PLEASE PRAY for leaders everywhere. Those who lead countries, companies, charities and churches. Help them to see the value of servant leadership putting the good of those they lead before their personal ambitions.

READ THE GOOD NEWS – Luke 12, 13-21
A taxi driver reminded me of this passage two days ago so a coincidence (or God-incidence) it’s the gospel reading for this week. An abundance of possessions doesn’t define us, or show God’s blessings on us. We are blessed when we do not store up things for ourselves on earth.

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK

Monday 29th July
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church

Tuesday 30th July
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s

Wednesday 31st July
9.30am Holy Communion BCP, St Bart’s
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Prayers for the Community, St Bart’s

NEXT SUNDAY 4th August
09.30am St Bart’s, Holy Communion
09.30am St James’, Family Service of the Word
11.15am Christ Church, Holy Communion
11.15am St Mary’s, Service of the Word

OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 30th July
2.00pm – Women’s Fellowship service at St Bart’s followed by a Beetle Drive and natter.

Friday 2nd August
09.00am–3.00pm St James’ Operation Christmas Child working group (with soup lunch)
10.00am-12 noon St James’, Community Card Group
10.30am-12 noon St Bart’s, Coffee and Chat.

Saturday 3rd August
7.30pm Yorkshire Day Celebration in the Parish Hall
An evening of music, joy and laughter – and a 2 course supper for £12. Tickets from the Flower Box, Café 33 or St Barts church members.

PLEASE PRAY for our young people and their teachers as they break up from school and colleges for the summer break. Pray they will be safe and have an opportunity to rest and come back in September rejuvenated. God of play, God of learning – help us to follow you.

READ THE GOOD NEWS – Luke 10, 25-37
We all know the parable of the Good Samaritan. Help us to know our neighbours – next door and all over the world and shown them love them, as God loves us.

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK

Monday 15th July
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church

Tuesday 16th July
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s

Wednesday 17th July
9.30am Holy Communion BCP, St Bart’s
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Prayers for the Community, St Bart’s

NEXT SUNDAY 21st July
09.30am St Bart’s, Holy Communion
09.30am St James’, Service of the Word
11.15am Christ Church, Holy Communion
11.15am St Mary’s, Service of the Word ANIMAL SERVICE – bring your animals large and small.

OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Wednesday 17th July – PCC @ St Bartholomew’s

Friday 19th July
09.00am–3.00pm St James’ Operation Christmas Child working group (with soup lunch)
10.00am-12 noon St James’, Community Card Group
10.30am-12 noon St Bart’s, Coffee and Chat.

ASK MELTHAM Meltham Town Council, in conjunction with Kirklees Council, are conducting an ASK MELTHAM exercise in the next few weeks. Jean Caunce, a member of St James’ congregation is a volunteer helping to collect data. Over the coming weeks she may approach you during coffee after a service to ask a few questions. What you say will be anonymous. Hopefully you’ll be happy to help so we can work to make Meltham an even better place to live.

A bumper combined edition of the #Meltham Parish magazine for July & August. Our new editors Fiona and Kirstin have been working hard to revamp and refresh it a bit…………….take a look here.

PLEASE PRAY for families – that they will find a way a way to show love every day. Love that is patient, kind, that isn’t proud, doesn’t brag or dishonour people or look out for its own interests or succumb to anger and keep track of people’s wrongs. Pray that love always trusts, protects, hopes and never gives up.

READ THE GOOD NEWS – Luke 10, 1-11
Jesus said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field”.

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Monday 8th July
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church

Tuesday 9th July
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s
1.30pm Greenacres Songs of Praise

Wednesday 10th July
9.30am Holy Communion BCP, St Bart’s
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Prayers for the Community, St Bart’s
10.30am Bell House, Wilshaw Holy Communion

NEXT SUNDAY 14th July
09.30am St Bart’s, Holy Communion
09.30am St James’, Holy Communion
11.15am Christ Church, Service of the Word
11.15am St Mary’s, Holy Communion
4.30pm St James’, 5 ALIVE

OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 12th July
09.00am–3.00pm St James’ Operation Christmas Child working group (with soup lunch)
10.30am-12 noon St Bart’s, Coffee and Chat.
No Community Card Group this week

Saturday 13th July
12-2pm – Helme – Summer Lunch
Tickets required – £10 from Janet Rockett 851424 or Pat Radford 851480

Join us this weekend @MelthamMemories where we will be serving quality beers along with our famous hog roast sandwiches. We’ve got beers from @MagicRockBrewCo @ThreeFiends @ossettbrewery @RatBrewery @FernandesBrewer and @EllandBrewery as follows:

Hat-Trick (Magic Rock)
High Wire (Magic Rock)
Bad Uncle Barry (Three Fiends Brewhouse)
Two Face Pale (Three Fiends Brewhouse)
Yorkshire Blonde (Ossett Brewery)
Yorkshire Brunette (Ossett Brewery)
Pekko (Ossett Brewery)
White Rat (Rat Brewery)
Mosaic (Fernandes)
Nettlethrasher (Elland Brewery)

We’ll also have the usual Cider from @PureNorthCider along with Wine and Prosecco.

See you there!

PS – don’t forget to invite / share with your friends!

PLEASE PRAY for our Parish – that we put God first and focus our energies on showing His love and saving grace to our community.

READ THE GOOD NEWS – Luke 9, 51-62
Follow Him, give your life to Him – there’s no need to look back.

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Monday 1st July
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church

Tuesday 2nd July
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s

Wednesday 3rd July
9.30am Holy Communion BCP, St Bart’s
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Prayers for the Community, St Bart’s
10.30am Bell House, Wilshaw Holy Communion

NEXT SUNDAY 7th July
09.30am St Bart’s, Holy Communion
09.30am St James’, Family Service of the Word
11.15am Christ Church, Holy Communion
11.15am St Mary’s, Service of the Word

OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 5th July
09.00am–3.00pm St James’ Operation Christmas Child working group (with soup lunch)
10.00am-12 noon St James’, Community Card Group
10.30am-12 noon St Bart’s, Coffee and Chat.
7.30pm St James’ Quiz Night and supper (£8.50 per ticket) in support of the Shoe Box Project (Operation Christmas Child)

Saturday 6th July
As part of the Meltham Memories (50’s and 60’s) Celebration the St Barts team will be serving Real Ales and tasty Hog Roast sandwiches behind the Church Hall.
Choose from a selection of 10 Real Ales, Cider, Wine and of course Prosecco! Please support us whatever the weather – it all needs drinking and eating!
Proceeds for St Bart’s Church Funds and the Church Hall Building Fund.

Sunday 7th July
12 noon St John’s, Kirkheaton – Bring and Share lunch then 1pm commissioning service for Tim and Kate Lee and family for their move to do God’s work in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

As it’s a 5 Sunday month, the #Meltham Parish will come together for a joint Parish Communion at Christ Church, Helme – Sunday 30th June @ 11:15am.

Please note there will be no services at the other churches in the Parish. Please come along to Helme where we can join together as one for this special service.

ALL WELCOME!

PLEASE PRAY that wherever we find ourselves this week, we are encouraged to talk about Jesus even when it might be difficult or controversial to do so. Pray that we have the confidence to live in such a way that makes no sense unless Jesus is alive. And leave the rest to God.
(inspired by Nell Goddard’s blog for London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, 17/6/19)

READ THE GOOD NEWS: Luke 8, 26-39
Our chains and demons are no more when we commit to listening to and trusting Jesus.

PRAYER AND WORSHIP IN THE COMING WEEK
Monday 24th June
9.30am Morning Prayer, Christ Church

Tuesday 25th June
9.30am Morning Prayer, St Mary’s

Wednesday 26th June
9.30am Holy Communion BCP, St Bart’s
10.00am Meltham Churches Together Prayers for the Community, St Bart’s
1.30pm Greenacres Holy Communion
2.00pm Helme Hall Holy Communion

NEXT SUNDAY 30th June
11.15am JOINT PARISH COMMUNION at Christ Church, Helme.

OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 25th June
1.00pm Women’s Fellowship trip to Wentworth Garden Centre – no service in Church

Wednesday 26th June
7.30pm Growth & Development meeting at the Vicarage.
We know that prayer works, come and join us.

Friday 28th June
09.00am–3.00pm St James’ Operation Christmas Child working group (with soup lunch)
10.00am-12 noon St James’, Community Card Group
10.30am-12 noon St Bart’s, Coffee and Chat.
7.00pm St James’ Women’s Speaker and Supper
Evening with Jane Collins talking about her latest visit to Kyema and the Mustard Seed Project.

ADVANCE WARNING
Friday 5th July
7.30pm St James’ Quiz Night and supper (£8.50 per ticket) in support of the Shoe Box Project
(Operation Christmas Child)
Sunday 7th July
St James’ BBQ