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Main Sunday Service 10.30am. Other activities throughout the week |
| CONTACT | Revd. Paul Moore |
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Kildwick Church is a family of people who worship God in this area. Although we have a beautiful and historical building, the real church is the people. We try to be a warmly welcoming family to those who come to the church or one of the church groups, but we are also out and about of course, trying to be the presence of Jesus in the community, visiting the housebound and ill, comforting the bereaved, listening to the troubled, and praying quietly around the parish as we go.
One of the biggest projects the Church has become involved in recently is the Toolkit project, a scheme set up by Tear Fund. The aim is to try to discover the real needs in our community and where possible to meet those needs. This is an ongoing project and involves church and community members of all ages from all walks of life.
We have many activities run by church people, all of which aim in different ways to show the love of God to those around us. If you were intent on trying out everything that goes on at Kildwick Church, you'd be in for a busy week. Kick off on a Tuesday morning and you'd find the church alive with babies and toddlers with their mums or grandmas at the weekly Pram Service / Meeting Point, which celebrated its tenth year in 1999.
Tuesday night often sees the PCC or working groups thrashing out the day-to-day running of the church and its long term strategies. On Wednesday, long after a quiet midweek communion in the morning, the Parish Rooms thrum with the energy of the two children's groups, the Bubblejets and the Laserjets, shortly followed by the weird and wonderful antics of Crying Out Loud, the teenage drama group. All this to the mellifluous sound of the bellringers' practice over in the belltower. On Thursdays, Open House welcomes old and young with cups of tea and the opportunity to buy bric a brac in aid of missions. The Harvesters group meets for fellowship and Bible Study in the evening.
On Fridays, the lunchtime Bible Study does the same on a smaller scale, followed once a month by the village school's church assembly in the afternoon. On a Sunday, a quiet 8.30 service, a once-monthly 9.30 service especially for families, a 10.30am communion with a choir, Junior Church and a creche. 6.30 evening prayer sees you through to the 7.30pm youth group, YAK . You'll be glad to share the vicar's day off on a Monday!
The year is scattered with special events too - the baptisms, marriages and funerals, the Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfast Specials, Christian Aid Walk, Summer Fair with the school, the Christmas pantomime, annual parish lunch, Parish Weekend, children's Holiday Club, St Andrew's Ceilidh and Fair. There are also trips out to swimming pools and weekends away to hostels or on barges for the young people. The church has a monthly magazine which details all the day to day events and reports back on the special occasions.
We love newcomers to join us at any of these activities, and we also love to hear more of what you need from your parish church. The vicar is always happy to come and listen.
Lucy Moore
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Sunday Services: l0.30am and 6.00pm |
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Main Street, Cross Hills |
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Revd. Mollie Greenwood |
This booklet is offering snapshots of life in the village at this time. As far as the activities of St. Peter's are concerned, I think if we had a speeded up video, it would show scores of people
scurrying into and out of our buildings every day of the week. Also this year it would equally show workmen scurrying up and down ladders as over £40,000 of maintenance work has been undertaken.
The most noticeable work has been to landscape part of the graveyard. Like so many other public places we have been concerned about children climbing on the gravestones etc. many of which have become loose with age. Over a big part of the "closed" graveyard, stones have been laid flat to form a path and trees, shrubs and lawns have been introduced.
Our premises are totally accessible for disabled people with a loop system, large print books and chairs which are easily moved to accommodate wheelchairs. Worship on Sundays is at l0.30am and 6.00pm and is absolutely central to what we are about.
Normally we have a Family Service on the last Sunday in the month, followed by coffee. On the other Sundays we have a Sunday School and a creche. After the evening service we have a youth fellowship for the youngsters - this is on alternate Sundays.
On Wednesdays we have a very lively youth club of 40 children from 7-11 and they enjoy sports, video games, handicrafts and just being with their friends. Why not visit the St. Peters Youth Fellowship website at www.geocities.com/clairecorp. A Girl Guide Company meet on our premises on Tuesdays. The South Craven Care Scheme's "Out of School Club" use our premises, weekday mornings and evenings.
We have a Women's Meeting every Thursday afternoon and the men do themselves proud on the first Sunday of the month at their early morning breakfast. It's not a case of never the twain shall meet as we have four house groups which welcome everyone. Also on Wednesday mornings at 9.30am, a short service is held in Church to pray for those in need.
On Wednesday and Friday mornings our coffee lounge is buzzing with people enjoying a chat over a cup of coffee or tea. Some of the proceeds from this goes to charity.
We are very keen to join with other Christians through joint Lent Groups, Christian Aid and many other ways of worshipping and witnessing.
This article is about activities going on at St.Peter's but so much does not actually take place at Church. The prayer life of the congregation is hidden but vital. Many of our people are actively involved in voluntary work in the community and at Airedale Hospital. The flowers in Church go to the sick every week and many people visit those who are housebound.
It is probably true to say that the Methodist Church has more committees than other denominations but this does mean people can make their voice heard and feel a sense of involvement and commitment in the life of the Church.
Each week we have door stewards to welcome all who come - be assured of a warm welcome should you care to join us at any time.
Rev. Mollie Greenwood.
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Mass at 9.30 am Sundays, Mondays and Saturdays, Served from Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Silsden |
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Aire Street Cross Hills |
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Jack Dodd |
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Rev Patrick Waldron |
A caring link between Cross Hills and Kenya will continue into the new Millennium. Members of our local Catholic community, based on St Joseph's Church, Aire Street, Cross Hills, will carry on raising cash to help pay for wells, books and other necessities for needy folk in that impoverished land.
As part of the plan, local Catholics are already looking at the calendar of events in July 2000, and studying Sundays in particular. They are looking for a date for "Alternative Sunday", an event which has helped to raise thousands of pounds in recent years.
Local folk warmed to the prospect of helping thousands of East Africans. Once a year they take tea on the lawn at a house in Sutton, buy cakes, raffle tickets and other fundraisers. Cash raised by this and other events goes straight to the people who need it. Tea-on-the-lawn hostess Monica Dodd explained: "The year 2000 will see our fourth annual Sunday tea. In 1998 we provided an alternative to the World Cup. In 1999 we appealed to people who didn't particularly want to watch Wimbledon. The response was encouraging and it was very worthwhile." Altogether, the Catholic community at St Joseph's and the "mother" church of the parish, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Wesley Place, Silsden, have raised nearly £l0,000 for the poor people of Kenya as part of a busy parish programme including a variety of social events.
"Operation Kenya" began when two Kenyan priests were invited to West Yorkshire to attend the ordination of a student they met while he was working in their homeland. During their visit they worked in the local Catholic parish, told their story and made friends who continue to support their work in Kenya.
St Joseph' s can be hard to find. Flanked by business premises, the simple brick building, opened in 1925, could be mistaken for a workshop itself and in a way it is, as the centre of a variety of religious and charitable projects. The church has a thriving credit union, supports organisations like CAFOD and Christian Aid and sends clothing and other supplies to St Anne's Shelter and St George's Crypt in Leeds and the Life organisation in Keighley.
Young people are encouraged to "serve Mass" by assisting the priest at the altar and we have 12 Eucharistic ministers serving the St Joseph's end of the parish, and an equal number of lay readers, male and female, young and old.
The church needs its large car park because it serves surrounding villages. In addition to services at Silsden and Cross Hills, the parish priest, Fr Patrick Waldron says a public Mass each Saturday evening at Airedale General Hospital chapel at 6.30 pm. St Joseph's has a small social committee organising various events, some to raise money for a variety of charitable causes and to maintain the building in reasonable repair and others just for fun.
In addition to the traditional "bring and buy" sales and coffee mornings are treasure hunt walks and a popular "safari" supper. This year we are hoping to add a French 'boules' afternoon inspired by a French parishioner's knowledge of the game.
Jack Dodd
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Sundays 10.15am Family Service 6.30 pm Evening Service |
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Back Colne Road, Cross Hills BD20 8TS |
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Pastor Stephen Emmott |
We are a group of people who meet together in Cross Hills. An Evangelical Church is a church that believes the whole Bible is God's word as well as being a historical record which is applicable to us all in today's world.
We meet together regularly to worship God and the Services would include hymn singing, prayer, Bible readings and preaching. There is a good cross section of people with all age groups represented - from the very young to the more senior and elderly folk. Our church activities would reflect this with many meetings held on a regular basis, and others from time to time.
During the past year, the meetings held regularly were:-
6.30 pm Evening Service
We warmly invite visitors to join us. These services are relayed to a room at the back of the hall where there are facilities for those wishing to take little ones out.
11.45am Sunday Club
This club is a group for school children aged 4 to 11. It runs during school term. The children enjoyed singing, craft activities and Bible stories.
We held short services for the residents at Currergate and Beanlands Nursing Homes. These took place on the first & second Tuesdays of each month.
We hold a prayer meeting and Bible study each Thursday at 8.00pm. Occasionally these meetings were held in members' homes.
'First Steps' meetings have also taken place on the first Thursday of each month at 10.30am. This group is a gathering of pre-school children with their parents/mums There are Bible stories and singing which is followed by playtime and coffee & chat for the adults.
We held these meetings on Friday evenings during term-time from 7.30 to 9.00pm. catering for youngsters aged 11 and over. There are games, quizzes, craft activities as well as a teaching time. During the year, the group enjoyed a number of special activities including a scavenger hunt & barbecue in the summer and a bowling trip in the winter.
The Joint Clubs Camp is an annual event held during the spring/early summer. The older children i.e. aged 7 - 11 and the leaders of the Sunday Club went with a similar church group from Otley on a weekend camp to meet new friends and learn new things from the Bible. This year's camp was held near Hardcastle Crags.
The Holiday Bible Club was another of our annual events, which took place as usual during the February half term. Children aged 5 and above joined us for a time of fun with games, quizzes, Bible stories, craft activities and memory verses.
The Summer Buffet and the Bonfire Gathering were the other two annual events that the church held during the year. Both were very informal occasions where friends and families were invited to hear a speaker presenting a Christian message, which was then followed by a buffet or in the case of the bonfire, a fireworks display, parkin pigs and other festive food.
Pastor Stephen Emmott