Join us on Maundy Thursday evening at 7:30pm for a special service of Holy Communion at St James’ Church, Meltham Mills. ALL WELCOME.
HOLY WEEK – TUESDAY – Taize Service – 7pm – St Mary’s Wilshaw (or from home via Zoom)
You are invited to our Taize service at St Mary’s Wilshaw, on the 12th April at 7pm.
The service will be in church, however you are also welcome to join us from the comfort of your homes via zoom (joining details below).
The Taizé service is a quiet, contemplative one with plenty of opportunity for silent prayer and meditation.
Please maintain the silence as you wait for the service to begin.
If you are joining from home, it is recommended that you find a quiet space, are comfortable and warm, and maybe light a candle or two.
Time: Apr 12, 2022 07:00pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83132856232?pwd=dEpMeGY5eThxVUcvSTBYT3h2WDROZz09
Meeting ID: 831 3285 6232
Passcode: 089476
Holy Week – MONDAY – Stations of the Cross – 7pm – Helme Church
Join us to start Holy Week with a quiet and prayerful service re-visiting selected events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus. Monday 11th April – 7pm at Christ Church, Helme. ALL WELCOME!
Our other events in Holy Week are as follows:
MON 11 – FRI 15 APRIL – 7:00am – DAILY DEVOTION – ST JAMES’, MELTHAM MILLS
MON 11 APRIL – 7:00pm – STATIONS OF THE CROSS – HELME CHURCH
TUE 12 APRIL – 7:00pm – TAIZE SERVICE – ST MARY’S, WILSHAW
THU 14 APRIL – 7:30pm – MAUNDY THURSDAY HOLY COMMUNION – ST JAMES’, MELTHAM MILLS
GOOD FRI 15 APRIL – 11:30am – OUTDOOR SERVICE OF WITNESS – ST BART’S, MELTHAM (followed by Soup lunch at Methodist Church)
GOOD FRI 15 APRIL – 3:00pm – STAINER’S CRUCIFIXION – ST BART’S, MELTHAM
SAT 16 APRIL –10:00am to 4:00pm – EASTER TRAIL – MELTHAM GREENWAY finishing at ST JAMES’, MELTHAM MILLS
All events can also be found on the parish and church facebook pages – if you are able, please share them with your friends to help us spread the word.
Easter Trail: We need YOUR help please!
SAT 16 APRIL – EASTER TRAIL – MELTHAM GREENWAY finishing at ST JAMES’, MELTHAM MILLS
Hello, please could we ask for some support with the Easter trail element of our Holy Week.
Below you can see an overview of the type of help we need and the duration of the event on Sat 16th April.
If you could find some time on the Saturday to help with one or more of these aspects, we would be delighted to see you! Please could you respond back to Mike or Debbie Still or Rev John and give an indication of how long you could spend with us and which element you could help with.
| 11-12am | 12-1pm | 1-2pm | 2-3pm | |
| Be a welcomer. Talk with and help people | ||||
| Make and serve refreshments | ||||
| Give out easter eggs |
Make a cake or cookies for the day – would you be able to provide some baked goods for us to give out during the day? If you are unable to come along and help but could find some time to do some baking that would be just as valuable and appreciated by those who have been walking the Easter trail!
Many, many thanks.
Holy Week
HOLY WEEK SERVICES – APRIL 2022
Join us at one or more of our special services across the parish as we make the journey through Holy Week.
ALL WELCOME!
MON 11 – FRI 15 APRIL – 7:00am – DAILY DEVOTION – ST JAMES’, MELTHAM MILLS
MON 11 APRIL – 7:00pm – STATIONS OF THE CROSS – HELME CHURCH
TUE 12 APRIL – 7:00pm – TAIZE SERVICE – ST MARY’S, WILSHAW
THU 14 APRIL – 7:30pm – MAUNDY THURSDAY HOLY COMMUNION – ST JAMES’, MELTHAM MILLS
GOOD FRI 15 APRIL – 11:30am – OUTDOOR SERVICE OF WITNESS – ST BART’S, MELTHAM (followed by Soup lunch at Methodist Church)
GOOD FRI 15 APRIL – 3:00pm – STAINER’S CRUCIFIXION – ST BART’S, MELTHAM
SAT 16 APRIL – EASTER TRAIL – MELTHAM GREENWAY finishing at ST JAMES’, MELTHAM MILLS
If you are a facebook user, please look up the events on our Parish pages and help us publicise them by sharing and inviting your friends: https://www.facebook.com/MelthamParish/events/
Parish Magazine – April 2022
The #Meltham Parish magazine for April is now available.
Easter is such a hopeful time of the year, flowers are starting to grow and there is an increase in bird song and we can eventually start to put the clothes on the line more too. However it is not just about that, find out what it means to others and about the ‘Real Love at Easter event.
We have all been touched by the events in Ukraine, and the recent appeal showed just how much it has touched the hearts of Meltham. We have given an amazing £949.60 to Teams4U.
Thank you to all who have contributed helped with this issue especially Alison W, it really wouldn’t be the magazine it is without your input. All contributions are considered both big and small, so please do send them in.
The next deadline for the May magazine will be:
Monday 18th April 2022
Please send them via:
melthamparishmagazine@gmail.com
or
via the vicarage letterbox.
(150 Huddersfield Rd, HD9 4AL)
God Bless,
Fiona.
Mothering Sunday Services – ALL WELCOME
EVERYONE WELCOME to join us at one of our Mothering Sunday Services in and around #Meltham where we shall be giving thanks and celebrating Mums, Grandmas, Aunties and anyone else who cares for us.
Services will take place in the parish as follows:
St Bartholomew’s Church Meltham – 9:30am
https://fb.me/e/2o9mz0cYl
St James’ Church Meltham Mills – 9:30am
https://fb.me/e/2jfO13aAC
St Mary’s Church Wilshaw – 11:15 (this service will also be available on Zoom – details below)
https://fb.me/e/1NbhkAG9f
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85286386625?pwd=UTFnc0g3K0dtVEhKcHFkakVrS3pGdz09
Meeting ID: 852 8638 6625
Passcode: 423839
Unfortunately, there will be no service at Helme Church due to the continued problems with the leaky heating system, but please join in at one of the other services.
Facebook users can use the links above to help promote the services by sharing them or inviting friends to come along also.
UKRAINE APPEAL: Coffee Morning – Sat 19th March
UKRAINE APPEAL: Meltham Shoebox Team – Day 4 – update….
UKRAINE APPEAL: Meltham Shoebox Team / T4U – Day 4
Early this morning, the van containing the donated supplies left Meltham and travelled to the T4U Head Office Distribution Centre in Wrexham.
Our donations will then be loaded on to a large articulated lorry, along with similar donations from other parts of Northern England and North Wales, and leave for Romania which borders Ukraine.
We received yet more donations, today, and we will be open tomorrow (Sat 12th March) and Monday 14th March at St James Church, Meltham Mills from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Donations can also be left at our Drop-Off Points in Meltham ie Morrisons, Co-op & the Crossroads Shop over the weekend.
The collection points in Morrisons and the Co-op will then be removed on Monday.
A van will take all the remaining donations to Wrexham later this next week.
We want to say a huge “THANK YOU” to all those individuals, businesses and schools which together has resulted in such a brilliant amount of much-needed supplies going from Meltham and surrounding area to the displaced refugees from Ukraine.
So much has been achieved in just 4 days and it’s all thanks to you for responding so generously.
THANK YOU.
Chris Dronsfield
Communications Officer
Meltham Shoebox Team & T4U.
