John Sherbourne

Unless you are a member of the Moortots family I suspect that the little corridor that links the kitchen to the Corner Room is one part of the MBC labyrinth you might rarely visit. However, can I suggest that the next time you’re in the building you do just that. 

That’s because if you do you’ll come across the Moortots wall; a space reserved for Diane Towns, Pauline Bridle and the rest of the toddler team to use exactly as they wish.

Currently this is a message board a place where their regulars can post their opinions and views. 

These are terrific, ranging from one that says “Harriet’s favourite part of tots group is the  toast and the red car” to another that speaks volumes… “helping each other get through tough times.”

Moortots meets four times a week and besides providing scores of little children with a programme that’s safe, secure and stimulating each session also offers some much needed R and R to parents, grand-parents and carers. 

Across the top of the wall runs this headline: God is working here… read on. 

Never has there been a truer word!

Spring Harvest is a teaching and worship event for everyone, and next year it’s being held just up the road.

Described in its advertising literature as “A unique break for all ages: holiday, festival, conference and an encounter with God” the 2018 event is happening between the 3rd and the 7th of April at the Harrogate Convention Centre. 

Each day there will be any number of age and interested related features ranging from The Big Start an all age, high-energy start to the day to in depth bible teaching. 

Prices for the event vary, depending on when you book your tickets. However, once booked the one ticket gives you admission to everything in the entire four day programme.  

There are a number of Spring Harvest brochures at the back of church or you can of course find out more online (including viewing the Spring Harvest Harrogate video) by visiting www.springharvest.org/harrogate   

This morning (November 5th) Faith Builders, Excavate and Inters began a brand new Sunday School programme. Over the next few weeks they’ll be looking at the subject of GRATITUDE, and in particular they will be thinking about all the things we are grateful to God for. Cas and her team have called the new project PULSE and as the material they’re employing emphasises how we always need to focus on the right things they dug some old camera out and set the children a week one challenge of photobombing a picture that one of their leaders was taking… for the uninitiated photobombing is taking a normal photograph (in this case: of someone with blue eyes, of three pairs of shoes, of two people wearing the same colour, of someone wearing a superhero outfit and someone of looking either scary or scared) but with the people in the background doing some ridiculous. You can see the results in the gallery below.

Of course PULSE also contains a high level of bible teaching, a time of praise and worship and some amazing craft ideas; and with a load more pictures we’ll be reporting on all that later in the week. However, as this first session went so well we thought we’d waste no time letting you all see just what fun they all had photobombing! 

https://youtu.be/V0YO5yP3nrE