Bradford North Circuit

Prayer for Bradford City and Surrounds What are we all doing for our contribution for the p4b Lenten prayer, on your chosen day – Monday or Tuesday 14-15 th April ? Here are some ideas Get a picture of the place, or the bit that matters most to you: ·          Look at a map: see where you are, and your neighbouring areas ·          Collect some photos: places, faces, events, memories ·          Stand at a viewpoint over the area you want to focus on ·          Take a walk through the area, or a bus, or even drive Listen to what’s going on in the area: ·          Scan the T&A or freebie local paper, Look North, Calendar, radio ·          Listen to what they’re saying  at bus stops, shop queues, etc. ·  ...

End Hunger Fast Friday April 4 th Britain is hungry for change! http://endhungerfast.co.uk Many people across the UK have already pledged to fast on Friday 4 April in solidarity with those who cannot afford to eat - will you join them?’   (Methodist Church March 6 th ) There will a chance to find out more at StAndrews Methodist Church will be open for prayer and reflection and information Friday April 4 th 11.00am – 4.00pm 7.00pm – 8.00pm Come and join us for a while and show your care for those who are hungry. Sarah Jemison 

Expecting the unexpected You may not have heard of Charlestown Meadows – fields by Buck Lane on the lower edge of Baildon about to be built on – unless you’re an avid reader of the Telegraph & Argus.  It’s council-owned land, and they are putting in infrastructure in the expectation, or hope, of attracting private enterprise.  So it did, early on, in the guise of travellers’ caravans, but they can’t have filled in the right forms and were turfed out, leaving behind them the usual jetsam of their presence, including, to my surprise, a towelling dressing gown which still graces the approach road to the site.  It caught my eye and I did a rough and hasty sketch of it one afternoon. Why?  And what’s this got to do with prayer anyway?  Well the ‘why’ is simply that it caught my eye and seemed bizarre enough to note.  And the prayer connection is that it occurred to me afterwards that we don’t do enough if it – I mean we don’t do enough of notin...

Resources for Easter An opportunity to learn about new and innovative resources for exploring Holy Week and Easter. Ideal for leaders of Holy Week workshops, holiday clubs, reflections and worship with all ages. Where? Trinity Methodist Church, Skipton When? Tuesday 11th March 2014 10am—12noon Or 7.30pm—9.30pm Cost? £5 per head or 3 for £12 Be the first to view and trial some of the brand new resources available for loan from Cornerstone. Flyer Visit Cornerstone's web site Cornerstone's February Newsletter oooOOOooo ‘How is business?’ is a question frequently asked by our customers. And our response is, ‘It’s tough but we are still here!’ These are challenging times for all booksellers and whilst the work continues to be hard, we are learning new and creative ways of working and are excited by the future. External work Over the last two years Cornerstone has developed important partnerships with denominational networks, Christian organisations,...

Ash Wednesday Circuit Communion Service March 5th 10.30am Haworth Road Methodist Church A time of reflective preparation for Lent led by Sarah Jemison All are welcome!

Monday 3 March 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm St Andrews Methodist Church Otley Road, Undercliffe, BD2 4QP An invitation to church stewards and all those involved in ‘Own Arrangements’ preparation. There have been a whole range of different and creative ‘OA’ services across the Circuit. So the Church Stewards’ gathering in December requested that we hold an event to share ideas. Please come with your experiences, and materials! This will be an opportunity to give and receive.

Dear Friends As I write this letter, we have been completing the final stages of clearing away Christmas. Every year, after we put the boxes of decorations up into the roof, there are always odd items to be discovered that have been left out. No doubt at some point in the coming weeks I will feel the sharp pain of a stray pine needle, as it finds its way from the carpet into my foot - it usually happens. It is as if the last remnants of the Christmas celebration are still with us. The month of February offers us a pause in our Christian journey, as we leave the story of Christmas behind and wait for the Easter story to unfold. For some Christian traditions, the month begins with the feast of Candlemas (2 February) which focuses on the dedication of the infant Christ in the temple, in readiness for what lies ahead ( Luke 2:22-38 ). It is a story of celebration and welcome, as expressed by Anna, but also a story with an edge, shown in Simeon's prophecy about Jesus and Mary, with ...