Safeguarding Policy

Our churches are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This commitment is shared by our clergy, leaders and our volunteers. Our safeguarding policy statements and a list of parish officers are displayed on notice boards in each of our churches.

Safeguarding Contacts:
Parish Safeguarding Officer – Alison Boggie. Email: boggiealison@gmail.com
Diocesan Safeguarding team – Tel: 0113 353 0257. Email: safeguarding@leeds.anglican.org

If you are concerned about the safety and welfare of a child, young person or adult, you should contact the relevant local social services team. In the Bradford District, the details are as follows:
Children’s Social Care Initial Contact Point – 01274 437500
Safeguarding Adults Team – 01274 431077
Social Services Emergency Duty Team (Out of Hours) – 01274 431010

If you believe a child, young person or adult to be at immediate risk of significant harm, you should contact the police on 999.

Further support and information is available as follows:
NSPCC – Helpline for adults concerned about a child – 0808 800 5000 or visit: www.nspcc.org.uk
Childline – Helpline for children and young people – 0800 1111 or visit: www.childline.org.uk
Action on Elder Abuse Helpline – 0808 808 8141 or visit: www.elderabuse.org.uk
National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247 or visit: www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk

Calendar

	December 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Holy Communion Holy Communion Sunday 1 December 2024 @ 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM St John's Parish Church, Hallcliffe, Baildon, Shipley BD17 6ND, UK St Hugh's Service of the Word St Hugh's Service of the Word Sunday 1 December 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM The St Hugh's Church and Community Centre, Coach Rd, Baildon, Shipley BD17 5HS, UK Family Service at St John's Family Service at St John's Sunday 1 December 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM St John's Parish Church, Hallcliffe, Baildon, Shipley BD17 6ND, UK Our regular Sunday Service - all welcome! This Service is live-streamed to our Face Book page. • • •	2 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Monday 2 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Night Prayer Night Prayer Monday 2 December 2024 @ 9:00 PM - 9:15 PM On-line Anyone can join this weekly Night Prayer which is held on the video conferencing app Zoom. Email sandrabenham@btinternet.com to receive the Zoom link. • •	3 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Tuesday 3 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Vestry Hour Vestry Hour Tuesday 3 December 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM St John's Church Hall, Hallcliffe, Baildon, BD17 6ND If you would like to arrange a wedding or christening, come along to Vestry Hour any Tuesday at St John’s Church Hall between 6pm and 7pm to speak to a member of our clergy team. • •	4 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Wednesday 4 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	5 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Thursday 5 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	6	7
8 Holy Communion Service at St John's Holy Communion Service at St John's Sunday 8 December 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM A Service of Holy Communion - all welcome! This service will also be live-streamed to our Face Book page. St James's Service of the Word St James's Service of the Word Sunday 8 December 2024 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM St James' Church, Kirklands Ln, Baildon, Shipley BD17 6HH, UK • •	9 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Monday 9 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Night Prayer Night Prayer Monday 9 December 2024 @ 9:00 PM - 9:15 PM On-line Anyone can join this weekly Night Prayer which is held on the video conferencing app Zoom. Email sandrabenham@btinternet.com to receive the Zoom link. • •	10 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Tuesday 10 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Vestry Hour Vestry Hour Tuesday 10 December 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM St John's Church Hall, Hallcliffe, Baildon, BD17 6ND If you would like to arrange a wedding or christening, come along to Vestry Hour any Tuesday at St John’s Church Hall between 6pm and 7pm to speak to a member of our clergy team. • •	11 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Wednesday 11 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	12 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Thursday 12 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	13	14
15 Holy Communion Service Holy Communion Service Sunday 15 December 2024 @ 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM St John's Parish Church, Hallcliffe, Baildon, Shipley BD17 6ND, UK St Hugh's Holy Communion Service St Hugh's Holy Communion Service Sunday 15 December 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM The St Hugh's Church and Community Centre, Coach Rd, Baildon, Shipley BD17 5HS, UK Holy Communion Service at St John's Holy Communion Service at St John's Sunday 15 December 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM A Service of Holy Communion - all welcome! This service will also be live-streamed to our Face Book page. Messy Church Messy Church Sunday 15 December 2024 @ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM St John's Church Hall, Hallcliffe, Baildon, BD17 6ND A time for families - crafts, activities, singing, themed around a Bible story. • • • •	16 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Monday 16 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Night Prayer Night Prayer Monday 16 December 2024 @ 9:00 PM - 9:15 PM On-line Anyone can join this weekly Night Prayer which is held on the video conferencing app Zoom. Email sandrabenham@btinternet.com to receive the Zoom link. • •	17 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Tuesday 17 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Vestry Hour Vestry Hour Tuesday 17 December 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM St John's Church Hall, Hallcliffe, Baildon, BD17 6ND If you would like to arrange a wedding or christening, come along to Vestry Hour any Tuesday at St John’s Church Hall between 6pm and 7pm to speak to a member of our clergy team. • •	18 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Wednesday 18 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	19 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Thursday 19 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	20	21
22 Holy Communion Service at St John's Holy Communion Service at St John's Sunday 22 December 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM A Service of Holy Communion - all welcome! This service will also be live-streamed to our Face Book page. St James's Holy Communion Service St James's Holy Communion Service Sunday 22 December 2024 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM St James' Church, Kirklands Ln, Baildon, Shipley BD17 6HH, UK • •	23 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Monday 23 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Night Prayer Night Prayer Monday 23 December 2024 @ 9:00 PM - 9:15 PM On-line Anyone can join this weekly Night Prayer which is held on the video conferencing app Zoom. Email sandrabenham@btinternet.com to receive the Zoom link. • •	24 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Tuesday 24 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Vestry Hour Vestry Hour Tuesday 24 December 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM St John's Church Hall, Hallcliffe, Baildon, BD17 6ND If you would like to arrange a wedding or christening, come along to Vestry Hour any Tuesday at St John’s Church Hall between 6pm and 7pm to speak to a member of our clergy team. • •	25 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Wednesday 25 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	26 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Thursday 26 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. •	27	28
29	30 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Monday 30 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Night Prayer Night Prayer Monday 30 December 2024 @ 9:00 PM - 9:15 PM On-line Anyone can join this weekly Night Prayer which is held on the video conferencing app Zoom. Email sandrabenham@btinternet.com to receive the Zoom link. • •	31 Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Morning Prayers (Live and Interactive) Tuesday 31 December 2024 @ 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Morning Prayer Every weekday morning at 9am we hold a Morning Prayer service, led by a member of our clergy team. We use Zoom (Client for Meetings), the online audio/visual conferencing service. As long as you have a device with internet access and a camera – laptop, mobile phone, tablet – you can join us for a live daily service. It’s handy if you have another device with internet access so you can find the words to follow the service on the Church of England website. There’s also an app for your phone is called ‘Daily Prayer’ and is available for Apple and Android devices. To access the Zoom service, email Rev Sandra at sandrabenham@btinternet.com and she will send you an invitation and a link. Simply press on the link before the service starts and you’ll be instantly connected. The good part is that we will all be there to help you with any issues you may have on your first experience. Vestry Hour Vestry Hour Tuesday 31 December 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM St John's Church Hall, Hallcliffe, Baildon, BD17 6ND If you would like to arrange a wedding or christening, come along to Vestry Hour any Tuesday at St John’s Church Hall between 6pm and 7pm to speak to a member of our clergy team. • •

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