Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Lidgett Park
Methodist Church
Lidgett Place
Leeds LS8 1HG
2022
February
Previous
years
Editor:Dr Stan Pearson
(0113) 273 6463
Lidgett Park Methodist Church is an
ecumenical partner in covenant with
St
Edmund's(Church of
England) and
St
Andrew's(United Reformed
Church). An ecumenical service is held once a month.
Shadwell
Methodist Church, with whom we share a
minister
Leeds
North & East Circuit (27/02)
Yorkshire
West Methodist District
The
Methodist Church in Great Britain
The
World Methodist Council
Welcome to Lidgett Park Methodist Church. We are a friendly community, always ready to welcome visitors and new members to our Sunday services and to any of our wide range of weekday activities. There is something for all ages, and we serve our local community by making our premises available to a number of outside organisations: the premises are busily used every day.
We are committed to expressing our faith in practical ways, and therefore hold many social events that raise many thousands of pounds a year for charitable work in this country and abroad.
We also house the Circuit Office and a substantial preachers' library that is available for anyone to use.
The first buildings (the current hall and vestry) were built in 1910, when the surrounding area was mainly farmland about to be developed into a housing estate. The chapel was opened in 1926. It is a fine building, furnished in polished oak, with something of an 'Arts and Crafts' character.
Click here for a colour brochure with pictures and description of the church's history and features.
Click here for a fuller history and for a description of the War Memorial Stained Glass Windows
To provide for our church family a basis for spiritual growth, mutual care and support, outreach of faith and witness and seek to raise their awareness of concerns in the wider church.
Currently on Sundays
Sunday morning worship is from 10.30 to 11.15 am in church and on Zoom (for Zoom codes contact Revd Tanya Short 266 6791 / 0779 014 4470
)
Sunday 30th January - Revd Phil Chilvers
Lifting restrictions: revised current arrangements for worship in a Covid-safe environment
Worship at Home sheet for Sunday 30th January
Circuit Plan December-February
See weekly notices for midweek services and Bible studies
Morning service and Junior Church, every Sunday at
10.30 am. Children of all ages welcome.
Evening service on some Sundays at variable times and often at other locations, with details available on the weekly notice sheet,The Link, and the circuit plan.
Holy Communion on last Thursday of each month.
David Wilks, organist at Lidgett Park, has produced a
CD which is entitled 'In a Lighter Vein' and
includes such favourites as The Dam Busters March, The
Flower Song from Carmen, the prelude Londonderry Air,
Elgar's Chanson de Matin and Juliet's Waltz Song from
Gounod's Romeo & Juliet, just to mention a few.
Importantly, the CD has been professionally produced and the result is a beautiful reflection of David's musical skill and the magnificence of our organ. The CDs are can be ordered from Kathy Benson (07503 083256)
Mondays, 6.15-7.30 pm 0751 964 6568
Term
time, Thursdays, 10.00 to 11.30 am
Contact: Jan Sanders
293 3700
Children from babies to 4 year olds come with mums, dads, grannies or carers. The children have freedom to play on equipment, do some prepared craftwork, socialise and enjoy drinks, fruit and biscuits. It is a welcome time for adults to socialise as well and make new friends. About a dozen women from the church are helping to run this group.
Mondays,
8.30-10.30 pm
Every year the talented and enthusiastic
drama group presents a pantomime, and two or three plays, which they
perform in several locations across West Yorkshire, not only at
Lidgett Park. The performances raise considerable sums of money for
charity. They also provide entertainment at social events and
sometimes contribute to services of worship.
Tuesdays, 7.30-9.00 pm
Contact: Carol Russell
269 8341
Slideshow of 2020 pantomime,Sleeping Beauty
Slideshows of other productions
At 10:30am Fridays - February 25th, March 25th, April 22nd
Contact: Lynne Pullein 266 5303 266 6910
Rehearsals after monthly
Saturday coffee mornings and at other times as arranged
293 2960
Informal group:
all instruments welcome. Plays in morning services every month or two
with rehearsal before the service.
(0113)
267 2986
Monday
afternoon group:
Contact: Margaret Mattocks
266 8727
Bookstall, plants, cards,
Traidcraft, cake stall and refreshments, raising money for the annual
church project, which supports charitable work in Britain or abroad
1st Saturday of the month 10.00-11.45 am
Contact: Howard Clinkard
(0113)
267 2986
Frequent social events are organised which are entertaining and community-building, and that raise more than £10,000 per year for the annual charity project. In the past ten years the church has raised more than £100k for charitable purposes in Britain and overseas.
In 2017/2018 we raised money to make our main entrance on Lidgett Place more accessible and welcoming to people who come in that way. Included in this work was the addition of fully accessible toilets. In 2019/20 we have been raising funds for Oasis Relief Zambia which provides clean water and for Streeper Village Bangladesh which helps women in that area
Slideshows of recent social events:
Wednesdays 7.45 - 9.15 in the Community Hall (temporarily until Easter)
This mixed choir sings a range of traditional and contemporary pieces and plans to compete in the Rothwell Music Festival. New members are welcome. Ability to read music is an advantage.
Contact: John Summerwill 0113 269 7895
Wednesdays 8.00 - 9.30 pm in the Youth Hall
A fun and sociable group of ukulele players who love to play a whole range of songs together to develop skills, rehearse for performances and sing too! All sessions will be live-streamed via Zoom and available to watch up to 30 days after the session on Facebook if you are unable to make it to the live session.
Wednesday afternoons - 1.45 to 3.45pm
Are you or a loved one living with Parkinson’s and want to improve your balance, flexibility and strength? Northern Ballet’s dance classes provide an exciting opportunity to work with our expert teachers, accompanied by live music.
The classes are now live to book and this is the link to the webpage with more information: https://northernballet.com/dance-for-parkinsons
For
children 2½ - 4 years
Monday and Tuesday 8am to 4pm, Wednesdays 8am-12.30, term time
only
Contact: 0771 2847753
Jeannette heads a team of helpers who run this
structured Ofsted pre-school nursery, which was
started by Loma Crawford in 1964 and taken over by Jeanette in 1998.
Their many activities help them to learn [through play and socialise
together.
See also Toddlers@Lidgett above
M
onday to Friday
Term time: 7.30-9.00 am
and 2.30-6.00 pm
Candystripe look after children from about 6 to 11 years before and after school each day during term time. There are many activities for them as well as some quiet space. They provide a breakfast club and a variety of food for those who are "starving" at the end of school.
Contact: 0113 225 1872
Mondays
9.45 (0-crawling) and 10.25 (mixed age)
Tuesdays
7.00-9.00pm After Easter
Aged 10-14 meet on Tuesdays in the Scout Hut with Stephen Milway and his team and are affiliated to St Edmund's. They enjoy camping, adventure and teamwork. They learn navigating, orienteering and mapwork skills.
Mondays
8.30-9.30pm
Affiliated to St Edmund's, Explorers age 14-18 meet in the Scout Hut at Lidgett Park to have fun indoors and outdoors, co-operating with others and making friends. Their activities have a strong spiritual base and a respect for others and the world.
