Flat-Pack Courses
The current Flat-Pack course is The Bible in Five Weeks. Starting from Tuesday 17th April in Heslington Parish Church at 7.30pm. It costs £5 per session but there is a 50% concession available for full time students.
They are in need of a ‘host’. Someone who’s free on Tuesday nights to open and lock the venue and make tea and coffee during the breaks. The incentive for this being that the host gets to sit in on the lectures for free.
If you are interested please email: johnusher@york-epc.org.uk
As church leaders praying together over the past years, we are aware that God has done something special among us. We are grateful and constantly amazed that the Lord has held us together in prayer for so long. See the One Voice web site to find out more.
Now we hear of other groups of church leaders being inspired by what has been happening in York. Leaders in Harrogate are had their first prayer breakfast along the same lines as ours here (Tuesday 6th March 2007) at 7.45am. Before that, leaders in Hull started to come together in a similar way.
It seems these gatherings have sprung directly from hearing about all that is going on in York and as a result of the leaders prayer here - will you join us in praying for them?
Wow! Jesus is doing wonderful things in His church.
Easter Sunday 2007 was an historic day in the centre of York.
The churches of York had completed 40 days of prayer and many came together for a celebration in the city centre. At the same time the ‘red carpet treatment’ was given to the general public. We invited people to walk on strips of red carpet and gave them a card explaining the simple truth of the gospel that God thought they were so special that Jesus made a way for them to walk to Him through His blood.
From 12.30pm there was music and singing in St Sampson’s Square with the band from York City Church. There was face painting going on and an information desk. The stage had a huge banner behind it carrying the One Voice logo and web address. The PA was particularly good and everyone in the area could hear what was going on.
Word had got around that Baptisms were going to be conducted, as people had travelled from towns all over Yorkshire, even from surrounding counties and at least one family came up for the day from London!
Archbishop John Sentamu agreed to baptise candidates from all the churches along with their own leader. This was to be the first time in known history that the primate of England was to conduct baptisms with leaders of other churches.
After an introduction and explanation from David Casswell, Joint Chair of One Voice, we all shouted together “He is Risen”. Graham Hutchinson, Joint Chair of One Voice, briefly interviewed all 20 candidates and they made a public confession of their faith.
Archbishop Sentamu preached about what Easter really means. He made people laugh and he made people think. He then encouraged all the crowd to join in a declaration of turning to Christ.
Stephen Redman then prayed over the water and led a confession of faith from the candidates.
