Debbie and Mike Still are hosting a church family social barbecue for the Parish this weekend.

Saturday 9th September from 4pm onwards at 127 Slaithwaite Rd, Meltham. HD9 5RW………….

We would like to invite you to a open home barbecue at our house.  Bring and share food and drink including bread and alcohol if wanted. If you have special dietary needs feel free to bring something for yourself. Bring meat and it will be cooked for you. We will provide salad squash tea and coffee.  It’s going to be a warm sunny day so children are welcome to use the pool – bring swimming stuff, adults too if you want a quick dip! Don’t forget your sun cream and hats too!

We are going to keep it simple. The BBQ will be alight, 4 ft deep swimming pool plus a trampoline for children and adults that have not lost their inner child.

Please share widely. We don’t want people to feel left out or uninvited. Aim is for a nice informal social time.

Come and enjoy our beautiful garden and views. We are so blessed and want to share them.

Mike & Debbie

During August, there will be a change to the normal pattern of services with only two in the parish each week due to the Summer holidays. Details as follows:

Sun 6th August
09:30am – St James’ Meltham Mills (Family Service)
11:15am – St Mary’s Wilshaw (Holy Communion)

Sun 13th August
09:30am – St Bartholomew’s Meltham (Holy Communion)
11:15am – St Mary’s Wilshaw (Pet Service)

Sun 20th August
09:30am – St James’ Meltham Mills (Holy Communion)
11:15am – Christ Church Helme (Service of the Word)

Sun 27th August
09:30am – St Bartholomews’ Meltham (Service of the Word)
11:15am – Christ Church Helme (Holy Communion)

Every Wednesday
10:30am – St Bartholomew’s Meltham (Holy Communion)

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.

The following groups will be hosting Saturday Coffee Mornings during August in #Meltham Church Hall – 9:30am to 12 noon.

Please come along and support them if you can – ALL WELCOME.

Sat 5th August:
DURKER ROODS ACTION GROUP

Sat 12th August:
THE PIE LADIES

Sat 19th August:
ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH

Sat 26th August:
HELME LADIES

Sat 2nd September:
HOLME VALLEY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

         Meltham Churches Together MELTHAM MUSTARD SEED. 

Coffee Morning and Sponsored Walk.  

SATURDAY 15th JULY  

Coffee 9:30 St Bartholomew’s church hall followed at 1:00 by an approximate 5 mile walk around Meltham. Sponsor forms available in Meltham churches and Crossroads Centre, email jane@collinsemail.co.uk or download here:  

Please support by coming along or sponsoring a walker on this final MMS walk. Since 1997 the coffee morning and walk have raised a staggering £33,886.34 to help support the education and kindred foster care of the orphans in Kyema Uganda. As Meltham withdraws at the end of this year 2023 we pray for the future of the sustainability program. Some current supporters are continuing to help this program. Please contact Jane Collins if you would like more information. 

Our celebrations last year included Edison Baguma who graduated in business administration. Kato Stephens qualified as a nurse and is now under internship and Baikem Atugoza achieved a diploma in civil engineering. 

Evas, visiting mother and Justus KMS at the MMS 12 ha sugar field. Harvested early 2023. This sugar investment and investment in buying land to build rental properties is the hope to sustain the future of kindred foster care. 

More information about the charity can be found here:
https://melthamparish.co.uk/meltham-mustard-seed-charity

You’re warmly invited to join us for a special Songs of Praise Service on Sunday afternoon (21st May) at 4pm. We’ll also have a few extra helpers in the choir to swell the chorus and ensure we can have a ‘reight good sing’ and raise the roof – Meltham style!

The service will feature some good old fashioned hymns and we shall also be celebrating the amazing achievement of our ‘head boy’ Denis Armstrong, who has clocked up a massive 80 years service singing in the church choir (yes EIGHTY!). Now that’s some achievement!

Please do join us – ALL WELCOME!

Join us this weekend in #Meltham to celebrate the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Saturday: Coffee Morning and cake stall from 9:30am followed by screening of the Coronation ceremony on the BIG SCREEN. This will run the BBC coverage throughout the day. Bring your own lunch if you wish to and watch the ceremony and parade. For the younger ones, children’s crafts and activities available in the back room from 11am to 1pm.

Sunday: Special Commemorative Service – 10:30am at St Bartholomew’s. A parade led by Meltham and Meltham Mills band will depart from the Carlile Institute to the church. Refreshments and cake will be served afterwards in the Church Hall. ALL WELCOME!

TODDLER CHURCH IS BACK!
Now that the Easter break is over, with schools back next week, we are starting up our Toddler Church on our regular weekly sessions on this coming Monday (17th April)
If you have not been to Toddler Church, before, then why not give it a go.
We meet at Helme Church on Monday mornings from 9.00 -11.00am.
We are a friendly group and you will receive a very warm welcome.
Hope to see you there.

Come join us in #Meltham Parish on Easter Sunday to celebrate the Risen Christ!

6:10am Sunrise Service at the Cock Crowing Stone – Wessenden Head Rd – Arrive earlier to ensure you don’t miss it!
Join together for this very special time. It really is worth getting up for! The sunrise is at 6:15am so you need to be there before then. A short reflection focussed on the discovery of the empty tomb for about 20 minutes.

Bacon butties and cereal will be served afterwards at the Church Hall in Meltham.

Holy Communion Services will take place as follows:

9:30am St Bartholomew’s – Meltham

9:30am St James’ – Meltham Mills

11:15am Christ Church – Helme

11:15am St Mary’s – Wilshaw

ALL WELCOME

Hallelujah! Christ is Risen.

HE IS RISEN INDEED – HALLELUJAH!

EASTER TRAIL for all the family – Saturday 8th April from 10:00am til 3:30pm – Meltham Greenway

Follow the Easter Trail from the Turning Circle on the Meltham Greenway to St James’ Church at Meltham Mills.

We’ve got Easter eggs which will be given out free to the first 100 children to complete the trail plus free coffee and biscuits for everyone at St James’ Church. Along the way, participants young and old will be able to take a goody bag.

Jesus loves us without limits and wants to gather us together. COVID has taught us the importance of community, supporting one another through difficult times.

The trail was really popular last year and we anticipate this will again be a really enjoyable family event and hope you can come along – it’s easy to follow and suitable for all ages.

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

Holy Week (Mon 3rd April to Sat 8th April)

– Monday to Friday daily devotional 7am – 7.30am, at St James’ Church, Meltham Mills

– Monday Stations of the Cross, 7pm at Christ Church, Helme.

– Tuesday Taize Service, 6.30pm at St Mary’s Church, Wilshaw

– Maundy Thursday 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.

– Saturday Easter Trail 10am – 3pm starting on the Greenway

ALL WELCOME!