News

WEEK BEGINNING 7th June 2026

Worship

St James’ will have a Service of the Holy Communion on Sunday at 9.30am, led by Revd Dr Malcolm Wearing

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 our Team Confirmation Service on Sunday 7th at 3.00 PM

Inclusive Church Network

I am pleased to let you know that following a decision taken last year by the PCC, we have now been admitted to the Inclusive Church Network.  The mission statement of the network is:

“We believe in inclusive church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate.

We will continue to challenge the church where it continues to discriminate against people on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality.

We believe in a Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.”

St James Church 200 Club

The 200 club renewal is due from 1st June.

This year we raised £1200 for Church which is a great achievement.

Thank you to all those who support it. We currently have 6 spare

numbers. If anyone would like to take on a number or think about

taking on an additional number, please contact church for further details

St James Study Group

The regular study group at St James will meet at 6.00 PM on Sundays 28th June and 26th July, everyone is welcome

Ignite Youth

Ignite Youth will be taking place on Saturday 20th June   Usual time & place:  7.00 - 8.30pm at St John’s Wingates.  

The sessions are for Year 6 & up and include activities, food and games.   At the June & July sessions, we welcome any Year 5s going up to Year 6 who want to join us RSVP or any questions to:

igniteyouthwesthoughton@gmail.com

Next Ignite Youth:  Saturday 11th July at 6.00pm.  Year 5s are welcome to come and there will be an invitation to families to attend.   Note earlier time.

Concerts at St Bartholomew's

The Brixi Singers return on Saturday 20th June at 7:30pm for a concert of summer music, tickets £12 on the door, under 16s free, refreshments served.

Ed is giving an organ recital on Saturday 4th July at 2:00pm. Given the date he going for an American theme which gives me the organ repertoire and all of Broadway and Hollywood to work through. It's free admission with retiring collection and there will be refreshments too.

Messy Church

Upcoming messy Church dates are:

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.

Encounter at Bolton Parish church

Please see the flyer for a new mid-week service and social gathering at Bolton Parish Church every Thursday form 10.30 AM to 12.00PM, see flyer below.

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.

Capri, Market St , Westhoughton, 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.