Regular Activities

Mondays–Thursdays 8:30am–9:00am, Morning prayer at Vicarage

Mondays7:30pm - House-groups, Kieron and Kate’s or Geoff and Hazel’s

Wednesdays10:30am - Bible Study in Church room. (not the first Wednesday of the month)

8:00pm - Prayer group in Church room

Thursdays1:30pm - Getalong Club - Church Room

7:15pm - Line Dancing - Church Room

7:30pm - Bible Study - The Byways, Crossgates, Contact Mary Otway.

Fridays4:00pm - Bell ringing practice in the church tower (call Geoff Hall or Andy Hewitt first)

Jesus Makes The Difference

Oberammergau - 2010

We are booking a group to go to Oberammergau in 2010. In the village of Oberammergau, at the end of a 30 year war there was an outbreak of the plague in Balvaria. The elders of the village vowed that if God would show His compassion, every ten years, they would assemble and enact the Passion of our Lord, the plague left the village in 1633 and the people of Oberammergau have performed the Passion play ever since. The next one is in 2010 and is very popular therefore booking has to be done early. The cost of the holiday is £995, initial deposit is £200 (+£30 travel insurance if needed), Laura would appreciate any deposits by 11th May so as to confirm the places booked, 15 places have been booked and 9 have, so far, been claimed. In July 2009 £300 will be required and the balance will be due 8 weeks before departure. You will need to indicate who you wish to share with as well. We will spend 8 days in the Tyrol and travel to the village staying over night. Please let Laura know if you wish to be part of this party and give your deposit by 11th May, it will be first come first served. The date of departure is 7th September 2010 and we will fly from Manchester.

Adults

Babies

Children

Join us for a short Bible story and song followed by refreshments and chat at

St. Martin's Church

on the last Tuesday at 2:15pm.

8am BCP Service Time To Change

This is an advanced notice that after much discussion and consideration, which included a survey taken by those at the 8am we are going to change the time of this service, the PCC has agreed that the service should change to 9.30am from Sunday November 30th. This will help with the dark morning and also hopefully attract more people to attend church, the hope is that those who enjoy traditional worship will be able to attend the 9.30am and those who prefer a more contemporary service will be able to attend the 11am. There will be coffee available in the middle so that those who have finished worshipping at the 9.30am can meet up with the 11am as they arrive, remembering that we are one church, with one God. A lot of prayer and time has gone into this decision and it was not taken lightly but I believe that this will benefit St Martin's and we will be able to build up two healthy congregations.

God bless, Laura

December

Monday 1st- 7.30pm - Church in the pub, or those who have booked will be going to Joseph.

Wednesday 3rd- Coffee morning in the Church rooms,

Saturday 13th- 3:00pm Wedding Blessing

Tuesday 16th -2:15pm, ABC, Adults, Babies and Children, chat and fun together, all welcome

Thursday 18th - 7.30pm, Mamma Mia being screened in St Martin's Church, come for fun and singing!!!!! All welcome!

Saturday 20th -2:00pm Christmas Meal at the Londesborough - booking required see Hazel Hall

(due to the 9:30am starting, there will be no monthly service during the week)

Advance Notices

Sunday February 8th 2009 - Word and Worship with Rev Geoff Bowell

Saturday 28th February 2009 - New Wine Woman's Day in Harrogate, £18 per person

Sunday 8th March 2009 - Rock Eucharist 7:00pm

Saturday June 27th 2009 9:30am–3:30pm New Wine Equipping for Ministry day with Rev Mark Carey, £12 per person, further details out soon.

Saturday 25th July - Saturday 1st August 2009, New Wine Summer Conference, get more details/prices from the web site, why not book up and camp with St Martin's, Seamer, Scarborough so we can be together www.newwine.co.uk