The Magazine of February 2017 Oakwood Church Springwood Road Leeds LS8 2QA (Roundhay St John and Roundhay Methodist) The Minister of the Vicar of Roundhay, St John Methodist Church Revd Canon Kathryn Fitzsimons Revd Dr George Bailey 227 Beech Lane 16 Kingswood Gardens Leeds LS9 6SW Leeds LS8 2BT Telephone – 0113 2256702 Telephone – 0113 2662066 www.oakwoodchurch.info 2 Telephone 0113 2667247 www.foresthill-leeds.org.uk 11 Park Crescent, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 1DH 3 Oakwood Travel Ltd 480 Roundhay road Leeds LS8 2HU Telephone 0113 2400419 B ritis h R a il 91-230646 No: 78984 T D Goodall Fresh Yorkshire Milk Fresh locally produced milk and produce delivered to your doorstep, come rain or shine. We currently supply and deliver the following items: Whole, Semi-skimmed, Skimmed & Homogenised Milk, Double, Whipping & Single Cream, Channel Island, Organic & Kosher Milk, Longley Farm Yogurts & Cottage Cheese, Bottled Orange Juice, Free Range & Farm Eggs, Blue Keld Still, Sparkling & Flavoured Water, Cartons of Orange, Apple & Cranberry Juice, Mason’s Carbonated Soft Drinks. Beech Grove Farm, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS14 3HQ Easterly Road Chiropody C u n n iffe J & J M M S S C H M BC H A 129 E a ste rly R o a d , LS 8 2TP E x p e rt fo o t c a re a n d p ro fe ss io n a l c h iro p o d y in L e e d s 8.30 a m - 6.00 p m (in c lu d in g S a tu rd a y m o rn in g s) G ro u n d flo o r p re m ise s / S h o p fro n t p a rk in g S u rg e ry o r H o m e V isits Esta b lish e d 10 y e a rs R e im b u rse m e n t b y L e e d s H o sp ita l Fu n d (H S A ) a n d o th e r c a re p la n s R o u tin e c h iro p o d y D ia b e tic p a tie n ts O rth o tic in so le s V e rru c a c lin ic a n d p o d ia try We advise and treat a wide range of foot conditions. Call us now on 0113 322 1079 Hair by Anna at Hair @ Gilda's 34 Thorn Lane, Leeds LS8 1NF Anna has been working in Roundhay for 24 years and welcomes all new and old clients to her warm and friendly unisex salon, whether it's for an everyday appointment or a bespoke occasion. She and her staff offer a personal service including cutting, colouring, exquisite evening hair and a Keratin straighteners service, Great Lengths extensions and much more. Opening Times: Monday-Thursday - 09.00 - 18.00 Friday - 09.00 - 19.00 Saturday 08.0 - 17.00 Why not call in or telephone 0113 2667891 for an appointment. or look at her website at [email protected] 5 February Letter from Kathryn I once stayed in a Coptic Convent in Beni Suef, Upper Egypt and was struck by the pride that these Egyptian Christians took from fact that they offered hospitality to the Holy Family. In the busyness of Christmas and New Year one of the church festivals that often gets forgotten is that following the visit of the Magi, Jesus with his parents fled to Egypt to escape the dreadful massacre that Herod inflicted on the young boys of Judea. The account is found in chapter 2 of the gospel of Matthew. It reminds me that power crazed cruel rulers are not a modern invention and that it is often the innocent who suffer. As we look round our world today, we see that truth continuing to be lived out. I’m also reminded that Jesus and his family were, for a time asylum seekers. God who became human, knew what it was to be an alien. God not only lived among people but had the experience of not living in the family grouping and culture into which God as Jesus he was born. Is that something we can imagine, to be torn from those we love because of someone else’s power and have to live where we don’t speak the language, don’t understand the food, may not have employment, have no rights? The sisters in the convent understand their life together as offering hospitality to those who have nowhere to go, they welcome foreigners, disabled children, abused women into their common life together. They do this because they believe that every individual is of value in the eyes of God. The first week of February sees Churches Together in Gipton and Oakwood offering hospitality to destitute asylum seekers through the Night Shelter project. It can seem so little, particularly as we hear the difficult stories some of our guests tell us. But as we play our small part, we join with others across the city to remind our neighbours, our government, the world, that every individual has worth and that welcoming strangers is part of what it means to be human. Kathryn God of welcome, God of the stranger. We come as strangers. We come as those who you welcome. We come as those called to welcome. Christ, who reached across all lines Messiah who looked the “other” in the eyes with love. Challenge us with your radical example of love. Stretch us to engage the way you engage. Humble us to receive and be. Spirit who challenges, Spirit who connects, Urge us to compassion, Break down our resistance, Strengthen our resolve, Tear open our hearts, Mobilize our minds, Flow through our bodies, So we can be conduits of welcome, compassion, justice and love. Amen 6 Contemplative Prayer There are a small group of people meeting once a month in the afternoon to explore praying silently and together. “It’s good not to use words all the time”, “I got distracted but was able to come back to the silence”, “ Being still is hard work but it brings me to the still small voice of calm”, “it’s good to do this together”. These are some of the comments of those who are taking part. If you think this is something that might interest you please contact Kathryn at [email protected] or on 0113 2256702 Church Family News We hold in our thoughts all friends who are in care homes, in hospital or confined to home t this time and send our best wishes for a happy New Year and pray they will receive daily strength, healing and peace. It was with sadness that we learned of the death of Dear Diana Fraser who died on 29 December 2016 at the age of 96 years. Many people will remember Diana for her excellent work within the church, especially with the Luncheon Club and with young people, also through fundraising for Missions and in the local community. With her husband, Munro, she had been an active member of the Walking Group and enjoyed Scottish Dancing, the Ladies' Evening Club and St Catherine's house group before relocating to Lincoln. We remember with great affection and give thanks for her long life and friendship. We send our sympathy and love to Ian , Kirstie and all the family. Our condolences and love go to the family of Mrs Jessie Potts who died on 6 December aged 100 years. Jessie was a former member of the Women's Meeting and the Luncheon Club and we give thanks for her very long life and achievements. Congratulations and good wishes to: Margaret Wood on the safe delivery of her great grandson, Marcus. Gill and Alan Marsden on the birth of a granddaughter at the end of December, also to Philip and Becky, the proud parents. Cath Gladman on the birth of her granddaughter on 9 January and to Richard and Nichola on the birth of their daughter. Oakwood Farmers' Market Saturday 18 February from 09.00 - 12.30 7 Tuesday 21 February, 19.30 in the Sanctuary Should We Live forever? Gilbert Meilaender Come and think about the ethical ambiguities of ageing, the implications of us as individuals, community and wider society. We will meet again on Monday 21 March. ADVENT QUEST CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS Thank you to all the children (and adults) who took part in our Advent Quest and to all the people who knitted the sheep. Congratulations to the winners, Cameron Hashimi and Daniel Longthorpe, who found 37 of the 40 sheep distributed. You can see that they were a very determined pair! Cameron and Daniel had planned to share the prize before they even knew what it was (tickets to see The Witches at The Yorkshire Playhouse). Opposite is a list of the sheep and their locations for you to look at to see which ones you missed. All the sheep have now been gathered back into the fold. Anne Kirkland 8 Advent Quest Locations Number Name Sheep Location 1 Comet Cedar Gables window 2 Sirius 27 Oakwood Green 3 Cedric Oakwood Library 4 Fallon Manning Stainton's Estate Agents 5 Odell Wall noticeboard at Church 6 Glen St Gemma's shop 7 Kale Storey's Cafe 8 Flake Oakwood Church garden 9 Cam Jamieson’s Tea Room 10 Harris Bath Store 11 Alya Church window between stained glass windows 12 Delvin Cassini Properties 13 Kessil Craig Solicitors 14 KitKat Oakwood Travel 15 Alpha Church noticeboard near street 16 Wilton Tesco 17 Draco Tasty Cafe 18 Lady Jack Rabbits 19 Erie Oakwood Library garden 20 Castor Simon Falk Opticians 21 Polaris Cottage facing onto Oakwood church car park 22 Hilton 18 Springwood Road 23 Triton Window at Church above front door 24 Cygnus Perfection Carpet Shop 25 Nova Martin and Co 26 Hobnob Johnson’s Dry Cleaners 27 Orion Church porch - side window 28 Seth 1 Springwood Gardens 29 Kelvin William Brown Estate Agents 30 Winston Rico’s 31 Lyra Church end garden 32 Fred Lucy Harris Hairdressers 33 Gemma 3 Foxglove Avenue 34 Trojan Kitchen window at Church 35 Nebula The Manor Garden 36 Rigel Bang and Olufsen 37 Jaith The Manor window facing Oakwood Church 38 Vega Reap Garden at Oakwood Clock 39 Thunder With Love Card Shop 40 Omega Preston Baker Estate Agent 9 Our Digital World Wed 22 February - 19.30 to 21.00 Large Upstairs Meeting Room Writing and Publishing It is said that everyone has a novel in them, or at least a short story.