Parish of GHM

This week, we are continuing with our series on the Ten Commandments. We will be looking  at the topic of false witness and lying, and gossip and fibbing and the effect it has on other people – surely none of us have ever done it!

You’ll know that God says it isn’t a good idea in the Bible: Exodus 20:16 

Our service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.  Breakfast will also be available at this service.

Sorry but we won’t be livestreaming this service.

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!

Giving

There are many in our parish who regularly give to the church through a Direct Debit to our bank account. If you do – firstly thank you so much for your generosity! It would be a great help though if you transferred across to using the Parish Giving Scheme. As charity rules, tax claims etc become more complicated it is increasingly becoming a big task to claim back the 20% we can get on top of your gift. Joining the Parish Giving Scheme makes it all so much easier for us – and easier for you too! Please speak to Zarine if you want to know more about it – or click the links!  If you don’t get around to giving during the service you can give anytime online!

This week, we continue to explore the topic of Giving, as we think about what it is to be giving of our money within church. Do you currently tithe? Would you like to know more about giving money to your local church? If so, please come and join us this Sunday.

We will reflect on the following passage from the Bible: John 12:1-8

Our communion service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.

Our live stream of the service is 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!

Bible and Brunch – back for 2025

Hope to see you tomorrow at 10.30, we’re watching The Chosen and talking about it – more details here.

Giving

There are many in our parish who regularly give to the church through a Direct Debit to our bank account. If you do – firstly thank you so much for your generosity! It would be a great help though if you transferred across to using the Parish Giving Scheme. As charity rules, tax claims etc become more complicated it is increasingly becoming a big task to claim back the 20% we can get on top of your gift. Joining the Parish Giving Scheme makes it all so much easier for us – and easier for you too! Please speak to Zarine if you want to know more about it – or click the links!  If you don’t get around to giving during the service you can give anytime online!

Bradford – UK City of Culture 2025

Celebrate Bradford’s diversity as UK City of Culture 2025 at a concert featuring the Bradford Catholic Youth Choir (BCYC) and Bradford Festival Choral Society and Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra: Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. On Saturday, 29 March 2025 at St George’s Hall, Bradford. Book tickets at: https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/yorkshire-symphony-orchestra-bfd-festival-choral-society

On Saturday we meet to have Brunch together and learn more about Jesus and how he can change lives today.  As usual 10.30 for Brunch – but we’ll be starting a little sooner as we continue with The Chosen – that we watched at Christmas.  Here is a BBC review.

We hope and pray that this drama will bless you as we explore the world Jesus came to.  Parts of the story are meeting the characters that will feature more fully in later episodes.

We meet Mary Magdalene struggling with real trauma. Simon and Andrew struggling with their business. Nicodemus, a respected teacher and leader, yet also a man struggling with some doubts and insecurities.  All of them are lost. They’re all damaged, all searching.  Can you guess who they need?

Here is the trailer for Season 1.

Earlier this month, we looked at giving to the community and how that positively impacts society . This week, we continue to explore the topic of Giving, as we think about what it is to be giving of our time within church.  Are you in a Parish Team yet?  If not please think about which one you’d like to be in!

We will reflect on the following passage from the Bible: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Our All Age communion service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.

Our live stream of the service is 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!

Inn Churches

We’ve had a really busy week with people sleeping over every night since Monday.  Thanks so much to all who have volunteered so far.  It has been such a blessing.  Please like and share our Facebook Post about it

Bradford – UK City of Culture 2025

Celebrate Bradford’s diversity as UK City of Culture 2025 at a concert featuring the Bradford Catholic Youth Choir (BCYC) and Bradford Festival Choral Society and Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra: Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. On Saturday, 29 March 2025 at St George’s Hall, Bradford. Book tickets at: https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/yorkshire-symphony-orchestra-bfd-festival-choral-society

We postponed Breakfast Church last Sunday, due to the snow so this Sunday we will be exploring the eight commandment ‘You shall not steal’.

We will be look at the following passage from the Bible: Ephesians 4. 25-32

We don’t usually stream Breakfast Church – but this week we will – starting about 11am

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!

Inn Churches

We’ve had a really busy week with people sleeping over every night since Monday.  Thanks so much to all who have volunteered so far.  It has been such a blessing.  Please like and share our Facebook Post about it.

Beacon – Mission Support

We support Beacon as one of our areas of Mission in the city.  They have an AGM on Tuesday 21st January from 5.30pm-7.30 pm at Kala Sangam.
(41 Bank Street, Bradford, BD1 1RD)

As well as Beacon we give to Sue and Ian and the Torrens family in Ukraine – Here is the Torrens’ latest family News

Bradford – UK City of Culture 2025

Celebrate Bradford’s diversity as UK City of Culture 2025 at a concert featuring the Bradford Catholic Youth Choir (BCYC) and Bradford Festival Choral Society and Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra: Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

Saturday, 29 March 2025

St George’s Hall, Bradford

Book tickets at: https://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/yorkshire-symphony-orchestra-bfd-festival-choral-society

Change of Plan

Our service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church tomorrow.  Unfortunately, due to the bad weather, our usual food deliveries have not arrived. Sadly, this means breakfast will not be available at this service.

We are going to move our breakfast service to the following Sunday instead!  So Breakfast Church – next week – 19th January

So this week we are beginning a new series – it is only 3 parts but we are beginning the new year looking at our giving

Giving to Society – Giving our Time – Giving our Money.  We’ll start this week with Giving to Society by looking at what we do as a Parish for those in our community who do not attend our Church.

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

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!

Inn Churches starts on Monday!

Reminder that from 13th – 20th January 2025 we are hosting Inn Churches – a in St Paul’s, it is a night shelter for the homeless during the coldest months of the year.

We have people from outside the Church offering to help – but we would love to have more of our own congregation members to help.  This is a very clear way to demonstrate the love of God to people who would otherwise be sleeping outside.

What can you do?

• Stay overnight – from 10pm to 7am?  You’ll get half a nights sleep.
• Come early to to cook breakfast for us?  6am start!
• Cook an evening meal for 12 guests and 6 volunteers? For 7pm
• Come and be a friend from 6pm – 10pm?
• Bring underwear, warm socks and toiletries for our guests?

If you can help in anyway please Contact us straight away with the days/times you’re available.

Sunday School Leaders

Can you help with our Primary School Children when they go out during the sermon?  It is a small commitment of only 12 times per year.  You don’t need to prepare or deliver the lesson only be the “2nd person” in the room.  We need help on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month – but not every month.  This would bless our teachers and helpers greatly!

Mission Support

We support Beacon as one of our areas of Mission in the city.  They have an AGM on Tuesday 21st January from 5.30pm-7.30 pm at Kala Sangam.
(41 Bank Street, Bradford, BD1 1RD)

As well as Beacon we give to Sue and Ian and the Torrens family in Ukraine – Here is the Torrens’ latest family News

Firstly, apologies for the previous email that was sent in error. Not a great start to the new year!

This Sunday we will be celebrating Epiphany.

Epiphany is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the wedding at Cana. The traditional date for the feast is 6th January. However since 1970, the celebration has been held on the Sunday after 1st January

Our communion service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church.

Our live stream of the service is here. We will start streaming at 10.25am.

If for any reason, if you are unable to attend church on Sunday, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you’ll get notifications of each new video.  If you aren’t subscribed and you’d like to be click here.

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!)

Mission Support

Reminder that from 13th – 20th January 2025 we are hosting Inn Churches – a in St Paul’s, it is a night shelter for the homeless during the coldest months of the year.

We have people from outside the Church offering to help – but we would love to have more of our own congregation members to help.  This is a very clear way to demonstrate the love of God to people who would otherwise be sleeping outside.

What can you do?

• Stay overnight – from 10pm to 7am?  You’ll get half a nights sleep.
• Come early to to cook breakfast for us?  6am start!
• Cook an evening meal for 12 guests and 6 volunteers? For 7pm
• Come and be a friend from 6pm – 10pm?
• Bring underwear, warm socks and toiletries for our guests?

If you can help in anyway please Contact us straight away with the days/times you’re available.

This Sunday is our last service of the year!

Our All Age service is at 10.30am at St Paul’s Church

Our live stream of the service is 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!)

Our usual weekly pattern of community events will not be happening this coming week – we’re having some time off.  All back to normal from Monday 6th January 2025

Churches Together New Year’s Eve – Watchnight Service

There will be a Watchnight Service at Westgate Baptist Church on New Year’s Eve – 10.30pm to 12.30am! Come along and see in the New Year with worship and prayer! You are very welcome.

 

Happy Christmas everyone.  From all of us at the Parish of Girlington, Heaton and Manningham we’d like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and a Joyful, Peaceful New Year.

We’ve had quite a lot of celebration already in the past 2 days.  Two more services to go!

Tuesday 24th Dec – Christmas Eve  Bethlehem Carols – 9pm – St Paul’s Manningham (Carols and Christmas Message)

25th Dec – Christmas Day – All Age Christmas Celebration – 10.30am – St Paul’s Manningham

Carols and Candles at St Barnabas – Sunday 22 December 2024

Pop up Nativity at St Paul’s – Sunday 22 December 2024