Letter – The Church of England in Marsden and Slaithwaite

St James APCM Reports (2025)

April 20, 2025 Rev Holdsworth About Us, Church life, Letter, Safeguarding

APCM reports for 2025

I wish I had your faith

July 25, 2024 Rev Holdsworth Letter

Sometimes people say they wish they had my faith. It has got me thinking…

Living in Love and Faith

January 20, 2023 Rev Holdsworth Letter

A response from the Bishops of the Church of England about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage.

Church Growth – next steps

July 6, 2022 Rev Holdsworth Letter

Next steps in Church Growth at St James and St Bartholomew’s Churches.

Preparing for Church Growth course

May 25, 2022 Rev Holdsworth Letter

Letter to the Church about Church Growth

Vicar’s report for the APCM

April 25, 2022 Rev Holdsworth Letter

The Vicar’s Report for the APCMS of St James, Slaithwaite, and St Bartholomew’s, Marsden (report for 2021/2)

The heart of Christmas

November 20, 2021 Rev Holdsworth Letter

A pastoral letter from The Reverend Joanna Baxter Fielding, our Associate Priest.

Over the years Carol and I have bought and been gifted a lot of Christian books. Some we’ve kept with the idea of reading again, some we thought might be good to lend or pass on to others, and some we never got around to reading! We’ve decided it’s time to be more deliberate about sharing this wealth and so[…]