Author: Chris Chorlton

As a Church we continue to be in regular contact with each other and we continue to pray for each other. Of course vulnerable are also still top of our agenda at difficult times.

We hope many of you managed to see our Livestream of the service last Sunday. We’re trying a different method this Sunday but will still be showing at 10.30 Sunday morning 29th March on our Youtube Channel. We won’t share the link yet – because last time that caused tech trouble. It will be very clear on the Channel. Our 5th Sunday’s have been healing services in recent times. It seems appropriate to continue that as we pray for healing in our nation.

Many are in contact on WhatsApp and social media. If you’re not on yet and wish you were – now might be a good time! Happy to help with anything techincal if you Contact Us

Lighting a Candle and putting it in your window at 7pm each day is also a good way to know you’re not alone. Many of us are doing that too.

As you may know we’re living in strange times! Rev Sue Jennings will be leading us in a service of Holy Communion from St Paul’s this Sunday. If all goes well we’ll try something else the Sunday after!

The link you need is below – even if you sleep in – the service will be available there.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY2InjP5u9X4pj99kMmaRUA/

Mothers’ Union
Monday, 2nd March, 2020 at 2.30 pm in Church , when our speaker will be Mary Carroll on her work as a Courts’ Chaplain.
Tuesday, 17th March , 2020 at 2.30 pm, in the Village Hall, when we will welcome the Rev. Denise Poole as our speaker. This follows a service of Holy Communion at 2pm
Please come and join us. All our meetings are open and you will be very welcome.

Women’s World Day of Prayer,

"Rise! Take your Mat and Walk", compiled by the Women of Zimbabwe. The service will be at 2pm at St Barnabas Church, Heaton on Friday 6 March.

This will be followed by light refreshments.

Vicar’s hour @ St Barnabas 11th March 9.30am

Welcome Training Event – 21st March 10am-1pm – St Paul’s

This event is for all those involved in Welcoming at our 4 churches. Both in the week and on Sundays. We have a visiting speaker to look at how and why we welcome into our buildings. We’ll share good practice and we’ll also meet others who also do this most important part of our ministry.

Tea & Coffee, Pastries and light lunch included!

Bach’s St Matthew Passion

28th March at 7pm at Price Hall, Bradford Grammar School

Composers through the centuries have written musical settings of the last hours of Christ; join Bradford Festival Choral Society, Baroque in the North and captivating soloists to experience Bach’s masterpiece in an outstanding new English translation of this dramatic and emotionally complex work.

For tickets see: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs

The Ark Charity Shop is currently running very short on donations, very little has been donated in the last few weeks which is beginning to impact sales.

We have a lot of children’s clothing but we need ladies and men’s clothing, shoes, handbags, bric-a-brac, toys, household linen (not duvets or pillows), jewellery and anything that is in good saleable condition.

Hope you can help.

Mothers’ Union meets
Monday, 3rd February, 2.30 p.m. in St Barnabas Church when our speaker will be Mr. Jim Taylor on “Charity in the Philippines”
Tuesday, 19th February, at 2.30 p.m. in the Village Hall we will welcome as our speaker Rev. Cathy Milford. This follows Holy Communion at 2.00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Pantomime of St Cuthbert’s Players

The pantomime: The Pied Piper of Hamelin was supposed to have taken place last year in November but due to problems with water and expensive electrical equipment not going together has now been rearranged to Thurs 6, Friday 7 and Sat 8 February at FIRST MARTYRS hall on Heights Lane BD9 6HZ.
The performances are at 7.30pm on Thursday and Friday and 2.30pm on Saturday. Adults £5 and children £2.

Thrive – Diocesan Youth Worker Event

11th February 7-8.30pm at St Martin’s

Termly gatherings for anyone involved in work with children, young people or families in a Christian context, whether on a voluntary or employed basis.

Vicar’s hour @ St Barnabas 9.30am Wednesday 12th February

Ash Wednesday 26th Feb– 2 Services with Ashing

10.30am St Barnabas

6.00pm St Martin’s

This year we will follow a course call “From Now On” based on the film “The Greatest Showman“.

Saturday 29th February: Film Night – we’ll watch the whole thing! Bring your friends. 7pm at St Philip’s

Lent Course: We’ll watch clips and then break into discussion groups

Monday 9th March
Monday 16th March
Monday 23rd March
Monday 30th March
Monday 6th April

All at 7pm – St Philips Church, Thorn St, Girlington Rd, Bradford BD8 9QW

This Sunday 19th January we will join with all the Christians in our area to worship together.
The Service will be at 10.30am – Westgate Baptist Church – 107 Carlisle Rd, Bradford BD8 8BY

We will finish with a Bring and Share lunch – soup will be provided.

See here for map.

For those who would like a Communion service there will be one at 9am at St Paul’s Manningham.

United 20 is where your church can spend quality time together, to pitch in as a family, sharing food, receiving and praying for one another, and supporting each other and other churches. Experience impactful teaching, worship, a programme for all, friendships for life and transformational encounters with God.

A group of us from across the Parish will be camping together 2nd-8th August. If you would like to join us, or find out more, then please go to the New Wine website

If you would love to come, but would need some financial support then please talk to Sue or Chris.

Launch of HOME GROUPS

MONDAY

January 6th A fortnightly group at 7.30pm @ the home of Alistair and Sharon Bavington

January 13th A weekly group at the home of Joanna Allan

WEDNESDAY Discipleship A weekly group at 12.30pm @ St Paul’s.  On Wednesday 8th January we will begin Alpha.

Find a place where you belong: Pray, worship, read the bible, and get to know each other….

EVERYONE welcome to any of these groups

Jesus Shaped People Welcome to Brendan Bassett

Revd Brendan Bassett takes over as the new JSP Team Leader from January 6th. You are invited to a  ‘Welcome Celebration’ for Brendan on Saturday January 11th at 3 pm at St John’s Church Great Horton, Bradford BD7 4AB. 

Mothers’ Union Wave of Prayer
Friday, 10th January, 2020, 10.30 – 11 am.  This is our contribution to the continuous worldwide wave of prayer.  Please join us in the Choir Vestry.

Vicar’s hour @ St Barnabas 9.30am Wednesday 15th January

Christian Unity service Sunday 19 January

Westgate Baptist Church at 10.30 followed by bring and share lunch.

Soup is being provided by Westgate Baptist. The service this year is offered by the Churches of Malta

Mothers’ Union AGM – Tuesday, 21st January, 2020 at 2.30 pm in the Village Hall.  We begin with a Holy Communion, then we have our Annual General Meeting, followed by a buffet.

On Sunday we will all meet at 10.30 in St Paul’s Church for a Joint Service.