News

WEEK BEGINNING 18th October 2026

Worship

We will have Service of Holy Communion on Sunday led by Revd Dr Malcolm Wearing at 9.30 AM at St James.  

Wiggle Worship on Wednesday at 9.00 AM

Common Prayer Communion Service on Wednesday at 10.30 AM is 1st , 3rd and 5th Sundays only now

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

Ignite Youth

Ignite Youth will be taking place on Saturday 17 October. Note the new start time. 6.30 - 8.00pm at St John’s Wingates.  

The sessions are for Year 6 & up and will include activities, food and games.   We welcome any new Year 6s and any other young people who want to join us. 

RSVP or any questions to: igniteyouthwesthoughton@gmail.com

Next Ignite Youths: 21 November & 12 December.

Beannie Hats

CALLING ALL KNITTERS!  It’s September again & we hope to knit Beanie Hats for Operation Christmas Child who add them to the Christmas Boxes which are sent all over the world for the many disadvantaged children.  So please could you knit one or even two by November to add to these boxes.   

Children’s Society Collection - August 2026

A message from Graham Burrows:

A very big “THANK YOU” to all who returned their Children’s Society Collection Boxes for counting.  I’m pleased to say that £278.70 has been paid to the Children’s Society as a result of the count and by now the empty boxes will have been returned to their owners. 

Our next Box Opening will be August 2027.   If there are any other members of the congregation who would like to have a Box then please get in touch with me. The Children’s Society is a very worthy cause and donations are used to help support and make a real difference to the lives of many young people.

And a big thank you to Graham for all the work he does on this collection each year

Urban Outreach Grub Tub

Urban Outreach who serve all the Bolton area with food parcels unfortunately are running low on stocks & are finding it difficult to fulfill this service as they would wish. If everyone at St James could remember to bring even just one thing regularly it would be a great help & they could continue their work with those in desperate need. PLEASE HELP!   

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

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.