Church diary

There is a concert on Sunday 1st March at 3.30pm. Cantorelli will be joined by organist Professor David Baker on a chest organ, for a programme of timeless sacred choral and organ masterpieces spanning five centuries from Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis to late Romantic Josef Rheinberger.  Admission £10.00 on the door (free admission for under 18's)
Highlights include music by Tallis, whose spare and perfectly balanced writing remains a cornerstone of English choral tradition; a masterful contrapuntal motet by J.S.Bach, Lobet den Herrn; a richly textured and deeply human  motet, Geistliches Lied (Sacred song) by Brahms; a warm and lyrical Stabat Mater by Josef Rheinberger; awe-inspiring harmonic motets by Bruckner and William Croft's Funeral Sentences (recently used at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II); Professor David Baker will also perform solo music on a chest organ; Bach, John Cosyn, Henry Purcell and John Stanley. David is an accredited tutor with the RCO Academy. His book The Organ: a guide to its construction, history, usage and music is a standard text on the subject. He is founder and director of Halifax Organ Association. He is also choirmaster and organist at St. Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd. 
“Good as New” Sale.
There are still some items left from the "Good as New" sale. Donations welcome for items, available at the free Food Share between 2:30 and 3:30 pm, weekdays. St James’ Parish Church, Church Lane, HX7 6DS.

600!

YES amazingly, every week over 600 individuals make use of the facilities at St. James’, the Parish Church of Hebden Bridge. This includes various outside groups Dance Classes, Choir Practice, Sacred Singing, The Food Share and the regular Sunday Morning Worship. 
In order to continue to have a presence in our community, we need help financially so if you are able to make a donation, however small, it will be gratefully received. On behalf of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and David Highley, Church Warden.
The church provides a fortnightly communion service at Mytholm Court at 10:30 am on Wednesdays.