Message of Endorsement

Taste and See offers a rich breadth of Christian spirituality. Some types of prayer engage the heart more whilst others engage the head.  Some involve physical movement whilst others promote stillness. Some are about the practical application of faith whilst others are more abstract in their approach. Some use challenging images and ideas whilst others are more comforting and calming. Some encourage corporate prayer, perhaps with music, whilst others nurture private prayer in silence.

These forms of prayer attract people in different ways because people are all different, and God reaches out to us in many and various ways.  We Christian leaders in York and the region encourage you to take the opportunity of the Taste and See day as a fun and informative way of exploring different types of prayer in an ecumenical context. Trying a new experience of worship may enable you to know more about yourself and your spiritual tastes. This may lead to a better understanding of your fellow Christians who pray in ways different to you, and deepen your relationship with God.

Signed by…
Rev. Richard M. Andrew
York Institute for Community Theology (Methodist)
Rev. Liz Carnelley
Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire and the Humber (Ecumenical)
Rt. Rev. Terence Drainey
Bishop of Middlesbrough (Roman Catholic)
Rt. Rev. Richard Frith
Bishop of Hull (Anglican)
Fr. Patrick Hartnett
Chair of Churches Together in York (Ecumenical)
Rt. Rev. Martyn Jarrett
Bishop of Beverley (Anglican)
The Very Rev. Keith Jones
Dean of York Minster (Anglican)
Very Rev. Tony Lester
Prior of the Carmelite Friars, York (Roman Catholic)
Rt. Rev. Cuthbert Madden
Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey (Roman Catholic)
The Venerable Richard M. C. Seed
Archdeacon of York (Anglican)
Rt. Rev. Martin Wallace
Bishop of Selby (Anglican)
Sr. Mary Walmsley
The Bar Convent
Rev. Kevin Watson
Moderator of the United Reform Church Yorkshire Synod
Rev. Ernie Whalley
Yorkshire Baptist Association