Sunday 19th March 2023 – Encounters with Jesus: The Blind Man – Mothers Day

This week our Communion service is at 10:30am this Sunday at St Paul’s Church.

We’re continuing our sermon series on Encounters with Jesus, reflecting on one of the most famous chapters in the Bible, John 3, as we see Nicodemus encounter Jesus.

So, our Bible reading this week is John 9:1-12

To see the live stream of the service click here: https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

Lent
Our Lent Course is still on Saturday mornings, at St Paul’s – not too late to join!  10.30am
We’ll also be focusing on Encounters with Jesus at those sessions together.
Electoral Roll
If you have been attending our church for a while and are not on our Electoral Roll we would love you to officially join our church – you can do this over the next few weeks.  Also we will be removing some people from the Roll who have moved away and can no longer attend.  Sorry about this, it doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten you – it’s just housekeeping!

Manningham-on-Sea

A date for your diary!

On Sunday 7th May, following the King’s Coronation, we are having a day of fun at Manningham-on-Sea at St Pauls!

There is much to be done to make this a fun and celebratory day in our community and we’d love your help.

If you would like to be involved, please talk to Emma, Clare or Michelle.

Sunday 11th December 2022 – No Room for Jesus – Breakfast Church

This Sunday is our Breakfast Church as we continue to look at the Christmas Story in the build up to Christmas.

This week we’ll be thinking about how there was no room for Mary and Joseph on arrival in Bethlehem, looking at Luke 2:7 a short passage – but one of the most famous in history!

We don’t Live stream our Breakfast Church – but come along instead of watching from home.

Notices

Christmas
All details about our Christmas events are found here
Our 2 main ‘invitation events’ this year are

Carols by Candlelight

Saturday 17th December – 6pm, St Martins Church 
This is a traditional service with carols and readings

Bonfire and Brass Band

Friday 23rd December – 4.30pm, St Barnabas Village Hall
This will be about an hour long – carols, hot chocolate and glow sticks etc.  For the whole community.  Please come along and bring a neighbour!
We will need quite a lot of wood for this event – if you have some that you’d like us to burn for you at no charge can you contact us?

Sunday 30th October 2022 – Juicy – Zacchaeus

On Sunday it is the 5th Sunday of the month.  It is a ‘Juicy’ service when we try to use our church space in a different way and have different ways to experience the Bible Story.

This week it is Zacchaeus the Tax Collector, can find the Bible passage in Luke 19:1-10.

Live stream for our service will be available via this link – https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

Giving Money – it is lovely that we are a very generous church.  Please could we ask that people don’t give money to people who have come to church for help due to hardship.  We do help these people regularly, but giving money often puts other temptations in their way so it isn’t always the best thing.  If you’re unsure please speak to Clare (and give her the money if need be!!)

Sunday 23 October 2022 – All Age Communion Service

 

This week on Sunday we continue to look at the Sermons of Jesus – looking at the story where Jesus blesses the children and the Rich Man you can find the Bible passage in Luke 18:15-30.  Our Parish Communion service is on Sunday at 10.30am – St Paul’s Church Manningham

Live stream for our service will be available via this link – https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

Ben’s Sister

Please pray for Ben and his family – his sister has died suddenly after having long term health issues.  He’s taking some time off and travelling to see family.

Interfaith Prayer for Peace in the Congo Bradford Cathedral 

To commemorate Congo Week and Black History Month Bradford Cathedral is holding an Prayer Vigil to to help us pray for peace.

Bradford Theology School

This is a new initiative for anyone wanting to gain a greater knowledge of God, Scripture and theology.  Have a look at the information on the website for details.

Lantern Festival

Some are making lanterns in our Places of Welcome and we want to be officially present as a Parish for this lovely community event.  It is in Lister Park on 28th October 2022 at 6pm

Recipes and Stories

We have some funding for community cohesion around a possible GHM recipe book,  The idea would be to tell a story that relates to a recipe – maybe a family favourite, or something that matches with a special memory.  We hope that this can bring community together to talk, share and cook.  Also it would result in our very own recipe book.  Can you think if you’d like to contribute or if it is something you can help us with.  Ask Michelle for more details or Contact us.

 

Sunday 16th October 2022 – Parables Jesus Told – The Persistent Widow

 

This week on Sunday we continue to look at the Sermons of Jesus – reading The Persistent Widow in Luke 18:1-8 you can find the Bible passage in Luke 18:1-8.

Live stream for our service will be available via this link – https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

Lantern Festival

Some are making lanterns in our Places of Welcome and we want to be officially present as a Parish for this lovely community event.  It is in Lister Park on 28th October 2022 at 6pm

Recipes and Stories

We have some funding for community cohesion around a possible GHM recipe book,  The idea would be to tell a story that relates to a recipe – maybe a family favourite, or something that matches with a special memory.  We hope that this can bring community together to talk, share and cook.  Also it would result in our very own recipe book.  Can you think if you’d like to contribute or if it is something you can help us with.  Ask Michelle for more details or Contact us.

Saying Goodbye services are returning to Bradford in October with a Baby loss remembrance and support service.  On the 29th October at 2pm, in Bradford Cathedral,  we will be hosting one of our Saying Goodbye Services.

 

Sunday 9th October 2022 – Breakfast Church and Prayer and Praise – I am the way the truth and the life

This Sunday we have Breakfast Church – St Paul’s Church – 10.30am.  Please bring someone along if you haven’t before.  This is our service that is deliberately aimed at people who are not used to Church.  If Breakfast Church isn’t really your cup of tea (and croissant!) then perhaps Prayer and Praise at 7pm – St Philip’s Church might be something to try.  We follow the same theme, but there is more singing and a more intimate feel.

 

Notices

U:Nite Youth Group – Saturday 8th October is our monthly united youth group meeting.  Please pray for our young people who will be meeting with other churches across Bradford for an evening of fun and fellowship.

Harvest Festival – we will be celebrating Harvest festival at St Barnabas Church on Weds 12 October.  Please feel free to bring non-perishable goods.  We’ll also be taking donations for Christian Aid.

Saying Goodbye services are returning to Bradford in October with a Baby loss remembrance and support service.  On the 29th October at 2pm, in Bradford Cathedral,  we will be hosting one of our Saying Goodbye Services.

 

Sunday 25th September 2022 – All Age Service: The Rich Man and Lazarus

On Sunday we have an All Age service continuing with our series on Parables

This week it is is “The Rich Man and Lazarus” – and it also just happens to be Generosity Sunday.  So there may be a challenge or two!

The Bible passage can be found in Luke 16. 19-31
Live stream for our service will be available via this link – https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

We are continuing some really hard work around the Parish with Restore – our new name for our Community Projects. All five days of the working week there is something happening in one of our Churches at 10.30am.  In all of them you would be incredibly welcome for a drink and something to eat.

Sunday 18th September 2022 – New Series on Parables

This Sunday we begin a new series to take us up to Advent “Parables Jesus Told”
We start with “The Parable of the shrewd manager”
The Bible passage can be found in Luke16. 1-13
Live stream for our service will be available via this link – https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM
Notices
At the Cathedral on Sunday night (Sunday 18th September at 6:30pm)
There will be a Civic Commemoration and Thanksgiving for the Life of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Doors will open at 6pm for a 6:30pm start. Following the service there will be an opportunity to sign our book of condolence and light a candle, before the national minute’s silence at 8pm is observed outside on the Cathedral green, alongside singing of the national anthem.
You are welcome to join us for the service or the minute’s silence or both.
Also at the Cathedral on Monday 19th September they will be opening from 10am – 4pm to broadcast the funeral

Sunday 11th September 2022 – Baptisms, Confirmation and Commemoration

 

On Sunday we have our Baptism Service – clearly it will be a little different due to the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Bishop Toby will be joining us for this special occasion appropriately speaking on “I am the Resurrection and the Life!”

The Bible passage can be found in John 11:17-27

At Easter 2020 during the Pandemic Lockdown our late Queen addressed the nation.

As darkness falls on the Saturday before Easter Day, many Christians would normally light candles together. In church, one light would pass to another, spreading slowly and then more rapidly as more candles are lit. It’s a way of showing how the good news of Christ’s resurrection has been passed on from the first Easter by every generation until now.

This year, Easter will be different for many of us…. but Easter isn’t cancelled; indeed, we need Easter as much as ever.

The discovery of the risen Christ on the first Easter Day gave his followers new hope and fresh purpose, and we can all take heart from this.

We will take heart from this as we declare again the new hope and fresh purpose she so clearly knew in her own life.

This service is usually a breakfast church – so we will have Brunch after the service since it will be a little different

Live stream for our service will be available via this link – https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Due to the baptisms this service will have a service sheet that can be downloaded here – if you want to follow along at home.

 

Notices

Two downloads this week.

Tomorrow is also the 20th Anniversary of Bradford Interfaith Prayer for Peace, meeting at 7pm – poster here

Also later in the week on 16th September – Global Justice Bradford have a film evening with discussion afterwards.

A Time to Mourn – HM Queen Elizabeth II

Good Morning

We are going to open our churches between 3-4pm today Friday 9th Sept 2022 when school children are heading home – hoping to allow them to be spaces of remembrance and mourning for our whole community.  Hopefully members of our Church community will be able to be there for this historic occasion despite being so quickly organised.
There will be an opportunity to sit quietly – to think and to remember a live so very well lived.
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