September
30 August - 6 September: Coach Holiday, Sidholme
Seven nights half board, with two full day excursions and two half day excursions included from £399 pp. Staying at the Christian Guild Holiday Centre.
Tuesday 2 September: Andy & Susie Hart
7pm, St Andrew's, updates on Neema Crafts
Thursday 4 September: Harrogate Anglican Deanery: Chapter meeting
12 noon, St Wilfrid's: Lambeth 2008 with Rev Arun Arora
4 September: Clavier Music of J S Bach
12:15pm, Christ Church (Map) with organist and master of music, Jonathan Eyre B (Mus) ARCO ATCL (Postponed to 11 September)
4 September: Horticap: Gardener's Answers
7pm at Betty's, Harlow Carr with Geoffrey Smith, Joe Maiden and Jim Cartman. Tickets £8 from Horticap, 522876.
Friday 5 September: Romantic Violin Music by Candlelight
6pm buffet supper in the gardens of Manor Farm, Staveley, tickets £12.50
7:45pm, All Saints, Staveley with Julia Quarmby, violin and Tessa Nicholson, piano. Tickets £10 include glass of wine
5 September: Andy & Susie Hart
7pm, St Aidan's school (Map), updates on Neema Crafts and music with the school drumming group
8-14 September: 24-7 Prayer
At St Mark's
Tuesday 9 September: CT Exec Meeting
7:30pm, St Paul's URC Centenary Rooms; Secretarial/CTH future developments, HOPE 08, Wydale 2§
10-14 September: Heritage Open Days
Open days feature Christ Church, St Peter's & St Wilfrid's churches and Wesley Chapel
Thursday 11 September: Clavier Music of J S Bach
12:15pm, Christ Church (Map) with organist and master of music, Jonathan Eyre B (Mus) ARCO ATCL (late change from 4 September)
11 September: Tesco exhibition and consultation
1:30 - 6:30pm at the Hydro (Map), with new proposals for the Oak Beck development
11 September: Alpha Prayer Meeting
7:30pm at St Andrew's; Prayer, worship, information about local, national and international initiatives
Friday 12 September: Colin Alderson
6:30 for 7:30pm at Christ Church (Map) supporting St Mary's, Arkengarthdale, church window appeal. Meal with wine £20
Saturday 13 September: Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust Sponsored Ride
10-6 Sponsored ride and stride raising funds for the YHCT
13 September: Wasps Walk
10am from National Parks' Car Park in Grassington (Map); 8 miles circular walk, bring picnic lunch. Organised by St Paul's
13 September: Quiz Night
7 for 7:30pm, Hampsthwaite Methodist; teams up to four peopl. £4; more info Helen Wood, 01765 677459
13 September: SASRA
7:30pm, Starbeck Mission, with Sqd Ldr C R Woodland
Sunday 14 September: St Robert's pilgrimage
1:30pm from Knaresborough Low Bridge to St Robert's cave and the shrine of Our Lady in the Crag; bring a packed lunch
14 September: Racial Justice
6:30pm, Bradford Cathedral with Dr Anthony Reddie preaching on 'A Banquet for all People'. Organised by WYEC
Monday 15 September: Network Dedication service
2:00pm at Wesley (Map) Dedication & Communion Service led by the Rev David Bucktrout; refreshments
15 September: Rev John Thompson-Vear
7:30pm Service to licence Revd John Thompson-Vear as Team Vicar of Jennyfields & Killinghall Moor, St Wilfrid's (Map)
Tuesday 16 September: Harrogate Anglican Deanery: Suffer the little children
7:30pm, St Barnabus, Weeton (Map) with Lindsay Tanner, Andrea Sedgewick, Andrew Symonds and Sarah Leach & Martin Ainsworth: Holiday clubs, children in the community, links between church and school and the future of ministry with young people
16 September: Quiet Services
7:30pm, St Luke's; a new service after the second and fourth Sundays
16 September: Car free day champions meeting
7pm, Harrogate Council Offices; info sharing on contributing organisations planned actions for 24 September and in some cases during European Mobility Week which leads up to it
Wednesday 17 September: Youth Pray, meeting at HYPeR
12 noon, monthly prayer meeting for the youth ministries and works across the area, followed by shared lunch
Thursday 18 September: CT South Side
7:30pm at Harlow Hill; planning meeting for the Churches on the South Side of Harrogate; theme: 'energy and vision for working in the future'
18 September: Hospital Friends' Musical Evening
7:30pm at Christ Church (Map) with The Songbirds. Tickets £7
Saturday 20 September: S&WCT Day of Reflection "Radical Amazement"
10-4pm, Myddleton Grange, Ilkley, (Map / LS29 0EB); a day of contemplative prayer with Linda Conroy, Rev Francis Wainaina and Rev Nick Witham. Fees from £5 per person; more info from any of the member churches of the Starbeck & Woodlands Area Group of Churches Together in Harrogate.
20 September: Tearfund: Peter Grant
9:30am for 10-4 at Church on the Way, Bradford (Map/ BD10 8SA). Also with Speaker training with Roy Poyntz and more.
20 September: Leeds Diocese Pilgrimage to Walsingham
Leeds Catholic diocese pilgrimage; more details from Fr Benjamin Griffiths
20 September: Celebr8
7:30pm for 8:00pm at St Andrew's, 'an evening of Praise, Worship, Word and Ministry to celebrate the goodness of God'. A bi-monthly event
Sunday 21 September: Roy Fields, "We are the Generation" Tour
7pm, at the Cedar Court Hotel (Map); organised by Harrogate New Life church.
21 September: Youth Mass
6pm, St Robert's RC
21 September: Contemporary worship
7:30pm, St Mark's; the first of several new services on the third Sunday evening with contemporary music
21-26 September: Coach Holiday, Abbot Hall Hotel
Five nights half board, with two full day excursions and one half day excursion included from £310 pp; pickup points include Harrogate. Staying at the Christian Guild Holiday Centre.
22-23 September: Wydale 2 : 'Then we shall see'
Monday to Tuesday lunchtimes (Map / YO13 9DG). Harrogate church leaders conference with Janet Henderson, Peter Barnes and Clive Barrett. Methodist morning prayer extract available
Wednesday 24 September: Car free day events
10:30am, St Peter's Café RefleXions (Map); as well as the usual refreshments and quiet reflections, browse the Oxfam and Christian Ecology exhibition stands
24 September: Car free day bike ride
5 for 5:30pm, marshalled from Hornbeam Park (Map/HG2 8RA) into Harrogate meeting at the end of Cambridge Street near St Peter's Church (Map) by 6pm
24 September: St Robert's Day lecture
7:30pm, St Robert's, Pannal (Map) given by Clare Kelley (prospective Liberal candidate), one of the organisers of the Car Free Day which takes place in Harrogate today
25-27 September: Northern CRE, Harrogate
The Christian Resources Exhibition returns to the Yorkshire Events Centre, Harrogate (Map).
Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-4:30pm (See also the catwalk: October 2006)
Thursday 25 September: HOPE 08 Reception
5pm at the Christian Resources Exhibition in the Yorkshire Events Centre, Harrogate (Map). More info from the CT Secretary
Friday 26 September: Christian Art, Brian Souter
7:30pm, Gracious Street Methodist, Knaresborough (Map) supporting the COGS site redevelopment project.
26 September: Superhero - event cancelled (24/9)
7:30pm, Ashville College (Map). Tickets £6 from Wesley Owen Harrogate or RolltheRock
Saturday 27 September: Youth Ministry Day
10-3, St Robert's Centre, Robert Street. For those involved in Children’s Liturgy Group, the Youth Group leaders, Catechists and anyone who is interested in helping the young people grow in faith. Facilitated by the Diocesan Education and Youth Departments; lunch provided, please book in advance
Saturday 27 September: Murder Mystery Evening
7pm at Bilton Grange URC. "... During the meal there will be a murder on the premises ..."; raising funds for Hawaiian Association of Authentic Laeis; Hawaiian costume welcome. Tickets £3, families £5
27 September: CVS Community Information Fair
Friends' Meeting House (Map); information and advice for people and groups new to the area
27 September: Steve Price, Gospel illusionist
7pm, Starbeck Methodist; light refreshments.
27 September: Canon Dr Patrick Sookhdeo, Director of Barnabas Fund
7pm, St Paul's URC (Map). An evening with Dr Patrick Sookhdeo, International Director of Barnabas Fund. Barnabas Fund is an international Christian aid agency, which provides practical help and encourages prayer for persecuted Christian minorities worldwide.
Sunday 28 September: Back to Church Sunday
Special events and services across the churches of Harrogate
28 September: Canon Dr Patrick Sookhdeo, Director of Barnabas Fund
10:30am, St Paul's URC (Map); Barnabas' Fund: hope and aid for the persecuted church
28 September: Songs of Praise evening
5-7pm at Bilton Youth Club. Tea followed by a service
Monday 29 September: Rev Canon Nicholas Henshall
7:30pm Christ Church (Map). Collation by Bishop James Bell, Induction by Archdeacon Janet Henderson with support and welcome from the mayors, clergy and congregations of Derby and Harrogate. A press release is available on the Christ Church website
Tuesday 30 September: Charlie Robinson
7:30pm, at the Cedar Court Hotel (Map); Meetings cancelled (August 2008)