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Weekly News – w/c Mon 29th January 2018

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PLEASE PRAY for the world and particularly Afghanistan rocked again this week by two major terrorist attacks in Kabul. Give us the desire and strength to continue to keep persecuted people around the world in our prayers.

READ THE GOOD NEWS – Luke 2 22-40
Jesus – a light to lighten the Gentiles – let him shine in our lives.

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Monday 29th January
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church

Tuesday 30th January
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s

Wednesday 31st January
9.00am BCP Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Morning Prayer, St Bartholomew’s

Thursday 1st February
3.00pm Evening Prayer, St Bartholomew’s

NEXT SUNDAY 4th February
9.30am Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s
9.30am Holy Communion, St James’
11.15am Holy Communion, St Mary’s
11.15am Holy Communion, Christ Church

BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS
Baptism at St James’, 9.30 on Sunday 4th February
Funeral of Margaret Hepworth – Monday 12th February, 2pm at St Mary’s.

OTHER DATES TO NOTE
FRIDAY 2nd February – AND EVERY FRIDAY AFTERWARDS –
MELTHAM COMMUNITY CARD GROUP
10.00-12.00am at St James Church making recycled cards to support the Welcome Centre. Please donate used greetings cards
into green boxes in each church. Christine has more information on 340342.
MONDAY 19TH FEBRUARY – BERRY BROW METHODIST – BIG SORT of cards donated since Christmas. As many willing hands as
possible needed. 10-4pm or as long as you can manage. Soup lunch provided.

Weekly News – w/c Mon 22nd January 2018

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PLEASE PRAY for all those affected by the bankruptcy of Carillion, and all others who are worrying about work and providing for their family. Give them strength and resilience in the knowledge that God provides what we need.

READ THE GOOD NEWS
John Chapter 2 vv 1-11
Jesus turns water into wine – our call to believe in God’s power.

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Monday 22nd January
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church – Helme

Tuesday 23rd January
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s – Wilshaw

Wednesday 24th January
9.00am BCP Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Morning Prayer, St Bartholomew’s – Meltham

Thursday 25th January
3.00pm Evening Prayer, St Bartholomews’ – Meltham

NEXT SUNDAY 28th January
9.30am Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
9.30am Holy Communion, St James’ – Meltham Mills
11.15am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s – Wilshaw
11.15am Holy Communion, Christ Church – Helme

BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS
Tuesday 23rd January at St Bartholomew’s – Meltham – Funeral of Jackie Kaye – 1pm

OTHER DATES TO NOTE
THURSDAY 25TH JANUARY
Diocesan training for those involved, or interested in Lay Eucharistic Ministry at St James’ – Meltham Mills, 2pm to 4pm.
Jenny has more information 850839.

FRIDAY 26TH JANUARY – AND EVERY FRIDAY AFTERWARDS –
MELTHAM COMMUNITY CARD GROUP
10.00-12.00am at St James’ Church making recycled cards to support the Welcome Centre. Please donate used greetings cards into green boxes in each church.
Christine has more information on 340342.

MONDAY 19TH FEBRUARY – BERRY BROW METHODIST – BIG SORT of cards donated since Christmas. As many willing hands as possible needed. 10-4pm or as long as you can manage. Soup lunch provided.

Joint Service at Methodist Church – Sunday 21 January – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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#Meltham Churches Together – Join us for a United Covenant Service at the Methodist Church – Sunday 21 January @ 10:30am to begin the week of prayer for Christian Unity

All welcome and stay for coffee (or tea)!

#wpcuwall #wpcu2018

Note: there will be a said Holy Communion at St Bartholomew’s before this service at 9am.  No other services in the Parish.

PRESS RELEASE: St. Bartholomew’s awarded National Lottery support for new roof!

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St. Bartholomew’s Church, #Meltham is delighted to have received confirmation of a grant of £142,300 for reroofing the church and doing ancillary work; improving internal access to the roof and providing insulation. The Church will remain open as normal during this work which has commenced this week.

Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players the project aims to secure the church for safe and continued use, not only for the congregation but for use by the wider community. It is already used for none church events and the church are keen to enhance this use. Local brass bands, choirs, musical groups, children’s play groups and coffee mornings have been a regular feature of wider use and these will continue.

The church is in the centre of the village and plays a prominent part in the many events throughout the year organised by local groups and individuals.
Special events to commemorate the ending of the 1st world War will be held in the church in 2018. The village war memorial is a feature on the church wall. This is not common as most memorials are not on religious buildings.

The roof has withstood 231 years of weathering and raining in with patch repairs being carried out over the years. The use of buckets in the church to catch rain water is an unwelcome feature, but not for much longer with the aid of this award.

The church, built in 1786 is a Grade II listed building and is the second on the same site and within the Meltham Conservation Area. The first church was built in 1651, of which only 2 treasured artefacts remain. This in itself is fairly unique because few churches were built in the Commonwealth Period of Oliver Cromwell, 1649-60. There is only one church known to the congregation, still original, from that period and this is in Berwick on Tweed.

The parish is in a period of Interregnum. The good news was however passed to the former Vicar, Rev. Maureen Read at her new parish in Shropshire who commented “I am truly delighted that all the hard work of the church has yielded a good result. Without the valued assistance of HLF this would not have been possible.”

Weekly News – w/c Mon 15th January 2018

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PLEASE PRAY for the world and those who face persecution for their faith – help us to comprehend our freedom and work for peace in our homes, and in the World.

READ THE GOOD NEWS
John Chapter 1 vv 43 to end
Will we respond to Jesus’ call to ‘Follow Me’?

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Wednesday 17th January
9.00am BCP Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Morning Prayer, St Bartholomew’s – Praying With and For Our Community

NEXT SUNDAY 21st January
9.00am Said Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s
10.30am Meltham Churches Together – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service at the Methodist Church

BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS
THURSDAY 18TH Margaret Trayte’s funeral at 1pm at St Mary’s Church and then afterwards at the crematorium. Please pray for Margaret’s family and thank God for her life and work at St Mary’s. Please wear bright colours, at Margaret’s request.

OTHER DATES TO NOTE
FRIDAY 19TH, 10.30am Coffee & Chat in St Bartholomew’s

Happy New Year from us all in the Parish!

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Happy New Year for 2018 from us all in the Parish of Christ the King, #Meltham.

We pray for a blessed, peaceful and healthy 2018 and hope to see faces old and new connect with God through our 4 churches in the Parish.

PLEASE PRAY for our Parish of Christ the King, for Rev’d Charlene as she prepares for her new ministry, for Revd’s Peter, John, Dennis and Judy as they continue to support us faithfully, and for a new vicar to be called to come to Meltham to take us on into the future.

READ THE GOOD NEWS
Luke, Chapter 2 vv 15-20
“But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart” (v19).
As we continue to ponder ourselves on the familiar Christmas story, what treasures do the stories of the shepherds, wise men, Mary and Joseph tell us about the baby born to be our Saviour?

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Tuesday 2nd January
9.30am Morning prayer – St Mary’s – Wilshaw
3.00pm Evening prayer – Christ Church – Helme

Wednesday 3rd January
9.00am BCP Holy Communion – St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
10.00am MCT morning prayer –  St Bartholomew’s – Meltham

NEXT SUNDAY 8th January
9.30am Holy Communion – St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
09.30am Morning Worship / Meditation – St James’ – Meltham Mills
11.15am Holy Communion –  St Mary’s – Wilshaw
11.15am Holy Communion – Christ Church – Helme
5.00pm 5 Alive, St James’ – Meltham Mills

BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS
TUESDAY 2ND 12.30pm Funeral of Emma Wilson, Huddersfield Crematorium.

OTHER DATES TO NOTE
TUESDAY 2ND, 2.00pm Clergy Meeting at Revd Charlene’s home
FRIDAY 5TH, 10.00am Coffee & Chat in St Bartholomew’s

Come, share in the joy of Christmas!

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Come, share in the joy of Christmas!

Join us across the #Meltham Parish this Christmas to celebrate the birth of Christ:

Christmas Eve:
4:00pm – Crib Service @ St James’ – Meltham Mills
11:45pm – Midnight Mass @ St Bartholomew’s – Meltham

Christmas Day:
09:30am – Holy Communion @ St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
09:30am – Holy Communion @ St James’ – Meltham Mills
10:30am – Holy Communion @ Christ Church – Helme
11:15am – Holy Communion @ St Mary’s – Wilshaw

The Clergy and everyone across the Parish would like to wish each and everyone a Holy and Blessed Christmas time.

Join the #GodWithUs Christmas campaign – https://www.churchofengland.org/christmas

Carol Services in and around Meltham

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We’ve a few Carol Services taking place on Sunday 16th December in #Meltham.
Please come along………and don’t forget to bring the kids, Grandmas and Grandads, Aunties and Uncles, and anyone else you can think of!

Remember……the reason for the season!   ALL WELCOME!

9.30am: Carol Service & Children’s Nativity – St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
9.30am: Morning Meditation with Carols – St James’ – Meltham Mills
6.00pm: Carol Service – St Mary’s – Wilshaw

Also: 11.15am Holy Communion – Christ Church – Helme