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Parish News Nov 4th 2018

Parish meeting preparing for INN churches:  Monday November 5th @ St Paul’s at 7.30pm.

1914-1918: 1st World War Centenary

Service of Remembrance –

Come and join us on Friday, 9th November at Heaton Cemetery at 10.40 a.m

The Lord Mayor of Bradford will be attending and we shall be burying a`time capsule`.  Refreshments in the Paprika Lounge afterwards

Evening of Wartime Memories

At St Barnabas Church on Saturday 10th November at 7.00pm.
It will be a fantastic evening with songs led by Christine Gilliver, displays and memorabilia and a Wartime supper.
Tickets are £5  (you can pay on the door).  Please come and bring your friends.

Further Ahead

Prayers for Peace on 11th November 2018 7pm.

Khidmat Centre, Spencer Road, Bradford BD7 2EU More details from Heather 01274 497670

GHMCC at Haworth Road Methodists 7.30pm – November 12th

 U:Nite Sleepover Fri 16th/Sat 17 Nov

with Games & Pizza + Hard Questions, Big Topics at St John’s

Gt Horton. (8pm Fri to 9:30am Sat, cost £2)

Parish Forum 18th November at noon

Following a Bring and Share Lunch St Barnabas Village Hall

This is a new event where we meet together to discuss the vision and direction of our Parish and Mission.  Please make every effort to come.

Pastoral Conversations Level 1

Monday 19th November 2018 7.15pm – 9pm

St. James’, Kirklands Lane Baildon Shipley BD17 6NN

The evening is aimed at helping people to feel more confident about pastoral visiting and will include; some basic theology around pastoral care, basic theory on conducting a good pastoral conversation, and some practical pointers around visiting and setting up a team.

DIY Day at St Martins

On Wednesday 21st November we are planning a DIY/clean up day in the church and hall.

It would be much appreciated if as many of you as possible could join us to do those little jobs that we sometimes can’t find time to do (fixing a lock – tightening a screw etc)

For the next couple of weeks there will be a notice left out for people to fill in what they feel needs doing.

Bacon butties at 10.00am start time and for those who are willing to stay a little longer – soup and sandwich lunch.

Please do join us if you can. (Many hands etc)

Bradford Episcopal Area Forum (BEAF) meeting is taking place on Wednesday 28th November at St John’s Great Horton at 7.30pm with refreshments from 7.  All Welcome

INN churches @ St Paul’s from December 3rd to 10th : we will be hosting up to 12 homeless men (mostly) for an evening meal and then overnight followed by breakfast.

The meeting will include more details, a chance to sign up to help and essential training.  Your help would be much appreciated.

Further details from Joanna

Advent Discipleship Group For all parish members at St Paul’s at

12 noon  December 5th

The Cottage Road cinema in Headingley will be showing the inspiring Christian film I CAN ONLY IMAGINE (PG)

Thursday 6th December at 8.15pm

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Parish News 14 October 2018

A Missional Community

This weekend marks the beginning of a new chapter in the life of St Paul’s. Two farsi speaking members of the congregation will move into the vicarage. Together with others they will form the beginning of a praying together, learning together, and reaching out into the community together community.
Please pray for them.
The community NEEDS: – a kingsize bed frame
– two single beds and matresses
– a fridge and freezer
If you are able to provide any of these, or know someone who can please let Sue, Michelle, or Chris know. Thank you. We will inform you of any other needs as they arise.

The Week Ahead

St. Barnabas Mothers Union invites you to a FREE CONCERT by a local Ukelele band at 2.30pm, on Tuesday, 16th October in the Village Hall. Please come and join us it promises to be a fun afternoon.
Tea and cakes will be served.

PCC Meeting 7pm 18th October at St Paul’s

Beetle Drive – 20th October at St Barnabas Church. 5pm onwards.
‘Last Night of the Proms’ to celebrate the winners.
Tickets £5 – Children free (with Adults!)

This Month

Christmas Preparation – already!
At 3.30pm (after school) on Friday 26th October various members of St Paul’s plus friends will be packing shoeboxes at the church. We support Blythswood as we can send a bigger variety of items and to a wider variety of age groups. Boxes are mainly delivered to the poorer parts of Eastern Europe. Any offers of help/support would be appreciated. Blythswood News would give you far more information about the group through whom we send our boxes. Further details from Joanna

Further Ahead

Parish meeting preparing for INN churches: Tuesday November 6th @ St Paul’s at 7.30pm. The meeting will include more details about hosting the homeless at St Paul’s, a chance to sign up to help and essential training. Your help would be much appreciated.

Parish Forum 18th November at noon
Following a Bring and Share Lunch St Barnabas Village Hall
This is a new event where we meet together to discuss the vision and direction of our Parish and Mission. Please make every effort to come.

Rev Chris Chorlton

I lived the first five years of my life in England before moving to Jerusalem.  I attended school there as well as boarding school back in England.  After University I worked in Yemen for two years where I met my wife Angela.

We lived in Leeds for five years before moving to Egypt to work for the Church Mission Society.  We worked in partnership with both the Orthodox and the Anglican Church of Egypt for 12 years.

In 2016 we moved to Bradford to work for the churches here.  It was a momentous but good decision.  We have three children; Anna, Isaac and Noah.

Contact me directly at: chris.chorlton@leeds.anglican.org

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