Future Diary Dates - Highlights

(Please see Calendar for all dates)

Friday 28 November 2025
9.45-11.30 am   Oasis Coffee Bar
(with Christmas stalls)
NB Last Oasis before Christmas

Friday 12 December 2025
11.00 am  CTAE Crib Service on the Green

Sunday 14 December 2025
6.30-9.00 pm  Jubilate Ladies Choir (Chapel)
(see advertisement)

Dates for Next Year (2026)

Saturday 24 January 2026
10.30 am - 12.30 pm   CTAE Quiet Morning
(Chapel, Lounge)

Saturday 31 January 2026
Afternoon   Winter Social with Chris Cave (actor)
(Lounge)

Friday 13 - Sunday 15 February 2026
FLOURISH - Woven Threads
(York University)
Programme available to download

Together In Prayer (November 2025)

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Please remember those taking part in COP30 (2025 UN Climate Change Conference) which is being held in Brazil.  We pray for wisdom for all those who have a voice at the conference, that God will give them strength and courage to speak truth to power and to stand up for justice.  We ask God for excellent practical outcomes, and that the words will become actions, implemented quickly, efficiently and effectively.  (Wording provided by Tearfund)

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At this time of year, we remember those who died defending our country in two world wars. We also remember those who, having fought in more recent conflicts, continue to bear both physical and mental scars. Lest we forget.

The Poppy 
(I will take what comes – I have no choice
 but hear this - if I had a voice)
From thousands spread, from winds of yesteryear,
I have laid dormant, in the soil right here.
I survived many winters, in the petrified ground
and many a summer, no water I found.
But, this spring it was time, for my germination,
then to grow and to glow, my great determination.
My petals, all four, so fragile and light,
scream out their colour, so vibrant and bright.
Only four weeks, to show off my splendour
until, to the elements, my petals surrender.
While insects are welcome, and indeed drawn,
they are not essential, for my seeds to spawn.
               (By Charles Hill - Easingwold resident)