Friday 25 May, 7.00pm, in St Michael's. Come along to hear an excellent choir from the USA in a free concert. The Luther College Nordic Choir from Decorah, Iowa, will be presenting an evening of wide ranging music, conducted by Dr Allen Hightower.

Restore (York) is housing and supporting 13 people who used to be homeless in three houses. We have just agreed to lease a fourth house as the Charity aims to expand to six houses by the end of the year. This work is demanding and challenging for everyone involved. The support worker, board members, treasurer, project manager and volunteers all need to be upheld in prayer.

Last week Claire Perry MP published the findings of a report taken from an Independent Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection. The report made a number of recommendations, including calling on Internet Service Providers to adopt the ‘opt‐in’ model so that adults aged 18 or over would need to verify their age to access pornography. This is indeed an answer to prayer ‐ however the ISPs are reluctant to adopt this measure and more needs to be done to ensure the Government applies sufficient pressure on ISPs to change.

This Thursday (May 24th) is our next Evening or Prayer, where members from all parts of the church come together to pray for the Transformation of the North. This time, we will be praying for More than Gold, and the events that churches across our city are running to share the Gospel. 7.30-9.30pm in church.