News

WEEK BEGINNING 30th March 2025 

Worship

We will have an All-Age Service of Holy Communion for Mothering Sunday at 9.30 AM at St James, it will be led by Revd Dr Malcolm Wearing

The link for the Church of England online service is below 

https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/church-online/weekly-online-services

International night

We will be holding an international night again, on 25th April 2025 at Daisy Hill Football Club starting at 7PM. Entry £8 for adults, £4 for children. There will be a choice of foods form across the globe, main course and deserts, tickets will allow you to sample many different cuisines in one evening.  

Tickets will be on sale from tomorrow in Church.

Confirmation Service

 The Team Confirmation Service this year will be on Tuesday 20th May at 7 pm at St Bart's Church.   The course for young people will be 2 sessions, the first on Saturday 26th April 10 - 12 noon at St John's Church.  The second will be on Sunday 18th May 2 - 4 pm at St Bart's Church.  (This latter session will also include a rehearsal with the adults at 3.30 pm).  Children are also strongly encouraged to also attended Ignite Youth sessions. 

Young People in Year 6 or above, or any adults considering confirmation, should fill in the registration form (Children's form Adult form), complete and return by Sunday 20th April. 

Supporting St James’ for the Future

Last Sunday we spoke about how we support our church in the future, if you were not at the service, we would ask you to please have a look at this video, it essentially says the same things spoken about last Sunday:

St James' Stewardship Video

If anyone would like to pay by standing order in future, our bank details on bottom of back page of the pewsheet each week and are:

If you would like to pay by standing order in future or learn more about Gift Aiding any giving, please email us stjamescofedaisyhill@gmail.com.

Lent Groups

The Rest is Worship - Journey together into resting with Jesus over 40 days

The Rest Is Worship explores how we can rest to the glory of God, and how our times of worship can be places where we are restored and renewed by him. 

It is written for anyone who wants to delve into how "being still" can help us to "know God", and how we can reject the rush and hurry of our contemporary world (and our contemporary church).

This course is offered at the weekend, at Malcolm's house on Sundays, at 6.30pm, starting with tea, coffee and cake

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Living Hope - Living Hope is the Church of England’s Lent theme for 2025. Booklets are available for personal use available from Church House Publishing. 

In addition, there is a group study course which invites us to explore the hope God offers us – not wishful thinking, but something real, robust, alive – 

as we journey with Jesus on the road that leads to the cross and beyond, to the transforming hope of Easter Day.

This course is offered in the daytime and in the evening:

At St John’s Church Wingates on Tuesdays, at 10.30am

At St Bartholomew’s Church Westhoughton on Tuesdays, at 7.30pm

At St Katharine’s Church Blackrod on Thursdays, at 7.30pm

Team Retreat

The 2025 team retreat will take place at Foxhill on the weekend of 16th to 18th May 2025.  Please keep the date, more details to follow.

Warm Spaces

Daisy Hill Cricket Club has started a warm space initiative, see the flyer below

Re-engange social group 

The charity Reengage is hosting monthly social groups at the John Holt Community Centre.  It will be held on the last Wednesday of each month 12:30-2:30. The group aims to bring friendship and companionship to older adults in the community.

Each month there will be mixed games including indoor bowls, skittles and cards. There are complimentary hot drinks, and biscuits, and plenty of time to socialise and meet new friends. The group is friendly and led by our wonderful volunteers who take time to chat with the attendees. 

Please see flyer below for more details

TALKIN' TABLES - Conquering Loneliness one Table at a Time!

Another new group is opening, this time at St John's Wingates  The two events each week will be:

The group at St John’s Wingates is on a Wednesday from 10.30AM to 11.30 AM, starting next Wednesday (10th January).

The other group  meets every Tuesday from 10 am to 11 am at Thyme for Tea, 96 Church Street, Westhoughton BL5 3RZ.  

Everyone is welcome and it's free.  For more information, please visit www.talkintables.co.uk

IGNITE YOUTH (The new name for Team Youth Church)

Young people from across the team in Year 6 and above are welcome to attend this event which is held monthly at St John's Church on a Saturday evening. Those children who are thinking about being Confirmed in the autumn this year are especially invited and strongly encouraged to come. (Ignite Youth meetings will form part of the preparation for Confirmation.)

If you would like to know more about IGNITE YOUTH or to book your place, please email parishteammusic@gmail.com