Church of England
Graeme Heads to Pastures New
Recently I’ve been wondering whether it is possible to fall in love with a whole community. It’s a rhetorical question, really, because I already know the answer. Around three years ago I found myself at the very start of my ordination training, looking for a church placement where I could learn more about what it means to be a vicar in the Church of England, and what it means to be a community of people in service to and with…
Our New Bishop (to be)
Today, I went to Huddersfield University to meet our newly appointed bishop (to be) at the Jo Cox More in Common Centre. This morning at 10am, Downing Street announced that The Revd Canon Smitha Prasadam will take up the role of Bishop of Huddersfield later in the year. She is currently Chaplain of St Albans, Copenhagen. She explained that this means she is the only Anglican vicar in the whole of Denmark. It makes our parish from the top of…
The Christmas Fair
December has seen us have a very busy Advent at Holy Nativity. The church has become a constant hive of activity for the whole month! We began with season with The Christmas Fair at which the whole community came together to begin the preparations for Christmas. We were really pleased to be able to jointly organise the fair with Ash green Primary School. For the last couple of years it hasn’t been possible for people to get together to celebrate…
Holy Nativity and Ash Green Christmas Fair
The clocks have gone back, everything is dark and like all vicars, I have to start thinking about Christmas. One of the questions we were asked was whether there would be a Christmas Fair this year. The last time a Christmas Fair was held in Mixenden was 2019 and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then. A few weeks ago I met with Mr Sheppard and we both agreed that we want our community to have…
Holy Nativity Lead the Church of England National Online Service.
Today, we had the privilege of leading the national online service for the Church of England. Check it out on the Church of England’s YouTube channel. You will see some familiar faces as some of our Youth Group took part in the service as well as Bailey, Holy Nativity’s intern.
#MixyIntern Interviews Bishop Philip North
Watch Bailey interview the Bishop of Burnley.
Day of Reflection | One Year Later
Today marks a year since the first lockdown on March 23rd 2020. As we reflect on the past year, we remembering all of those who have lost their lives, their family and friends. We also give thanks to the many heroes who have kept us going in the past year. Tonight we will be holding a live service over on our YouTube channel to bring all of these things before God in prayer. We would love to have you come…
Coronavirus or #COVID-19 Update.
Dear friends, Apologies if this update is a little long. Those of you who are connected to our social media accounts will have already heard the news that the Church of England has suspended public worship for the foreseeable future due to Coronavirus. Firstly, I would like to assure you of our support in the coming weeks and months. Being part of the community in North Halifax is of paramount importance to us. Unfortunately midweek activities such as Youth Group,…
#MixyIntern Went Off to General Synod
#MixyIntern Went Off to General Synod – How The @ChurchOfEngland is listening to the voices of younger people.
Making Friends over a Curry
On Wednesday afternoon we had a fantastic time as Samina, Shebana, Shamim and Rabia came to Holy Nativity to show more than twenty of us how to make traditional homemade curry. The Halifax Central Initiative staff came to Holy Nativity with all of the ingredients and expertise to produce a cheap and amazing home cooked meal. Malc Spring was very enthusiastic about the whole afternoon saying “I’m a huge curry fan and learning how to make it authentically is a…
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