Join us for our Joint Parish Communion where we shall be welcoming our special guests, Rosie and Stu Bayford who will sharing their story about working in Brazil with the Church Mission Society.

It would be lovely if you would join us to meet them in person to hear about their work and show our support – Sunday 29th June 10:30am at St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham. Note no other services in the parish today.

You can find out more about their work using the link below:
https://churchmissionsociety.org/people-in-mission/rosie-and-stu-bayford-brazil/

WE ARE CONTINUING TO SHARE SERVICES AS BELOW – ALL WELCOME – JOIN US!

SUN 1st JUNE
10:00am – ST JAMES’ MELTHAM MILLS (All-age Worship)
11:15am – ST MARY’S WILSHAW

SUN 8th JUNE – PENTECOST / WHIT SUNDAY
10:30am – ST JAMES’ MELTHAM MILLS (Joint service with Meltham Churches Together)

SUN 15th JUNE – TRINITY SUNDAY
10:00am – ST BARTHOLOMEW’S MELTHAM
11:15am – ST MARY’S WILSHAW

SUN 22nd JUNE
10:00am – ST JAMES’ MELTHAM MILLS
11:15am – ST MARY’S WILSHAW

SUN 29th JUNE
10:30am – ST BARTHOLOMEW’S MELTHAM (5th SUNDAY PARISH COMMUNION)

HOLY COMMUNION EACH WEDNESDAY 10:30am AT ST BARTHOLOMEW’S MELTHAM

The QR code above is a link to a Parliamentary petition calling for a full Parliamentary debate on improving the provision of medical services for Parkinson patients .

Chris Ryan would like people to scan the code to follow the link to sign the petition.  100,000 signatures are needed by 10th September, so far they are at 40,000.

Thank you

Come and share in prayer for the Parish.

Sunday 25th May

6.30pm

St. Bartholomew’s Church

A Reminder:
On Tuesday 20th May there will be an OASIS Quiet Day at St James’. 10.30- 2.30 
Bring a packed lunch if staying all day. 
The theme will be ‘Stained Glass and Worship’ with particular reference to the Ascension Window at St James’.
There will be a time for worship and a time for quiet reflection, reading, prayer or just resting in a peaceful place. 
A short service of Holy Communion will take place in the afternoon lead by our friend Rev Elizabeth. 
Interested? Why not ‘ Come and See’. 

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ALL AGE WORSHIP – Sunday 4th May – 10:00am at St James’ Meltham Mills (the church by the park)

Join us on Sunday morning for our monthly ALL AGE SERVICE which is suitable for all the family.
4th May – 10:00am at St James’ Meltham Mills (the church by the park).

ALL WELCOME – YOUNG, OLD and those INBETWEEN – every first Sunday of the month at 10am.

Note, this will be a joint service – no service at St Bartholomew’s Church this week.

We’d love you to come join us in #Meltham Parish on Easter Sunday to celebrate the Risen Christ together!

For those early birds, there is what we hope will be a glorious Sonrise @ 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! Meet at 5:45am. A short reflection focused on the discovery of the empty tomb for about 20 minutes. Wrap up warm! Bacon butties and cereal will be served afterwards at the Church Hall in Meltham.

Joint services will take place in TWO of our four churches as follows:

10:00am St James’ – Meltham Mills (by the park)

11:15am St Mary’s – Wilshaw

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES AT ST BARTHOLOMEW’S – MELTHAM or CHRIST CHURCH – HELME.
Do join us as we worship and celebrate together at one of the other churches listed above.

ALL WELCOME

Hallelujah! Christ is Risen.

HE IS RISEN INDEED – HALLELUJAH!

Join us today at St Bartholomew’s Church in Meltham for the following services:

11:30am Service of Witness outside St Bartholomew’s
3:00pm An Hour at the Cross (Reflection) inside St Bartholomew’s

There will be no choral offering in the evening this year as we no longer have sufficient numbers of singers, but for those who are interested, there is a service at Christ Church, New Mill at 7:30pm – A Meditation in Music and Words featuring various anthems and hymns. For more info see: https://newmillchurch.org.uk/

Below are some links to our own Good Friday choral offering from previous years that can be listened to via our YouTube channel:

The Cross of Christ:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPtlbWgRgf8

Stainer’s Crucifixion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWeJto3YkR8

Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QbGhI21t-4

EASTER TRAIL for all the family – Easter Saturday 19th April from 10am til 2:30pm.

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

Follow the clues along the way to learn about 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.

If you’re a facebook user, please share the event below to help spread the word or invite friends and family who may be interested.

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