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Calverley Deanery: Bishop's Weekend

18th-20th July 2003

Yes! Bishop David is coming to Calverley Deanery!
He will be sharing in a special weekend of events over the weekend of 18th - 20th July.
We have worship services, outreach meals, fun times - plus events for the young, men and women.
There's something for everyone! And lots of the events are specifically designed for us to invite friends and family.
Some events are "ticket only" - ask at your Church for ticket details!
We warmly invite you to join Bishop David as he comes among us.

Friday

During the day Bishop David will be visiting schools in Farsley and Barkerend, a lunch gathering at Thorpe Edge, and a meeting with Youth and Community workers.

7.00pm - 9.00pm YOUTH EVENT @ St Mary's Laisterdyke *
A power-packed meeting for young people (11-14 years) and their leaders. Challenging teaching, group bible discovery, fun activities + Bishop's Q&A!

8.30pm - 11.00pm GIRLS' NIGHT OUT @ venue TBC *
This is an event targetted at the young and young-at-heart ladies - a great opportunity to invite friends and fringe members! Supper, bar, disco - plus hear from and meet Bishop David ...

Saturday

8.30am MEN'S BREAKFAST @ The Barn, Calverley *
Another invitation event - a full cooked breakfast and a chance to hear from Bishop David. Grilled food - and a chance to grill a Bishop! Tickets (limited to 100) available now for Ł2.50.

1.00pm BISHOP'S BASH! @ Pudsey, Fulneck & Tong
An informal walk from Pudsey Parish Church to Tong Village (about 2 miles), calling at Fulneck settlement. Teas available in Tong (modest charge). Transport back to Pudsey will be available. Please wear sensible footwear.

7.00pm - 9.00pmCHEESE & WINE SOCIAL @ Holy Trinity Idle *
An open evening for church members to come and meet Bishop David. There will be a Question Time session where he will answer any questions. Free tickets available on request (please only ask for what you can use).

Sunday

Churches will hold their own Sunday morning services as usual.

10.30am CONFIRMATION @ St Augustine's

12.00noon - 2.00pm DEANERY PICNIC @ Peel Park
Bring packed lunches after your morning service and join us in the park. Games for the kids and plenty of space ball games etc.

4.00pm SONGS OF PRAISE @ St Luke Eccleshill
A traditional format Songs of Praise with lots of old favourites. Hear the Bishop interview church members about their hymns!

6.30pm DEANERY PRAISE @ St Cuthbert's Wrose
A perfect way to round off the weekend - a time of contemporary worship and praise with a gospel message from Bishop David

* Ticket event.

What is the bishop coming for?

Bishop David is spending his first year going round the different parts of the Diocese of Bradford ... and he’s chose to do it partly by spending a weekend in each “deanery” in his care. It’s our turn on the weekend of 18th-20th (see page 1). So what are we supposed to do with him? Some deaneries have answered this question by trying to give the bishop the chance to get round all the individual churches and meet all the committed Christians of his area. But that’s not our plan!

What we want to do with our bishop is to get him to help us to help other people to get to know Jesus better. So he’s coming to a lot of different special events. The idea is that we, the local people, can bring our friends, have a good time, and let them hear something which they’ll enjoy and in might help them to get to know Jesus for themselves.

The different events will all be aimed at different types of people. So, for instance, we don’t really expect anyone to come twice on Friday evening (to the Youth Event and the Girls’ Night Out):

the Youth Event at St Mary Laisterdyke is aimed at 11s-14s who will be accompanied: the adults with them will also be helping them in the discussion groups which will follow the input and interview with Bishop David.
The Girls Night Out means the age-group who like to go out on a Friday evening and enjoy themselves: it won’t be tea and soft music, but a bit more noisy and bouncy than that. David will speak.

Likewise, we aren’t expecting anyone to both Sunday evening services:

At our Songs of Praise, Bishop David will be interviewing a few people who will have chosen traditional good singable hymns, and we’ll all be joining in singing and praying. Cup of tea to follow. By contrast,
the Deanery Praise Service, while not a “rave in the nave”, will have a music group and more modern worship songs, with a sermon by the bishop and possibly clapping and dancing or drama.

There’s is something for everyone, so choose what you want to come to, and get your ticket requests in soon, because there won’t be a lot of space left. Try to come to something yourself, and try to bring friends who you think would be receptive - they’ll enjoy it.

John Hartley

	*St Luke's Church, Eccleshill - The Link* magazine** The Link is published monthly at 40p (Senior Citizens 35p), and we deliver free within the parish and post copies (at the reader's expense) to those who request it. Please contact us if you would like a free copy for a trial period. July 2003, Pages 1 & 2.
Home Page. Index of articles. In this issue: (July 2003) Bishop's visit, Song, Question.	Calverley Deanery: Bishop's Weekend 18th-20th July 2003 Yes! Bishop David is coming to Calverley Deanery! He will be sharing in a special weekend of events over the weekend of 18th - 20th July. We have worship services, outreach meals, fun times - plus events for the young, men and women. There's something for everyone! And lots of the events are specifically designed for us to invite friends and family. Some events are "ticket only" - ask at your Church for ticket details! We warmly invite you to join Bishop David as he comes among us. Friday During the day Bishop David will be visiting schools in Farsley and Barkerend, a lunch gathering at Thorpe Edge, and a meeting with Youth and Community workers. 7.00pm - 9.00pm YOUTH EVENT @ St Mary's Laisterdyke * A power-packed meeting for young people (11-14 years) and their leaders. Challenging teaching, group bible discovery, fun activities + Bishop's Q&A! 8.30pm - 11.00pm GIRLS' NIGHT OUT @ venue TBC * This is an event targetted at the young and young-at-heart ladies - a great opportunity to invite friends and fringe members! Supper, bar, disco - plus hear from and meet Bishop David ... Saturday 8.30am MEN'S BREAKFAST @ The Barn, Calverley * Another invitation event - a full cooked breakfast and a chance to hear from Bishop David. Grilled food - and a chance to grill a Bishop! Tickets (limited to 100) available now for Ł2.50. 1.00pm BISHOP'S BASH! @ Pudsey, Fulneck & Tong An informal walk from Pudsey Parish Church to Tong Village (about 2 miles), calling at Fulneck settlement. Teas available in Tong (modest charge). Transport back to Pudsey will be available. Please wear sensible footwear. 7.00pm - 9.00pmCHEESE & WINE SOCIAL @ Holy Trinity Idle * An open evening for church members to come and meet Bishop David. There will be a Question Time session where he will answer any questions. Free tickets available on request (please only ask for what you can use). Sunday Churches will hold their own Sunday morning services as usual. 10.30am CONFIRMATION @ St Augustine's 12.00noon - 2.00pm DEANERY PICNIC @ Peel Park Bring packed lunches after your morning service and join us in the park. Games for the kids and plenty of space ball games etc. 4.00pm SONGS OF PRAISE @ St Luke Eccleshill A traditional format Songs of Praise with lots of old favourites. Hear the Bishop interview church members about their hymns! 6.30pm DEANERY PRAISE @ St Cuthbert's Wrose A perfect way to round off the weekend - a time of contemporary worship and praise with a gospel message from Bishop David * Ticket event. What is the bishop coming for? Bishop David is spending his first year going round the different parts of the Diocese of Bradford ... and he’s chose to do it partly by spending a weekend in each “deanery” in his care. It’s our turn on the weekend of 18th-20th (see page 1). So what are we supposed to do with him? Some deaneries have answered this question by trying to give the bishop the chance to get round all the individual churches and meet all the committed Christians of his area. But that’s not our plan! What we want to do with our bishop is to get him to help us to help other people to get to know Jesus better. So he’s coming to a lot of different special events. The idea is that we, the local people, can bring our friends, have a good time, and let them hear something which they’ll enjoy and in might help them to get to know Jesus for themselves. The different events will all be aimed at different types of people. So, for instance, we don’t really expect anyone to come twice on Friday evening (to the Youth Event and the Girls’ Night Out): the Youth Event at St Mary Laisterdyke is aimed at 11s-14s who will be accompanied: the adults with them will also be helping them in the discussion groups which will follow the input and interview with Bishop David. The Girls Night Out means the age-group who like to go out on a Friday evening and enjoy themselves: it won’t be tea and soft music, but a bit more noisy and bouncy than that. David will speak. Likewise, we aren’t expecting anyone to both Sunday evening services: At our Songs of Praise, Bishop David will be interviewing a few people who will have chosen traditional good singable hymns, and we’ll all be joining in singing and praying. Cup of tea to follow. By contrast, the Deanery Praise Service, while not a “rave in the nave”, will have a music group and more modern worship songs, with a sermon by the bishop and possibly clapping and dancing or drama. There’s is something for everyone, so choose what you want to come to, and get your ticket requests in soon, because there won’t be a lot of space left. Try to come to something yourself, and try to bring friends who you think would be receptive - they’ll enjoy it. John Hartley
Top of page.	The details in red above are not as reproduced in the magazine, where p1 was a poster advertising the weekend. Instead the copy comes from a leaflet produced by the rural dean for all churches. The prose in black was p2 of the magazine. This web page was last updated on 22nd June 2003.