What’s Happening
August Events
Today is Yorkshire Day and as we move into August, there are some important dates and changes to report. From Sunday 3 August, we will be moving to one service each Sunday, starting at 3 p.m. Please don't turn up at 10.30 a.m. or 6 p.m. anymore, as no one will be...
Preparations…
At our Bible study last night, we looked at 1 Chronicles 22 which deals with David's preparations for the construction of the temple, something he was not allowed to build but for which he prepared extensively so that his son, Solomon, could complete this task with...
Summer Fun 1
The first of our Summer Fun days, funded by Great Childhoods Ambition, took place today at Goldthorpe Parish Church and was attended by 144 people! We are so grateful to the funders, to Sue's Ices for providing ice-creams and lollipops to the children, to Nikki...
Talking Point
Inside the Ethics Committee
A very interesting radio programme on Radio 4 today touching on some of the issues raised by Garry's sermon on euthanasia on Sunday. You can listen to the programme 'Inside the Ethics Committee' here (or via the Radio 4 website if the link doesn't work.)
A slippery slope
The road to hell, the proverb goes, is paved with good intentions. There are many who advocate euthanasia for the most humane of reasons. They want to alleviate pain and suffering; they want to show mercy and compassion to those suffering (whether the person involved...
A Good Death?
In his new series 'Talking Point!', Garry hopes to stimulate discussion and talk from a Christian perspective about issues that are in the news today, equipping Christians to understand and explain the Biblical reasons for why we believe what we believe on certain...
How We Got Here
Our glorious geeks!
We need technical people to help things run smoothly, and these guys were great. They were responsible for the presentation which ran throughout the day, for the background music in the main hall, for giving us words to sing to in the evening meeting and for the sound...
More fun!
One of the songs we love is called 'More Love, More Power' by Jude Del Hierro. This post is all about having more fun!Different ages enjoying table-tennis:Playing pool:Balloon-modelling:Face-painting outdoors:Doing colouring competitions and the anagrams competition:
Times of refreshing
Church events just wouldn't be the same without refreshments! It seems we spend as much time making cups of tea and coffee as we do on any other activity, and the Open Day was no exception. In deference to the number of mugs we own, the number of people who can fit...