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Posts by St Bartholomew's (Page 23)

The Children’s Corner

Have you had a look at the Children’s Corner lately?  Angela has updated it once more with a beautiful Advent and Christmas display.  The corner is always being updated and is a space for fun, play, reflection and crafts especially during the Sunday morning service.  Thanks so much to all those who help create and…

Our Prayer Tree

As a reminder, all prayer requests left on the prayer tree are specifically brought to mind and prayed over (with confidentiality observed) at the evening service held on the first Sunday of each month. Please do add your own requests to the tree, on the Cokethorpe altar, at any time.  A prayer for yourself, a…

Archiving our history

Do you have old paper records relating to St Bartholomew’s?  These could be photos, minutes or meeting notes or documents about improvements to the building or fundraising?  We have storage facilities that we are using until we can sort through the reams of paperwork and deposit them “formally” with the Diocese if that is what…

Warm Welcome is 2!

Warm Welcome celebrated its second birthday last Thursday – with plenty of cake to ensure a good celebration!  From the outset, we wanted Warm Welcome Space to be a community endeavour and not faith led, to be inclusive for everyone. Our team of volunteers is drawn from across our local community, providing a warm welcome…

Safeguarding – A statement from Andrea

Safeguarding Sunday 17 November 2024 As we gather on this Safeguarding Sunday, we take a moment to acknowledge a difficult but vital responsibility we hold as a community and church, the protection of each person, especially the vulnerable, in our midst. As I am sure you will know, the Archbishop Justin Welby announced his resignation…

Prayer Bulletin

Please pray for: –  For people with long term health issues –  For Bette Puffett following a fall –  For friends and family of Pauline Day whose father Robert Batts died on 6th November and whose funeral and burial are on Mon.  Dec 2nd at 2pm