Summer Club (2018)

Please use this form to register your child for Woodlands Church Summer Club 2018page01

Advertisement

Privacy Policy

Woodlands Methodist Church follows the Data & Privacy policy as set out by the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

The full policy can be found here.

Should you have any questions or concerns please do contact the church by using the following contact us link.

Christmas Fair, Saturday 18th November 2017‬

Christmas Fair at Woodlands on Saturday 18th November 2017, 10am-3pm.

Where you can find stalls of cakes, preserves, sweets, bric-a-brac, toiletries, books, handicrafts, second hand toys, stationery, tombola.

Refreshments available and also a visit from Santa.

Admission 50p.

We look forward to seeing you there.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNUAL PARTY

Come and join us at the annual Sunday School Family Party!

Sunday 16th July 12:30-2:30pm 

at

Woodlands Church Community Garden (or the church hall if wet!)

Bring a picnic lunch, garden chairs or a picnic rug and come join our annual Sunday School party!

Featuring:

  • Arts and crafts
  • Relay races
  • Parachute games
  • Three-legged race
  • Beat the Goalie
  • Tug of War
  • Sack Race

And loads more!

For more info contact Fiona on: fitilson@virginmedia.com

 The sign-up sheet is available on the middle hall noticeboard for all parents to add their child’s name(s) to so we can know numbers for pizza-making and ice creams

CHILDREN’S SWEET FACTORY SUMMER CLUB

COME AND JOIN US AT OUR SWEET FACTORY SUMMER CLUB

For children and young people between 5 and 11. £5 for three mornings. Drama, crafts, music and stories. At Woodlands Methodist Church.

Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th August 10am – 12noon

Also, we have a Celebration Event Sunday 13th August at 10.30am

For more information contact Evelyn on: holylandevelyn@gmail.com or 07890 615931

Parents and Guardians need to complete an application form by the 10th July available from Evelyn and also below:

Woodlands Summer Club Registration Form (pdf)

Woodlands Summer Club Registration Form (word .docx)

 

Easter Garden Festival 14–18 April

daffs

garden.png

Come and see a fantastic display of gardens depicting the Easter story!

FREE ENTRY, REFRESHMENTS, MUSIC

Call Richard to garden a garden tray: 01423888720

Woodlands Methodist Church is holding an Easter Garden Festival and invites you to take part. We will supply the tray which will be the maximum size of each display and feel free to be as inventive as you wish.

To garden: Fill the tray with soil or potting compost; Arrange it to make a hill on one side; Cover the soil with moss, grass or sand; Make three crosses with the dried twigs and the sewing thread and place on the hilltop; Put a small pot into the hillside, to make a cave like the garden tomb; Put an egg cup full of flowers into the soil around the garden.

Opening times

  • Good Friday 14th April 11.30 – 1pm (After morning service)
  • Saturday 15th April 10am – 12noon & 2pm – 4pm
  • Easter Day 16th April after church and then 2pm – 4pm
  • Bank holiday Monday 17th April 10am – 12noon & 6pm – 8pm
  • Tuesday 18th April 4pm – 6pm with a short service at 6pm to give thanks and celebrate

Easter Day services, Sunday 16th

  • 9am Holy Communion Service
  • 10.30am Morning worship
  • 6.30pm Evening worship

Church with choices 5th February

Our service on 5th February was built from three different activities and groups based on Luke 5: 1-11. Here are three reflections this wonderful service.

boat

A Bible Study…

The morning service on 5th February was different from our usual First Sunday service, called “Church with Choices”, we were invited to join one of three groups,   Drama, Bible Study, Creative, to explore and interpret the same bible passage, Luke chapter 5 verses 1-11 “Jesus Calls the First Disciples”.

I chose to go to the Bible Study, which was led by our Minister, Christine. We began by sharing the reading together, it was then broken down under three headings, the Introduction, the Development and the Cliff Hanger, the group then discussed how Simon and all his friends reacted and then coped with all that Jesus was asking them to do.

We finished by Christine reading the first verse of Hymn 674 from Singing the Faith “Would I have answered when you called, come follow, follow me?” We then all gathered back in Church, where each group shared what they had done.

On a personal note, I really enjoyed this new style of worship and hope that we can have it again soon.

Ann

A creative activity…

We were intrigued to hear we would be doing things a little differently in church this morning. After considering the options, my children chose the craft activity (and I thought I had better go too!) We were guided by Sue in the colouring in of our fishermen figures and the assembly of our fish. Sue moved around and checked we all had the hang of what to do. When we had finished this we gave some thought to how we could endeavour to be modern day disciples and write these ideas on the back of the figures. A practical activity to capture the children’s imagination and a thought provoking question in a very informal setting.

When we got back together in church to share ideas it was very interesting to see what a mix of people there had been in each group.

Katie

A dramatisation…

Our congregation was divided in three and our group looked at a dramatisation of the Good News version of the scene by Lake Genneseret. We had a script with three spoken parts and ‘crowd participation’.

At this time Jesus had an accompanying crowd and asked Simon if he could address the people from his boat. Later, Jesus suggested that the boat be pushed into the water and that they recommence fishing. This suggestion was met with surprise as the men had worked all night with no success. Nevertheless, the advice was heeded and resulted in such a catch the boats could barely float. Together with help from James and John the boats were beached. Simon, James and John, astonished at what had occurred, knew they were in the presence of a great leader, abandoned their boats and became followers.

The drama caused us to think about this familiar story in different ways. The situation, the attitude of the leading characters and the impact of leadership on ordinary people.

Delia and Violet