Sorry – forgot to put this in the notices on Friday so here is an extra reminder……
Saturday Discipleship Brunch is back
Saturday 2nd March at 10.30 – St Paul’s Manningham
Sunday 25th February 2024 – Second Sunday of Lent
Looking forward to seeing many of you at Church on Sunday morning. Our service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church. This will be an All Age communion service.
We are looking at Battles and Blessings! “Take up your Cross”. Our reading will be Mark 8.31-38
To see the live stream of the service click here. We will start streaming at 10.25am
Notices
Songs
We’re trying to get a selection of “GHM Songs” that we sing more often and get to know better. Also to help our fledgling music group to play songs we know really well. So we’ve made 2 playlists for you that we’ll add to over time. Please follow, subscribe etc etc. Spotify and/or Youtube
Bubble Church
Come along – 4.30pm this Sunday – St Martin’s Heaton
Roots and Routes
You’ll remember we made a recipe book filled with stories for Christmas. We’re going to celebrate that with an event on Saturday 20th April 2024 at St Paul’s Manningham. Come along and meet the people in the stories and taste the food!
Pentecost
On Pentecost Sunday Churches across Bradford are holding a wonderful public act of witness in City Park on 19th May 2024 – in the afternoon. Please keep it free and more details are coming!
Sunday 18th February 2024 – First Sunday of Lent – Parish Communion
Our Parish worship service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church. This is a Communion Service with Sunday School for younger members.
Our reading will be Mark 1.9-15
The live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am
Notices
Songs
We’re trying to get a selection of “GHM Songs” that we sing more often and get to know better. Also to help our fledgling music group to play songs we know really well. So we’ve made 2 playlists for you that we’ll add to over time. Please follow, subscribe etc etc. Spotify and/or Youtube
Contacts
We have added quite few email addresses to the automatic sending of this email. If you ever want to stop getting them please just scroll to the bottom and click ‘unsubscribe’
Bubble Church
Come along – 4.30pm this Sunday – St Martin’s Heaton
Lisa is One Year Old!
We’ll have cake after church tomorrow!
Lent Retreat with Bishop Toby
Welcome to a Lent retreat led by Bishop Toby, in Bradford Cathedral 17th February 10am-1pm. TOMORROW! (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.
Riding Lights – at the Cathedral
This is a really good Christian theatre company that are putting on a show on 28th February to help us on the way to Easter
Sunday 11th February 2024 – Breakfast Church – Fruit of the Spirit – Gentleness
At Breakfast church this month we are continuing our series on the Fruit of the Spirit – Gentleness
Our reading will be 1 Peter 3:15-17
This service is not usually livestreamed – but we will this Sunday just to give a taste of what we do at Breakfast Church – we’ll start streaming at about 11am once we’ve all had breakfast!
Notices
Lent – Watch and Pray
Lent starts on Wednesday! We will be having a service of ashing and Holy Communion at St Barnabas Church at 10.30 – Ash Wednesday. We will also be following together as a parish the Church of England resources – Watch and Pray – each day we will share a thought on the GHM News & Praise Whatsapp Group – (click on the link while on your phone if you haven’t joined and want to!)
Emma
Emma – our curate for the past year – has been on placement since October. It has been decided that she will continue her training at her placement in in the parishes of St
Paul Shipley, Christ Church Windhill, The Eldwick Church and St Peter Shipley. This means she will not return to our Parish. Every Blessing Emma!!
Songs
We’re trying to get a selection of “GHM Songs” that we sing more often and get to know better. Also to help our fledgling music group to play songs we know really well. So we’ve made 2 playlists for you that we’ll add to over time. Please follow, subscribe etc etc. Spotify and/or Youtube
Lisa is One next Week
We’ll have cake after church!
Bubble Church
Come along – 4.30pm this Sunday – St Martin’s Heaton
Riding Lights – at the Cathedral
This is a really good Christian theatre company that are putting on a show on 28th February to help us on the way to Easter
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
Sunday 4th February 2024 – Special RESTORE Service
Hope to see 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 RESTORE Service. If you don’t know what RESTORE is – it’s what we call our work with the community during the week.
We will be hearing from those who have been coming to our church buildings for many years – but rarely or never to a Sunday service.
Why do they come? What attracts them? How do we serve this community in the name of Jesus?
Many questions!
All will be answered on Sunday….. if you can’t make it the live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am
Notices
Songs
We’re trying to get a selection of “GHM Songs” that we sing more often and get to know better. Also to help our fledgling music group to play songs we know really well. So we’ve made 2 playlists for you that we’ll add to over time. Please follow, subscribe etc etc. Spotify and/or Youtube
Bubble Church
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 TOMORROW Saturday 3rd February at 10.30 – St Paul’s Manningham
Riding Lights – at the Cathedral
This is a really good Christian theatre company that are putting on a show on 28th February to help us on the way to Easter
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
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
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
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
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
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.