With the help of Calder Community Cares, we run a food share at St James'. It is different from a food bank in that you do not have to be in receipt of benefits or to have been referred. With the rising cost of living especially energy bills, more and more people in the community may wish to use Food Share. Food such as bread, pastries, cakes, occasionally fruit and vegetables past their best by date is normally thrown away by supermarkets at the end of the day. Volunteers collect the food and it is taken to the church daily where people can then drop by and help themselves to the free food.
We are normally open Monday to Friday 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm, Saturday 11 am to 12 pm. Any food remaining goes to the nearby community pub, The Fox and Goose, for collection there.
If you wish to volunteer to help St James' with the Saturday and Sunday morning collections or the 10 pm collections on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge, please email event(at)machpelah.uk for more information. [Replace the (at) with @ ]
“Good as New” Sale.
There are still some items left from the "Good as New" sale. Donations welcome for items, available at the Food Share between 2:30 and 3:30 pm, weekdays. St James’ Parish Church, Church Lane, HX7 6DS.
Tuesdays 18:30 to 21:00 h Heptonstall Hilltoppers Choir Practice at St James'.
Monday to Thursday JoJo Tap and Ballet Classes 17:30-1930h at St James' in the upper room.
The church provides a fortnightly communion service at Mytholm Court at 10:30 am on Wednesdays.
There are a number of activities in our area close to the church.
Sacred Music Group at St James: The music group meets each Thursday at 1.30 pm for an hour followed by refreshments.
Everyone welcome. St James’, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6DS.
Please note that over the winter month's the group meets at a member's house near the church. Call at the church for details.
Young at Heart Music Group: Meets Tuesday at 1.30pm at Mytholm Court, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge HX7 6DT. Cost £4.00 per session. Church Lane, Hebden Bridge HX7 6DT
Music and movement: Meets Thursday, 2 pm at Mytholm Court, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge HX7 6DT, cost £4.00 per session. As we age, we need to move the body to remain healthy and independent for longer. Come and join us for a fun and social way to move the body to music. All ages and abilities welcome. Call Rebecca for more details 07510187211.
Every Saturday we are the hub for a small Community Payback Team. As well as helping us to look after the church, they sometimes carry out tasks in other areas of the community.
Upper Room (accessible) available to hire
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What talents do you have and how might you use them to serve the church and this community?
Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14–30. We talked about our own gifts and talents and imagined them like building blocks. On our own we could only make a small tower, but combined we could build something bigger and better than we could imagine. We could take all our talents and multiply them. But it was also important that we build on God as our foundation.
This is the fantastic creation we made at St. James.
