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Tempus Fugit or Carpe Diem? By Andy Holmes
January 2017, Issue no 107 Loving God Loving People
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Did you ever get a school prize?
Well I have to confess that I never
did, and some of you won’t be at all
surprised! But one good school
mark that I did get was for Latin. It
has probably stuck in my mind
because the only Latin I every
remember learning was actually
something rude. So I was amazed
as much as anything else. The
good mark was really because I
produced (in English) a newspaper
front page about something to do
with the Romans, no Latin language
skills came in to it. Probably just as
well!!
So back to the Latin phrase
“Tempus Fugit” which is usually
translated as “Time Flies.” In actual
fact the phrase first appears as
“Fugit inreparabi le tempus”
meaning “It escapes, irretrievable
time.” Once it has gone it has
gone, irretrievably and forever.
Another year has passed, never to
be recovered. A new one has
begun but that too will soon be
gone. What will make one year or
one day or one minute stand out,
will be what we do with it.
While we wait for God to send a
new minister, how will you use your
time? Some will pass while we
sleep, God’s refreshment for us.
But in our waking moments will time
pass (tempus fugit) as we seek to
do everything we do to the glory of
God? May we be mindful of each
other, our family, the church family
and the community in which God
has placed us. May we always be a
beacon that points to God. We are
called to serve and that means a
servant heart. What do you want
from me, rather than, what do I
want from you!
“Be devoted to one another in
love. Honour one another above
yourselves.” Romans 12 v 9
That is the calling of all followers of
God and sadly one that the
Israelites so often lost sight of. Let
us make sure we are not like that.
So to end with a little more Latin
“Carpe Diem”. It means seize the
day. It won’t come again.
Inside this issue:
The Month of Prayer
January 2017
A Focus on Discipleship
Groups by Sara Abbey
My ‘Christmas Experience’
Experience
by Lucy Willshaw
Testimony by Grace Abbey
Dates at a Glance
Elim Ryedale Church meets at: Norton College Langton Road Norton, Malton
YO17 9PT
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Welcome
We would like to welcome you to
Elim Ryedale Church and thank
you for visiting us today. If you
haven’t already done so please
take a Welcome Pack from the
front desk.
We hope you can relax and find
our serv ice he lpfu l and
meaningful. We run a crèche,
Noah’s Ark (ages 2½ - 5),
G-force (Years 1-6) and Ablaze
(Years 7-11) during our service.
Please ask a host for more
details. Before you leave please
stay for refreshments and help
yourself to any of the free
resources at our Welcome Desk.
We hope to see you again soon.
Visitors
Why not join the Elim Ryedale Facebook group to be kept up
to date with what’s taking place!
The Month of Prayer January 2017
We want to encourage everyone at
Elim Ryedale Church to share with
the Leadership in prayer times
during the month of January.
This is a really important time for the
church and sharing in united prayer
as a body each day throughout the
month of January will:
Open our hearts ... to grasp what
God is doing among us
Open our ears ... to hear the voice
of the Holy Spirit
Open eyes ... to see evidence of
Him guiding us,
increasing our faith, hope and love
for Him and His direction for us as a
local church.
Prayer leaflets are available from
church on a Sunday morning or from
Hope Central office.
As well as daily personal prayer we
will be coming together as a church
on a weekly basis. Coffee House
Church, for the month of January,
will also be prayer focussed.
Month of Prayer
January Prayer Meetings
Thursday 5th January
Wednesday 11th January
Thursday 19th January
Wednesday 25th January
Hope Central
7.30pm
Month of Prayer
Guide
January 2017
Jesus went up on a
mountainside to pray
Mark 6 : 46
Ryedale Foodbank
Opening Times
7a Howe Road, Norton
Tuesday
2.00pm to 4.00pm
Hope Central
Wednesday
10.00am to 12 noon
Friday
1.30pm to 3.30pm
Potterhill Methodist Church
Thursday
4.00pm to 6.00pm
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El im Ryeda le
Church believe
that every single
person has the
ability to make a
difference and that
we are designed
for a purpose. As
such, the groups
are not meant to replace regular
Sunday attendance but are aimed to
maximise that purpose in every
person’s life.
Can I encourage you to keep
attending your Discipleship Groups
or if you are not in a group yet to
speak with me and I can arrange for
you to join a group that will suit you.
Even if you have been with the
church for some time and have
never thought it was for you or if you
once were part of a group and are no
longer so, please, let me encourage
you to join in again.
Together we will grow stronger ...
God is going to do amazing things at
Elim Ryedale Church!!
bonds and friendships which will be
lasting and strong.
It’s very important that we are
adaptable because we are seeking
God for growth not just spiritually
but numerically and as new people
join Elim Ryedale Church we will
need a good foundation of
Discipleship Groups in which to fit
them.
I am currently looking at some new
material for study and have taken
on board what the group leaders
have fed back to me. Over the last
couple of years, the study has been
formulated so that people can seek
God for themselves and hear His
voice, rather than being ‘spoon fed’
by a group leader
All people who regularly attend Elim
Ryedale Church are welcome to
join a Discipleship Group.
During this interregnum period as
we await a new minister, I believe
the Discipleship Groups will play a
key role in helping to nurture and
grow the congregation. They are
not only a place to study and pray
together but there is a pastoral
element to the groups too. It’s a
place where people can feel that
they ‘belong’ and where friendships
grow, which encourages unity.
Over the last 12 months, the groups
have seen some changes and I
understand that has been difficult
for some but I trust that God has
settled hearts and allowed people
to grow together and form new
A Focus on Discipleship Groups By Sara Abbey
Facts about Elim Ryedale Church’s Discipleship Groups:
1. There are 11 Discipleship Groups 2. The groups meet in Malton, Norton, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside, Terrington Thornton le Dale and East Knapton 3. They mainly meet in individual homes but a couple do meet at Hope Central 4. There are gender and age appropriate groups as well as mixed groups 5. Every leader is equipped and encouraged in their role by the leadership of the Church 6. The study material is bible based
Please join us in 2017 as we journey together
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Tuesday 17th
January 2 - 3pm
Wednesday 4th January
and
Wednesday 18th January
Young at Heart is our
Lunch Club for people of retirement age. Lunch is £3 and served at 12.30pm at
Hope Central
For more details please speak to Joyce
Hodgson
Sunday
8th, 15th,
22nd and 29th
January
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Children and Young People’s Groups
Ablaze Youth
Every Tuesday in term time
7.30pm - 9.00pm
Hope Central
Start Back Dates
January 2017
Stepping Stones Tuesday 10th January
ABLAZE Youth
Tuesday 10th January
G Force Wednesday 11th
January
Although I heard it forty times over
the two weeks, Mary’s final line sent
a tingle down my spine every time I
heard it.
“This is God’s greatest gift. Jesus
the Christ.”
What more can I say?
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If Doctor Who ever needs a new
companion I am right there at the
front of the queue. Having spent
two weeks travelling back 2000
years to the very first Christmas, I
think I have quite sufficient time
travel experience now to add to my
CV!
Last time I wrote I was looking
forward to being part of the
“Christmas Experience” run for
schools at Hope Central. I cannot
believe that it is now all over – all
the preparation, an intense two
weeks of activity and, sadly, the
deconstruction of the scenery. But
what an experience it has been!
It was so special to see how excited
the children were when they met
and spoke to Mary, Joseph, the
shepherd and the wise man. The
awe and wonder at seeing baby
Jesus in the stable was tangible.
And it wasn’t just the children who
were touched – many adults
commented on feeling emotional
and moved by the final scene.
“I can’t wait to see baby Jesus!”
said one girl, jiggling about outside
the stable.
“Can we go back and see the baby
again?” asked one child as we trav-
elled back to the future and Hope
Central.
One teacher even commented that
it had been the best school trip that
she had been on in over thirty years
of teaching.
What an honour it has been to be
part of such an amazing team that
has produced such a meaningful
and memorable experience for
HUNDREDS of children and sup-
porting adults this Christmas.
Every single member of the team
played such a vital role in bringing
the Christmas Story alive – from
script writing to set construction,
from prop gathering to acting and
from hospitality and working directly
with the children. God used every
single one of us!
My ‘Christmas Experience’ Experience By Lucy Willshaw
Jess Weatherill, playing Mary during the second week of the Christmas Experience. Malc Clark, Andy Holmes and Paul Noble showing that all that hard work ‘acting’ makes you completely mad! We even had a guest appearance from our resident rat!
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Now, two years into life as a widow,
what can I say? God’s promises
ARE true!
He is a husband to the widow
His love never fails
He never leaves or forsakes me
He is my strength and song
He is simply everything He said He
would be and more real to me today
than ever!
So, as we step into 2017 we can be
confident that whatever lies ahead,
God has it covered. As part of Elim
Ryedale Church let us determine
to love each other more, cherish
our time together more, look out for
each other more. Keep on learning
and living all we already know of
God’s ways. Allow God to change
us and use us to show and tell
others about our wonderful Saviour.
Let us be the Body of Christ while
we can!
This song became my constant
prayer two years ago as I drove
over to Hull every day to visit my
husband, Mike, as he lay on life
support in hospital. Our family
watched, prayed and hoped for
thirty days as this vibrant man
became a shadow of his former self
until on 17th January 2015, God
took him ‘home’. We could all
honestly say God’s peace and His
presence was real, often tangible,
through all the pain, heartache and
sense of loss, released in no small
measure by the prayers of God’s
people. Thank you!!
Testimony By Grace Abbey
Jesus’ words to His followers over
2000 years ago were this in The
Amplified version of John 9 verse 4:
“We must work the works of Him who
sent Me and be busy with His
business while it is daylight. Night is
coming when no man can work”
His mandate hasn’t changed! Let us
love, work and be a witness to our
world while we can, to brighten the
corner where we are!
Have a happy, blessed and fruitful
2017!!
“Guide me Lord through the day
Guide me Lord, this I pray
Through all heartache, temptation and strife
Guide me Lord through the night
Guide me Lord by your sight
That Your will might be done in my life.”
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Meet our leaders:
Graeme Parkins
Hope Central 62-64 Castlegate, Malton
YO17 7DZ (01653) 697796
Sara Abbey
Andy Holmes
Dates at a glance:
Start: Right Early Morning
Prayer
Monday 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
January
Stepping Stones
Tuesday 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st
January
ABLAZE Youth
Tuesday 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st
January
Month of Prayer Meetings
at Hope Central
Thursday 5th January
Wednesday 11th January
Thursday 19th January
Wednesday 25th January
Coffee House Church
Sunday 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
January
G Force
Wednesday 11th, 18th and 25th
January
Young at Heart
Wednesday 4th and 18th January
Missionary Globe Collection
Sunday 15th January
Spring Cottage
Tuesday 17th January
Missionary Globe Collection
Thank you for collecting coins to support our Elim Missionaries. We will be taking our next quarterly collection on Sunday 15th January. Please remember to bring your collection globes and any other offering you would like to make to see God’s Kingdom extended around the world.
Sunday 15th January