope and new
life. For others, the hollow egg represents the empty tomb.
Launched in 2010, more than a million Real Easter Eggs have been sold in the past five years and thanks to the quality of the chocolate, in a
recent public poll, the product was voted the UK's favourite Fairtrade Easter Egg. The Real Easter Egg is available from Tesco, Morrisons,
Waitrose, independent and online retailers. Details of stockists can be found at http://www.realeasteregg.co.uk/
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Humber Bridge Cross
7 May 2016 (2pm – 5pm)
A great day out … bringing change around the world
This year’s walk started by Bishop Alison of Hull
Forms and further details from…
Gill Dalby 01482 504203
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Elaine is willing to get tickets for London event if people wish. There are good train deals to London
at the moment.
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ferred support for any of the items or organisations should be taken as granted. Yorsay Newsletter © 2016 York &
Hull Methodist District – All rights reserved.
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