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St Bartholomew’s Church Meltham Open: PLEASE HOLD THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER IN YOUR PRAYERS.

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CHURCH OPEN PLEASE HOLD THE PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER IN YOUR PRAYERS.

Manchester terror attack

Posted by Bishop Nick Baines

Yesterday my dad was 86 years old. Today at least 22 families will wake up to a world in which their own children will have found their life ended young. The loss can only be indescribable. Life will never be the same again; the sense of injustice will not be comprehended.
The cowardice of the perpetrator is striking. Isn’t it brave and principled to target unwitting children and young people?
The emergency services, along with ordinary people who responded heroically, represent the best of a society that refuses to regard such events as ‘normal’. It is shocking, a crime and a sin beyond words.
The words that haunt me come from a poem written three thousand years ago:
How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? (Psalm 13:2)
The depths of human perversion are evident. My prayer is that those whose lives have been torn apart by this atrocity will be drawn by a profound hope and not devastated by fear.
May the crucified and risen One shine light into this darkness and bring some peace.

Oasis Quiet Day

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The next OASIS quiet day will be this Wednesday 17th May, 10.00 – 3.00 pm.
The theme will be ‘Jars of Clay’.
Remember to bring a packed lunch if you are staying all day.
Join us if you can, and enjoy a time of quiet away from the busyness of everyday life.

Crossroads AGM

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The Crossroads AGM will be held on Monday June 12th at 7pm at the Methodist Church, Millmoor Road. Please come and hear about the our work in 2016.  All welcome.

 

Bev Corrigan from the Kirklees Bridleways Group will be speaking about the group’s work of identifying missing routes and protecting and improving Bridleways in preparation for the new Ordnance Survey in 2026.

Ladies’ Supper Evening

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St James next occasional Ladies’ Supper Evening will take place on Friday 5th May at 7.00 pm in the hall.
Supper and soft drinks will be provided. Please feel free to bring wine if you so wish.
Our speaker for the evening will be Louise MacLeod who will be telling us about her involvement with the charity ‘Blood Wise’. There will be a raffle to support their work in fighting blood cancers and other related blood diseases. Louise definitely has a ‘tale to tell’.