Join us at one of our special services across the Meltham Parish as we make the journey through Holy Week:

Holy Week (Mon 25th to Sat 29th March 2024)

• Monday to Friday: Daily devotional, 8am – 8.30am, at St James’ Church, Meltham Mills

• Maundy Thursday: Holy Communion Service, 7.30pm at St James’ Church, Meltham Mills

• Good Friday: Service of Witness, 11.30am in St Bartholomew’s Meltham Churchyard, followed by soup lunch at the Methodist Church.

• Good Friday: An Hour at the Cross – a time of reflection – 3.00pm at St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham.

• Easter Saturday: EASTER TRAIL for all the family – 30th March from 10.00am til 2.30pm

Follow the Easter Trail from the Turning Circle on the Meltham Greenway to St James’ Church at Meltham Mills. Follow the clues along the way to learn the Easter story. On completion, there’s a free Easter egg to the first 100 children to complete the trail. There’ll be refreshments at St James’ Church – and the chance of a moment of Easter stillness and a Forest Church activity! We hope this will be a really enjoyable community event and hope you can come along – it’s perfect for all the family especially those children in Primary schools.

ALL WELCOME!

Join us on Palm Sunday at St Bartholomew’s #Meltham for our joint Parish Communion service – Sunday 24th March @ 10:30am.

Everyone is invited to stay afterwards for a pie ‘n’ peas lunch (including a desert) and fellowship – ALL WELCOME! There will also be a vegetarian option.

NOTE! – there will be no services at the other churches in the Parish as we’ll be joining together as one for the final time of the Winter service schedule.

Service times will revert to the normal schedule at each church starting on Easter Sunday (31st March).

Sunday 17th March 2024

4.00pm – 5.00pm

St. Bartholomew’s Church

Please come and pray for the Parish and all our planned Easter activities.

Everyone is invited to join us at one of our Special Mother’s Day Family Services where we’ll be giving thanks for our Mums, Grandmas, Aunties and any other special people in our lives who care for us.

Sunday 10th March
9:30am at St Bartholomew’s – Meltham
11:15am at St Mary’s – Wilshaw

ALL WELCOME – bring the whole family!

Join us on Sunday morning for our monthly ALL AGE SERVICE which is suitable for all the family.
3rd March – 9:30am at St James’ Meltham Mills (the church by the park).

ALL WELCOME – YOUNG, OLD and those INBETWEEN 😃

Similar to last year, primarily due to the continued high energy prices and in order to reduce heating costs, there will NOT be a service in every church each Sunday during January, February and March 2024:

Everyone is encouraged to join together at one of the other churches if there is not a service at the one you would usually attend. Let’s stick together (and worship together) during these winter months and keep warm.

Services will be as follows during MARCH:

Sun 3rd – St James’ Meltham Mills (Family Sunday Service) 9:30am and St Mary’s Wilshaw (HC) 11:15am

Sun 10th St Bartholomew’s’ Meltham (HC) 9:30am and St Mary’s Wilshaw (SoW) 11:15am

Sun 17th St James’ Meltham Mills (HC) 9:30am and St Mary’s Wilshaw (SoW) 11:15am

Sun 24th PALM SUNDAY Joint Parish Communion and lunch 10:30am – St Bartholomew’s Meltham

Please Note:
– The first Sunday of the month (9:30am) will be a Family Sunday service where people of ALL ages can join in the fun.
– The fourth Sunday of the Month will be a Parish Communion Service. All are welcome to share a light lunch together after the service.
– There will be no services taking place at Helme Church due to the lack of heating.
– The mid-week Wednesday service of Holy Communion at St Bartholomew’s will continue as normal each week at 10:30am.
– Toddler Church at St Bartholomew’s will continue as normal on Tuesday mornings each week 9am to 11am (term time only).

On Tuesday mornings during term time, St Bart’s Tots takes place each week between 9:00am and 11:00am at St Bartholomew’s Church, #Meltham.

You may have noticed that our group has had a name change……a new name but still the same aim.

Under 5s are welcome to come along and bring their Mums, Dads, Grandparents or carers with them.

You will receive a very warm welcome from our team. See you on Tuesday!

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What is St Bart’s Tots?

It is a relaxed 2 hours where adults can chat together over a cup of Yorkshire Tea or Coffee whilst their children can play with toys and have snacks and juice. It takes place within St Bartholomew’s Church (that’s the big one in the middle of Meltham). We also sometimes sing Christian songs, and other children’s songs suitable for toddlers; there’s a very short, interactive Bible story and a prayer that is especially fun for toddlers but also for the adults too! So, as you can see, this is definitely NOT just another church service. You are very welcome to come along and see for yourself that it’s fun, relaxed and enjoyable. You will receive a warm welcome… not to mention a welcome hot drink.

A service for the World Day of Prayer 2024 will be held at St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham on Friday 1st March at 11am.

A SERVICE FOR EVERYONE! – ALL WELCOME

Statement for World Day of Prayer
The theme of our service this year is from Ephesians 4: 1 – 6. “I beg you, bear with one another in love.” The service was written by a group of Palestinian Christian women before the current conflict and deals with their own personal experiences. Their hope was to encourage and inspire other women around the world to bear with one another in troubled times. As has often happened before, this year’s service has been overtaken by a tragic set of events.

We offer this service, believing that we are called to support the Christian women who created it and we invite all those taking part to listen prayerfully to their voices. We pray with world leaders, relief workers, medical teams and all those praying about the situation, for an end to the killing, and for the wisdom to build a lasting peace

For more info about the day and prayer, please visit www.wwdp.org.uk

Join us at St Bartholomew’s #Meltham for our joint Parish Communion service – Sunday 25th Feb @ 10:30am.
Everyone is welcome to stay afterwards for a light lunch and fellowship – ALL WELCOME!

NOTE! – there will be no services at the other churches in the Parish as we’ll be joining together as one.

Meltham Churches Together Lent Groups for will begin during February 2024. They will be for a series of 5 weeks.
All welcome to join any of the groups which will be held each week at the following times and locations:

Monday evenings – 8:00pm – Home Group (starting Monday 19th February)
Tuesday afternoons – 2:00pm – St. Bartholomew’s Church (starting Tuesday 20th February)
Thursday mornings – 11:45am – Meltham Methodist Church (starting Thursday 15th February – followed by lunch).

There is a printed booklet which leaders will distribute. The theme is ‘Practicing Jesus’ – Seven last words.

If you can, please donate £1 per booklet towards printing costs.

For further information, please speak to Rev John Dracup or just turn up and join in!