Welcome
Mirfield is a small town in Kirklees, and our team parish comprises of St. Mary’s Mirfield and St. John’s Upper Hopton.
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.
Regular Service Times
St. Mary’s: Sunday at 9.30am and Wednesday at 10am
St. John’s: Sunday at 11:15am and Thursday at 10am
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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Our popular 'Stop the Month: 10 Calming Meditation Sessions' began a new series in June. The 2nd of the 10 sessions will be held on the 14th July at St. Mary's, beginning at 5.45pm. All are welcome, whether you attended the 1st session or not.
Sessions will normally be ...happening on the first Tuesday of every month, but will be confirmed on a month-by-month basis.
The first 5 sessions are secular in nature, the second 5 sessions are Christian contemplative prayer. All are designed to help prevent stress, worry and anxiety throughout the year.
Full session details are available in a booklet available to browse at St. Mary's, or which can be ordered via Amazon either physically or for Kindle: https://shorturl.at/2NeWn
If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact stopthemonth@outlook.com
CHURCH IS COOL!
Tomorrow and Thursday this week are going to be SO hot... St Mary's must be one of coolest places to be, so all are welcome... open from 9.30 until about 3.30 on Wednesday, the mid week Eucharist is on between 10 and 10.30am. St Johns is open between 2 and 4pm on ...Wednesday.
Thursday St Johns is also open from 9.30am until 11am for mid week Eucharist.
Bring a book, some knitting, your laptop or your children... toilets, indoor quiet play area, drinks available.
Sung Eucharist at St. John’s church Upper Hopton. Sunday 21st June.
Sung Eucharist for the Third Sunday after Trinity - from St. Mary's
This weekend's Upper Hopton Scarecrow Festival was a wonderful community event that saw 28 fantastically creative scarecrows on display throughout the village and hundreds of people visiting over the course of the day.
The Mirfield Team Parish Craft Group were delighted to win the ...Best in Show award with their 'Scarecrow Wedding', celebrating at this morning's service at St. John's 🏆
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
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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.