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Holy Week Meditations – Good Friday

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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.

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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

The Cross of Christ – Service for Good Friday at 3pm

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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).

Easter Hearts – food for those in need

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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.

Holy Week Meditations – Tuesday

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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.

Holy-Tuesday-Reflection Download

Easter Hearts – the real love story continues……..

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The residents and staff at Greenacres, Helme Hall and Stable Court have received the hearts, made by Christians in Meltham. These Hearts are firstly a gift from Christians in Meltham to say thanks to the Staff in our care homes, the unsung heroes, key workers who have faced huge challenges and yet who have quietly got on with caring for the very vulnerable – and carrying out many more unsung tasks. The hearts are to remind them that they are not forgotten. We want them to know that they are valued and appreciated.

The residents in our local homes, have been missing out on the most human interactions, unable to hug or be hugged, many isolated from their families and those who love them. The hearts are to remind them that they are not forgotten.

Secondly the Hearts are a reminder that at this time, we remember the Easter story – that God’s love is so amazing, loving us without limits.