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The United Benefice of Christ Church, Moldgreen and St James' Church The United Benefice of Christ Church, Moldgreen and S t J a m es ’ Church, Rawthorpe Christ Church Moldgreen St James’ Church and Parish Centre Rawthorpe PARISH BROCHURE 2017 On The Inside Welcome to Huddersfield 3 Christ Church, Moldgreen 5 St James’ Church, Rawthorpe 16 Letter to our future Parish Priest 25 OUR MISSION STATEMENTS St. James’ Church Transforming our Lives, Church and Community with the Power and Love of God Christ Church Living in the love of God, loving one another and making Him known 2 Huddersfield is situated in the eastern foothills of the Pennines, halfway between Leeds and Manchester. According to a UK Census, it is the 10th largest town in the country and in the largest urban area in the United Kingdom (Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees). There is easy access to the M62 & M1 and the Railway Station. Huddersfield has the most splendid Railway Station façade, regarded as second only to St Pancras, in London. Huddersfield Railway Station Huddersfield has the third highest number of listed buildings in the country. The Town has an abundance of Victorian architecture, the most conspicuous being Victoria Tower on the top of Castle Hill overlooking the town. The town and the surrounding areas are ideal for visiting stately homes, restaurants, pubs, farm shops, garden shops as well as for walking, hiking and cycling. Castle Hill Huddersfield is still a manufacturing town for textiles, chemicals, engineering and electronics. There are a number of niche manufacturers. The University of Huddersfield is the largest employer. 3 A FEW FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN HUDDERSFIELD Harold Wilson KG, Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, winner of four general elections. There is a fabulous statue of him outside our magnificent Railway Station. He promoted the concept of an LORD HAROLD WILSON Open University which was the world’s first successful distance (1916 – 1995) teaching university, founded on the belief that communications In foreground technology could bring high quality degree-level learning to people who had not had the opportunity to attend traditional campus universities. James Mason was a great English actor of British and American Films. Gorden Kaye – René from ‘Allo Allo’, who sadly, recently passed away. He attended Moldgreen Primary school. Sally Wainwright – writer of Happy Valley which was filmed in and around Huddersfield. JOHN SMITH STADIUM - Huddersfield is literally the home of Rugby League – the town invented the sport in 1895 . The John Smith Stadium is now home to the Huddersfield Giants Rugby team and Huddersfield Town FC who are currently in the Championship League (and are actually playing really well). In 1926 Huddersfield Town became the first English team to win 3 successive league titles; a record which has been matched but never beaten. There is an Odeon multiplex cinema near the John Smith Stadium. LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE – only five minutes away from the University and is situated in the busy town centre. The theatre presents a variety of shows including plays, stand-up comedy, small music gigs and poetry nights. Every year, Huddersfield plays host to the world’s largest contemporary music festival. Huddersfield Choral Society is world famous. The society was founded in 1836 and has gone on to be internationally famous, known as the UK’s best choral society, certainly something to sing about! HUDDERSFIELD COAT OF ARMS ‘GOD HELPS THE DILIGENT’ 4 The Reredos of the High Altar In 1941 Mrs A L Barrett made a generous gift to the Church, making it possible for the fitting of a reredos, together with sanctuary panelling and a new pulpit. The reredos was made to the design of Sir Charles A Nicholson by Messrs. E Bowman and Sons of Stamford, the actual carving being done by woodcarvers from Oberammergan who had come to England as refugees during the war. DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGN OF THE REREDOS: “As our parish is dedicated as ‘Christ Church’ Moldgreen, the central figure is our Lord as King – Risen, Ascended; His right hand is raised in blessing and His left hand is holding an Orb which signifies His Lordship over the whole earth. From left to right are two ancestors – King David, His ancestor and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is mother, S. John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Gospel and S. Luke, one of the narrators of the Gospel. The lower panels represent scenes to illustrate the Apostles’ Creed. From left to right they are: the Annunciation; the Holy Nativity; the descent to Hades; and the Resurrection – this last being illustrated by the central figure of our Lord on the Cross, attended by His Mother and S. John the beloved disciple.” 5 The Parish of Christ Church Moldgreen is part of the Deanery of Almondbury. It is an urban parish that is situated about one and a half miles outside of Huddersfield town centre on the main Huddersfield to Wakefield Road, which dissects the parish. Christ Church & Vicarage The social context is that of a multi-racial community, with a high proportion of students living in rented accommodation (Huddersfield University is 10 minutes’ walk away). Housing is mainly Victorian terraced properties although there has been in the last 30 years a housing estate of semi-detached and detached properties and more recently new apartment blocks being built. Recreational facilities within the parish are mainly public houses, a park and a children’s play area. Other amenities include one nursing home, a doctor’s surgery, a school, a dentist, a veterinary practice and a number of shops and businesses. In February 2017 a Lifeways supported living complex is due to open on Broad Lane, at the bottom of Brook Street. The John Smith’s Stadium – situated at the end of stadium way, the boundary between Moldgreen and Rawthorpe Parishes, is a vital part of the recreational life of not only the parish, but also the wider Huddersfield area. 6 The Church was built in 1863. However, today what you see on the outside is completely different to the inside. In the late 1980s the whole of the inside of the church was extensively re-modernised to create one multi-purpose building. The chancel was blocked-off to create two large rooms and a kitchen. The main body of the church was re-ordered. The pews were replaced with chairs and a prayer chapel created. As the dais is portable this means that the direction of the congregation can be flexible either east or north facing. In recent years new altar tables were gifted and a new stained glass window in the prayer chapel was commissioned. Body of the Church 7 Upper Room The stained glass windows were retained in the upper room along with the ornate ceiling thus making a reflective room for small gatherings. Off this room, where the organ loft was situated is a small area which is used by the young people. We are not currently using the upper room as there is no disabled access. There is also a problem with cracks appearing in the decorative ceiling (bosses). Lower Room Prayer Chapel There is no graveyard attached to the church but there is a small memorial garden within the grounds where ashes can be interred and plaques fixed to the copingstones. 8 All our Sunday morning services start at 11.00 am. On the first Sunday of the month we meet for All Age Worship. On the second and fourth Sunday mornings we meet for Holy Communion, with the young people going into Sunday School for fun based learning, and returning to join us at the Peace. On the third Sunday we meet for a Morning Praise service. Whenever there is a fifth Sunday in the month a joint service is held with St James’, Rawthorpe (alternating from one parish to the other). On Wednesday morning we hold a Holy Communion service at 9.30 am. Our style of worship is evangelical. We use a mix of modern worship songs together with more traditional hymns. We have a small music group comprising of guitar, flute and drums, with singers. We also have a member of the congregation who plays the piano/keyboard and she is willing to play when asked. The congregation expect the Clergy to be robed for Communion services, but other services are less formal. Our Easter and Christmas services are always well attended, with people coming along who do not attend Church on a regular basis. Christingle Service– December 2016 During the past year we have had one Baptism, one Thanksgiving service and 6 funerals in church. There have also been 6 funerals taken by clergy not in church. We have had one youngster confirmed. 9 There are 40 people on the Electoral roll. Approximately half of these live outside the parish. Over the last year our average attendance has been 34 adults and 7 children (under 16). We are very low in ethnic minority, 3 regularly attending. We consider ourselves to be a warm and welcoming congregation, which is made up of mostly middle-aged and elderly people, together with 4 regularly attending young families. OTHER CLERGY AND MINISTRIES Lay Pastoral Ministers We have one Lay Pastoral Minister; Mrs Gillian Davison. Other Ministries We have a number of people in the congregation involved in other ministries: Bible reading, administering the Chalice, serving refreshments after the service, sidespersons, verger, intercessions and prayer ministry after the service. Housegroup We have one Housegroup who meet regularly on a fortnightly basis with an attendance of approximately 7 members. YOUNG PEOPLE’S GROUPS The young people have fun based teaching in Sunday School on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. They are split into three age groups, under 6, 6-9 and 10+ each with their own adult leader.
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