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Residents of Horsforth were rather sad when popular clergyman Rev Nigel Sinclair left the parish last August for pastures new, having been a much valued member of the community.  But now a new vicar has been found to take the role at St Margaret’s. And he and his family are looking forward to the challenge and being part of the community.  The Reverend Chris Clayton is moving to the area from his previous role as Associate Vicar at St Peters in Harrogate, but is a native of Bradford, and will take over as Priest in Charge of the Abbeylands Benefice.  Chris told us about hisRead More →

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We enjoyed praying together in each others’ churches with a fantastic variety of prayer events/services during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – each one was different but welcoming and inclusive to anyone attending – have a look below to find out more: Prayers at St James’ Woodside on Monday We used liturgy taken from the C of E ‘prayers during the day’ plus some from the WOPCU national resources prepared by the Armenian church. Followed by lovely soup and cake in the Parish Centre. Prayer Stations at The Grove Methodist on Tuesday After enjoying soup and fellowship together, we reflected and prayed individuallyRead More →

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This year to enable us to PRAY TOGETHER in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, different churches are holding their own style of Prayer events across the week. Choose from 6 DIFFERENT PRAYER MEETINGS/SERVICES across the week –Why not try something different in another church for a change? DATE TIME PLACE EVENT What to expect Monday 19th Jan 12 noon St James’ Woodside Midday Prayers Liturgy and prayers for midday, followed by a soup lunch Tuesday 20th Jan 12.30pm The Grove Methodist Soup and Prayers Sharing soup, fellowship and prayers Weds 21st Jan 10 am St Margaret’s Communion Traditional C of E Communion with liturgy andRead More →

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More than 800 people gathered to sing together and enjoy a winter warmer drink and a mince pie on Saturday, enjoying the nice dry weather. The bandstand looked fantastic all lit up with fairy lights, thanks to the hard work of our volunteer light technicians! As usual we had an all star cast for the Nativity in our Stable, including a lively donkey! Phil Maud, from Churches Together, was the host of Carols in the Park, introducing six traditional festive favourites, including Away in a Manger, Once in Royal Davids City and Silent Night. Phil told the crowd a bit about the history of each of the carols, and sharedRead More →