Category Archives: Events

Holy week services

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All are welcome to join us for the following services during Holy week:

Thursday 2nd April – 7pm Maundy Thursday service led by Rev Graham Carter

Friday 3rd April (Good Friday):

  • 11am onwards – labyrinths at Trinity Methodist church and Haxby and Wiggington Methodist church.
  • 12noon until 3pm – ‘three hours devotion’ at York Minster
  • 6:45pm – ecumenical walk with the cross from Parliament Street fountain
  • 7:30pm – Good Friday service at York Minster

Sunday 4th April (Easter day):

  • 8:30am –  Easter worship led by Rev Chris Humble (followed by Breakfast)
  • 10:30am – Easter worship (inc Holy Communion) led by Rev Chris Humble
  • 6:30pm –  Easter worship led by Mr Dave Onyett

 

Fantastic Acts

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The Riding Lights theatre company are returning to Central on Friday, 28th November at 7.30pm with their new production: Fantastic Acts.

Here’s what they have to say about the play:

Julia needs some space.

Away from constant pressure, the whirlwind of work. Somewhere to find a bit of balance. The Mediterranean, perhaps? Sun, sea and… a few surprises.

What she discovers goes way beyond ‘switching off’. Extraordinary stories, random acts of kindness, blindness and divineness… but a bucketload of questions.

Can the unsettling power and people of the book of Acts help her find what she’s looking for?

Could their fantastic acts help her stay on her feet in a cross current of misgivings and hope, persecution, faith and risk?

In classic Riding Lights style – with laughter, insight, vivid story-telling and surprising energy for a holiday in the sun – FANTASTIC ACTS! invites you to take an invigorating dip into the remarkable lives of the men and women who formed the first churches.

Here is some audience reaction from an early preview:

Tickets cost £10 and are available from the Riding Lights box office on (01904) 613000. More information (including tour dates elsewhere in the UK) is available on the Riding Lights website.

An Afternoon with John Bell – Saturday 13th September 2014

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An afternoon workshop with John Bell,  at York Central Methodist Church organised in conjunction with RSCM North and East Yorkshire.

John Bell is a hymn writer. A Church of Scotland minister, he is a member of the Iona Community, a broadcaster, and former student activist. He works throughout the world, lecturing in theological colleges in the UK, Canada and the United States, but is primarily concerned with the renewal of congregational worship at the grass roots level.

Over 160 tickets have now been sold, so the afternoon promises to be an uplifting celebration of singing together as well as an opportunity to learn new songs and the think about why we sing them. There will also be an opportunity to browse and buy various books and CDs from Wild Goose Publications.
Advance bookings are now closed, but a limited number of tickets will be available on the door. Please arrive at 1:30pm to avoid disappointment. Event begins at 2pm sharp. £8 per adult, including refreshments and music book to take home. 
Why not share the Facebook event to encourage friends to come along too! https://www.facebook.com/events/398732633601316/

John Bell will also be preaching at Central during the morning service on Sunday 14th September 2014. All are welcome to join us for worship.