Welcome
Mirfield is a small town in Kirklees, and our team parish comprises of St. Mary’s Mirfield, St. John’s Upper Hopton and St. Paul’s Easthorpe.
About Us
Mirfield Team Parish was formed in 2007. It was created by joining the three historic parishes of Mirfield, Eastthorpe and Upper Hopton. We have three church buildings, and you can find out more about these below.
We also run a busy Community Centre, next to St. Mary’s church with a variety of different halls, outdoor activity area and excellent catering facilities. You can find out more about the hall at their dedicated website.
Responsibility for the Parish is taken by our Clergy, Church Wardens and Parochial Church Council (PCC).
We hope you find what you are looking for on our website. If you can’t find what you are looking for please do get in touch. You’d be most welcome to join us at any of our services and events.
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s is a large 19th century church, on a site full of heritage, with an active and committed congregation.
St. John's Church
Located in the small village of Upper Hopton, St. John’s is a small and friendly village church.
St. Paul's Church
Located in the centre of Mirfield, worship has ceased at St. Paul’s, but is now used for community events.
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Sung Eucharist from St. Mary's for the ninth Sunday after Trinity.
Last night we hosted a service to commemorate today's 80th anniversary of VJ Day, marking the end of the Second World War. We remembered all those who gave their lives in service and committed ourselves anew to working for peace in our world.
We were joined by Major Stan Hardy, Deputy... Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and Hon. President of 868 (Mirfield) Squadron Air Cadets, Cllr. Stuart Naisbett, Mayor of Mirfield, and by Jean and Gordon Leadbeater, representing their daughter, our MP Kim Leadbeater.
During the service Sean Guy, Chairman of Mirfield Royal British Legion, read the radio address of His Majesty King George VI, broadcast 80 years ago today, and a Town Council Civic Award was presented to Peter Rhodes for 40 years of service as Mirfield Town Bugler. A beacon was then lit in the grounds of the church.
The service was led by our own Revd. Graeme Blackwell, with Ian Grange, Area Warden of LLMs and Hon. Chaplain of the Mirfield Branch of the Royal British Legion preaching.
Our thanks, too, go to Sam Wilson of Dewsbury Minster who played the organ for us throughout the service.
Lest we forget.
📷 by Janice Barker and Mirfield Town Council.
We're delighted to be welcoming Sofia Korsakova to St. John's for an organ recital on Wednesday 24th of September.
Sofia is a concert organised based in Switzerland. She will be coming to the UK in September and will play an hour of organ music for us at St John's.
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Sofia's virtuoso playing can be seen on her Instagram and YouTube channels: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NxRcwIKB1BI?feature=share
Drinks will be served on arrival from 7pm. The concert starts at 7:30pm and buffet food will be served afterwards to make it a social evening.
Tickets are £15 and can be reserved in advance by emailing owenryder@hotmail.com or calling 07733 118043.
This week's Mirfield Team Parish newsletter for Sunday 10th August is out now. Click the image below to take a look 🖱👇🏼
Offering our thanks and prayers and wishing our friends at Mirfield in Bloom and our own Graveyard Gang good luck as the Britain In Bloom judges visit the town today. Mirfield is looking spectacular after all your hard work 🌺🌼🌳
SAFEGUARDING
Christian communities should be places where all people feel welcomed respected and safe from abuse.
Our Church is committed to encouraging an environment where all people, and especially those who may be vulnerable for any reason, are able to worship and pursue their faith journey with encouragement and in safety. To this end we have adopted the House of Bishop’s Child Protection Policy “Protecting all God’s Children and their policy for safeguarding adults in the Church of England “Promoting a safe Church” as the basis for our own Church policy and practice document. A copy of these documents are in kept in our churches for inspection or can be found at the Church of England website (safeguarding) link given below.
If you have any concerns about any child or adults welfare please contact Rev’d Hugh Baker on 07972107146.
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted on 0113 353 0257 or via email at safeguarding@leeds.anglican.org. You can also visit their safeguarding page.
A SAFER CHURCH CONTACTS POSTER
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MIRFIELD TEAM PARISH SIGNED SAFEGUARDING POLICY TO GO HERE
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A SAFER CHURCH
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PARISH SAFEGUARDING HANDBOOK
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Life’s Big Events
People often turn to the church in times of great joy or sorrow. We warmly invite you to talk to us about baptism, weddings or funerals. Find out more about how we, as a church community, can help make these occasions a personal and spiritually significant experience.
SUPPORT US
The work of Mirfield Team Parish relies on donations and volunteers to make sure we continue in our worship, community work and outreach to our town and villages. If you’d like to support us, there are a variety of ways you can help.
Contact Us
We’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch with any questions, comments or prayer requests.