Marsden Parish Church (St Bartholomew'S)

The feast of St Peter and St Paul was celebrated on Sunday at St. Bartholomew's with a service of Sung Eucharist conducted by Father Richard Lindsay, who read the Gospel and preached the sermon. Geoffrey read the lesson from Galatians 5 v 13-25 and prayers were led by Sue. Musical accompaniment was by Jon and Elizabeth and Sideswomen were Joan and Jean. Coffee was served by David and Julie.

Sunday 30 June - 9.15am - Sung Eucharist, led by Revd Richard Lindsay, and Junior Church. Coffee and social time in the Parochial Hall afterwards. This week's photo was taken by Charlie Brookes 3 years ago

Open Gardens Day - Sunday 14 June. From 1.00 to 6.00pm. See poster for details.

Trinity 1: A service of Sung Eucharist was held at St Bartholomew's conducted by the Revd Val Clarke who read the Gospel from Luke 8 v 26-39 - Jesus casting out demons from the man and giving him faith to tell how much God had done for him. She also preached the sermon. The lesson from Galatians 3 v 23-29 was read by David and prayers were offered by Geoffrey. The Junior Church children based their activities on the subject of 'Clothed in Christ'. Jon and Paul provided the ...musical accompaniment and Sideswomen were Joan and Jean. Coffee was served by Noreen and Joan.
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We would just like to say "thank you" to everyone who came to our Table Top Sale 2 weeks ago, in what was appalling weather! In spite of that we managed to make £192.59 for much needed church funds, as well as some extra rent for the Hall funds.. Thank you also to all our lovely, friendly stallholders - for their patience and good humour on such a rainy day, and to all who helped in the kitchen and behind the scenes. Please also support Marsden Marketplace's sale next Saturday, for the Cuckoo's Nest and Holme Valley Mountain Rescue.

Sunday 23 June - 9.15am - Sung Eucharist, led by Revd Val Clarke, and Junior Church. Coffee and social time in the Parochial Hall afterwards.

Sunday 16 June - Trinity Sunday: 9.15am - Sung Eucharist, led by Revd Stephen Henry, and Junior Church. Coffee and social time in the Parochial Hall afterwards.

Pentecost (Whit Sunday): We welcomed friends from the United Church to our service of Sung Eucharist and to the Revd Dr Steve Dixon for conducting the service. Pat gave the reading from Acts 2 v 1 -21 - there was a mighty wind and tongues of fire and the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. The sermon and the children's activities were based on this reading. The Gospel was from John 14 v 8-17,25-27. and Sue offered prayers. Jon was the organist and sideswomen were Sue and Jean. Coffee was served by Val and Doreen. This month's charity appeal is for the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team.

Sunday 9 June: 10.00am (PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT TIME): Sung Eucharist led by Revd Dr Steve Dixon, and Junior Church. We are delighted to be joined by our friends from the United Church - welcome! Our monthly charity appeal is for the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team and their appeal for their replacement vehicle. Coffee and social time afterwards in the Parochial Hall.

Come on in and see what our lovely people have to sell - hand-crafted jewellery, cards and even animals; scented candles, plants, honey, Avon, artwork. And as well as all that - they've been de-cluttering - so lots of toys, clothing and general household bric-a-brac. Sausage/bacon sandwiches for lunch. And you can go home feeling virtuous because you've also supported your local parish church - thank you in advance!

Just a day to go! Two more of our sellers have lovely hand-made goods on sale - Rachel Hurley's beautiful "My Little Tea Cup" scented candles will be there, along with Pamela Harris's lovely hand-knitted animals. Tony White will have his local honey, and Fran White and Julie Walker will have plants - so if your garden needs a summer boost - you know where to come!

We have two jewellers on Saturday - Diane Eastwood - who also has hand-made cards - and Caitlin Warrior. Caitlin has showed her gems on FBook before - here is how she describes her work "Out of the ordinary handmade jewels & treasures. Dark, grownup & unconventional, Dark Cherry's work means you won't spot someone else in the same thing". And we look forward to seeing Diane's jewellery for the first time.

Saturday - Table Top Sale @ the Parochial Hall 10.30 to 2.30 - we're all ready for you! Come and grab a bargain or pop in for a sandwich!

Thursday 30th May Ascension day a service of Sung Eucharist was held at St. Bartholomew's Sunday Easter 7 a Family Communion service was held at St. Bartholomew's conducted by the Revd Mike Gartland, who stepped in at the last moment. He read the Gospel from John 17 v 20-26 and preached the sermon. The reading by Carolyn was from Acts 16 v 16-34 and prayers were offered by Val. Jon (piano), Elizabeth (keyboard), Rachel (flute) and Felicity (cello) provided the musical accompa...niment and Sidespersons were Wayne and Jean. Coffee was served by Sue and Audrey This month's charity appeal is for the Mountain Rescue team.
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Sunday 2 June: 9.15am - Sung Eucharist, led by Revd Richard Lindsay. Junior Church is on holiday this week, but children are welcome in the service. This month's charity collection is for the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team's appeal for funds to replace their vehicle, so whatever you can spare will be most welcome to support our local rescue service. Coffee and social time afterwards in the Parochial Hall.

We still have a couple of tables left for our Table Top Sale next Saturday 8 June at the Parochial Hall, Marsden. Only £10 per table - proceeds for St Bartholomew's Church, Marsden. See poster for details. If you would prefer to sell from your car boot, then we can accommodate you on the car park - same price, but if you want a table you will need to make your own arrangements. Contact Pat Burgess on FBook or phone (on poster). Thank you for your support!