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Commissioning of Linda, Val and Hazel

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Sunday, 2 October, 9 a.m., Torver School Room, Richard Passmore will commission Linda, Val and Hazel at Biker’s Breakfast. 

These three Pioneer Lay Workers have been the inspiration behind the Biker’s Breakfast and Sing and Share events held monthly at Torver.  These events have expanded the outreach of this lovely church, in the centre of the tiny village of Torver from 5 to hundreds in a few short years.  The upgrade of the Torver School Room, supported by grants from several local charities, has been instrumental in helping them to accomplish this mission.

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September Highlights

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It’s September and everything seems to be starting up again.  Back to school, leaves turning on trees, and a harvest on the brambles.   Here are a few ways, outside of the normal services, to explore your faith in Coniston and Torver:

Sunday, 4 September, 9 a.m., Biker’s Breakfast at St. Luke’s Torver.  A song, a reading, a word for the day, a prayer, then breakfast.  Time for spirituality, food and good conversation.  Goes on until 11:30.

Wednesday, 14 September, 11-3 p.m.  Open Prayer Space St. Andrew’s Coniston.  Candles and music and prayer for all.  Enjoy the space and time to just be with God.

Wednesday, 21 and 28 September, 12 p.m.. Prayer & Praise, St. Andrew’s Coniston.  A 30 minute service of time out to refresh.  Meditation, music and worship.  A time to just listen to God.

Sunday, 25 September, 11 a.m., Harvest Sunday, Methodist Chapel. A joint service with St. Andrew’s.  All welcome to the service and lunch to follow!

Sunday, 25 September, 6 p.m., Harvest and Sing & Share, St. Luke’s Torver.  A celebration in the newly refurbished Torver Village Hall!

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August Events

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It’s August and a time to dip your toe into something new.  Here are a few ways, outside of the normal services, to explore your faith in Coniston and Torver:

Sunday, 7 August, 9 a.m., Biker’s Breakfast at St. Luke’s Torver.  A song, a reading, a word for the day, a prayer, then breakfast.  Time for spirituality, food and good conversation.  Goes on until 11:30.

Sunday, 7 August 5 p.m., Open Air family worship, St. Andrew’s Coniston, led by the Methodist Church.  a little magic, a little singing, and a word to take away.  Good fun too!

Wednesday, 10 August, 11-3 p.m.  Open Prayer Space St. Andrew’s Coniston.  Candles and music and prayer for all.  Enjoy the space and time to just be with God.

Wednesday, 10, 17, 24 & 31 August, 12 p.m.. Prayer & Praise, St. Andrew’s Coniston.  A 30 minute service of time out to refresh.  Meditation, music and worship.  A time to just listen to God.

Sunday, 28 August, 6 p.m., Sing & Share, St. Luke’s Torver.  An informal service followed by supper.  Sing for your supper!

 

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The Great Wave of Prayer

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Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has called on all churches across the land to participate in a week of prayer, from 8 to 15 May.  You are invited to join the following events taking place in Coniston.

St. Andrew’s Church, Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Open Prayer Space, 11:00 to 12:00; 12:30 to 15:00

Time Out, Prayer & Praise, 12:00 to 12:30 

Why pray?  Christians believe that ‘prayer changes things’, and we are all very aware of the need for peace and hope in our world which is trying to cope with so many issues of local, national and international concern.  Even the scientific and  medical communities have recognised that when people are prayed for, even if not believers themselves, their recovery record is consistently better than those who were not open to prayer.

The Prayer Space is in the body of the warm church and is there for anyone to pop in at any time.  You may wish to sit quietly and reflect in peace, write a prayer on a tag and attach it to the prayer tree, light a candle for someone you care for or just ‘be’. There is usually someone there to talk to or pray with if you wish to, but that choice will be yours.

Time Out is for those who want to come together with others to focus on a theme in an active spirit of worship with music and prayer.  Time to listen to God.

Often when crisis strikes we can feel helpless or even hopeless, not knowing what to do to help…when that happens…we can always pray!

‘Fear not for I am with you,

Be not dismayed for I am your God,

I will strengthen you, I will help you,

I will uphold you with my victorious right hand’

Isaiah 41:10

So let’s do something positive, and ‘pop-in and pray!’

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Biker’s breakfast, a healing service and Sing & Share

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St. Luke’s, the Chapel of Ease in Torver, has just published the May Sunday Service Schedule.  Here’s the line-up

ST. LUKE’S TORVER

MAY SERVICES

 

MAY 1ST    BIKERS CHURCH BREAKFAST

9am informal service followed at 9.30 – 11.30 by sharing breakfast together.

Come along for the informal service with a cup of coffee in your hand, or come later for breakfast even if you don’t have a bike!  There are so many different types of bikes arriving throughout the morning, from vintage to ‘Easy Rider’, sports bikes and customised trikes.  Riders have come from Lancashire, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Tyneside so far!  Quality local sausage, bacon and black pudding are served as part of the ‘Full English’ as well as hot porridge tea and coffee.  Everyone is made very welcome.

MAY 8th 1662 Holy Communion

9am traditional service with organ accompaniment, followed by coffee and biscuits.

If you like the traditional, more formal yet joyous communion service with hymns played on our recently refurbished organ, this service is for you.  A very warm welcome and warm ‘throws’ are given as our little church can be quite cool at times!  A hot ‘speciality’ coffee and time to chat makes sure we all leave at the end with an ‘inner glow’.

MAY 15th Healing and Worship Service

9am Worship service with a time of prayer for yourself or someone you know.

This service is accompanied by the organ with worship, Bible readings and sermon.  There will be opportunity to receive prayer for yourself or someone you know and this is conducted in a very sensitive manner.  Tea and our special coffee end our service at 10am.

MAY 22nd Sing and Share

6pm. informal service in the Old Schoolroom next door, with guest speaker and hot complimentary supper to follow.

If you don’t ‘do’ church, try coming along one evening.  Every month we have a different speaker who shares something of their ‘faith journey’ or talent, or gifting.  We have had a cup cake maker and beautician, an upholsterer, song writer, band, and the Beech boys support team ‘Christine’ to mention just a few of our interesting speakers so far! We finish with everyone sharing good conversation and a hot supper together. Family, friends and visitors are most welcome.

Please contact Linda on 41777 if you are bringing a ‘gang’, to be sure we have enough food available.

 

 

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Mountain Pilgrims

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6 p.m., Sunday 28 February, Torver School Room, LA21 8AZ

John Fleetwood and Richard Passmore from Kendal are coming to speak on Mountain Pilgrims: Journeying Together to Uncover the richness of life, by reimagining the mountain experience.

Mountain pilgrims is an emerging community of people that share a sense of awe in the mountains.  We are seeking to explore the transcendence behind the mountains, valleys, hills and lakes: to meet in the Lakeland hills to better understand what it is that draws us to the thin places – the places where we sense something more than the everyday.

There will be a hot supper to follow, everyone welcome!

 

 

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January Variations

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The January calendar offers some alternative ways to experience worship.  The first Sunday brought us Michael Adams who spoke about the light of Christ that eliminates all darkness.  It was his first time preaching at St. Andrews, having stepped in while Tim is on holiday in New Zealand.   His presence is full of the power of the Holy Spirit.  Our services were blessed by his ministry.

On Wednesday, 13 January, from 11 to 3 p.m., there is an Open Prayer Space at St. Andrew’s Church.  The church will be heated, candles will be lit, music will be playing and the regular structured Prayer and Praise service will take place at noon.  All are welcome to take time out, leave cares and concerns in the hands of the Almighty and step into the arms of Christ to hear what he has to say.

On Sunday 17 January, 11 a.m.,  we celebrate Christian unity with the Methodists at the Chapel for an Octave of Prayer.  St. Andrew’s Church will be open for visitors but the regular service will take place at the Methodist Chapel.

Sunday, 24 January, 6 p.m. Sing and Share takes place at St. Luke’s Church, Torver.  This is an informal service with an informal talk, worshipful songs of praise and prayer with refreshments of good food, healthful drink and sweet treats to follow.

The 5th Sunday of 31 January brings us all together at St. Luke’s Church in Torver again for Morning Prayer at 11 a.m.  Tim will be back from New Zealand for the 4th Sunday of Epiphany.

In between our regular services will be held on 10 January at both St. Luke’s and St. Andrews and 24 January at St. Andrew’s.  All welcome!

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