Join us to at this special late night service of Holy Communion on Christmas eve as we celebrate the birth and welcome Jesus! There will be carols, prayers and Holy Communion. ALL WELCOME.

The service starts at 11:30pm – we aim for the service to last no more than 1 hour so everyone can get home in reasonable time (including the Vicar).

Toilets are available for those who might need one 🙂

We will also try and stream the service live on our YouTube channel for those who are not able to attend in person:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpj6ZG35fYEmZGXFBhDF_kw/live

Join us at Helme Church for our Christingle Service to help get you in the mood for Christmas.

An atmospheric and joyful occasion for all ages on Saturday 17th December – 4pm.

Christingle is a candle-lit, festive celebration that’s perfect for bringing families and communities together.

The celebration is named after the Christingles that are lit during the celebration. Christingles are made from an orange decorated with red tape, sweets and a candle.

Please find a link to the event here – if you’re a Facebook user, please help us spread the word by sharing on your feed.
https://www.facebook.com/events/682544136759614

ALL WELCOME!

Join us this Christmas at any of our 4 parish churches as we celebrate the birth of Jesus!
There’s something to suit everyone – ALL WELCOME! Please share……….

Saturday 17th December, Christingle Service, at 4:00pm – Christ Church, Helme.

Saturday 17th December, Carols in the PUB, at 7:30pm – The Wagon and Horses, Meltham

Sunday 18th December, Nativity Carol Service, at 4:00pm – St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham.

Christmas Eve, Crib Service, at 4:00pm – St James Church, Meltham Mills.

Christmas Eve, Midnight Communion, at 11:30pm – St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham

Christmas Day:
9:30am St James’ Church, Meltham Mills.
10:00am Christ Church, Helme.
11:15am St Mary’s Church, Wilshaw.

Happy Christmas!
A very warm welcome to those who may be reading this for the first time. We hope you like it and find
something that interests you in it. The magazine is printed every month and is available in our Churches or on the parish website: www.melthamparish.co.uk

Thank you to all who have contributed this month and throughout the year. I really couldn’t make it the
magazine it is without you. This month is a great Christmas edition and you can find out about all what is happening in our Churches this Christmas on the centre pages. Also there is an update from Meltham Mustard Seed project and and from The Crossroads project too.

The next deadline for the delayed January magazine will be:
Tuesday 3rd January 2023
Please send them via: melthamparishmagazine@gmail.com
or
via the vicarage letterbox.
(150 Huddersfield Rd, HD9 4AL)

God Bless, and have a joyful Christmas.
Fiona.

Carols in the Park with Meltham & Meltham Mills Band.

Sunday 4th December – 4pm at the Robert Ashton Memorial Park.

Celebrating Real Love at Christmas – Jesus born in Bethlehem, the Light shining in the Darkness!

We are giving thanks all the good things that happen in the Meltham community.

Supported by Crossroads, Meltham Town Council and Morrisons.

Don’t forget your torch!

There will be hot chocolate in St James’ Church afterwards along with some Christmas stalls.

Please, if you’re able to offer help with stewarding or setting up etc. please contact Mike on 07867 951512 for further details, or to let him know you can help. Thank you!

St Bartholomew’s Church Christmas Market and Santa’s Grotto – Saturday 3rd December – 10am – 4pm.
Put on your Christmas Jumpers and join us at Meltham Church Hall to celebrate the beginning of the festive season and find something truly special whilst supporting our local traders. We ho-ho-hope to see you there! 🙂

Glass & Ceramics
Hats & Scarves
Soaps & Candles
Wooden Gifts
Jewellery
Pickles
Cakes & Sweets
Cards & Tags
Clothing
Socks
Wreaths
Books
& Lots More!

£1 entry (includes free coffee or mulled wine + a mince pie!)

For the kids, there’s face painting and Santa can also be visited in his Grotto – courtesy of Meltham Stage Company.

There will also be stalls outside and the Meltham Christmas lights switch-on will follow at 5pm.

Today we remember the fallen from Meltham and the surrounding areas of Helme and Wilshaw. Their names will be read out during the Remembrance service which starts at 10:30am.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

This wonderful display of 600 poppies was created from the wreaths laid last year. It continues with a further 200 poppies inside the church.

Thank you to Margaret Thorley and Tom Bolland who salvaged the poppies from the wreaths last year and glued them onto the skewers. Also to Margaret Walker who helped ‘plant’ them in the pouring rain……and anyone else involved.

LEST WE FORGET: Remembrance Sunday 2022 – Services in the Parish of Meltham – Sunday 13th November:

10:30am @ St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham
(Parade led by Meltham & Meltham Mills band leaves Carlile Street at 10.15am – those not joining the parade please be inside church by 10.30am please)

2:00pm @ St Mary’s, Wilshaw (in Church or online via Zoom using the following link):

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89200631544?pwd=U09aMGx2RDhoam54d21WQ0UxVnUyQT09

Meeting ID: 892 0063 1544 / Passcode: 983095

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Other services in the Parish:

09.30am St Bartholomew’s, Meltham – Said Holy Communion.

No services at Meltham Mills or Helme.

You are invited to our special memorial service on Sunday 6th November – 4pm at St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham. This service offers an opportunity to give thanks for and remember any loved one that we have lost at any time in our lives. There will be an opportunity during this service for anyone who wishes to do so, to light a candle in remembrance of those people. All are welcome.

It’s a 5 Sunday month, so as is tradition in the Parish of #Meltham, we shall be having a joint parish communion service so we can all come together and worship as one. This time, it will take place at St James’ Church down at Meltham Mills. Sunday 30th October at 10:30am.

Don’t forget the clocks go back this weekend, so if you don’t change yours (or your phone doesn’t update automatically), then you might end up arriving just in time for coffee at the end of the service 🙂

Please note that there won’t be any other services at the other churches in the parish on this Sunday – the idea is that everyone comes along to this one – yes, that includes you <insert name here>! 🙂

ALL WELCOME!

Remember: WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT, WE ARE ONE IN THE LORD