On this page you will find details of our upcoming events and you can also view information regarding our previous events.

Upcoming Events

Churches Together in Harrogate 2021 AGM

Monday 5th July 7.30pm at Christ Church, ' the church on the stray', Harrogate

Social distancing will be observed as necessary. Masks may or may not be required - we await developments nationally on these issues.

Please add to your Parish newsletter/ magazines so that all are informed. Add our webpage link please www.ctharrogate.org.uk

A new Communications Officer is required. Current Officers would prefer not to stand again as there has been a long period of service to cover the pandemic, and new officers are required to keep this thriving network alive and operative.

If you have any items for the agenda, please let the Secretary know at this email address.

Nomination papers will be available soon.

Thy Kingdom Come

11 days of prayer, from Ascension to Pentecost, will happen from Thursday, May 13 to Sunday, May 23.

https://www.thykingdomcome.global/

Climate Sunday

Local churches across Britain and Ireland are encouraged to hold a climate-focused service on any Sunday before 5 September 2021.

https://www.climatesunday.org/

Free resources are available to suit every tradition and style of worship.

During their local Climate Sunday, churches are invited to do one or more of three things:

Worship: Hold a climate-focused service, to explore the theological and scientific basis of creation care and action on climate, to pray, and to commit to action.
Commit: Make a commitment as a local church community to taking long term action to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions.
Speak up: Join with other churches and wider society by adding its name to a common call for the UK government to take much bolder action on climate change in this country in advance of COP26, and to strengthen its credibility to lead the international community to adopt a step change in action at COP26. The culmination of the campaign will be a national Climate Sunday event on Sunday 5th September 2021, to share church commitments and pray for bold action and courageous leadership at COP26.

Climate Sunday has been organised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) with support from charities including CAFOD, Christian Aid, Tearfund, A Rocha UK, and Operation Noah.

To register visit the Climate Sunday website

CLIMATE ACTION FESTIVAL (CAFÉ)
Coordinated by the Harrogate District Climate Change Coalition (HDCCC), October 2021 - our first district Climate Action Festival
For more information please click here

Leeds Diocesan Environment Book Club

All welcome - please register your interest via our mailing list for further link details.
https://learning.leeds.anglican.org/course/environment-bookclub/

Tuesdays at 7.15 – 8.30pm. Log in from 7pm

March 23^rd
David Attenborough 2020 A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and Vision for the Future
Part One Introduction and My Witness Statement

April 20^th
David Attenborough 2020 A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and Vision for the Future
Part Two What Lies Ahead and How Media influences both Witness and Vision

May 18^th
David Attenborough 2020 A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and Vision for the Future
Part Three A Vision for the Future and How to Rewild the World: our greatest opportunity

From Wikipedia: copied 01.03.2021
In 2009 the BBC broadcast an Attenborough one-hour special, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life. In reference to the programme, Attenborough stated that "People write to me that evolution is only a theory. Well, it is not a theory. Evolution is as solid a historical fact as you could conceive. Evidence from every quarter. What is a theory is whether natural selection is the mechanism and the only mechanism. That is a theory. But the historical reality that dinosaurs led to birds and mammals produced whales, that's not theory." He strongly opposes creationism and its offshoot "intelligent design", saying that a survey that found a quarter of science teachers in state schools believe that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in science lessons was "really terrible".
In March 2009, Attenborough appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Attenborough stated that he felt evolution did not rule out the existence of a God and accepted the title of agnostic saying, "My view is: I don't know one way or the other but I don't think that evolution is against a belief in God.

June 15^th
Raynor Winn 2018 The Salt Path
A couple decide to walk the 630-mile South West Path from Somerset to Devon, via Devon and Cornwall

July 13^th
Graham B Usher 2020 The Way Under Our Feet: A Spirituality of Walking
The author explores his passion for walking through texts and stories, both religious and secular – why is walking so good for both body and soul?

Previous Events

Marriage Course

The course starting on Wednesday 10^th June at 7:30pm will run for 7 sessions.

Couples are invited to sign up at http://theharrogatehub.org/marriagecourse/

24/7 Prayer

The Harrogate 24-7 team has kept the virtual prayer room open and has updated all the prayer resources and advertising to reflect Thy Kingdom Come.

Thy Kingdom Come

Harrogate’s termly Kingdom Come in going digital. 4 churches (St Mark’s, Kairos, Vineyard, St Johns & St Lukes) are coming together to lead us in worship and prayer for our town.

Spring Harvest 2020

We are so excited to announce the launch of Spring Harvest Home, available online via YouTube from April 13^th to 17^th. The team here have been working really hard to adapt and deliver the heart of Spring Harvest… direct to your living room!

Thy Kingdom Come: Uniting in prayer 21st-31st May 2020

The prayer movement, taking place from 21st-31st May 2020, has the support of all the main leaders of key denominations in the UK

Churches Together in Harrogate CANCELLED

Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 24th March 2020 7.30pm
venue and agenda to follow; speaker tbc.

PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING IS NOW CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19

Light a candle of hope: A national call to prayer

We are sending you this special edition of CTe-News to inform you of a National Day of Prayer & Action being called for this Sunday, 22nd March.

Harrogate Alpha Courses

Alpha Harrogate are launching a variety of courses in the new year. For more information please visit http://www.alphaharrogate.org/

Week of Prayer

For Christian Unity
18 -26 January 2020

The Rising of the North

On Saturday 26th October 2019 an ecumenical study day entitled ‘ The Rising of the North ‘ was held at Markenfield Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire.

WYCT - Study Day

On 23^rd October 2019, West Yorkshire Churches Together held a study day on Receptive Ecumenism at Hinsley Hall in Leeds. Revd Nick Shields ( WYCT) was in the Chair, with the Revd Glenn Coggins ( Leeds DEO) attending.

The Filling Station - Launch

The Filling Station (TFS) is being launched on Tuesday 15th October 7.30pm-9.30pm at The Cedar Court Hotel in Harrogate and Richard Fothergill (TFS Director) will be our speaker.

St Mark's Alpha Course

Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith.

At the West Park Hotel 7.30pm-9.15pm from Thursday 3rd October until Thursday 28th November (breaking for Half Term).

Creation Care in Creationtide

An Ecumenical approach to creation care – Working together on Common Ground

Thursday evenings 7-9pm at Christ Church, High Harrogate in the Lounge : 19^th September; 26^th September; 3^rd October