Welcome to the
West Grantham Group of Villages

We are a Group of 7 Churches (Barrowby, Gt Gonerby, Denton, Harlaxton, Stroxton, Woolsthorpe and Wyville) committed to serving God and the people of our communities.

We hope that our website highlights the wide variety of worship, events, and fellowship available. Whether you are new to faith, new to the area or simply looking for a church, whatever your situation we hope you will feel welcomed.

For more information about our individual churches, please scroll down.

If you would like to find out about weddings-click here

If you would like to find out about Christenings-click here.

If you have a safeguarding concern-click here

"Loving and Living, Sharing and Growing"

 

Hello Christmas

With one week to go, here is some information about our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.

During the final days of Advent, I will be posting pictures of the wonderful decorations in our Churches as we prepare to celebrate the joy of Emmanual, Christ with us. Today's picture is the knitted Christmas Trees in St Andrew's, Denton. Several people created the squares and they have been arranged to make Christmas Trees. Later they will be made into blankets to give away.

Christmas Eve

Barrowby-from 3pm Decorating yew trees, Jesus’ Birthday Party and Carol singing around the trees

Great Gonerby-4pm-Christmas Eve All Age Service-find out about the link between Christmas and Candy Canes!

Harlaxton-4pm Nativity Promenade-meet at on the green in Gregory Close, unless it is raining and then meet in Church

Woolsthorpe-4pm Christmas Crib Service

Denton-6pm Carols in Candlelight

Wyville-11pm Midnight Mass

Christmas Day

Barrowby -8.30am Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion

Barrowby 10am All Age Service

Great Gonerby 10.30 All Age Holy Communion

Harlaxton 10.30am All Age Holy Communion

As Mary and Jospeh marvelled at God made human, may we too find the extraordinary in this Christmas tide.

 

Christmas Cards

Christmas Cards

We all love receiving Christmas cards but this year we ask that people might consider writing one card to the Church community and putting it up in Church. As Eco churches we want to do our bit to reduce the amount of virgin wood that is used for cards. Thank you.

What's Happening next

Click CALENDAR above for more services etc. 
Click an event below for more details

Saturday 21st December
7:00pm - 8:00pm -
The Longest Night-St Sebastian's
Sunday 22nd December
10:30am -
Holy Communion
6:00pm - 7:00pm -
Evening Prayer
6:00pm - 7:00pm -
Carols by Candlelight-All Saint's Barrowby
6:00pm - 7:30pm -
Carols by Candlelight St Sebastians
Monday 23rd December
12:00pm - 1:00pm -
Funeral of Malise Westropp
7:30pm - 9:00pm -
Harlaxton Bell Ringing
Tuesday 24th December
3:00pm - 4:30pm -
Jesus Birthday Party and carols around the tree-Barrowby
4:00pm - 5:00pm -
Crib Service St James Woolsthorpe
4:00pm - 5:00pm -
Harlaxton Christmas Promenade
4:00pm - 5:00pm -
All Age Christmas Eve-St Sebastians Great Gonerby
6:00pm - 7:00pm -
Carol Service St Andrew's Denton
11:00pm - 11:59pm -
Midnight Mass St Catherine's Wyville
Wednesday 25th December
8:30am - 9:15am -
Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion
10:00am - 11:00am -
All Age Christmas morning

Worship during the Week

Jesus called his followers to be disciples, people who are with Jesus through daily prayer and worship, people who become like him through daily reading and reflecting on scripture and people who do as he did by loving our neighbour as ourselves. We cannot do this alone. Find out more about all the ways we support and encourage each other and hear our minister's weekly message.

Small Groups 

A key part of our faith journey is meeting together in small, mid week groups. These groups give us a chance to grow in faith and friendship. In small groups we can encourage and support each other. There is a wide variety of groups and they meet across the West Grantham area so please join the group that you think will suit you! 

All Saints, Barrowby Small group-meets fortnightly, contact Annette for details

Bell Ringers, if you fancy learning to ring or already can, we would love you to join us. Harlaxton Bell Ringers contact Liz Carter
Barrowby Bell Ringers contact Melissa Blanchard 

Midweek Communion -1st Wednesday of the month in Denton,
2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesdays in Harlaxton contact Rev'd Sarah

Men's Study Group - Fortnightly, contact Peter Hopkins

Mothers Union - Our Mother's Union Group is based in Harlaxton but has members from the locality, contact Adrianne Taylor

Prayers of Healing - Barrowby, 2:00pmpm, 4th Wednesday of the month - contact Kate Waghorn

St Sebastian Small groups -Two groups meet in Great Gonerby. One meets fortnightly, contact Andy and Ann Dowie; and for the other group contact Rob Fieldson for information

From time to time we run other small groups too like Alpha (contact Rev'd Sarah if you would like to know more) 

We also run special Advent and Lent groups, contact Rev'd Sarah for details of these.

Sarah's Video Message

Have you seen our new GALLERY menu item? Do you have some photos of church activities that we can use? If so, then please send them to John Bruce for inclusion. BUT, before you do so please check with the individuals on the photograph(s) that you have their permission to publish it, thanks.

Barrowby All Saints

Welcome to All Saints ChurchFacebook

If you are thinking of visiting or moving to our village or would like to join us for worship or community events at our church, here is some information about us that you might find helpful.

We aim to provide a warm welcome to everyone who comes to our church and look forward to meeting you. 

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Gt Gonerby St Sebastian

Welcome to St Sebastian’s ChurchFacebook

St Sebastian's Church has been at the centre of Great Gonerby village since Saxon times. Today we are a warm, friendly and informal Church with a heart to connect with all. We pray, we learn, we sing and enjoy cake! Come and join us!
 

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Harlaxton St Mary & St Peter

Welcome to St Mary & St Peter's ChurchFacebook

Here at Harlaxton Church we offer a heartfelt, warm welcome in our loving and prayerful community with a variety of services that are centred on reading and understanding the Bible. Our beautiful Church building is open daily from 9.30am to 4pm for anyone who would like to visit, pray, or find sanctuary and purpose in a busy and confusing world. 

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Denton St Andrew

Welcome to St Andrew's Church

St Andrew's is a busy well-loved church and its events are well supported by the village. It is a grade 1 listed building with several special memorials to the Blythe and Welby families. The Church comes to life with well supported seasonal events like Harvest, Christmas Carols, Summer Lunches, Coffee mornings and of course the well renowned Denton Street Market each May!

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Stroxton All Saints

Welcome to All Saints Church

All Saint's Stroxton is a much loved Church surrounded by amazing views! The local community all pull together to keep this building open for people to come and worship, pray quietly or just find a moment of peace amongst the beauty that surrounds this Church.

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Woolsthorpe St James

Welcome to St James' Church

 St James the Greater sits boldly within the village of  Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir as a comforting reminder of Our Lord's constant presence. Within weathered walls here is peace and beauty; alive in spirit (alongside God's creatures ... bats, birds, bees, butterflies, cats ...)

Come and see, you will be blessed! 

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Wyville St Catherine

Welcome to St Catherine's Church

St Catherine's 'on the Hill' may only have been built about 100 years ago but since ancient times there has been a place of worship here. It is a small, holy place where you can feel the stillness and the presence of the sacred.
 

 

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Today's Bible Quotation

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Luke 2:6-7
21/12/2024

From Bible Gateway

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