Diary

AV supporting the Anglican Diocesan Education Team at their Rudding Park Conference with Rt Rev David Rossdale, Dr Rob Gwynne, Zephaniah Trust and more 

St Paul's fashion show 

Supporting the Seriously Funny tour at Harrogate with Adrian Plass & Jeff Lucas and singer songwriter Nicki Rogers  

Description of how much someone had enjoyed a time of worship; when asked what God had thought of it, they replied 'I didn't think to ask'.  

St Paul's flower festival 

Cabaret worship for Pentecost, along with the CMS SAMS Community celebrations; AV and sound for Aidan's Flame and others.

Hustings

AV supporting CTSD Lent Lectures

Church sound system consultancy resolving crackle with a new cable, £7, plus new lectern mic and sundries; completed for 10% of another supplier's quotation (the church had received a quote for £4,000 to rip out the previous system)

THM kit for Scripture Union J Zone camp

THM PA for MIDAS: St Aidan's & St John Fisher lower sixth conference

THM projector supporting CTH and CHT AGMs 

THM kit for Aidan's Flame leading the St George's Day service at Christ Church

Caravan Club Easter Day service with Bob, camel and homily on God's re-creation coupled with CTH, with collection for Caring for Life

PA support for Rev Dr Mark Stibbe and team Sarah & Helen for Father's Heart conference

 AV supporting the Anglican Diocesan Education Team at their Rudding Park Conference with David Whittington, Gareth Dawkins, Bryan Mason, Sarah Fishwick and author GP Taylor

Sound for Aidan's Flame and musicians at Ripon Cathedral for Education Sunday 

Bakers own Band supporting the Chuckwagon fundraising evening for COGS

News snippets from the Baker family

Half Century Musical Cabaret evening

St Aidan's at the Pavilions & Aidan's Flame at Birstwith

THM kit for Scripture Union J Zone camp

St Aidan's & St John Fisher lower sixth conference: PA and sound engineering

Supporting the Worship in Schools conference

News snippets from the Baker family

Supporting the Anglican Diocesan Education Team at their Rudding Park Conference

THM kit for Scripture Union J Zone camp

Phoenix recording at Broadwater Studios

Answers to the family Christmas Quiz now available

PA and sound engineering for school worship band

PA for summer Youth Music Café

Fund raising gig for Burton Leonard church with Sophie & Matthew

AV for United Gigs World Cup party

Supporting the Anglican Diocesan Education Team at their Rudding Park Conference

Supporting 'Pray without ceasing' at Darley Methodist chapel

Supporting Pannal & Beckwithshaw united service at Ashville College

Answers to the family Christmas Quiz

Trustee to Harrogate Youth for Christ

Humph appointed secretary to Church House Trust (Stepped down in May 2008)

Matthew's band Breaking-Point plays HYPeR with Steel Machine

Friendships renewed

Supporting Care at the RCN congress. 

Answers to the family Christmas Quiz now available

Helping the new band Breaking-Point getting started

Arranging room service at a small conference

Supporting Care at the RCN congress in Harrogate

PA system and Audio visual upgrades for various churches - advice, recommendations and quotes

Invited to support church Music Director with new orchestra.

Supporting Care at the RCN congress in Harrogate

Join the United Gigs team

Supporting Churches Together in Harrogate: website upgraded, covering much of North Yorkshire. The website is seeker/customer friendly, defining churches by Radio station rather than churchmanship.

Various Christmas events from the local Girl Guides, training on powerpoint to Advent discussion evenings

The Baker bus tours Cornwall and France - first recuperation break after retiring from Abbey Nat.  All five plus Bryn.dog enjoy much needed rest.

It just happened that way.... how did all those folks choose to be so honest and loving about their church issues - and sort them out? A CCCF weekend rally problem solving exercise goes better than anyone imagined.

Bryn Haworth Worship Seminars and evening Concert

Community Christmas service - responding to the needs of the shopkeepers and wider community

Working with the local church musicians at a renewal conference at Mennorode; synergy and humility.

Helpers drawn, by local visionary family, from several villages to give many youngsters a hands-on part in looking at the Easter events

An opportunity received to integrate a large Christian celebration  at the heart of the local "party in the park"

New band nurtured in 100 days along with new drama group and three dance troupes to present Christ is Risen (LMM); the young new drummer only bought his drum kit on Easter Saturday!

Contemporary guitarist expected to provide a classical piece.... sang Ps 20 (LMM) direct from the NIV in the pew.  Sensitivity to ensure all in fear of a guitar truly experienced intimacy through a modern version of the Psalm

Circuit Youth fellowships, CYFA groups, skiing (with people who knew how to ski...)

Four Arrows devised as a visual aid to help choose worship songs

St Wilfrid's processions.  First rendition of 'To God be the Glory' in 4/4

Poesy+, then Sophie (1989), Matthew (1991) and Andy (1993)

Invited to lead the spontaneous free worship at the town's Festival of Praise, Harrogate International Centre.  Songlist to be finalised none months in advance....

Various Methodist missions - Bishop Monkton and the North East of England

First invited to lead 'the middle two' songs at Burton Leonard family services.  Organist Stephen Hornsey accompanies.

Allison Boase marries Humph Baker and moves to Harrogate.  Guitar class play at the wedding.

Fledgling music group at St Mark's church introduce new songs

Guitar masterclasses (so-called by many budding musicians)

Accompanying Fr Humphrey Whistler CR on Easter Missions to Bilbrough, Grimethorpe, Great Salkeld, as musician and chauffeur.

Geoff and Margaret Hart (string bass and flute) welcome young Humph to St Luke's worship group.

BBC Radio Humberside morning service led by Rev David F Johnson, vicar of Allerthorpe, Melbourne and Thornton

Children's camp with CMS, Rev Colin & Betty Sneyd; life-long friendship started with Donald (and Carolyn) Page.

Wandering Minstrels troupe with CMS

Beach Mission with CMS

Fellowship group loses leaders/musicians Phil and Marion Moore (as the work at St Cuthebrt's, York, grows). First started to play guitar at Allerthorpe vicarage with David & Jane Johnson and their family: Mark, Jim, Kate, Bill and Judith. 'Come into his presence singing Alleluia'*

First introduction to folk music as worship by John Drowley on CMS Norfolk Braods sailing camp

First solo: Once in Royal David's city, at St Mark's church.

Singing in Gaellic in the local school; from acorns, trees do grow