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Welcome to the website of the Parish of Tong and Holme Wood, in the Anglican Diocese of Bradford. Here you can discover more about the life and work of our three churches - St. James' in Tong Village, St. Christopher's, in Holme Wood, and St. John's, in Tong Street (The Upper Room). Use the navigation headings above to link into each of the different areas of our work.

A summary of some of the latest news of our churches can be found opposite.  Our usual times of Sunday worship services are given below.

All three churches are always glad to welcome new members, and we regularly offer special courses to introduce people to the Christian faith. These are open to anyone - not only to those who join us for Sunday worship.

Here is information as to how to make contact with us:

Vicar:  Gordon Dey - tel: 01274 682100
    e mail:    gordon.dey@bradford.anglican.org
    Address:    Tong Vicarage, 74 Holme Wood Road
                    Bradford BD4 9EJ

Curate:    Alastair Kirk - tel: 01274 685256
    e mail:    alastair_kirk@yahoo.co.uk
    Address:    207 Broadstone Way, Holme Wood
                    Bradford BD4 9BT

Curate:   Jane Trenholme - tel:  01274 788328
    e mail:     jane.trenholme@btopenworld.com
    Address:   c/o The Vine
                   Parsonage Road. Laisterdyke
                   Bradford BD

Curate:   Moina Bernard - tel: 01274 687167
    e mail:      moinab@googlemail.com
                   c/o St. Christopher's Church
                   Holme Wood Road
                   Bradford BD4 9EJ

Our worship services on Sundays are usually as follows:

8.00 am Holy Communion - at St. James Tong except on the 2nd Sunday of the month, when this service is at St. Christopher'sHolme Wood.

9.45 am  Family Communion at St. Christopher's Holme Wood - with specialist children's groups for every age of children - except on the 2nd Sunday of the month when this service is a Family Service.

11.30 am  Family Worship at St. John's Tong Street - the 'Upper Room'  (On the 2nd Sunday of each month this service is Holy Communion)

4.00 pm  Evening Worship at St. James, Tong, with a creche for young children - except on the 1st Sunday of each month when this service is a Family Service.

Our parish is also clustering with the neighbouring parish of St. Mary's, Laisterdyke.  St. Mary's Church meets for worship and other activities at 'The Vine in Parsonage Road.  Jane Trenholme has special responsibility for this church.

11.15 am Morning Worship at 'The Vine'  on two Sundays of the month this is normally a Service of Holy Communion. The first Sunday of the month is 'Cafe Church' a lively all age experience of worship with refreshments.

Current News

• LENT PROGRAMME   A leaflet outling our Lent Programme is available in all of our churches. Weekly housegroups are matching up with our Sunday Worship programme, based on 'Future Faithful' - the five themes that have been key ones for our diocese.
  

• MOTHERING SUNDAY -  is on Sunday March 14th .  Come and join us in any of our churches as we give thanks for family love and life. 
  

• KIRK FAMILY NEWS - Alastair is to leave us in March to become the next Chaplain to Warwick University.    We will have special opportunity to say farwell to the Kirk family on Sunday March 21st at 10.30 am at St. Christophers.  The worship will be followed by a Parish Lunch together.

• GOOD NEIGHBOURS - Following the retirement of Elaine O'Connell, Diane Berry has been promoted to Project Co-ordinator;  Sharon Hatton has been appointed as new Assistant Co-ordinater;  Rose Wilkins as been promoted to Senior Care Assistant. 
  

• CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING - there is to be a Child Protection training evening on Thursday March 18th at 7.30 pm at St. Christopher's for all who work with children in our churches.
  

• 'TUESDAY CHURCH'  - is our opportunity for people to take part in midweek All Age worship.  Tuesday Church  meets at the Upper Room, Tong Street at 3.30 pm each week.   All are welcome to join us for this new spiritual adventure.

• OPEN THE BOOK - is a fresh way of teaching bible stories to children through the use of drama in school assemblies.  It is already well established in Laisterdyke, and has now been launched in two of the Primary Schools in Holme Wood.  If you would be interested in helping with this, please contact Jane Trenholme.  We would like to be able to roll it out to other schools in the near future.
  

• CREDIT CRUNCH LUNCH - these popular events normally take place bi-monthly in the Schoolroom in Tong Village on the third Thursday.. The next such event will  be on  Thursday March 18th from 12.30 pm onwards.  The cost is only £5.00.
  

• PLAYING WITH PURPOSE - is now running for a further two year period. The main aim of the project is to encourage language and communication skills in pre-school age children.  Shirley Hodgkin is our Resources Organiser and Betty Pedley is the Project Manager.  They would be glad to know of folk who would like to become volunteers with the project.  They would also be glad to hear of families who would like to benefit from it. 
  

• FAIR TRADE - We are a Fair Trade parish, as is the Diocese of Bradford. . Fair Trade goods are available each week after worship at St. Christopher's.
  

• TONG HISTORY - a remarkable DVD packed with pictures, photos and information about Tong, Fulneck, Drighlington and Tong Street has been put together by Sam Greenhough.  The DVD contains over 5,000 photos - many of them old ones of the district. Copies are available at St. James for only £14.99.

• FOOTPATH SURVEY WALK organised by the  Tong Fulneck Valley Association, will take place on Saturday March 13th.  If you would like to take part please notify John Finnigan (jhfinnigan@btopenworld.com).  Meet at Tong Schoolroom at 10 am.  We'll be walking all the footpaths in the area, and seeing what needs to be done to make them more accessible.
  

•  AEGEAN CRUISE PILGRIMAGE - Gordon is to lead a pilgrimage cruise around the Aegean Sea in June 2011, visiting many of the places associated with the ministry of St. Paul and St. John.   There is to be a meeting for those interested in the Cruise on Friday March 19th at 7.30 pm at St. Christopher's