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Sunday 28th January 2024 – Epiphany 4 – Come to Destroy Us?

Looking forward to seeing many of you at Church on Sunday morning. Our Parish worship service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.  This will be an All Age communion service.

We are looking at the famous story when Jesus turned Water into Wine.  Our reading will be Mark 1.21–28

To see the live stream of the service click here. We will start streaming at 10.25am

Notices

Bubble Church

If you want to know how Bubble Church went last week you can either:

read all about it in the Diocese News

Or come along – 4.30pm this Sunday – St Martin’s Heaton

Saturday Discipleship Brunch

Thanks to all those who came.  We really enjoyed our time reading the Bible together – we’re going to have another one on Saturday 3rd February at 10.30 – St Paul’s Manningham

Mission Support

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

Here is the Torrens family Christmas News

The PCC agreed this week to continue this for 2024

Lent Retreat with Bishop Toby

Welcome to a Lent retreat led by Bishop Toby, in Bradford Cathedral 17th February 10am-1pm. (9.30am for refreshments)

This retreat will offer opportunities to reflect, pray, be silent and connect with others.

Lent is a time to follow Jesus more closely in our world today and to prepare our hearts and minds for Good Friday and Easter.

All are welcome. Please do bring along friends and parishioners.

The event is free but it will help to know if you are planning to attend. To book your place, please email carmel.dylak@leeds.anglican.org

 

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Sunday 21st January 2024 – Epiphany 3 – No More Wine

Looking forward to seeing many of you at Church on Sunday morning. Our Parish worship service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.  This will be a communion service with Sunday School too.

We are looking at the famous story when Jesus turned Water into Wine.  Our reading will be John 2 1.-11

To see the live stream of the service click here. We will start streaming at 10.25am

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!)

Bubble Church

 

If you haven’t heard it enough times we are starting Bubble Church next week at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  If you listen to BBC Radio Leeds at about 8.10 on Sunday morning you may hear some familiar voices talking about it.

United Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Will be at Bradford Cathedral at 6pm on Sunday 21st January.  This year the theme is: “You shall love the Lord your God …and your neighbour as yourself…”  See here for more details – so you can go to 3 church services on Sunday if you’ve got the energy!

Pastoral Care

If you are in a particular need for some prayer or need a home visit.  Please remember you are always welcome to contact one of the team – we also have a Parish email and mobile number to text that you can use or give to others.

Saturday Discipleship Brunch

Thanks to all those who came.  We really enjoyed our time reading the Bible together – we’re going to have another one on 3rd February at 10.30 – St Paul’s Manningham

 

 

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Sunday 14th January 2024 – Breakfast Church – Faithfulness

On Sunday we meet for Breakfast Church at St Paul’s Manningham at 10.30am.  Our reading will be 2 Timothy 2:11-13

We won’t be livestreaming this one. But please come along!

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!)

Bubble Church

We are starting Bubble Church next week at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  All the details are on our Bubble Church page. Chris and Angela were on the radio talking about it this week.  You can hear it online – their bit is from 9 mins to about 45 mins.

Funerals

Two much loved members of our Parish died over Christmas, so we have two funerals this coming week. Audrey Dawson’s funeral is at St Martin’s on Tuesday 16th January at 12 noon.  Val Mitchell’s funeral is at St Barnabas‘ on Friday 19th January at 1pm.  Please remember their families in prayer at this sad time.

Pastoral Care

If you are in a particular need for some prayer or need a home visit.  Please remember you are always welcome to contact one of the team – we also have a Parish email and mobile number to text that you can use or give to others.

Inn Churches

Many of you will know that we run Inn Churches each year in our churches where we offer beds to people who would be sleeping on the streets.  We will meet at 7.30pm on Weds 17th Jan at St Paul’s to talk about how to do it well this year.  Our dates are 11th – 18th March 2024

Saturday Discipleship Brunch

Thanks to all those who came.  We really enjoyed our time reading the Bible together – we’re going to have another one on 3rd February at 10.30 – St Paul’s Manningham

Discipleship Groups

We want to launch some groups for people to meet and share their faith journey in different ways.  If you haven’t already can you please fill in the form?

United Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Will be at Bradford Cathedral at 6pm on Sunday 21st January.  This year the theme is: “You shall love the Lord your God …and your neighbour as yourself…”  See here for more details

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Sunday 7th January 2024 – Epiphany – Matthew 2:1-12

On Sunday we meet for an Epiphany Service with Sunday School and Holy Communion at St Paul’s Manningham at 10.30am.  Our reading will be Luke 2.15–21

To see the live stream of the service click here. We will start streaming at 10.25am

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

New Year /Epiphany Saturday Discipleship Brunch – TOMORROW

Start 2024 with us reading God’s Word together on Saturday 6th January 2024 – 10.30am – St Paul’s Manningham

Discipleship Groups

We want to launch some groups for people to meet and share their faith journey in different ways.  If you haven’t already can you please fill in the form?

Bubble Church

We are starting Bubble Church in January at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  All the details are on our Bubble Church page.

Giving

We know many of you like to give to our church but can we remind you about the 3 best ways.

1 Parish Giving Scheme – if you pay taxes and give regularly this is the best way – it takes all the admin away from us and works really well.  This organisation is so good it was just bought by the Church of England! Joining the Parish Giving Scheme makes it all so much easier for us – and easier for you too!  Basically you give to them – they claim the tax and give us a bigger gift than you gave! 25% more!

2 Using the Card reader at the back of church.  If it is not working you can give by Card and include Giftaid here. Please remember we can claim 25% back on gifts of £30 and under.

3 Cash in the collection – we like this!  But it is the hardest way for us to process and claim the tax back.  But if you need to give that way – bless you and thank you! Please remember we can claim 25% back on gifts of £30 and under.

United Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Will be at Bradford Cathedral at 6pm on Sunday 21st January.  This year the theme is: “You shall love the Lord your God …and your neighbour as yourself…”  See here for more details

 

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Sunday 31st December 2023 – Let’s See This Wonderful Thing! – Luke 2.15–21

We hope you’ve had a restful and joyful Christmas.  God is with us!

On Sunday we meet for an All Age Service at St Paul’s Manningham at 10.30am.  Our reading will be Luke 2.15–21

To see the live stream of the service click here. We will start streaming at 10.25am

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

New Year /Epiphany Saturday Discipleship Brunch

Start 2024 with us reading God’s Word together on Saturday 6th January 2024 – 10.30am – St Paul’s Manningham

Bubble Church

We are starting Bubble Church in January at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  All the details are on our Bubble Church page.

Giving

Christmas time is all about giving and receiving. We know many of you like to give to our church but can we remind you about the 3 best ways.

1 Parish Giving Scheme – if you pay taxes and give regularly this is the best way – it takes all the admin away from us and works really well.  This organisation is so good it was just bought by the Church of England! Joining the Parish Giving Scheme makes it all so much easier for us – and easier for you too!  Basically you give to them – they claim the tax and give us a bigger gift than you gave! 25% more!

2 Using the Card reader at the back of church.  If it is not working you can give by Card and include Giftaid here. Please remember we can claim 25% back on gifts of £30 and under.

3 Cash in the collection – we like this!  But it is the hardest way for us to process and claim the tax back.  But if you need to give that way – bless you and thank you! Please remember we can claim 25% back on gifts of £30 and under.

United Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Will be at Bradford Cathedral at 6pm on Sunday 21st January.
The theme for this service is: “Be-Longing:  Praying for Unity amidst Injustice” and is an attempt to explore how Christian Unity might contribute to the promotion of justice across all levels of society, particularly this year, the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, concentrating on racial justice.

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24th & 25th December 2023 – Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

 

This Sunday is Christmas Eve – and in case you didn’t know the day after is Christmas Day!

Sunday 10.30am – Our Scripture reading will be from Luke 1.67-79 on Christmas Eve in the morning service that won’t be livestreamed.

Sunday 5pm – In the evening we will livestream our Carol Service and readings will be some of the famous readings for a Carols by Candlelight.

Monday 10.30am – On Christmas Day we will meet for All Age Communion and read Luke 2.1-14

To see the live stream of the service click here. We will start streaming at 4.55pm for the Carols n Christmas Eve and at 10.25am “on Christmas Day in the morning”

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!)

New Year /Epiphany Saturday Discipleship Brunch

Start 2024 with us reading God’s Word together on Saturday 6th January 2024 – 10.30am – St Paul’s Manningham

Bubble Church

We are starting Bubble Church in January at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  All the details are on our Bubble Church page.

Giving

Christmas time is all about giving and receiving. We know many of you like to give to our church but can we remind you about the 3 best ways.

1 Parish Giving Scheme – if you pay taxes and give regularly this is the best way – it takes all the admin away from us and works really well.  This organisation is so good it was just bought by the Church of England! Joining the Parish Giving Scheme makes it all so much easier for us – and easier for you too!  Basically you give to them – they claim the tax and give us a bigger gift than you gave! 25% more!

2 Using the Card reader at the back of church.  If it is not working you can give by Card and include Giftaid here. Please remember we can claim 25% back on gifts of £30 and under.

3 Cash in the collection – we like this!  But it is the hardest way for us to process and claim the tax back.  But if you need to give that way – bless you and thank you! Please remember we can claim 25% back on gifts of £30 and under.

United Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Will be at Bradford Cathedral at 6pm on Sunday 21st January.
The theme for this service is: “Be-Longing:  Praying for Unity amidst Injustice” and is an attempt to explore how Christian Unity might contribute to the promotion of justice across all levels of society, particularly this year, the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, concentrating on racial justice.

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Sunday 17th December 2023 – Third Sunday in Advent – John the Baptist

This Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent – not long till Christmas!

Our Scripture reading will be from John 1.6-8, 19-28

To see the live stream of the service click here. We usually start streaming at 10.25

There are a LOT of notices this week – sorry.  But there are nice pictures too as you scroll through!

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 and Activities

We’re part of the way through Advent this is what we’re up to around the Parish

Carol singers needed!! Next week on Wednesday 20th December – 10.30am at St Barnabas Heaton we will have a  Communion and Carols Service – we’ll sing extra carols in our service – and Ian our organist will join us for requests afterwards too!

In the evening we meet at 5.30pm – Bradford Royal Infirmary For Carol Singing around the wards – this is a lovely opportunity to bless those who are in hospital at Christmas time.

Schools at Christmas

In the past 3 weeks our team have done 10 assemblies to a total of about 3200 children in our Parish.  We’ve had 5 church visits from school children of about 160 children in total.  You can some of the schools’ posts on social media here, here and here.

Community Christmas Celebrations

Lots happened already this week – more to come next week.  Thanks to all who worked so hard to make it happen.

Bubble Church

We are starting Bubble Church in January at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  All the details are on our Bubble Church page.

Giving

Christmas time is all about giving and receiving. We know many of you like to give to our church but can we remind you about the 3 best ways.

1 Parish Giving Scheme – if you pay taxes and give regularly this is the best way – it takes all the admin away from us and works really well.  This organisation is so good it was just bought by the Church of England! Joining the Parish Giving Scheme makes it all so much easier for us – and easier for you too!  Basically you give to them – they claim the tax and give us a bigger gift than you gave! 25% more!

2 Using the Card reader at the back of church.  If it is not working you can give by Card and include Giftaid here.

3 Cash in the collection – we like this!  But it is the hardest way for us to process and claim the tax back.  But if you need to give that way – bless you and thank you!

United Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Will be at Bradford Cathedral at 6pm on Sunday 21st January.
The theme for this service is: “Be-Longing:  Praying for Unity amidst Injustice” and is an attempt to explore how Christian Unity might contribute to the promotion of justice across all levels of society, particularly this year, the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, concentrating on racial justice.

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Sunday 17th December 2023 – Third Sunday in Advent – John the Baptist

This Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent – not long till Christmas!

Our Scripture reading will be from John 1.6-8, 19-28

To see the live stream of the service click here. We usually start streaming at 10.25

There are a LOT of notices this week – sorry.  But there are nice pictures too as you scroll through!

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 and Activities

We’re part of the way through Advent this is what we’re up to around the Parish

Carol singers needed!! Next week on Wednesday 20th December – 10.30am at St Barnabas Heaton we will have a  Communion and Carols Service – we’ll sing extra carols in our service – and Ian our organist will join us for requests afterwards too!

In the evening we meet at 5.30pm – Bradford Royal Infirmary For Carol Singing around the wards – this is a lovely opportunity to bless those who are in hospital at Christmas time.

Schools at Christmas

In the past 3 weeks our team have done 10 assemblies to a total of about 3200 children in our Parish.  We’ve had 5 church visits from school children of about 160 children in total.  You can some of the schools’ posts on social media here, here and here.

Community Christmas Celebrations

Lots happened already this week – more to come next week.  Thanks to all who worked so hard to make it happen.

Bubble Church

We are starting Bubble Church in January at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  All the details are on our Bubble Church page.

Giving

Christmas time is all about giving and receiving. We know many of you like to give to our church but can we remind you about the 3 best ways.

1 Parish Giving Scheme – if you pay taxes and give regularly this is the best way – it takes all the admin away from us and works really well.  This organisation is so good it was just bought by the Church of England! Joining the Parish Giving Scheme makes it all so much easier for us – and easier for you too!  Basically you give to them – they claim the tax and give us a bigger gift than you gave! 25% more!

2 Using the Card reader at the back of church.  If it is not working you can give by Card and include Giftaid here.

3 Cash in the collection – we like this!  But it is the hardest way for us to process and claim the tax back.  But if you need to give that way – bless you and thank you!

United Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Will be at Bradford Cathedral at 6pm on Sunday 21st January.
The theme for this service is: “Be-Longing:  Praying for Unity amidst Injustice” and is an attempt to explore how Christian Unity might contribute to the promotion of justice across all levels of society, particularly this year, the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, concentrating on racial justice.

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New Church Service starting in January 2024 – St Martin’s Heaton

 

Please excuse the mid week notice.  Just so it doesn’t get lost in the Christmas notices – we wanted to let you know that we are starting Bubble Church in January at St Martin’s Heaton.  This is a new style of service aimed at young children and their families.  Please pray for this new venture and let us know if you feel you can volunteer to help with it.  All the details are on our Bubble Church page.