IT’S HARVEST TIME IN #MELTHAM!

Join us for our Harvest Festivals across the Parish either this Sunday (6th October) or next Sunday (13th October)

Sunday 6th October:
09.30am St James’ – MELTHAM MILLS
11.15am Christ Church – HELME

Sunday 13th October:
09.30am St Bartholomew’s – MELTHAM
11.15am St Mary’s – WILSHAW

It’s also the Season of Invitation so please join us and do invite all your family, friends and neighbours too!

We shall be collecting items for the Meltham Crossroads Food Bank – Items can be brought to any of the Harvest Festivals at each church or the Crossroads centre.

All donations will be gratefully received though they have especially asked for donations of tinned meat meals, baked beans, tuna, biscuits, pasta sauce, long-life milk, cereals, and pet food, but their shelves currently have plenty of tinned soup and pasta at this time.   Cash donations are also welcome.

The food bank is open Mon-Fri, 10am – 12pm.

Please share widely!

ALL WELCOME!

Thank you!

Welcome to the Autumn edition of the #Meltham Parish Magazine. As I wait for the vicar to write his letter, I am preparing for an adventure to London (no kids allowed!) as I am now a member of the Association for Church Editors, and on my way to the annual meeting. So hopefully I’ll have lots of ideas on how to keep this magazine running smoothly. However in the mean time I hope you enjoy this edition, there’s articles on intriguing things, Part 2 of Church bells and Elizabeth takes over the reigns from Jenny on going greener.

It is you who makes this magazine as interesting as possible, so please do keep sending in any articles or ideas for future editions. They are all welcome and I’m thankful to you all how contributed to this edition. Please continue to send them in.

The deadline of the December / January magazine will be Monday 18th November 2024.

God Bless, Fiona.

It’s a five Sunday month again, so as is tradition here in the Parish of #Meltham, we shall be having a joint parish communion service so we can all come together and worship as one. This time, it will take place up at Christ Church, Helme. Sunday 29th September at 10:30am.

Please note that there won’t be any services at the other churches in the parish on this Sunday – the hope is that everyone comes along to this one to join together for worship and fellowship.

ALL WELCOME!

WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT, WE ARE ONE IN THE LORD!

Cllr David Haigh – Town Mayor of Meltham invites you all to the Civic Service.

ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH, MELTHAM
SUNDAY 8th September 2024 @ 10.30am

Civic service this Sunday to welcome David Haigh as Mayor of Meltham and to give thanks for all the organisations that make Meltham so great. Parade leaves the Carlile Institute at 10.30am led by Meltham & Meltham Mills band. Service begins at St Bartholomew’s Church once the parade arrives. All welcome.

Please note there will be no service at the other churches in the parish as we all join together at St Bart’s for the Civic Service.

There will be a short service of Holy Communion at 9am at St Bartholomew’s (not 9:30am as stated in parish magazine).

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 4th August
St James’, Meltham Mills (Family Sunday – all age) 9:30am
St Mary’s, Wilshaw (Holy Communion) 11:15am

Sun 11th August
St Bartholomew’s, Meltham (Holy Communion) 9:30am
Christ Church, Helme (Service of the Word) 11:15am

Sun 18th August
St James’, Meltham Mills (Holy Communion) 9:30am
St Mary’s, Wilshaw (Baptism) 11:15am

Sun 25th August
St Bartholomew’s, Meltham (Service of the Word) 9:30am
Christ Church, Helme (Holy Communion) 11:15am

There is also a midweek traditional ‘said’ service of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer at St Bartholomew’s, Meltham starting at 10.30am every Wednesday.

Services from September will resume as usual at all four churches. (These will be at the above times but every week**)

**Advance notice – put these in your diary!
10th Sept is ‘Civic Sunday’ there will only be one service at St Bartholomew’s Meltham at 10.30am with a short Holy Communion said service at 9.30am (also at St Bartholomew’s).

The next joint Parish Communion is on Sunday 29th September at Helme @ 10.30am. There will be no other services in the Parish on this day.

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.

Hello! and welcome to our August / September edition of the Parish Magazine. Summer is here, so pull up a deck chair, slap on the suncream, pour a cool drink and settle in! There’s lots of interesting articles including the first of a three part article on Church Bells (pg 12). A lovely thank you from Liz Ryan (pg 30) and don’t forget to check out the centre pages for info on the Oasis restart and the schedule for our Summer services across the Parish – note there’s not a service in every church every week during August due to the holidays.

The front cover just doesn’t do the community quilt justice and you really must try and find a time to go see it this summer at any of the community events. Again, I am so thankful for all your wonderful contributions for this edition. It has made my job so much easier and I think makes a fantastic issue. Please continue to send them in.

The deadline of the October / November magazine will be Friday 20th September 2024.
Please send submissions via: melthamparishmagazine@gmail.com or via the vicarage letterbox.
(150 Huddersfield Rd, HD9 4AL)

God Bless, Fiona.

Join us on either one or both of the following Sunday mornings for our ALL AGE SERVICES which are suitable for all members of the family – the young ones, the old ones and all those inbetween!

FAMILY SUNDAY (1): 7th July – 9:30am at St James’ Meltham Mills (the church by the park).

FAMILY SUNDAY (2) 14th July – 9:30am at St Bartholomew’s Meltham (the big one in the centre).

We have two ALL AGE services that take place in Meltham on the first and second Sunday of each month!

ALL WELCOME AT EITHER OR BOTH

We shall be celebrating together at St Bartholomew’s Church, Meltham with a special joint Parish Communion Service. Sunday 30th June, 10:30am.

This will be a special time as some members of our church family are being Baptised by Immersion and some will be receiving Holy Communion for the first time. The portable baptistery has been installed this week ready for the big day!

Please join us as we celebrate, and pray for them.

Please note, there will be no services at the other churches in the parish on this day.

++ ALL WELCOME ++

Welcome to our June / July Parish Magazine. What jam packed edition we have for you! Lots of interesting articles including a note from our treasurer (pg 25), an update from Teams4U (page 24) a lovely thought from Jean W on the centre page. Please also note (pg 17) that 30th June will be a special Parish Communion
with a celebration afterwards. Can’t wait!

Also a BIG congratulations goes to our Simon Ball for receiving a Pride of Meltham award. Thank you for all you do for this parish, you truly are a star!

I’m sorry I couldn’t fit in a bigger acknowledgement there’s just so much to fit in this month! Again, I am so thankful for all your wonderful contributions for this edition. It has made my job so much easier and I think makes a fantastic issue.

Please continue to send them in. The deadline of the August / September magazine will be earlier due to school holidays:
Monday 15th July 2024 – Please send submissions via melthamparishmagazine@gmail.com or via the vicarage letterbox.
(150 Huddersfield Rd, HD9 4AL)

God Bless, Fiona.

Join us on either one or both of the following Sunday mornings for our ALL AGE SERVICES which are suitable for all members of the family – the young ones, the old ones and all those inbetween!

FAMILY SUNDAY (1): 2nd June – 9:30am at St James’ Meltham Mills (the church by the park).

FAMILY SUNDAY (2) 9th June – 9:30am at St Bartholomew’s Meltham (the big one in the centre).

We have two ALL AGE services that take place in Meltham on the first and second Sunday of each month!

ALL WELCOME AT EITHER OR BOTH!