Lister Hill Baptist Church

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Here we give you an idea of some of our past events and activities:

Sep 2008	Hope08 Prayer Labyrinth Another big THANK YOU to Sue and Jules from Scripture Union for this fantastic event. We had over 57 people from Horsforth Churches joining together to pray in the X-Factor themed labyrinth. There was a particular focus on our Youth Alpha and the Hope08 activities. Everyone really enjoyed the event and the feedback has been very positive.

June 2008	Hope08 Litter Pick Seven intrepid members of Lister Hill joined almost 100 other people form Horsforth churches to contribute towards the Hope08 goal of 1,000,000 hours of service to the community. During a rain soaking 2 hours we filled 12 bags with litter from our local area, receiving some excellent compliments from passers by.
June 2008	Youth Service Congratulations to our young people who led and served (yes they even washed up aftwards) at the evening service on Sunday 22nd June. Tim's sermon was excellent and Jordan has a gifting for leading worship.
June 2008	Church Family Walk On the afternoon of 7th June 2008 our intrepid explorers embarked on a 'pushchair friendly' (oh yeh!) walked to Golden Acre Park. Although muddy in places and despite the odd flying tree (thanks to Tim & Pete) everyone had a great time and returned 'refreshed'. We didn't even sink many ducks? Picnic time in Golden Acre Park
Apr 2008	Church Family Walk On the afternoon of 5th April 2008 over 30 hardy souls set out on a 2 ½ mile walk around Roundhay Park. The weather forecast had not been good ‘cold with a scattering of heavy showers’ & as we drove to the park hail beat down on the car. However the weather was kind & the Lord really blessed the afternoon. Yes a cold wind did blow down Waterloo lake but there was warm friendship as young & old walked & chatted. Hopefully we will be having another walk at Swinsty Reservoir during May – a little longer with time for a picnic lunch (plus sunshine we pray) – look out for details in the notices	Sunny Woodland Glades
Dec 2007	Christmas Events This Christmas we ran a shoe-box appeal for Samaritans Purse, had our annual Church Christmas Party and raised money for families overseas.
Nov 2007	Prayer Labyrinth A big THANK YOU to Sue and Jules from Scripture Union for a fantastic event. We had over 20 young people from Lister Hill, Bramley Baptist and Woodside Methodist Churches joining together to pray for their schools and friends.

		The young people really enjoyed the event and provided comments such as: "That was great - can we do it for a whole day next time"
Nov 2007	Crafting for Christmas Our regular Craft club is every Wednesday 1:30-3:00pm
Oct 2007	Fear Not Praise Party	Once again our church was full of families for our whole Church party.
		The aim was to give our young folk something exciting to do and provide our families and friends with somewhere to go to avoid the trick-and-treaters. The young people decorated T-Shirts, created a "Fear Not" banner, presented an excellent "Fear Not" drama and demonstrated their worship talents through flag waving and signing. There was also multimedia shows and lots of worship. For the older folk who wanted to avoid the "trick or treat" brigade there was a coffee lounge and discussion in the parlour.
Oct 2007	Youth Weekend Away	Another fantastic weekend away with 40+ children and 16 adults enjoying time learning about God, building relationships and exploring Whitescar caves.
Oct 2006	Bright Party	We joined with St.Paul's church in Ireland Wood for a fantastic alternative to Halloween. There were over 50 children aged from 4 to 14 enjoying games, food and stories. Many thanks to the hard work put in by the leadership team at St.Pauls.
Oct 2006	Youth Weekend Away	30 children and 14 adults had a wonderful weekend of worship, team building, fellowship and teaching at Ingleton, Lancashire.
Aug 2006	Craft Club Outing	Trip to Oswaldtwistle Mills
	Sixteen of us enjoyed the trip to Oswaldtwistle Mills in Accrington on the 9th August and there were lots of interesting shops to browse in, but Dawn Bibby's Topaz Crafts was the highlight for us. We were able to get to know one another better on the journey and over a relaxing meal together. The new session started on Wednesday, 6th September with Pat Moore (The Horsforth card-making expert!) showing us how to make "K cards". This proved quite a challenge, but well worth the effort. Anna Haley has returned to help us complete our trapursto cushions (Italian quilting) and this week and next we are making padded and beaded coat-hangers which would make nice gifts. Two members have joined us this term - its always good to meet new folk.
Dec 2005	Sunday School Gift Service The Sunday School service before Christmas included the opportunity to make a donation towards buying goats, trees and desks and other items for children in developing countries, via World Vision. (www.greatgifts.org) That appeal raised £600 - thank you all very much indeed! As a result, the following have been ordered: 8 blankets - This soft comforting blanket could literally save lives providing vital warmth for children and adults living with HIV/AIDS in Africa. 7 sets of school books - Give the gift that will educate others with library books in countries like Ethiopia. 2 water action fund packs - Water is the source of life itself and this gift will help World Vision do more. From irrigation for crops, boreholes for communities, wells for villages and water distribution all these will help us bring safe and clean water to communities most in need. 9 fruit trees - A fruit tree will provide an income for a family living in poverty improving their diet and health year after year. 8 mosquito nets - Mosquitoes are not just a nuisance, they spread malaria which kills two million people every year - most of them children under five. This life saving gift screens children and adults from the potentially fatal effects of mosquito bites. 8 goats - Goats are a popular gift -they produce milk, cheese, and more goats! Helping the diet and providing a way out of poverty. 2 herds of seven goats - These goats are hardy and provide an ongoing income for families in countries like Zambia and Angola so they can work their way out of poverty. This is a wonderful way of sharing what we have with others who are less well off. Give thanks to God for His fantastic generosity to each of us.
Oct 2005	Praise Party/Halloween Alternative	A fruitful fun packed evening. We once again had a wonderful event that was blessed by God. The fact that nearly 50 children were offered a positive alternative on Halloween night was tremendous. As the world increasingly uses the night to celebrate darkness, this event helped the children to celebrate the God of truth and light. A big thankyou to all involved in the planning and running of the evening.
Oct 2005	Duggie Dug Dug	More than 150 people, from many local churches as well as Lister Hill enjoyed an evening of fun and praise. Thanks to all - particularly Mike and Margaret - who were involved in the Duggie Dug Dug event on Friday 7th October. More than 150 people, from many local churches as well as Lister Hill enjoyed an evening of fun and praise. We have had lots of very positive responses from people that came and the question is always "When can we do it again"