Diary & Notices

These are below and also on our facebook page for St Thomas Heptonstall and St James Hebden Bridge.


Monthly Coffee Morning

Our usual coffee mornings including a light lunch are on the second Saturday of the month from 11 am to 1 pm. 

Remaining 2023 date:9th December. 

2024 dates up to summer: 13th January, 10th February, 9th March, 13th April, 11th May, 8th June, 13th July.


Warm Space, Place of Welcome and Foodshare

At St James’ Church, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6DS, Tuesdays 10 am to 1 pm

Thanks to a Hebden Royd Town Council grant, we can offer a warm space and place of welcome coffee morning in our St. John’s Room. Jigsaws, games, books, crafts and a large box of toys are available and plenty of tea/coffee with biscuits and cakes. Foodshare items are also free to take away. 

Foodshare

Calder Community Cares working with St James’ Church: Each day we get donated food from the local Co-ops that would normally go to landfill.  It is usually bread/rolls and some pastries but can also include vegetables, fruit and other items. These are free and should be eaten the same day. If anyone would like some, please call in at the church. Monday to Friday  2.30pm – 3.30pm. Saturday and Sunday around 10.30 am.


Christmas Services at St James & St Thomas

Advent 1 Sunday 3rd

3pm Crib service at St James - Come along to make some crafts and help create a nativity.

Advent 2 Sunday 10th

10am Holy Communion at St Thomas

4pm Christingle service at St James

Come and join in as we sing some carols and light our Christingles.

Advent 3 Sunday 17th

10am Holy Communion at St James

4.30pm Community carol service at St Thomas

Advent 4 Sunday 24th

9.15 am Holy Communion at St James

10.45 am Family Nativity service at St Thomas – come dresses up as any nativity character and we will tell the story together.

6pm Christmas eve carols Heptonstall

6.30pm carols in the square Hebden Bridge

11.30pm Midnight mass at St Thomas

Christmas day

9.30am Service at Heptonstall Methodist Chapel

10.00am Holy Communion at St James


Notes for your diary

Come and join us for the Annual Christian Aid Big Sing at The Church of the Good Shepherd Mytholmroyd on Tuesday 12th December 7pm with Hebden Bridge Junior Band playing your favourite Carols. Guest Speaker and Festive Fayre.

All monies raised towards Christian Aids work and projects in the Middle East and elsewhere.

The Young at Heart Choir will be singing festive songs at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Tuesday, 12th December at 1.15 pm.  Come and join in!

Carol singing at Hebden Bridge station on Wednesday 20th December 4pm to 6pm. All donations to the Railway Children Society

 

St Thomas PCC have sent November’s £50 charity donation to The Royal British Legion. Please contact the churchwardens or a PCC member if you would like to suggest a charity to receive the monthly donation

For Your Prayers

The ministry of St James and St Thomas, and for all people who are part of the ministry of the church, lay and ordained. For the PCCs of the churches.

Pray for the work of peacemakers across the world.

Pray for children caught up in war and conflict.

Pray for all who are participating in 16 days of activism to end violence against women.

Pray for improved access to health care for vulnerable communities in South Sudan.

For Rev Johnathan Oldfield, for all who have used the pebble pool in their prayers and for those recovering from illness, and those who have lost loved ones recently.

 St Thomas PCC have sent November’s £50 charity donation to The Royal British Legion. Please contact the churchwardens or a PCC member if you would like to suggest a charity to receive the monthly donation