News

WEEK BEGINNING 15th March 2026

Worship

St James’ will have an All Age Service of Holy Communion on Sunday at 9.30am, led by Rev'd Dr Malcolm Wearing and Mr James Young

We will have Wiggle Worship on Wednesday at 9.30 AM

We will have our regular Book of Common Prayer Communion Service on Wednesday at 10.30 AM 

The link for the Church of England online service is below 

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

For other services in this team please go to Team Rota Page

We will have a Taize Service on Sunday 29th March 2026 at St James, at 6.00 PM

Messy Church Next Saturday 21st March at 10.00 AM

Messy Church

Upcoming messy Church dates are:

21st March

20th June

From 10.00 until 12.00 with a sandwich lunch at the end, great fun for everyone, please come along and join in.

Supporting St James’ for the Future

Ealier in the year 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.

Reengage 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!

We now have two groups in the area:

St John’s Wingates Church on a Wednesday from 10.30am - 11.30am.

Thyme for Tea, 96 Church Street, Westhoughton BL5 3RZ, on a Tuesday from 10am - 11am.

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

Thyme to Grieve 

Jane who has been running the talking tables at Thyme for Tea, as a new initiative for the recently bereaved

 called Thyme to grieve.  It is held at:

Thyme for Tea, 96 Church Street, Westhoughton BL5 3RZ.