The countdown to Christmas begins! Join us on Advent Sunday for a special ALL AGE service looking forward to Jesus coming. There will drama and fun! St James’ Church, Meltham Mills (the church by the park). Sunday 1st December at 9:30am.

ALL WELCOME – young ones, old ones and all those inbetween!

Carols in the Park with Meltham & Meltham Mills Band.

Sunday 1st December – 4pm at the Robert Ashton Memorial Park, Meltham.

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

Don’t forget your torch! Supporting Meltham Crossroads Foodbank.

There will be hot chocolate and mince pies in St James’ Church afterwards.

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 30th November – 11am – 4pm.
Put on your Christmas Jumpers and join us at Meltham Church Hall to celebrate the start of the festive season and find something truly special whilst supporting our local traders. We ho-ho-hope to see you there! 

There will be over 20 stalls selling a wide range of Christmas gifts.

FREE entry – light refreshments available.

For the kids, Santa can also be visited in his Grotto from courtesy of Meltham Stage Company.

The Meltham Christmas lights switch-on will start with carols around the tree at 4pm followed by the BIG SWITCH ON at 4:30pm.

Today at 6.30pm in St. Bartholomew’s Church.

Please come and pray for the Parish Christmas events

It’s our annual coffee morning on Saturday 23rd November from 10am-12noon at St. James’ Church

(the church by the park)

There are so many good things to buy and your spending will support the ‘Crisis’ charity which works with the homeless at Christmas and all year round.

LEST WE FORGET

The Royal British Legion service of Remembrance in Meltham will take place outdoors around the War Memorial at St Bartholomew’s Church on Sunday 10th November 2024.

The parade led by Meltham & Meltham Mills band will leave the Carlile Institute at 10:30am and arrive at the church for the service which will begin at 10:45am. Please gather in the vicinity of the church yard.

For those who feel unable to stay outside, it will still be possible to sit inside the church and take part in the service which will be shown on the tv screen.

Please note that Green End Road will be closed to traffic from 10:35am to approx. 11:10am. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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.

https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/

Please note there will be no Remembrance Service at Wilshaw this year due to the ceiling being unsafe in the chapel area.

Toddler church will be meeting again on Tuesday 5th November. It would be lovely to see you!

You are invited to our special memorial service on Sunday 3rd November – 4pm at St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham. This service offers an opportunity for anyone who would like some time and space to remember someone special to them who has passed away either recently or at any time in the past and to give thanks for their life and the memories they shared together. 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.

Half Term

As it is half term next week, Toddler Church will not be meeting on Tuesday 29th October.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 5th November.