Please note:
The next church working party will be on Saturday 30th July (not 23rd).
Meltham Mustard Seed Charity – Sponsored Walk and Coffee Morning – Sat 16 July
Please support the MELTHAM MUSTARD SEED coffee morning and sponsored walk. Saturday July 16th.
Coffee: 9:30 -12:00 Meltham Church Hall.
Please sponsor a walker or walk and get some sponsors, come along and enjoy a fun, family walk about 5 miles around Meltham’s beautiful countryside to help raise extra funds for the young adults and future of Meltham Mustard Seed.
Sponsored walk: REGISTRY at church hall from 12:45pm. Setting off at 1:00pm.
Please register back at hall once walk completed.
MMS is in the final 2 years of supporting orphans in Kyema Uganda in its present format. Our aim is that the young adults in Kyema MS, themselves recipients of MMS support in the past, will take over. With the last 2 years of investment in sugar growing, we want to make funds available to help make the project self sustainable.
CELEBRATING 26 YEARS!!!
A HOPE FOR SUSTAINABILITY through the previous recipients of MMS
-KMSYA Kyema Mustard Seed Young Adults.
KMSYA themselves are keen to help more orphans to benefit from foster care and education –
· Since February 2019, Sugar growing as income generation to continue the project as Meltham MS withdraws in its current form at end of 2023.
· KMSYA planted their own funded 1.5hectares sugar, harvested (2021) bringing in a better than expected income.
· 2.1 hectares sugar, harvested and processed (2022)
· 12 h growing well, to be harvested 2022
A REMINDER that all MMS orphans are fostered by relatives – KINDRED FOSTER CARE. This ethos is promoted throughout the world as the best care for orphaned children. Being cared for in their own culture, in their own environment, among people who hopefully best understand them and their needs.
Since 1996, 48 orphans have passed through Mustard Seed. Currently there are 30 children in the project (78 in total) supported at various levels of education.
THANK YOU
Sponsor forms available from Jane Collins or the Crossroads Centre
You can find out more about the Mustard Seed story here – it’s worth a read:
http://www.melthamparish.co.uk/pages/meltham-mustard-seed-charity/
The latest annual report can be viewed here:
We need YOUR help – Working Party at Helme Church Graveyard – Sat 9th July
Parish Magazine – July & August 2022 (double issue)
It’s a double issue and what a bumper issue it is! We have increased this issue by 4 pages due to all the submissions received. Thank you very much I couldn’t have done it without you all! There are some that I couldn’t fit into this issue, but don’t worry I will ensure they get included in future editions.
This edition, however is full of the success of the Queen’s Jubilee (pg 30 & 2) and St Mary’s Flower festival (pg 34). There is exciting news on the centre page from Chris Dronsfield and more from Jenny on our new feature ‘Going Greener’ (pg 9).
Please continue to send in your submissions for the September issue, which will have to be delayed due to the summer break.
The next deadline of the magazine will be:
Friday 26th August 2022
Please send them via:
melthamparishmagazine@gmail.com
or
via the vicarage letterbox.
(150 Huddersfield Rd, HD9 4AL)
God Bless,
Fiona.
Parish Magazine – June 2022
Apologies! Due to a memory lapse by our web admin team (of 1), the lovingly produced June magazine celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee didn’t get posted online……..that is, until now.
As the saying goes – better late than never – in this case a whole month late – oops!
You can belatedly catch up an all the news here:
Gardening Party
Church Working Group
Sunday 5th June a JUBILEE service at St Mary’s.
This Sunday we have a very special service where we will be joined by the Queen!
Please join us as we celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee at our family service. As usual we will be in church and on zoom (links below). The zoom link opens at 11am and the service starts at 11.15am.
Please pass this on to family & friends who would like to join us.
Gracious God, we give you thanks
for the reign of your servant Elizabeth our Queen,
and for the example of loving and faithful service
which she has shown among us.
Help us to follow her example of dedication
and to commit our lives to you and to one another,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
To join the Zoom Meeting at 11am:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89071406748?pwd=mHp7JeBXcWh7L6LcOSYiNn3SGphfXN.1
Meeting ID: 890 7140 6748
Passcode: 487793
Every week on Sunday:
Jun 5, 2022 11:00 AM
Joint Parish Service – Sun 29th May – St Mary’s Wilshaw
As it’s the 5th Sunday of the month, the 4 churches in the #Meltham parish will come together for a special joint all age service at St Mary’s Wilshaw at 11:15am – Sun 29th May. There will be no services in the other churches.
It’s also the final day of the Wilshaw Flower Festival, so you can take the opportunity to have a look at the amazing flower displays whilst you’re there, and also have lunch too!
There are LOADS of beautiful flowers to see, plus a jubilee café serving afternoon tea, soup & LOADS of cake!! There’s also an amazing raffle with fantastic prizes.
ENTRY to the festival is FREE!!!!
Please join us to worship God, surrounded by flowers. How wonderful is that!
You can join us in church or online using Zoom from 11am:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89071406748?pwd=mHp7JeBXcWh7L6LcOSYiNn3SGphfXN.1
Meeting ID: 890 7140 6748
Passcode: 487793
A big weekend at St Mary’s
It’s finally here!! The FLOWER festival weekend!
Opening times are: May 27th 28th 29th
Friday – 11am-4pm
Saturday – 11am-4pm
Sunday – 1pm-4pm
There are LOADS of beautiful flowers to see, plus a jubilee café serving afternoon tea, soup & LOADS of cake!! There’s also an amazing raffle with fantastic prizes.
ENTRY to the festival is FREE!!!!
On Sunday we have a parish service, lead by St James, which will be in church and on zoom (joining details below).
11.15am All Age Service
Please join us to worship God, surrounded by flowers. How wonderful is that!
To join the Zoom Meeting at 11am:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89071406748?pwd=mHp7JeBXcWh7L6LcOSYiNn3SGphfXN.1
Meeting ID: 890 7140 6748
Passcode: 487793
