Wombwell Parish
St Mary's, Wombwell & St George's, Jump
A warm welcome awaits you at St Mary's & St George's
St Mary's Chancel Improvement
As all Members of church will know, we’re hoping to raise £100,000 to help fund a glass screen to partition off the Chancel.
We’ve started to use the old Chancel a lot more for the work we do as a church especially amongst members of the Wombwell Community - the Community Café, the Foodbank, an after school club for Primary age children and for a youth group. We now have a ‘Just Giving’ Page to help us with that fundraising. If you want to support us please use the QR code to access our Just Giving Page.
Want to know more?
Here's Rev Armstrong's video blog 'The Ezra File' on issues he doesn't always get chance to discuss during his sermon's. Please take a look.
The Food Bank at St Mary's Wombwell, which is a spoke for the Barnsley Foodbank is available for anyone who has been referred on Monday's between 9.45 am and 11.00 am. Eventually we would like to run this alongside a Community Cafe.
You can make condations to the Barnsley Foodbank by placing them in the Grub Tub just inside the church door. Currently the Foodbank is most urgently needing tinned potatoes and packet mash, toiletries (soap, shampoo and shower gel, size 6 nappies, gravy granules and UHT milk.
Cornerstone Cafe
Our Monday Cafe is now up and running. It provides a chance to chat, have a drink and someting to eat. Please could you pray that God would upe this to draw people to Himself; please do come along and bring a friend, and if you can't come, let someone else know about it.
Open Doors
Is an organisation that serves Christians who are persecuted for their faith. Their work started by Brother Andrew (you may have read his story in the book God's Smuggler).
Find out more about them at Opendoors
Family Services
We have breakfast before our Family Services at St Mary's from 9.15 am - everyone is welcome. Typically this will often include a bacon or sausage sandwich and we also offer fresh fruit too
At St George's there is an outdoor cafe before the Family Service starting at 4.30pm
Eveyone is welcome
Eddie Harper - Many of you will know Eddie from church and from him singing with the Music Group..... but did you know that he's also a radio DJ!
You can catch his shows on Rockingham Radio our very own Community Radio Station. You can hear it via the internet or on your Smart Speaker (the first time you listen you'll have to say 'enable Rockingham Radio'). He presents two shows a week as follows:
Journey through Faith - 8.00 am Sundays (repeated at 7.00 pm) - a mix of bible readings, prayers and hymns old and new
Classic Yesteryear - Thursdays at 7.00 pm
Wellbeing Walks are Free, Regular, Friendly, Easy Terrain, Steady Pace, Sociable and led by a trained volunteer - Everyone is welcome.
Every Monday 10am - 11am - AGE UK Wombwell Social Wellbeing Walk-Meet outside Kae’s Sandwich Bar
Every Monday 12pm -1.30pm - Manvers Lake Waterfront Wellbeing Walk - meet at the RSPB Courtyard - Why not have a go at both!!
Every Wednesday 10.30am - 12pm - Wombwell Circuit Wellbeing Walk—meet at the top of Summer Lane Car Park
Meal with Mark
Our next Meal with Mark is on Wednesday 29th November, 2023 at 7.00 pm at John and Helen's (1, Rectory Close) - Everyone is welcome to come and explore Jesus through Mar's gospel after a simple meal.
Please pray.....
Pray for peace in the war torn areas of the world. Pray particularly for Russia and the Ukraine and for Israel and Gaza that a peaceful solution might be found to these conflicts.
Pray for those who are struggling to cope both financially, emotionally and mentally during the cost of living crisis. Pray particularly for those who are losing their jobs or who have lost their jobs recently and for whom the Christmas period will be very difficult. We particularly think of the employees of Safestyle UK which has recently gone into administration.
Continue to pray for the St Mary’s Chancel Improvement Scheme and for the successful outcome of the fundraising scheme. Pray that this will enable St Marys to become much more fuel efficient, cut our carbon footprint and help with the sustainability of what we do as a church.
Pray for those who are facing an undertain future through no fault of their own and for those who are particulalry suffering as a result of the financial crisis.. Pray that they may find a way forward out of their troubles.
General Data Protection Regulations
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect in the UK from 25 May 2018. It replaces the existing law on data protection (the Data Protection Act 1998) and gives individuals more rights and protection in how their personal data is used by organisations. Parishes must comply with its requirements, just like any other charity or organisation.
We have sought the advice of the Diocese of Sheffield and the PCC of Wombwell Parish has agreed and approved its approach to GDPA. If you wish to view our Data Privacy Notice, please click here
