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Grove Methodist Church
Horsforth, Leeds

The Grove Methodist Church is called to respond to the Gospel of love in Jesus Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship, service and mission

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Grove Holiday Club 2010 - for ages 6-11

Our holiday club offers music, fun, games, craft, dance, stories and drama!

Come and take your table at Rocky's Plaice! Meet the new Captain Ketchup and find out more about Peter and how he and his friends started to change the world!

If you're between 6 years old and 11 years old, then come and join the holiday club fun.

We start on 16th August and run from 10.00am to 12.30pm.

If you'd like to find out more information, or apply for a 'plaice', then contact Jean Orton on 0113 2589093, or send her an email - details on our Contacts Page.

Places will fill fast, so be sure to get your application in soon!

Hope in the Park

Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy time in Hall Park between 1.00 and 3.00 pm on one of the following Sundays: 20th June, 4th July and 11th July. Horsforth Churches Together will be providing a free BBQ, music, chill out area, labyrinth/meditation/prayer area, and activities for children and young people. (There will also be some activities provided at Horsforth Gala on Saturday 26th June). If you would like more information or would like to help phone 2589093, or visit www. hopeinthepark.net

Raiders of the Lost Laughing Stone

9th Airedale Scout Pantomime 2010

Thurs. 18th February 7.30pm
Fri. 19th February 7.30pm
Sat. 20th February 3.00pm and 7.30pm

The Grove Centre, New Street, Horsforth

Tickets £4.00 per adult, £3.00 per child (15 and under) and other concessions

Group Booking discount - 1 free ticket for every 10 purchased

Box Office : Sally Wolfe on 258 7251

The pantomime is performed by Grove scouts, cubs, beavers and other guest artists and is suitable for all age groups, with the usual sketches, panto jokes and community singing. A soft drinks and sweets stall is open before the show begins and during the interval when there will also be a raffle. Some scout and guide tea towels will be on sale.

Tickets will be available on the door but it is risky to depend on that - the Thursday and Saturday evening performances are usually a sell-out. Booking forms are available in the Narthex and in the Youth Centre leaflet display panels. Thank you for your support - a full house at every performance is super for the performers and more fun for everyone.

Activity Morning

Saturday 13th February, 10.00am to 12.00pm in the Large Hall.

We are holding an activity morning for children aged 5 and upwards and adults. The main activity will be based around creating or painting a picture of a story of hope from the Bible. These pictures can then be entered into the Bible Society Painting Competition (click logo to the right).

We shall also sing some songs, play some games, enjoy some group work and have some refreshments. It will be an all-age version of our holiday club.

There will be no charge for the event. So if you are an adult, come along with or without a child and if you are a child come along with or without a grown-up.

Bible Society


Challenging Morning Services
On 10th January we come together for our Covenant Service to remember our covenant relationship with God. The service emphasises God’s readiness to enfold us in generous love and our response is to accept God’s will for us. On 17th we celebrate our Church Anniversary. The Grove Church was opened in January 142 years ago! (On the Saturday evening,16th at 7.00 pm, the church will resound with music played by the Sheffield Salvation Army Corps Band.) On 24th we welcome a visiting preacher, the Curate from St. Margaret’s Church, to help us to focus on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. (We also have a lunch-time service on Thursday 21st at 12.30 to pray for Christian Unity.) The evening service, at 6.00 pm on 24th will provide an experience of the interdenominational style of worship of the Taizé Community. The peaceful atmosphere and haunting music of Taizé services can lift many hearts to heaven. On 31st our Superintendent Minister will be leading our worship. We hope to welcome visitors at all our services.

Scout and Guide Sunday
	A very large congregation braved the driving rain to attend the morning Family Parade Service on 1 November led by the minister, the Revd. Greg Haynes and Local Preacher, Mr Phil Maud. During this year we are celebrating the Centenary of Girl Guiding and the service took three themes from their Adventure 100 Centenary Challenge. “Look up high” was the theme that led to our opening prayers of praise with a Rainbow sitting on the top of a stepladder, and a Brownie, a Guide and a Ranger on the lower steps, all holding binoculars. The second theme, “Flashback”, included a presentation of the history of the movement with an illustration from every decade. Presentations were then made by Guide Leaders and the Scout District Commissioner before each unit and section renewed their respective promises. Every adult, who had been a Guide or a Scout in their younger days, was invited by the Group Scout Leader to repeat their promise; a reminder of the part and place of the uniformed organisation in the life of the Grove. The final theme, “Future”, presented the challenge to young and old alike “to do your best” with the help of God, as we thought about what we would do to change the world if “we were in charge”. The Grove congregation was then asked to bring, during Advent, their change each week to “change” the world. We shall use the money to buy presents through Christian Aid, goats, ducks, fruit trees etc., to help some of the world’s poorest communities. Our final hymn, “I’ll go in the strength of the Lord” was sung with great gusto accompanied by the Grove orchestra and offered a final encouragement to us all. The National Anthem was sung, the Colours returned with the rain stopping just in time for the uniformed organisations to march out of the church to the Grove Centre for refreshments.