People of #Meltham and beyond……………
Come and join us for lunch at Helme!
Saturday 10th February
at 12.00—2.00pm
£8.00 pp
We will be serving:
Steak pies with mushy peas & potatoes
(Vegetarian option available on request)
Followed by
Fruit Crumble Pudding with Custard
And Tea & Coffee
For tickets or more information, please contact:
Irene Harrop – 664163 / Janet Rockett – 851424
Please share with your friends and bring them along!
PLEASE PRAY for all those affected by hate crimes and small minded prejudice, particularly those who have suffered from actions made in the name of God but that are so far away from the will of a loving God who values us all equally.
READ THE GOOD NEWS
Mark 1 21-28
Which evil spirits do we provide a home for?
God forgives all those who are truly repentant.
PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Monday 5th February
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church – Helme
Tuesday 6th February
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s – Wilshaw
Wednesday 7th February
9.00am BCP Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Morning Prayer, St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
Thursday 8th February
3.00pm Evening Prayer, St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
NEXT SUNDAY 11th February
9.30am Holy Communion, St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
11.15am Holy Communion, St Mary’s – Wilsahw
11.15am Holy Communion with baptism, Christ Church – Helme
5.00pm 5 Alive, St James’ – Meltham Mills
BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS
Baptism at Christ Church – Helme, 11th February
OTHER DATES TO NOTE
WEDNESDAY 7th Feb, 7.30pm at St James’ – Meltham Mills
Church Growth and Development meeting – please support if you can.
FRIDAY 9th February, 10-12 at St James’- Meltham Mills.
Meltham Community Card Group
10.30-12 at St Bartholomew’s – Meltham,
Coffee and Chat
ASH WEDNESDAY IS WEDNESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY
PLEASE SIGN UP TO A LENT GROUP IF YOU ARE ABLE – OR STUDY THE LENT COURSE AT HOME – A CHANCE TO BE TRULY PREPARED TO CELEBRATE EASTER!
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.
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.
#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.
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.”
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
We worship together as one Parish to bid a fond farewell to Rev’d Charlene as she takes her last service with us here in #Meltham before moving to her new Parish. Sunday 14th January – Joint Parish Communion – 9:30am @ St Bartholomew’s – ALL WELCOME
