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“The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin’
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin’” (Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan 1964)
Curious to think that Bob Dylan wrote those words 48 years ago! In popular culture that’s an eternity ago. In the life of the church 48 years may be the blink of an eye, but for us the times they really are a changing. The Scarborough Methodist Circuit will no longer exist in September 2012. Then we will become part of the North Yorkshire Coast Circuit together with our neighbours in Whitby, Sherburn and Filey and jointly we will be seeking to discern God’s will for the people called Methodists in this part of the world.
This new website is a chance for us to move towards the new North Yorkshire Coast Circuit – and its new website. Let us know what you think. But don’t forget that “the present now will later be past, the order is rapidly fadin’. And the first one now will later be last for the times they are a changing”. Its true for the Scarborough Circuit; it will be true for all of us soon…..meanwhile, may I commend this fabulous new website, and encourage you to see it morph into the website for the North Yorkshire Coast Circuit?
Mark Haynes

A United Service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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This service is a wonderful opportunity to come and worship together as one church in Scarborough, to pray for the church and renew our commitment to work together in the name of Jesus Christ. All are welcome.

Churches Together in Scarborough invite you to:
A United Service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Sunday 22nd January
6.30pm
St Luke's Church, Stepney Drive, YO12 5DP

Kathleen Ferrier Celebration concert

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A celebration concert in Scarborough on 16th January 2012 to mark the 60th Anniversary of Kathleen Ferrier and Gerald Moore in concert at the Methodist Central Hall, Scarborough January 16th 1952.

The proceeds of this concert will go to three charities – Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research, MacMillan Cancer Support and St. Catherine’s Hospice, Scarborough.
What is Life?  A Concert for Kathleen by Maureen Eastwood
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What shall we tell the president?

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Following on from the small rural churches workshop in November the president of conference, Rev Leo Osborn, will be at Ayton Methodist Church on Friday 13th January to share a meal, to hear the stories of the local small churches, have a time of discussion and to share in worship. (4.30pm – 7.30pm)

The whole event is not limited to those who attended the November workshop and all members of the small churches who would like to meet the president are encouraged to come along and be part of it.

It is also a good opportunity for members of the small churches in the new circuit to get to know each other and learn about each other.

Enabling Worship 2012

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enabling the best for worship

Calling all people interested in leading, and involved with arranging worship, (including ‘Local arrangements’)

You are invited to attend this 7 session course, approved as Worship Leader training but also relevant to those who enable and support worship in anyway e.g. Church Stewards and leaders of groups etc. The course is also available to anyone wishing to begin to explore a call to worship leading or preaching, or to further develop their skills in worship leading.

Aims

  1. To aid personal involvement in corporate worship through an improved understanding of the nature of worship
  2. To develop worship leading and worship supporting skills
  3. To assist in the evaluation of gifts and abilities in the various roles involved in  worship leading

Course Outline
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on the 6th day…

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The next ‘on the 6th day…’ creative worship service will incorporate watching the film ‘It’s a wonderful Life’ at Burniston Methodist Church at 6.00 p.m. Leader: Rev Mark Haynes.  All welcome!

Prize offered for eye catching logo for NYCC

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From September 1st 2012, the Filey, Scarborough, Sherburn and Whitby Circuits will become the North Yorkshire Coast Circuit. To help this new Methodist Circuit we would like to have a logo, and we would like your help. We would like something eye catching, easy to produce and easy to remember – and what’s more, there will be an appropriate prize for the one chosen by the Steering Committee.   We need entries by January 23rd.