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On June 20 2021 we had a joyous occasion as we held baptisms!  Many had been waiting most of the pandemic for this moment. So it was especially meaningful.

You can find the livestream available here.  If you came to the service and couldn’t see the baptism well – then a very special close up view is worth watching.

We did manage to go outside to say a proper farewell to Sue – here is a short montage of pictures and a bit of video of her parting words.

Thanks to the many of you who attended our APCM on 30th May 2021.  It came around quickly this time since our last one was in November 2020.

As well as the formal meeting and administration there was a video recap of the year, a parable and some group discussion about our vision for the future.  For those of you who couldn’t attend or if you want to attend again…..!

You can watch the recap of 2020 here:

You can hear the Parable of the Two Luncheon Clubs and the meaning explained on this video:

The Community Pantry used to operate at St Philip’s church on Tuesday afternoons between 12 and 1pm.

This innovation was the seed that began most of our community work – it now operates elsewhere -see Restore page for details

​By joining the scheme, your £5 will stretch further, getting you 16 items of mainly fresh food. £1 of this can be put into a savings account with Credit Union.​

How does this work?

Each week there will also be a changing selection of fridge items (perhaps milk, eggs, cheese, meat items etc) and a good stock of cupboard staples

The cost is £5 each time you visit, you don’t need any referral – just turn up.

For your £5 you will then be able to choose what you would like. The choice will change each week but there will always be a selection of fresh fruit, vegetables and bakery items.

We will also save £1 of each payment in your own credit union account if you would like. We can help you open an account so don’t worry. This is then your account and your savings – to which you can add more or withdraw it as you need.

You will need bring your own bags and register a few basic details with us.

You can Save through credit union too!

For further provision on other days please see – https://bradfordfoodbanks.org.uk

We are part of Wellsprings Together

Where our food comes from

We receive food from Storehouse. They have partners who donate food that is ‘unwanted’, which could be because they have over-ordered / over-produced, or because the food is nearing or past its best before date. All of the food is safe and of excellent quality, merely surplus to somebody else’s requirements.

Their food partners include supermarkets, wholesalers, local markets and other local traders.

Since Storehouse started, they have intercepted over 600 tonnes of food that would have otherwise gone to landfill!

Time:  12-1pm – every Tuesday

Cost:   £5

For more information call: 07434627013

Where:  St Philips Church, Thorn Street, Girlington, BD8 9QW

Happy Christmas to you all!  Thanks to community cooperation from Morrison’s,  Girlington All Over Taxis and publicity from the Telegraph & Argus we managed to meet together to sing and worship in a COVID-19 friendly way on Christmas Morning.

Scroll down for videos and pictures of a very 2020 type of event.

This year we will produce 24 readings about angels as a countdown to Christmas.  If you are already subscribed to our YouTube Channel you will get notifications of each new video daily.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

Although in the Bible Angels generally appear when you least expect it, our angels will be appearing in your phone or inbox at 8am sharp each morning of Advent.

We will be working through the past 3-4000 years of recorded history and hearing stories of Angels and what messages they brought to God’s people.

Some have not managed to get the YouTube notifications working for them – if you are logged in you can go to https://www.youtube.com/feed/channels and you’ll see a list of all your channels – it’s alphabetical so we’ll be near the bottom.

You will see something like this image below – clicking on the bell gives you options to increase your notifications – if you don’t want to miss anything click ‘All’!

Please contact us if you need more information.

During Coronavirus Lockdown in 2020 many in our churches crocheted hearts and flowers to leave around the Parish with contact details as a visible sign that we are praying for all those who live here. Can you see yours? (Click to see them larger!) #Pray4BD

People have been asking how we fund the Church during Coronavirus – and the answer is the same as always. By the generous giving of its members!

Have a look at our Donations Page if you can help us financially in any way.

In July we plan to leave ” Heart Prayer Bombs” around the Parish. If you find one please take a photo and tweet or gram it with the tag #pray4BD. Please share your photo and tag widely if appropriate. There will be a phone number for more private prayer requests.

Meeting Points

St Barnabas Wednesday 1st July at 2pm
St Paul’s Wednesday 1st July at 1.30pm
St Philip’s Thursday 2nd July, at 7pm
St Martin’s Tuesday 7th July at 2pm