One of the most encouraging things for our local churches is the way we work together. Dearne Churches Together is a group of local churches in Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe and Bolton-on-Dearne who work together to serve our local communities. This year has seen the start of ‘Churches Together’ prayer meetings every month, and we will be continuing these in 2018 on Tuesday 9th January (10.30 a.m. at the Salvation Army), on Wednesday 14th February (9.30 a.m. at Thurnscoe Pentecostal Church at Houghton Road Centre in Thurnscoe) and we will have a Day of Prayer in Lent on Friday 16th March (9 a.m. – 9 p.m.) at Furlong Road Methodist Church in Bolton-on-Dearne. Prayer meetings usually last an hour, but on the Day of Prayer, you can pop in at any time between those times and spend time in reflection, prayer and different activities as we think about the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and what that means for us and our communities. Please do join with us for these prayer meetings.
We also host community fun days. We’ll be holding a ‘Love Festival’ on Wednesday 14th February at Houghton Road Centre in Thurnscoe (10.30 a.m. – 2 p.m.) when there will be craft activities, crazy golf, free refreshments and much more as we think about Valentine’s Day and the true meaning of love… and how Jesus demonstrated this at the cross. Matt Redman sings, ‘This is how we know, this is how we know what love is: just one look at the cross’, so come along to find out more at this half-term event.
We are planning a special Good Friday event at different churches, exploring the meaning of the death of our Lord Jesus Christ (Friday 30th March) and also hope to be involved with Big Local Thurnscoe’s spring event, a Dinosaur Day at Phoenix Park on Sunday 15th April (12 noon onwards.) We’ll be doing craft-based activites looking at God’s wonderful creation and also exploring the question ‘Are Christians Dinosaurs?’ Is Christianity outdated and irrelevant to modern society, as dead as the dinosaurs, or do we still have a message of good news for everyone? Further details to follow shortly, but put the dates in your (new 2018) diaries now!
Finally, if you want to keep in touch with all that Dearne Churches Together are planning, why not take a look at our Facebook page or pick up the latest newsletter from church?