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This Sunday we continue in  our new series. “Freedom in Christ”
Our first topic is “Choosing to believe the Truth” reading  Hebrews 11.1-13
We will meet to pray at 10am
The service is on Youtube at 11am, both are at the usual link:
https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

Ash Wednesday
We remember the start of Lent on Weds 17th February 2021 at 7.30pm. Our service will be on Zoom and Youtube at the same time.  Please can you try to have a candle available that we will light together.  If at all possible it would be good if it is visible to your webcam – so we can see as we light the candles.

You will have a choice at the usual link:
https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

If you choose:

1. YouTube you will be able to watch the service but you’ll not be visible online.

2. Zoom you’ll be able to participate and will be visible online.

Lent Resources
We will be continuing our Freedom in Christ course until Easter.  There are many other online resources available.  The Church of England has #LiveLent God’s Story, Our Story which has an app and a Phone in Service like we do.

The Bible Society also has a program you can sign up to, they’ll send an email every day of Lent.

On Sunday we start a new series. “Freedom in Christ”
This compliments the course of the same name that we are taking over Zoom on Thursday nights.
Our first topic is “Who am I?” reading  2 Corinthians 5:14-21
We will meet to pray at 10am
The service is on Youtube at 11am at the usual link:
https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

Ash Wednesday
We remember the start of Lent on Weds 17th February 2021 at 7.30pm. Our service will be on Zoom and Youtube at the same time.

You will have a choice at the usual link:
https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM
If you choose Zoom you’ll be able to participate and will be visible online. If you choose YouTube you will be able to watch the service but you’ll not be visible online.

This week we look at “Jesus through the eyes of Anna” as we celebrate Jesus being presented in the Temple by his parents and the profound encounter with Anna when they get there.

Luke 2.22-40

We have a Zoom prayer meeting at 10am – time to see each other and interact as well as pray.  Can I encourage you to join in if you haven’t been before.  it isn’t scary and you may be just the blessing we need this Sunday.

At 11am we have a the service that you’re all used to by now.  Links as always are here: https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

Sarah Maybury will be sadly leaving us to be re-deployed in another parish, yet to be decided in consultation with Bishop Toby.  I am sure we would love to offer our grateful thanks for all her gifts and the many areas of ministry that she was involved in.  Sarah was licensed to our parish in September 2019 as a new Lay Reader and goes with our blessing to take up new opportunities in leadership and teaching.

This week we look at “Jesus through the blinded eyes of Paul”

Before Saul met Jesus, he couldn’t see him clearly because of mis-understanding and prejudice, but once he was blinded, he could see more clearly who Jesus is.  If that seems to make no sense at all – ‘being blinded to see more clearly’ it would be good to come to this service at 11am on Sunday! You can read the story in Acts 9:1-22

We have a Zoom prayer meeting at 10am – time to see each other and interact as well as pray.

At 11am we have a the service that you’re all used to by now.  Links as always are here: https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Notices

This Sunday is also when we would have our Christian Unity Service planned for 24 Jan 6.30 pm.  Instead this year it has been suggested we stand in solidarity with the lockdown and pray for God’s Kingdom to come and His will be done on earth.  We’ll be doing this together in spirit at 6.30pm

This week we look at “Jesus through the eyes of…. Peter”

That famous first meeting of the Messiah and the Fisherman.

We have a Zoom prayer meeting at 10am – time to see each other and interact as well as pray.

At 11am we have a Youtube service that you’re all used to by now.  Links as always are here: https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

It would be so good to see you there – say hi in the chat function!

As we enter Epiphany we will be looking at ‘first encounters’ with Jesus.  Those lightbulb moments when people suddenly get who Jesus is and what his arrival means for them and the world.

This week it is “Jesus through the eyes of…. John the Baptist”

We have a Zoom prayer meeting at 10am – time to see each other and interact as well as pray.

At 11am we have a Youtube service that you’re all used to by now.  Links as always are here: https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Christmas Provision

Thank you so much for your generosity over Christmas and a huge thank to Clare and many other volunteers for organising, cooking, delivering etc.

The totals were:

Total Christmas parcels distributed – including Christmas day dinners 161

Total number of adults fed 184

Total number of children fed 140

Total number of individual meals distributed 2575

Well Done!

Good Evening

I’m sure you all know that during the current lockdown the Government has allowed Churches to continue to meet for worship.  We have decided not to continue worshiping in Churches despite being allowed to do so.  We feel that to do so is not really being a good witness in our community that is exposed to all manner of mixed messages.  The health and well being of our members and the people of our Parish need to take priority at this difficult time.

This will certainly be disappointing news to some of you – but remember that it will be a profound relief to others.

There are still many occasions where we meet together virtually – please login and meet up with your church family, you will be blessed and so will we.

For the next month or so then we have 4 ways to meet virtually as church:

Wednesday 10.30am – Morning Prayer Phone in

Thursday 7.30pm – Freedom in Christ course

Sunday 10am – Zoom Prayer

Sunday 11am – Youtube Service

All to be found at this link: https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Please continue to pray for our church, our city and our nation at this time.

Happy New Year to you all!

Holy Communion

This week we are back at St Philip’s Church.
10am for Prayer
11am for the service of Holy Communion

Please note this will not be Livestreamed, but we will make a return to Youtube from next week 10th January 2021.

Steven Mitchell’s Funeral

Steven’s funeral will be at St Philip’s on Monday 4th Jan at 11am – it will be livestreamed as many who want to be there will not be able to under current restrictions.  You’ll find the link and the service in the usual way.

Freedom in Christ

We are hoping and praying that 2021 will be a year of more Freedom for us all.  As a church we will be following the Freedom in Christ Discipleship Course.  This course has been described as an MOT for your spiritual life.  If you’ve not made a New Year’s Resolution yet – what about deciding you can be free! In Christ!…… Yes it really is possible – not only for you, but for those you love.

We begin online on Thursday – 7.30pm.  Please come along to the first session.  It will be on Zoom – so you don’t even need to leave the house, but we can still be meeting and worshiping together.

The Link to join us is the same as usual – https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

It doesn’t feel like a Saturday! But it is – which means tomorrow is Sunday.

We will not be meeting live this week – but there will be a service online premiering at 11am as usual to be found at https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

Yesterday many of us met at Morrison’s Carpark for Hot Chocolate, Carols and Worship – there is a separate page about it here.  Have a look for videos and pictures.

Thanks also to those who cooked, delivered Christmas Dinners around the Parish and then handed out Christmas dinners instead of going home for their own!  What a blessing you all were to our Parish!

Next week is Sunday 3rd January 2021!
We will be back at St Philip’s Church for services – but without a Livestream for just that week.

Hope to see you at Church on Sunday

• 10am Prayer
• 11am Holy Communion Service – also available online

There is a lot happening in the coming week as I’m sure you know so it warrants an extra page with our Christmas Timetable

Notices

Most of you know we’re collecting to feed many hungry families over the holidays and to make Dinner’s for Christmas Day.  We’re also delivering a dinner to people who can’t get out and are going to be alone on the day.

One way you can help if you’re coming to the Drive in Carols is to deliver a Christmas Dinner on the way home.  They are all to people well known in our Parish who can’t get out for one reason or another.  Most of the team are going to St Paul’s to hand out food straight after the service, so your help with this would be appreciated.  Please let us know if you can take a 5 minute detour on the way home to deliver some lunch and offer Christmas greetings from us all.

Bradford video

You may have seen this great video – a service for Christmas in the Bradford District – lovely views of our Parish as well as St Paul’s featuring.