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Sunday 19th January 2025 – 8th Commandment – Breakfast Church

We postponed Breakfast Church last Sunday, due to the snow so this Sunday we will be exploring the eight commandment ‘You shall not steal’.

We will be look at the following passage from the Bible: Ephesians 4. 25-32

We don’t usually stream Breakfast Church – but this week we will – starting about 11am

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!

Inn Churches

We’ve had a really busy week with people sleeping over every night since Monday.  Thanks so much to all who have volunteered so far.  It has been such a blessing.  Please like and share our Facebook Post about it.

Beacon – Mission Support

We support Beacon as one of our areas of Mission in the city.  They have an AGM on Tuesday 21st January from 5.30pm-7.30 pm at Kala Sangam.
(41 Bank Street, Bradford, BD1 1RD)

As well as Beacon we give to Sue and Ian and the Torrens family in Ukraine – Here is the Torrens’ latest family News

Bradford – UK City of Culture 2025

Celebrate Bradford’s diversity as UK City of Culture 2025 at a concert featuring the Bradford Catholic Youth Choir (BCYC) and Bradford Festival Choral Society and Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra: Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

Saturday, 29 March 2025

St George’s Hall, Bradford

Book tickets at: https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/yorkshire-symphony-orchestra-bfd-festival-choral-society

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Sunday 12th January 2025 – Giving to Society

Change of Plan

Our service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church tomorrow.  Unfortunately, due to the bad weather, our usual food deliveries have not arrived. Sadly, this means breakfast will not be available at this service.

We are going to move our breakfast service to the following Sunday instead!  So Breakfast Church – next week – 19th January

So this week we are beginning a new series – it is only 3 parts but we are beginning the new year looking at our giving

Giving to Society – Giving our Time – Giving our Money.  We’ll start this week with Giving to Society by looking at what we do as a Parish for those in our community who do not attend our Church.

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!

Inn Churches starts on Monday!

Reminder that from 13th – 20th January 2025 we are hosting Inn Churches – a in St Paul’s, it is a night shelter for the homeless during the coldest months of the year.

We have people from outside the Church offering to help – but we would love to have more of our own congregation members to help.  This is a very clear way to demonstrate the love of God to people who would otherwise be sleeping outside.

What can you do?

  • Stay overnight – from 10pm to 7am?  You’ll get half a nights sleep.
  • Come early to to cook breakfast for us?  6am start!
  • Cook an evening meal for 12 guests and 6 volunteers? For 7pm
  • Come and be a friend from 6pm – 10pm?
  • Bring underwear, warm socks and toiletries for our guests?

If you can help in anyway please Contact us straight away with the days/times you’re available.

Sunday School Leaders

Can you help with our Primary School Children when they go out during the sermon?  It is a small commitment of only 12 times per year.  You don’t need to prepare or deliver the lesson only be the “2nd person” in the room.  We need help on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month – but not every month.  This would bless our teachers and helpers greatly!

Mission Support

We support Beacon as one of our areas of Mission in the city.  They have an AGM on Tuesday 21st January from 5.30pm-7.30 pm at Kala Sangam.
(41 Bank Street, Bradford, BD1 1RD)

As well as Beacon we give to Sue and Ian and the Torrens family in Ukraine – Here is the Torrens’ latest family News

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Sunday 5th January 2025 – Epiphany

Firstly, apologies for the previous email that was sent in error. Not a great start to the new year!

This Sunday we will be celebrating Epiphany.

Epiphany is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the wedding at Cana. The traditional date for the feast is 6th January. However since 1970, the celebration has been held on the Sunday after 1st January

Our communion service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!)

Mission Support

Remember that each year we give 5% of all our income away to support Mission.  Last year we divided it 3 ways between Sue and Ian, The Torrens family in Ukraine and Beacon here in Bradford

Here is the Torrens’ latest family News

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Inn Churches Night Shelter 2025

Reminder that from 13th – 20th January 2025 we are hosting Inn Churches – a in St Paul’s, it is a night shelter for the homeless during the coldest months of the year.

We have people from outside the Church offering to help – but we would love to have more of our own congregation members to help.  This is a very clear way to demonstrate the love of God to people who would otherwise be sleeping outside.

What can you do?

  • Stay overnight – from 10pm to 7am?  You’ll get half a nights sleep.
  • Come early to to cook breakfast for us?  6am start!
  • Cook an evening meal for 12 guests and 6 volunteers? For 7pm
  • Come and be a friend from 6pm – 10pm?
  • Bring underwear, warm socks and toiletries for our guests?

If you can help in anyway please Contact us straight away with the days/times you’re available.

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Sunday 29th December 2024 – Christmas Identity

This Sunday is our last service of the year!

Our All Age service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!)

Our usual weekly pattern of community events will not be happening this coming week – we’re having some time off.  All back to normal from Monday 6th January 2025

Churches Together New Year’s Eve – Watchnight Service

There will be a Watchnight Service at Westgate Baptist Church on New Year’s Eve – 10.30pm to 12.30am! Come along and see in the New Year with worship and prayer! You are very welcome.

 

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Extra Christmas Notices – 2024

Happy Christmas everyone.  From all of us at the Parish of Girlington, Heaton and Manningham we’d like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and a Joyful, Peaceful New Year.

We’ve had quite a lot of celebration already in the past 2 days.  Two more services to go!

Tuesday 24th Dec – Christmas Eve  Bethlehem Carols – 9pm – St Paul’s Manningham (Carols and Christmas Message)

25th Dec – Christmas Day – All Age Christmas Celebration – 10.30am – St Paul’s Manningham

 

Carols and Candles at St Barnabas – Sunday 22 December 2024

Pop up Nativity at St Paul’s – Sunday 22 December 2024

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Sunday 22nd December 2024 – Advent 4

This Sunday is the 4th in Advent and we are having two services!

Our All Age service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church with an interactive Nativity!!

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Our Carols by Candlelight service at St Barnabas Church will be at 4pm. This will be followed by mince pies and mulled wine!

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!)

Christmas Services 2024

This is what we’re doing this Christmas

The Church of England has made some resources for Advent – you can sign up here

Churches Together New Year’s Eve – Watchnight Service

There will be a Watchnight Service at Westgate Baptist Church on New Year’s Eve – 10.30pm to 12.30am! Come along and see in the New Year with worship and prayer! You are very welcome.

 

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Sunday 15th December 2024 – Advent 3

This Sunday is the 3rd in Advent and we will be looking at the story of John the Baptist and his challenge to the people of his day. Our Reading will be Luke 3:7-18

Our communion service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!)

Christmas Services 2024

This is what we’re doing this Christmas

The Church of England has made some resources for Advent – you can sign up here

Carol Singing at the BRI

Last year a group of us went to the BRI to sing Christmas carols to raise the spirits of those who are in hospital over Christmas time.  This year we’re doing that again on Wednesday 18th December. Meet at 5.30 by Costa Cofee to sing on the wards from 6-7pm
If anyone is free and willing contact us for more details.

Churches Together New Year’s Eve – Watchnight Service
There will be a Watchnight Service at Westgate Baptist Church on New Year’s Eve – 10.30pm to 12.30am! Come along and see in the New Year with worship and prayer! You are very welcome.

Bradford Festival Choral Society Christmas concert – 14th December 2024

Braford Festival Choral Society have their Christmas Concert tomorrow.
Saturday 14 December, 6pm at Price Hall, Bradford Grammar School.
There will be brass, choir and carols to join in with.
They also offer a quiet room for anyone who may need it to escape the hustle and bustle of a busy concert venue.
They are singing a new arrangement of a traditional Syrian carol ‘Glory be to the Word’ which is for a charity raising money to support refugees – read more here: https://threepeas.org.uk/glory-be-to-the-word/
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Sunday 8th December 2024 – Advent 2

This Sunday is the 8th December and the Second Sunday of Advent! This Sunday we shall be exploring the theme ‘What is Christmas all about?’

Our service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.  Christmas Breakfast will also be available at this service!!

Since it is Christmas we WILL livestream Breakfast Church – for a change!  Probably starting around 11am

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!)

Christmas Services 2024

This is what we’re doing this Christmas

The Church of England has made some resources for Advent – you can sign up here

Churches Together Advent service – 12th December 2024

Churches Together New Year’s Eve – Watchnight Service
There will be a Watchnight Service at Westgate Baptist Church on New Year’s Eve – 10.30pm to 12.30am! Come along and see in the New Year with worship and prayer! You are very welcome.

Bradford Festival Choral Society Christmas concert – 14th December 2024

We have our Christmas Concert coming up.
Saturday 14 December, 6pm at Price Hall, Bradford Grammar School.
There will be brass, choir and carols to join in with.
We also offer a quiet room for anyone who may need it to escape the hustle and bustle of a busy concert venue.
We are singing a new arrangement of a traditional Syrian carol ‘Glory be to the Word’ which is for a charity raising money to support refugees – read more here: https://threepeas.org.uk/glory-be-to-the-word/
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1st December 2024 – Advent 1

 

 

This Sunday is the 1st of December and along with our Advent calendars and candles, we begin our ‘Advent’ series!

Our Reading will be Luke 21.25–36

Our communion service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Notices

(To get notices on this page please email notices@bradfordwest.church – we can’t promise to put all on – but will do our best!)

Christmas Services 2024

This is what we’re doing this Christmas

The Church of England has made some resources for Advent – you can sign up here

Advent service – 12th December 2024

Exciting new development coming soon at St Philip’s!

Why not help the Hayat Compost Project bring beauty, flavour and fresh life to Bradford by clicking here