St Wilfrid’s Church, Grappenhall
Church Organisations
This page includes details of some of St Wilfid's organisations, including time and venue of meetings, contact details and a description of activities.
MEN'S GROUP
The Men's Group Programme for 2008 has altered, please click here to see the new 2008 Programme of Events. This has been updated 10 April 08
SWYG
10 years ago, members of St. Wilfrids Grappenhall realised that they needed to form a youth group for their church. They rose to the challenge and formed SWYG. SWYG, or St. Wilfrid’s Youth Group if you want the whole title, is an organisation who aims to combine religion with fun. We meet once a month on the first Friday from five o’clock to six o’clock and participate in a wide range of activities for 11 to 18 year olds.
We also support a Peruvian child and have done so for years. Our first child was called Sayda who thanks to our support is now going to university. We then helped to provide for a boy called Jose Manuel Borras. After one particularly good fundraising event we managed to make enough money to pay for an operation for his father, so he no longer needs financial support. Our current child is called Esther and we send money every month to help her and her family. To help raise money for our Peruvian children we run a stall at St. Wilfrid’s Christmas fair and also do many other fundraising activities.
The programme is very varied. We take part in many fun activities as well as practical support activities for the church like gardening. We have run services at church and also go on visits like our recent trip to a farm, bowling and ice skating The programme is discussed with the group members and is obtainable as below.
If you would like more details about SWYG, their contact number is in the magazine and their
programme is in the Events and Calendar page It is highlighted..
St Wilfrid’s Church Choir
The choir meets on Friday evenings at 6.30 for juniors and 7.00 pm for adults. Currently we have six juniors and about eighteen adults. The full choir sings at the main Sunday morning service and a smaller number sing at the evening service. Additionally, we sing at about a dozen or so weddings each year.
The choir is affiliated to the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM). An exhibit in the choir vestry records the choir’s membership of the RSCM dating from 31st October 1957. So this year we will complete 50 years’ membership. The RSCM was set up just after the last war to help raise the standards of choral singing in parish churches. Our junior choristers have been working hard on the RSCM ‘Voice for Life’ training scheme to improve their singing and general musicianship. Each autumn, the
As well as our singing, the choir provides a strong fellowship. The first choir practice in September after the summer break is social occasion with a meal following the singing. In January the annual choir dinner sees a party up to 40 strong including spouses visiting a local restaurant.
The choir is happy to welcome new members.
Bible Study Group
THE BIBLE STUDY GROUP begins a new series in April.
We shall read through Mark’s Gospel which follows Jesus life and ministry from its announcement by John the Baptist to the resurrection appearances. A separate note gives a brief introduction to the Gospel. If you have thought about coming to the Group but not made it, now would be a good time to start. Our meetings are informal and no previous knowledge is presumed.
Thursday 10th April Chapters 1-3 The Call to follow Jesus
Thursday 24th April Chapters 4-6 Parables and Miracles
Thursday 8th May Day of Prayer Hope 2008 - Open link for more details
Thursday 15th May Chapters 7-9 Lessons in Faith
Wednesday 11th June Chapters 10-12 The Road to
Thursday 26th June Chapters 13-14 The End of the Road
Thursday 10th July Chapters 15-16 Death and resurrection
Meetings are in the Parish centre and begin at 8.00pm.
All welcome! For information, contact
Click here to see the Prayer Group Report to St Wilfrid's 2008 Annual General Meeting to learn more of our activities.
Bellringers
St Wilfrid's is proud of its bell ringing tradition. The Bells are rung on:-
SUNDAY MORNINGS 09:30 - 10:00
SUNDAY EVENINGS 16:00 - 16:30 (GMT) 18:00 - 18:30 (BST)
Please check Sunday Evening ringing
- Quarter Peal attempts may take place
PRACTICE is held on Wednesday 19:30 - 21:00
If bell handling is being taught, practice can begin at 19:00
CONTACTS Mike Thomson (01925) 265505
Nick Thomson (01925) 602437
The bells at St Wilfrid's are of historical interest and the bells, the bell frame and the church tower are all in need of major repair. The Bellringers have raised over £10,000 towards the cost of the works to the bells and bell frame. The congregation has also been raising funds and we hope to commence work on the tower renovation shortly, sadly much more money is needed to complete the project.
Follow this link for more details of the the bells and their history.
Women's Group
St Wilfrid's Women's Group is a friendly group of ladies and has approximately 50 members in total, averaging about 35-40 at each meeting. We meet on a Tuesday evening (usually the 1st and 3rd Tuesday in each month) in the Parish Centre at 8.00pm.
The programme commences in September and runs through until June. We have a wide variety of interesting speakers, some serious and some humorous. We usually have an annual theatre trip, an annual dinner in January and an outing towards the end of our year. We hold 2 jumble sales a year, the proceeds of which go towards our funds which ultimately we pass on to the church. We also sponsor a child in the Peru Children’s Trust. For a small group we are happy that we can raise annually, approximately £1,000 for charity, ie our Church, our sponsored child and also donations which our speakers usually ask for in lieu of their charge.
New members are always made welcome. Come along and give us a try! Please contact me if you require any further information. Here is our programme for 2007-08.
Marjorie Cassin
Leader
TEL: 01925 264111
St Wlfrid's Church of England Primary School
St Wilfrid's Church is proud of its association with St Wilfrid's Primary School, situated just a few yards along Church Lane. Find out more about this school by following this link.
St Wilfrid's School seen fron Church Lane
Office Address:
Church Lane
Grappenhall
Warrington
Cheshire