On April 13th we welcome visiting preachers from the Whitby, Filey and Sherburn Circuits as they welcome preachers from the Scarborough Circuit. The Superintendents of these circuits meet regularly and these too are reminders of our connectedness. Our ministry to visitors means that we welcome familiar faces who return to Scarborough, or we receive greetings from churches and people whose paths we have crossed on our journey. On April 27th Rev Anne Cox, the district Network President will preach at our Easter Offering Service and reminding us of our worldwide connectedness.

A further reminder of our connectedness is that Scarborough plays host to Methodist Conference (July 3rd - 10th). The Spa is the venue, ordination services will be held at Queen Street, St Mary's and Westborough, and fringe events will be taking place all around the circuit. Much preparation has already gone on behind the scenes, but now the organisation steps up a gear.  is the website. It will be a real delight to welcome friends from across the connexion and throughout the world for if John Wesley could say "The World is my Parish" and his brother could write: "All praise to our redeeming Lord, who joins us by his grace, and bids us, each to each restored, together seek his face", then we are truly a connected people and thank God for it.

             Mark