Exile Stories: Esther Esther 4: 6 – 17
Gatherings
Do not be afraid for I am with you. Isaiah 43: 1 – 23
Go – to a land I will show you. Genesis 12: 1 – 9
Go – Into all the world. Mark 16: 14 – 20
8th September 2019 Gathering
Talk by Ben Askew
Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with Kairos
After a long term, when we have taken significant steps forward in loving God and building community together, it is time to gather together to celebrate and rest in the victory of Jesus. At our Holy Week and Easter Gatherings there will be opportunities to enter into the story of Easter and allow God to speak to you.
Hope is Alive because of Jesus’ Victory!
We’d love you to join us at these these Gatherings:
PALM SUNDAY – 14th April
9am Communion at Westcliffe Hall
Worship, prayer and communion with an Easter theme.
Explore Easter at Fairfax Community Centre, 10:30am
All ages are invited to explore what Easter means, with activities, crafts and refreshments.
Simply Easter at Westcliffe Hall, 3 – 5pm
All are welcome to drop in and explore the Easter story with us. Expect activities, crafts,
hot cross buns and an Easter Egg hunt.
MON – WEDS of HOLY WEEK (15th – 17th April)
9am prayers at Westcliffe Hall
Start your day with half an hour of prayer.
Holy Week Meditations, 7-7:30pm, Westcliffe Hall
Space to worship and reflect on a part of the Holy Week story.
MAUNDY THURSDAY – 18th April
Meals in Communities
Join with others to mark the meal Jesus shared before he died.
Details available from the office.
GOOD FRIDAY – 19th April
Harrogate Churches Walk of Witness
Leaving Wesley Chapel at 11.15am to arrive at the Cenotaph for a service at 11.30am.
An hour by the Cross, Westcliffe Hall, 2:30 – 3:30pm.
An hour of prayer and worship reflecting on the cross.
EASTER SUNDAY – 21st April
Kairos Whole Church Easter Day Celebration,
Westcliffe Hall, 10am
Worship all together with celebratory drinks and chocolate!
January Sermons
This term at our gatherings we are journeying through some of the stories of Jesus encounters with those around him in the gospels. You can listen to or download our sermons from January’s Central Gatherings below.
The Visit of the Wise Men – What do you See? Ben Askew
The Baptism of Jesus – Who are you? Ben Askew
The Wedding at Cana – What is God doing? Andy Wilson.
One Another – the next two talks
In our Central Gatherings this term we are exploring some of the One Another statements from the New Testament and asking what we can learn from them as foundations for building community.
Share Hospitality with One Another
In this talk Andy Wilson and Liz Shores explore the idea of hospitality, of being welcomed by God and of sharing food with one another.
Admit Your Faults to One Another
In this talk Darren McClintock shares about the importance of mercy, forgiveness and truthfulness in any community.
One Another Part 1
This term at our Central Gatherings we are exploring some of the “one another” sayings from the New Testament and looking to see what we can learn from these as we start to build community together. You can listen to the first three of these by following the links below.
One Another: Foundations for Community by Ben
Love One Another by Ben, there is an activity sheet here.
Prefer One Another by Helen
Launch Week – Start September with Prayer.
We are so excited about Launch Week running from Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th September. We are going to be focusing on declaring God’s truth and our prayers will be based around speaking out truth together about who God is, who we are and who He calls us to be. I (Ben) have found that recently I’ve learnt some new things about this way of praying and found real power in declaring God’s truth over my life and our church. I can’t wait to share some of these things with you.
As well as 9am and 12noon prayers we are going to be gathering each evening from 5-8pm and these evenings will follow the pattern Pray, Eat, Pray.
5-6pm: Prayer for all ages. An opportunity for all the generations to pray together. There will be fun, creative and interactive ways to speak God’s truth out together.
6-7pm: Eat together. We are a family, let’s enjoy food together! We’ll have tea in the hall. If you are planning to eat any evening with us simply leave a comment below by the night before.
7-8pm: Declaring further. A final hour of worship and prayer. We’ll be listening to God, responding to what He says, whispering, speaking and maybe even shouting out truth.
You don’t have to stay for the whole evening! Come for the bits that work best for you. Going to a few of these, perhaps at the same time each day will give you a sense of journey during the week. At the very least I’d like to challenge all of you to make space to join us for at least one of these opportunities and see what God does as we pray together.