Saturday 27th August

11am – 4pm

The Parish is once again providing large outdoor games in the park and also the opportunity to write a prayer lily.

Coffee and cake will be served in St. James’ Church.

Cakes are needed and the cost of ingredients can be reimbursed.

Volunteers are needed to serve the cakes in the church and to chat to people as they play the games or write a prayer.

Help in setting up the games from 9.30am will also be valuable.

If you can help for any part of the day, please email:

alisonwhiteley@ntlworld.com or mike_still@hotmail.com

The games have proved very popular at the last events and, as ever, many hands make light work!

Hi everyone,

Debbie and I are hosting a church family social bar b cue for the Parish.

Monday 22nd August from 5pm onwards at 127 Slaithwaite Rd, HD9 5RW

We are going to keep it simple. The Bar b will be alight, 4 ft deep swimming pool plus a trampoline for children and adults that have not lost their inner child.

Bring and share food and drink.

Stay as long as you like. Quiet time from 10.00 out of respect for neighbours. Aim for a nice informal social time.

Please share widely. We don’t want people to feel left out or uninvited. We do intend to use this opportunity to gauge who is interested in the possibility of forming some housegroups .

Come and enjoy our beautiful garden and views. We are so blessed and want to share them.

Mike Still

Saturday 12th November

9.30 to 12.30

St. James’ car park

Tree pruning and ivy removal.

Please come for whatever amount of time you can spare.

Bring your own coffee.

Parish Communion

10.30am

Hosted by Christ Church, Helme. Led by St. Bartholomew’s team.

There will be no other services in the Parish.

Please note:

The next church working party will be on Saturday 30th July (not 23rd).

Saturday 9th July

9.30am -12.00 (or as much time as you can spare)

Helme graveyard for mowing, strimming etc.

Bring your own drinks – it’s going to be warm!

Saturday 25th June

9.30 am to 12.00 (or as much time as you can spare)

Calmlands graveyard

Saturday 11th June

9.30-12.00 (or as much time as you can offer)

Please meet at Helme Church (not Calmlands)

There will be an Ascension Day service on Thursday 26th May at 7pm at St. James’ Church.

The Big Village Plan for Sunday 5^th June  

The community day for the Jubilee 

In the Village  

Scarecrow Festival. 

Makers/Farmers Market Bus Turning Circle 8 am to 2 pm.  

Robert Ashton Park. 

Party/ Picnic in the park. 10 to 4 pm.  

To include in the park, trade / charity/community stalls. 

Coffee (Bewdleys), Bar 3 Fiends, Ice Cream van poss. community led sports eg tug of war.  Meltham Band 1.15 to 14.00. 

The Parish’s role within this 

St. James’ Church open all day toilets and a quiet space.  

Parish providing family games eg big Jenga, Giant Snakes and Ladders plus we will aim to make some e.g. Tin Can Alley, Beat the Bell, Splat the Rat.   Other ideas welcome. 

Selling Hot Dogs. 

Encourage people to write their prayers on red, white and blue strips of paper which will then be clipped together to make a prayer paper chain for the Jubilee service.  

Encourage children to either bring or draw at the time A4 Royal/Queen pictures these will be displayed in church.  

Fall back plan if day is rained off: St James’ will be open from 10 to 4 for tea coffee cakes etc plus indoor craft type activities for children. 

4pm St James’ team will run a Family Jubilee Celebration service.  

About 30 minutes.  

People encouraged to wear red, white and blue. Children encouraged to wear home -made crowns etc. 

No morning service at St. James’.

Help we need from now . 

Please give your names and what you can offer to Mike. 

mike_still@hotmail.com

Collect your tin cans labels off washed out. For tin can alley. Need at least 60. Need to be bake bean type cans not aluminum drink cans. 

Help to make games paint signs posters etc.  

We need about 100 small boxes / cans etc. wrapped with Queen type jobs stuck to them. 

2 adult sized crowns made.  

Saturday morning 4th June.   

Help to decorate church/ bunting etc. Help to plan. Set up some dry runs so we know what we are doing on Sunday morning. (iron out problems etc) 

Sunday 5^th June.  

From 8 am help to set up. 

From 10.00 through day: 

• People to be in church. 
• Help with cooking hot dogs
• Encouraging use of games. 
• Encouraging children to do drawings to display in church.
• Encourage people to write prayers on ribbon paper. 
• Most of all to be friendly and talk to people inviting them to Jubilee service.  
• 5 PM help to clear up.