Hallelujah! It’s Easter Day!
Join us in church or online to celebrate the Jesus, Risen from the Dead!
9:30am – St Bartholomew’s Meltham
9:30am – St James’ Meltham Mills
11:15 – Christ Church Helme
11:15 – St Mary’s Wilshaw
The service from St Bartholomew’s will be streamed live on YouTube, and can be found using the following link:
https://youtu.be/zvEyA44-LHk
Unfortunately, the original recording had technical issues with sound. Fortunately, we did a separate recording using a phone in case we had issues experienced previously! The link to this can now be found here:
https://youtu.be/xPtlbWgRgf8
Please take a pebble. A small initiative of #RealLove on Good Friday in Meltham on our Greenway. 400 stones have been painted by Christians in Meltham. They all have a heart- personally designed by the artist – and are a reminder that the Easter message is – Jesus loves us without limits. You’ll find them in #Meltham down on the greenway. Please take one home or to give to others. You may even want to hide them elsewhere for others to find!
The four Church of England churches within the Meltham Parish have all decorated a tree and a cross outside. Please stop by and take a look.
Good Friday reflection – Crucified God, you suffer with and for your people: in these lonely times of deep distress sharpen our sense of your accompanying presence. Amen.
A reminder that their is a service at St Bartholomew’s this afternoon at 3pm featuring readings and musical excerpts from Stainer’s Crucifixion and Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary sung by 3 soloists. It can also be viewed live on YouTube hopefully using this link:
https://youtu.be/8hjfJ6SKB8I
All online services past and present can be viewed from the Parish YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpj6ZG35fYEmZGXFBhDF_kw
There will be a special Good Friday service at the Cross featuring readings and musical items taken from Stainer’s Crucifixion and Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary (which have usually been performed on this day for many years now). We cannot unfortunately yet have a full choir singing at this times, but are able to have 3 soloists singing the musical items telling the story.
The service will take place at St Bartholomew’s Church Meltham at 3pm and will also be available (hopefully live) via the Parish YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpj6ZG35fYEmZGXFBhDF_kw
PLEASE NOTE!
The usual social distancing and hygiene measures will be in place including the wearing of face coverings. We will also need to ensure that we do not exceed the now reduced seating capacity to ensure appropriate distancing can be maintained. Should turnout be high, we may need to ask people to return home and watch join via YouTube to ensure everyone’s safety (though we hope this is not the case).
Some of the 65 bags nearly ready to go out to all our #Meltham Foodbank clients from Wednesday. Thanks to all who provided a heart to go in the bags with the Real Love message. Easter eggs, heart and card for every family.
The Hearts are a reminder that at this time, we remember the Easter story – that God’s love is so amazing. He came to earth in Jesus, loved and lived among us. He understands what life is like. On Good Friday, Jesus died for our sins.
Rev’d John is using these these Daily reflections for Holy Week at the morning meditations. Written by Susanna Gunner in 2020 but still all too pertinent in 2021.
A painting, a short reflection and a prayer are offered to make connections between aspects of our Holy Week and Easter Week journey and the global pandemic which, this year, is inescapably our context for that journey. Please share them with others and perhaps print out for a friend or neighbour who is not online.
