Prayer
"Pray. Prayer works!" said Canon Peter Winstone, former Vicar of Fewston with Blubberhouses.
"That is one of my deepest convictions. Of course it only works if we pray according to God’s will. Prayer brought in the money to repair the Washburn Valley churches, but prayer was accompanied by generosity, hard work, careful assessments.
Prayer will not always convert the unconverted, for prayer cannot overrule other people’s freedom to choose the highway to disaster. And prayer for healing is answered in many ways: sometimes by healing in this life, sometimes by healing of the mind but not the body, often by healing in the next life. Jesus’ miracles were the breaking in of the next life into this life, and that still sometimes happens."
In addition to public prayer offered during Sunday Services and private prayer offered during the week, there are Regular Prayer meetings held each Wednesday morning:
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At 8.45am for 15mins
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Alternately at Timble and Denton - see calendar for details
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Prayers said for local, national and world wide issues
At both Fewston and Blubberhouses there is a PRAYER BOOK where visitors can write prayer requests which are prayed for at the next service.
Study
Discussion group:
held on Tuesday evenings at the Vicarage, Askwith. Please contact Sue Wharton for details.
Lent Meetings are held each year with members of both Anglican and Methodist churches taking part. Study material is often from the York Courses.
