Friday 8th June
‘Ladies Supper and Speaker Evening”
Supper served from 7.00pm
The guest speaker is the Revd. Lesley
Greenwood-Haigh, former curate at Almondbury
and now a Chaplain at Newhall Women’s Prison.
Come and join us – bring a friend.

The next ‘St James’ Ladies Supper and Speaker Evening’, will take place on
Friday 16th March at St James Church, Meltham Mills.
Our guest speaker for the evening will be Christine Rolls. She will be showing
us some of her beautiful, intricate embroidery and sharing her story with us. It
will be a fascinating and inspiring ‘tale to tell’ and we look forward to hearing it
and sharing the evening with you.
Supper will be served from 7.00pm with a vegetarian option available on request.
Soft drinks supplied, bring your own wine if you wish.
Come and join us!

OASIS – A Quiet Day for Lent
The next OASIS Quiet Day will be at St James on Wednesday 14th March,
10.30am – 3.00pm
Coffee will be served in the hall from 10.00am
The Quiet Day will begin at 10.30am with a very short act of worship in church –
words, music and images to inspire and to reflect on. The day is then free for
relaxation, reading, praying and just feeling close to God in a quiet, safe place.
Lunchtime 12.00—1.00pm. Please bring a packed lunch and enjoy fellowship
with friends, old and new.
Following a further time of Quiet, the day will end with a simple
service of Holy Communion, lead by Rev Peter and based on the Iona
Community.
Come and join us!
For further details please contact:
Christine Woods – 01484 852268
Jenny Mathers – 01484 85083

Please come to our coffee morning.
Saturday 25th November
10.00 – 12.00
St. James’ Church, Meltham Mills
Admission free.

There will be a range of stalls and a street life photographic display.

Supporting “Crisis”, the Welcome Centre and OCC.

The next OASIS quiet day will be this Wednesday 17th May, 10.00 – 3.00 pm.
The theme will be ‘Jars of Clay’.
Remember to bring a packed lunch if you are staying all day.
Join us if you can, and enjoy a time of quiet away from the busyness of everyday life.

St James next occasional Ladies’ Supper Evening will take place on Friday 5th May at 7.00 pm in the hall.
Supper and soft drinks will be provided. Please feel free to bring wine if you so wish.
Our speaker for the evening will be Louise MacLeod who will be telling us about her involvement with the charity ‘Blood Wise’. There will be a raffle to support their work in fighting blood cancers and other related blood diseases. Louise definitely has a ‘tale to tell’.

Oasis for Lent
Just resting and reflecting

Whichever way we choose to describe OASIS, it all comes down to a similar experience – a time set aside, in holy space, to rest, relax and take a step back from all the busyness of the day.

The next OASIS DAY will take place in St James, Meltham Mills
on WEDNESDAY 29th March beginning at 10.00am and ending about 3.00pm.
Coffee and tea will be available, but bring a packed lunch if you are staying all day.
Please feel free to stay and share this time of PEACE for as long as you wish
or for as long as you feel comfortable.

The day ends with a short Communion Service at 2.30 – 3.00pm.

More information from
Rev Peter Rolls 340342, Christine Woods 852268 or Jenny Mathers 850839

The next St James’s Ladies Supper Evening will be taking place on Friday 3rd February 2017!
It will begin with a chilli /jacket potato and pudding supper at 7.00pm.
Our guest speaker for the evening will be our good friend, Margaret Tiffany, who has lead a fascinating life ranging from her work as a midwife to mingling with the stars at glitzy ‘red carpet’ occasions! It promises to be a delightful evening. If you enjoyed our first Supper Evening please come again and invite a friend to come with you. If you didn’t manage to get to it, make sure you have put the date in your new diary, you’ll be missing a treat if you don’t!

At St James’ Crib Service on 24th December at 4pm, we are hoping to have lots of the Christmas story characters in attendance.  Children can come dressed as a character or they can use the provided props, if they wish.   The Parish Posada will also be welcomed into our church.

Thank you to everyone who supported the coffee morning in any way.   It was a very busy morning and, with donations, the sum of £3561 was raised.