Welcome to the 36th edition of our very own Ryedale news! Church Calendar  Click on the icon to download an image of the church calendar.          Activities Alpha Launch Monday 20th September 7:30pm   Please invite your friends to the Alpha Launch - come and enjoy the meal  and the experience. We need to use this evening as the stepping  stone to the whole course. By coming to this event , you are not committing to attending the full course! Alpha is for anyone wanting to investigate Christianity; new Christians, newcomers to the church, or those who want to brush up on the basics. Explore the Christian faith in a relaxed, low key, fun and friendly atmosphere and enjoy the meal at the start to help people get to know each other. Wydale Youth Weekend It’s that exciting time of year again where the youth come together for the Wydale weekend. This year we are pleased to announce that Bex and Dan Wilson will be coming too! The weekend takes place on the 17th-19th September and the cost is still £25 each. You need to be dropped off at Wydale on the Friday night between 6:00pm and 6:30pm and the pick-up time is 2:30pm on the Sunday. Places are limited so we will accept people on a first-come-first served basis. Advanced warning—Permission slips and money will need to be in by Tuesday 7th September. Looking forward to a fun-filled weekend! Baptisms  There is going to be a Baptismal Service on Sunday 3rd October at 3:00pm. If anyone is interested in getting baptised, please contact Andy  so he can arrange a meeting with you to discuss the next exciting  step!

Bite Size Services 2010   Bite Size Services return throughout the summer of 2010. Each service is only one hour long giving busy people the opportunity to sample church without making a commitment.  Sunday is often the day when everyone relaxes, has more time for hobbies and family, yet Christians can be so busy GOING TO church there is not time left to BE the church.  Let’s BE the church and love our neighbours, spending quality time with friends and family.  Why not try to get to know someone new this summer? Bite Size Services started on Sunday 25th July and our theme is ‘I am...’.  To know God we must know Jesus.  Hebrews 1:3 tells us: ‘The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word’. This summer we will explore the statements Jesus makes through the gospel of John starting with ‘I am...’  Sunday 25th July ‘I am the bread of life’ (John 6:35) Sunday 1st August ‘I am the light of  the world’ (John 8:12) Sunday 8th August ‘I am the gate’ (John 10:9) Sunday 15th August ‘I am the good shepherd’ (John 10:11) Sunday 22nd August ‘I am the resurrection and the life’ (John 11:25) Sunday 29th August ‘I am the way and the truth and the life’ (John 14:6) Sunday 5th September ‘I am the true vine’ (John 15:1) This is a great opportunity to invite those who may have never stepped into a church service before. They may be amazed!

How free am I?

The Apostle Paul encourages the Romans, ‘we too may live a new life’ (Romans 6:4), this is the promise that has been made possible for every one who embraces the death and resurrection of Jesus. However, Paul also recognises the inward torment and struggle we all experience as we break free from our old ways and live the new life.  We can all relate to Paul as he says, ‘I do not understand what I do.  For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.’ (Romans 7:15).  However, Paul knew and we must know that freedom is possible for each of us for this is the reason Jesus came, ‘It was for  freedom that Christ has set us free’ (Galatians 5:1).  Sometimes this journey can be sudden, dramatic yet other times it is gradual and a process.  During the autumn I believe God wants us to ask the question, ‘How free am I?’ 

To aid us in this process we are going to spend most of the autumn term exploring and discovering  greater ‘Freedom in Christ’.  This is not for a few, I would like to encourage EVERYONE to go on this journey together.  I believe if we are to continue to reach out we must reach deeper ourselves.  I believe if we want to lead others into freedom, we must be free ourselves.  The evening services will be dedicated to teaching on this topic starting on Sunday 12th September until Sunday 12th December.  I have also invited a wonderful pastoral couple, Colin and Joyce Powell to minister, teach and pray for individuals during 13th and 14th November.  There will be a day of teaching, prayer and worship on Saturday 13th so please put these dates in your diary.  I wanted to give everyone as much notice as possible so arrangements can be made to be there.  Each week will be an essential building block to help us answer the question, ‘How free am I?’ but more importantly to live in the freedom Jesus came to give.  You too may live a new life!

Elim:Ryedale has a wide range of activities in addition to those listed
below which occur on a regular basis.

The Church also has a developing social programme meeting the needs of the local community. 

Morning Worship & Friendship Services
Sunday 10.30am - 12 noon at Norton College, Langton Road

Evening Worship and Prayer                                                                                       
Sunday 6pm - 7.30pm at Norton College, Langton Road

X:Talk (ages 11 - 18)
Tuesday evenings at Hope Central, 62-64 Castlegate, Malton in school term only.
7.30pm - 9.00pm. 

G:Force (ages 5 - 11)
Sunday mornings at Norton College, Langton Road after morning worship.

Beautiful Feet
Sorry, Beautiful Feet is cancelled until further notice.

Stepping Stones (Mums and Tots)

Tuesdays during Term Time 10.00am - 11:30am at Hope Central, 62-64 Castlegate, Malton

 Early Morning Prayer

 Mondays 7.00am to 8.00am at Hope Central, 62-64 Castlegate, Malton.