February 2016 [Web Edition 03-02-2016]
Oakwood Church Springwood Road
Leeds LS8 2QA Roundhay Methodist
and Roundhay St John
Thorner Methodist Church Main Street
Thorner LS14 3BU
The Minister of the Methodist Churches
Revd Dr George Bailey 16 Kingswood Gardens, LS8 2BT
Telephone 0113 266 2066 [email protected]
The Priest in Charge of Roundhay St John
Revd Canon Kathryn Fitzsimons 227 Beech Lane, LS9 6SW Telephone 0113 225 6702
www.oakwoodchurch.info
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February Letter from the Clergy Dear Friends,
Within the wider Christian tradition, the Christmas season
lasts beyond the feast day, beyond the twelve days until
February 2nd
, when we mark the Presentation of Christ at the
Temple, Candlemas, as it is sometimes called.
In later life, the temple was to play an important part in Jesus
life. All the gospels record that Jesus taught there regularly,
he challenged the Temple authorities both in terms of their
business practice, over throwing the tables and in their self-
understanding as he prophesied its destruction.
But his first encounter with the temple according to Luke is
when his parents take him to the temple shortly after his birth
for the traditional Jewish practice of purification. Here Jesus is
met by Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-38). The older
generation encounters the younger generation and in the
encounter both are blessed.
Something important to me about church when I was bringing
up my children was that they met people of different ages.
Distance meant visits to grandparents were rare; church was a
place that provided the blessing of intergenerational
encounter.
It is still one of the joys of congregations that they can be
places where old and young meet, where relationships across
the years can be nurtured, where mutual love and respect can
grow.
How do older people bring blessing the children in Oakwood
church?
How are the children a blessing to the older people?
Simeon and Anna both praised God for the presence of this
child in whom they recognised the Messiah, the presence of
the Kingdom of God. They took delight in making him
welcome; his presence filled their hearts with joy even though
Simeon at least recognised the dangers ahead (“a sword will
pierce your soul” he says to Mary). Do we older people see the
presence of the kingdom of God in the presence of our
children? Do the children feel recognised and welcomed?
What is the role of parents? I remember feeling quite stressed
when my kids made a noise or asked awkward questions but it
was worth the hassle as the children learned to form
independent relationships across the generations.
As we think about Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Simeon and Anna,
we pray for all the intergenerational relationships in our
church, that they may be a blessing for the individuals, for the
church and for the world.
Kathryn
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Stepping on in faith and belonging at church
I would like to gather the people who want to think about their faith journey in relation to the Christian practices of
Baptism, Confirmation and Church Membership, with an
opportunity to decide to participate in one or other or both
of these later in the year.
If you would like to talk through these questions, please do
get in touch with me.
Many thanks, Rev’d George Bailey
0113 2662066/ [email protected]
Lent 2016
During Lent Christians remember the way that Jesus was prepared by the
Holy Spirit for his time of healing and teaching by 40 days in the
wilderness. We spend 40 days leading up to Easter with a special emphasis
on prayer, fasting, reading the Bible and allowing the Spirit to prepare us to
live well and love others. Here is an explanation of the various ways that we
are gathering together to help each other with this Lenten discipline – at
Oakwood Church and in other places.
Ash Wednesday Service – 10th February, 7.30pm.
We begin the season of Lent with a communion service at which people
may receive a cross on their forehead made with ash. This is a sign of our
repentance, seeking God’s forgiveness, and commitment to Lent
disciplines.
Reading the New Testament in Lent The Caring and Learning Team agreed this year that
we would encourage each other to again read the NT
through Lent. Some of us tried this last year, and
found it very exciting to read the Bible in a different
way to usual. There is a specially produced NT with
the books re-ordered to be a more logical reading of
the texts, and without any notes or verse numbers to
stop your flow. We recommend using these – please
see George if you would like one.
Supporting sessions – meeting together to explore some central ideas in
the New Testament, making sense of what we are reading, and asking what
does all this mean for us today?
7.30pm at Oakwood Church
Weds 24th February God the Son – Who is Jesus? What does his life, death and resurrection
mean?
Thurs 3rd March God the Father – Father of Jews and Gentiles; Father of All?
Thurs 17th March God the Holy Spirit – The exciting life of the Early Church
York Course –
'The Psalms: Prayers for Today's Church'
At Oakwood Church, Tuesdays 1.30pm,
starting 16th February
This is a five session course, with a booklet to use at home. Each session
includes a CD to listen to together with conversation from a variety of
church leaders, and then sharing amongst the group.
This York Course is also running at... Thorner Methodist Church
10am for refreshments with a 10:15am start in the Social Centre.
Starting Monday February 22nd, then for five Mondays, finishing on
Monday March 21st.
Churches Together in Gipton and Oakwood
As well as things happening in Oakwood Church, there are events for Lent
organised by ‘Churches Together in Gipton and Oakwood.’ These are at
one or other of the four churches in this group. Please do come along, and
get to know people from the different churches.
Lent Lunches
Tuesdays 12.30pm – Lent Prayers and light soup lunch provided by the
hosting church...
23rd February – Gipton Methodist Church, LS9 6SX 1st March – Church of the Epiphany, LS9 6SW
8th March – St Nicholas Church, LS9 6QY
15th March – Oakwood Church, LS8 2QA
Lent Gatherings
7-8pm, at St Nicholas Church (LS9 6QY) followed by refreshments
We will take time together to read Scripture, pray, all in the light of
reflections on our experiences of meeting with Asylum Seekers in various
settings, especially in the Night Shelter we are helping to run in the first
week of February.
25th February – The Gift of Hospitality
10th March – People on the Move
From the Joint Church Council
Mission Action Planning! What’s happening in 2016?
You may recall that last year the Church Council asked all
groups and individuals about where they felt God was calling
them in the next 3-5 years. All the information was collated
and taken to an Awayday at the beginning of October for the
Church Council to identify some areas that needed particular
work. The process enabled us to see that we are doing some
things well; these include pastoral support, offering a range of
worship including celebrating festivals, having the building
open to community, social activities from harvest supper to
car cleaning, parenting groups, safeguarding, initial welcome
and nurture. All this work will continue and we give thanks to
God for the resources to share in this mission and ministry.
We also gathered a list of opportunities for improvement and
identified gaps from which we prioritised three for focussed
work in 2016.
These are
1. Prayer in the life of the church
2. Diversity, greater inclusion for non-traditional
family groups, e.g. Singles, those without Children,
younger people in their 20’s.
3. Greater Youth participation in decision making
Each of these priorities need to be tackled in different
ways so for “Prayer in the life of the church “we are
looking at a multipronged approach ultimately
overseen by the Caring and Learning team
Ideas include
Evensong... Time to experiment with prayer? Need
to wait for consultation results currently under way
with regard to changes to evensong.
Healing service - continue to develop this service
and variety of prayer within it. How is this offered
elsewhere in the life church?
Kathryn leading on offering series of sessions in
Spring about different ways to pray. (information
about these sessions appears elsewhere in
Broadcast
The second priority “Diversity, greater inclusion for non-
traditional family groups, e.g. Singles, those without Children,
younger people in their 20’s” is a new piece of work so we are
setting up a new task group to listen and lead across all teams
and aspects of church life. Ideas include
Single people - could we have a separate group? Could
we work with other churches?
Need to help existing groups become aware of hidden
barriers?
What about ethnic diversity? Economic diversity? Other
community diversity?
If you are interested in contributing to the task group, please
speak to Kathryn or Anna Sheasby Thomas
We already have some good children and young people’s work
so the third priority “Greater Youth participation in decision
making” involves some members of the Leadership team
having a conversation with the young people at SYNC to
explore what involvement might look like.
Please talk to members of the Church Council if you have
questions or ideas about what’s happening. Please participate
in whatever way you can in furthering these priorities.
Remember everything is set in the context of
Oakwood Church being called to
Increase awareness of God's presence and celebrate
God's love
Help people to grow and learn as Christians through
mutual support and care
Be a good neighbour to people in need
Challenge injustice
Share the good news of Jesus Christ
Teach us to pray
Prayer is integral to our life as Christians. It’s something we
do corporately and individually, we believe it sustains us in all
that we do. Sometimes it’s easy, other times it’s hard. Nothing
beats the practice of praying but exploring different ways of
praying can be helpful whether we’re new to prayer, old timers
or returning after a gap.
Following my article on exploring prayer in the December
Broadcast a couple of people approached me and the best
time so far seems to be Thursday mornings.
So I propose to be in the Sanctuary from 10-11.30 on
Thursday 24th
February
Thursday 24th
March
Thursday 28th
April
Thursday 26th
May
You are welcome to join us whether or not you responded
initially. There will be coffee, exploration of different ways of
praying and time for prayer.
Kathryn
_________________________________________________________________ Announcement
I am delighted to announce that following her ordination as deacon in
July 2016, Sonia Kasibante will be joining Epiphany and Oakwood
churches as a curate.
Within the Anglican tradition, ordinands spend 2 or 3 years doing a
course of academic studies and placements. They are then ordained to
the diaconate and are placed in a church for three years to continue
their training while getting practical experience and offering their
ministry. This time is known as a curacy and the person involved is a
curate. Sonia will be ordained deacon as she arrives and then some
time later will be ordained priest. This is a different understanding of
ordination to the Methodist practice which has separate pathways for
deacon and presbyter. For those who are curious, please ask about the
different understandings.
Sonia’s husband Amos is parish priest of St Agnes Burmantofts and St
Cyprian’s Harehills. Please pray for them as Sonia prepares for this
next stage of her life and ministry.
Calendars, Diaries and Blogs How can I maintain an appointment diary on my Smartphone,
Tablet or PC so it synchronises across all my devices? Can I
share it with family members’ or colleagues? Can I incorporate
‘Calendars of Events’ published by others?
What is the difference between keeping a personal Diary using
my devices, and writing / publishing a Blog?
Everyone Welcome Refreshments are provided free by group
members but we ask for a donation of £1 towards room costs. Our last meeting will be on 23 March. What would you like to know more about? Please suggest topics by 14 February. More at www.oakwoodchurch.info/ourdigitalworld David Donaldson Tel. 0113 232 3565 [email protected]
at Oakwood Church once a month on Saturdays
(dates as below)
16.00-17.30
Creative activities and games on a Bible theme, celebration time
and light tea. Please bring something to share towards tea if you
can. Parents/carers please remain with their children for these
sessions. Everyone is very welcome!
In September 2015 we launched a new group for 8-11 year olds,
to run alongside Messy Church, called ‘Saturday Gathering.’
Children can be registered and signed on for this group when
they arrive on at 16.00 in the New Room; there is £1 subs per
session. Parents/carers and other family members are welcome
to stay for Messy Church in the hall. Saturday Gathering
finishes at 17.15, and any parents who want to take their
children along can stay and eat with the Messy Church
congregation. This new group has had a great start in the
Autumn term and we hope it will continue to develop well in
the next few months – do come and join in.
Upcoming Dates
16.00 Saturday 27th February
09.30 Friday 25th March Special Messy Church for Good
Friday
16.00 Saturday 23rd April
16.00 Saturday 14th May
16.00 Saturday 11th June
16.00 Saturday 9th July
Flowers
We are trying to get to grips with the weekly provision, arranging and delivering flowers to people who are experiencing a difficult time. The provision and arranging are well on the way to being sorted, but delivering flowers is still proving a bit of a problem. If anyone ever knows of anyone who is ill, bereaved or going through a difficult time and who would benefit from receiving flowers from Church, could you please ask for a bunch and possibly deliver them on behalf of Church. If you could look on the flower rota, which is at the back of church on the notice board, and ask the person whose name is in the 3rd column for the date in question, they will give you some before you leave.
If this is a problem, or you don’t know who the person is, you could always ask me, Anne Kirkland or telephone me on 2947249.
Thank you, Anne Kirkland
The Leprosy Mission
From 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 the total monies
raised by our Church was £2,260.42. I am pleased to give
details below.
Boxes up to February 2015 £150.65
World Leprosy Day £206.50
‘Hands’ Appeal £72.71
Wide Awake Breakfast Club £456.95
Nepal Emergency Appeal £365.81
Feet First Mozambique (July to August) Three Peaks Walk £732.00
Box Donations £126.00* £858.00
Total £2,110.42
* Between 1 June and 31 August the UK Government pledged to
double every donation to the Feet First Project. Some of the
sponsors also gift aided their donations.
This year on Sunday 7 February it will be World Leprosy Day and
James Greig, Regional Manager for Leprosy will be joining us
when he will be bringing us up to date on the situation in
Mozambique and Nepal.
On Saturday 19 March we will be organising the annual Wide
Awake Breakfast and Car Wash from 09.00 to 11.30. Full cooked
breakfasts, bacon butties and various stalls will be available
while your cars are being washed. If anyone has
any unwanted gifts we would be pleased to
receive them, likewise offers of cakes would be
very welcome for our cake stall.
Thank you all for your loving support this last
year - it is always greatly appreciated.
God bless you all, Peggy, Shanthi, Sharon and the Charity Giving
Team
Fond memory of Jack the smiles clock, a shaggy dog story My brother was recently rudely awakened during the night by a loud bang and crash. Fearing a burglary, he crept downstairs to find nothing at all, so back to bed for a fitful sleep. Daytime arrived, back downstairs and no ticking from the Grandfather clock, dad gave him years ago which had kept perfect time, until now opening the door to wind it, he was greeted by a bundle of sprung catgut and a very heavy lead weight pinned to the floor so that's what it was. Wanting to impress “the master” the son was eager to show his prowess at repair, so set to early on a Saturday with a spare gut that dad had provided in case of need but with no instructions! All day long he toiled and sweated to replace old with new. Ha, I will show him he retorted as he placed the key in the slot to wind it up but, something was wrong, no tension and to make matters worse, it had taken much of the day. Oh dear, he had in his eagerness to impress, forgotten the pulley and weight. The rest of day spent dismantling and re assembling again, plus lots of other bad words but, this time it worked and is now keeping perfect time again. Sheepishly he told the story to dad at Grove Park where, dad laughed so much, everyone else joined in it was that infectious. When he calmed down after coughing and spluttering, he said.. why didn't you just unscrew the pulley and thread it onto the catgut, you would have saved hours, schoolboy error. Pauls reply was... why didn't I think of that. So, the old dog could still teach the youngster new tricks. Thanks to everyone who spent time with dad at some time or another, he had a truly wonderful and happy life with family and friends. Always look on the bright side, and treasure those clocks and watches that he once or twice may have “had a quick look at” David & Paul Barstow
Church Family News from Oakwood Church We give thanks for the lives of Vera and Jack Barstow, and for their friendship and service to church and community. We hold their relatives in our prayers. We pray for: Jack and Lindsey Wood, Margaret Wood’s grandson, at this sad time; Also Edgar and Jean Lawson, Paul Spence, Cathy Potter, Muriel and John Mee, and others we know who are ill or unable to attend church services. Congratulations to Bethany Oldfield, daughter of Peter & Lynne, and to Joshua MacDonald – on their recent engagement in Australia on their 6th anniversary as a couple. Most will be aware that our church is helping out with the Night Shelter in Gipton from Monday 1st – Sunday 7th February. Please pray for our helpers as they undertake this vital work, and for the Asylum seekers that they are caring for. Loving God, we ask your blessing upon us all, That sick and well, weak or strong, We might live in the knowledge and trust of you, Through Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. By Christine Odell
Thursday Worship in
09.15 - 4 February - Morning Prayer
10.30 - 4 February - Holy Communion
09.15 - 11 February - Morning Prayer
09.15 - 18 February - Morning Prayer
09.15 - 25 February - Morning Prayer
In souls filled with love, the desire to please God is a continual
prayer. God only requires of his adult children, that their hearts
be truly purified and that they offer him continually the wishes
and vows that naturally spring from perfect love. For these
desires, being the genuine fruits of love, are the most perfect
prayers that can spring from it.
John Wesley
God of all time and all places,
we set aside time and place to go on pilgrimage, looking for you.
Help us to see each day as a pilgrimage,
treating every experience, both exciting and
mundane, as part of our daily walk with you, our companion and guide,
who is with us each step of the way.
Amen.
THE BIG BLUE BIN - FEBRUARY
What can we contribute?
St George's welcomes donations of food and toiletries -
principally non-perishable items eg tins of meat, vegetables,
fruit, pasta, rice, tea, coffee, sugar etc. The only item they don’t
need is sweet corn! Toiletries are also welcome, especially
toothpaste, toothbrushes, shower gel and disposable razors.
Where do your contributions go?
To the Care Centre where staff provide advice and support
and assist their service users to access housing and skills training options. The Day Centre provides shelter, food,
advice and practical support for between 80 and 100
people every day. St George's Crypt works in partnership
with a wide range of agencies to ensure the best level of support for all those who access the Crypt’s services.
Please give generously to this amazing charity situated in the heart of Leeds.
Many thanks - The Charity Giving Team
LADIES' EVENING CLUB
We meet once a month on the second Wednesday
at 8.00 pm. Please come along, you'll be made very welcome.
Next meetings
10th February – No meeting (Ash Wednesday service)
3rd March – Mrs S. Howdle
CHARITY MARKET – All proceeds to Oakwood Church
Come along to the Monday Café, 10.30am – noon, have a cup of
coffee or tea and a piece of cake and find out what is going on!
There’s free WiFi too!
Oakwood Market will take both offers and wanted items. Just
put down what you want to get rid of, or what you want. All the
money will go to Oakwood Church,
So come along and see what is offered or wanted. This only
happens at the Monday Café. We look forward to seeing you!
Monday Café is a great opportunity to meet neighbours, make new friends, find out what is happening around Oakwood and share knowledge. We look forward to seeing you here.
Contact Linda Holden, Tel. 0113 232 3565, Email
Christmas Concert
What an evening! “Encore” really entertained us and gave us an
excellent start to the Christmas activities at Oakwood.
The Raffle had many lovely prizes just to add to the evening.
The event raised a magnificent £992.90 for Church Funds (helping us
to replace the now defunct Autumn Fayre).
Thank you to all who helped and made this possible
STAMPS FOR HEARING
DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Used stamps can help to train these amazing dogs?
Thank you for saving stamps. Please put them in the orange
folders in the New Room and Hall entrance (or drop them off at
83 North Lane). The money raised from these stamps goes to
providing training for a dog, which will bring more security and
friendship to a deaf person.
So, thank you again! We can always do with more stamps, so if
you could collect them, it would raise more money!
It costs you nothing, but can bring help to a deaf person.
Martin Shipley
Keep Fit - Badminton
It’s been a while now since I played Badminton, but I’m keen to
play again in an attempt to get fit. If anyone is interested in
playing, please let me know! It doesn’t matter if your level is not
that ‘energetic’ as if others are the same, we could book 2
courts! And who knows, we could start another church group!
Thanks, Pete Oldfield (0113 2738930)
Thorner News
Where does the time go? Here we are - in February!
However, I must tell of what occurred at the events that I reported to
you in the Dec/Jan issue. Our Christmas Fayre held on Nov 21st,
thanks to your support, raised a magnificent £435:00 for Thorner
Methodist Church Funds. Without the support of the Oakwood and
Lidgett folk this sum would not have been possible. Thank you SO much
for supporting our fund raising events. We have coffee mornings
scheduled for Sat Jan 23rd for AFC/MHA & on Sat March 12th from 10-
12 noon in aid of The Home/Overseas Missions of the Methodist
Church, both held in our TMC Social Centre. These are very worthwhile
Methodist Charities so do please support us if you can! As usual, Bacon
Butties will be served at these events!
On Sat Dec 13th at 3pm, our Millennium Green Carol service was held in
the Boules centre due to the inclement weather. It was not well
attended as the rain was horizontal! We were fortunate to have the
North Leeds Music Centre playing for us and the Thorner Community
Choir singing with us. Many thanks to them for leading our carol
service.
On Sun Jan 17th at 9:30am, we held our joint Ecumenical Covenant
service with St. Peter's at Thorner Methodists. The service was very
well attended and appreciated by all who came. This service took place
in The Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan 18-25th). It was good
to worship together!
Our next ecumenical event will be our Lent Course which will begin on
Monday Feb 22nd, due to half term, and will run for five weeks, finishing
on Monday Mar 21st. This will be held at Thorner Methodists’ Social
Centre, 10am for refreshments with a 10:15am start. It’s a York
course entitled, ‘The Psalms; prayers for today’s church.’ All are
welcome, so do join us if you can!
With every blessing
Ann Johnson, Thorner Senior Church Steward Tel: - 2893532
Caring for Life
“Caring for Life” is a charity which does just that. Vulnerable
people are taken in and care for – for as long as it’s needed. The
people they help are not on their own from their teens. The
charity is based on Smithy Lane, Cookridge, LS16 7NH. There is
a farm shop. The Granary Café opened some months ago and is
much bigger than the original one. They provide good meals which
Dorothy and I can vouch for having been to lunch there several
times.
Your items and toiletries – which are given so generously – are
very much appreciated so please carry on the good work.
Thank you,
Joyce Kilvington
The Walking Group
The next walk will be Saturday 27th February. For
more details contact Morris Smith. Likely to be a
9.30am meet at Church.
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Men's Meeting at The White House
The next meetings will be on Thursday
25th February 2016
We will meet at the usual time of 8.30 pm ‘ish’
Hope you can join us. Please check the notices for updates.
Morris Smith – 2651587
Scottish Country Dance Group
The Scottish Country Dance group continue to meet once a
fortnight on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of every month except
August. We enjoyed a faith supper at the end of the summer
term. The attendances in the Autumn fluctuated from 12 to 20
due to members’ health problems and trips abroad.
We have not celebrated Burns Night for quite a while but we
hope to celebrate at our next session on 20th January, the
nearest Wednesday to Burns Night. Sharon Donaldson has kindly
offered to cook a traditional Burns Night supper of neeps,
tatties and haggis. We are grateful to Sharon for her offer and
all the work it will entail. We hope to thoroughly enjoy the
evening.
Nostalgia – Spoken History group
Our next meeting in The New Room, Oakwood Church we
will reminisce: 4th February - Romance 1.15 until 2.45
Our meetings since October 2015 have been very well
attended and have covered a variety of topics such as The
Cinema, Grandparents, WW2, Schooldays, Hobbies and freetime, Favourite childhood toys, Fashion, Favourite
places.
We only have four more meetings left this term. Romance
4th February, Parenting 18th February, Keeping fit 3rd March,
the last one Gardening 17th March.
We have had the delight of seeing a Kilt, some WW2 war
medals; photographs, cap badges, homemade monopoly
board, plus many more items people like to show the group.
Plus many stories and memories.
The joy of members looking for memorabilia to show, the
discoveries they make along the way, and sharing their experience is very rewarding.
We greatly benefit from being able to use WIFI in our
meetings, being able to show internet finds to those not
familiar with the internet make our meetings even more
interesting.
Please come along. Nostalgia is an Open Meeting and all are
welcome. We only ask for donations of £1 towards room
hire costs. Refreshments are provided and donated by
group members on a voluntary rota.
For more information, see
www.oakwoodchurch.info/nostalgia or contact me.
Sharon Donaldson
Tel. 0113 232 3565
Church Information
Oakwood Church...
...is an Anglican-Methodist partnership between St. John’s Parish Church and Roundhay Methodist
Church. All services and activities are united. The Oakwood Church Council comprises the two church
councils which only ever meet together.
St John’s Parish Church
Priest-in-charge: Rev’d Kathryn Fitzsimons, 227 Beech Lane, LS9 6SW 2256702
Churchwardens: Mrs. Brigid Jones, 30 Oakwell Mount, LS8 4AD 2400918
Miss Anne Bond, 2 Greenview Court, Davies Avenue, LS8 1LA 2663192
Parochial Church Council
Hon. Secretary: Mr Peter Haddleton, 9 Oakwood Green, LS8 2QU 2931524
Hon. Electoral Mr. Peter Oldfield, 23 Oakwood Green, LS8 2QU 2738930
Roll Officer
Planned Giving Mr. Eric Jones, 30 Oakwell Mount, LS8 4AD 2400918
Scheme
Roundhay St. John’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Head Teacher: Mr. Andrew Graham School 2658451
Roundhay Methodist Church
Minister: Rev’d George Bailey, 16 Kingswood Gardens, LS8 2BT 2662066
Stewards: Mr. Alasdair Fraser, Mrs. Leanora Rankine,
Mr Morris Smith, Mrs. Anna Sheasby Thomas
Methodist Church Council
Church Council Mrs. Susan Noble (Also Oakwood Church Council Secretary)
Secretary
Planned Giving Prof. Roger Hartley
Scheme
Applications for banns, baptisms, weddings and funerals at Oakwood Church
should be to Rev’d George Bailey or Rev’d Kathryn Fitzsimons (see above)
Thorner Methodist Church Applications for banns, baptisms, weddings and funerals, and other information about
Thorner Methodist Church should be to:
Rev’d Daniel Mwailu, 120 Stainbeck Lane, LS7 3QS 2681757
Church Booking Secretary - Linda Holden 0113 293 1602
Oakwood Church Week by Week (* non church group)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9am-1.15pm
9.15-10.15am
9.00–10.00am
10.30am-Noon
6.30 pm
6.30 pm
7.00 pm
8.00 pm
8.30–9.30pm
9am-1.15pm
9.45-11.30am
5.45 pm
6,00 pm
7.00 pm
7.30 pm
9.30–10.30am
10.00 am
2.00 pm
3.30–6pm
6.30 pm
6.30 pm
12.00 noon
6.00 pm
6.15 pm
7.30 pm
8.30–9.30pm
10-11.30am
10.15 am
2.15 pm
6.30 pm
7.30 pm
9.00am-Noon
10.15am
8pm
Rhythm Time *
Dance Fit *
Pilates*
Monday Cafe (Term time only)
2nd Roundhay Brownies
Beaver Scouts
Men's Fellowship (Snooker)
Scouts
Body Blitz*
Pyjama Drama*
Babies and Toddlers
2nd Roundhay Rainbows
Zumba *
2nd Roundhay Guides
Yoga Class *
Pilates*
Indoor Bowling
Men's Fellowship (Snooker)
First Class Learning *
10th Roundhay Brownies
Cub Scouts (Powell Pack)
Luncheon Club
10th Roundhay Rainbows
5th Roundhay Brownies
5th Roundhay Guides
Body Blitz*
Baby Bonding*
Toddlers
Yoga (people with movement difficulties) *
Ju-Jitsu *
The Art Group
Fun Spanish for age 2-7*
Junior Church and Crèche
SYNC [young people in school years 7-13]
Monthly
1st/3rd Monday
1st/3rd Wednesday
2nd Wednesday
3rd Wednesday
4th Wednesday
1st/3rd Thursday
2nd/4th Thursday
Last Thursday
Last Saturday
2-4pm
8.00 pm
8.00 pm
10.00 am-11.30 am
7.30 pm
9.15am
1.15 pm
1.00pm
8.30 pm ‘ish’
9.30 am
Royal Voluntary Service*
Scottish Dancing
Ladies' Evening Club (not Holy Week)
Coffee Morning - Parochial Hall
Our Digital World
Holy Communion / Quiet Prayer
‘Nostalgia’ Group
Stroke Association *
Men’s Meeting at The White House
Walkers
Oakwood Services – February
4th
7th
11th
14th
18th
21st
25th
27th
28th
9:15 am
10:30 am
10.15 am
4.00 pm
9:15 am
8.45 am
10.15 am
9:15 am
10.15 am
4.00 pm
9:15 am
4.00 pm
10.15 am
4.00 pm
Thursday Morning Prayer
Holy Communion
Holy Communion – Rev’d George Bailey
Evensong – Rev’d George Bailey
Thursday Morning Prayer
Holy Communion - Rev’d Kathryn Fitzsimons
Parade - Rev’d George Bailey
Thursday Morning Prayer
Holy Communion - Rev’d Kathryn Fitzsimons
United Circuit Service – Cross Gates
Thursday Morning Prayer
Messy Church
Morning Worship – Rev’d Daniel Mwailu
Holy Communion/Healing - Rev’d George Bailey
Thorner Services – February
7th
14th
21st
28th
9.30 am
9.30 am
9.30 am
4.00 pm
9.30 am
Morning Worship – Mr Peter Howdle
Holy Communion – Rev’d Daniel Mwailu
Morning Worship – Mrs Hazel Featherstone
United Circuit Service – Cross Gates
Morning Worship – Rev’d Palo Tshume
Foxwood House Group
Tuesdays as arranged
Venue – Please make contact for details
Contact - Joyce Kilvington on 2651582
Red Hall House Group
Fridays (monthly) at 7.00 pm
Contact – Roger Hartley on 2933077
St Catherine’s House Group
Thursdays (2 per month – as arranged) at 7.30 pm
Venue - 1 St Catherine's Walk (usually)
Contact – Susan Howdle on 2667822 or
Sue Noble on 01937 849679 ________________________________
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