Marsden Parish Church (St Bartholomew's)

24/01/2026

Everyone welcome

02/01/2026

Christmas Trees collections from
St Bartholomews Church

Monday 5th Jan 10am-12 Noon
Wednesday 7th Jan - 12 Noon
Thursday 8th Jan 9am -1pm

( on Thursday 8th - should the church not be open please call at the church hall and we will open for you )

Many thanks

17/12/2025

This Sunday

15/12/2025

24th December

15/12/2025

This Saturday

15/12/2025

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Announcement about Vicar Graeme December 14, 2025 Rev Holdsworth About Us, Letter The Acting Bishop of Durham is delighted to announce that the Revd Graeme Holdsworth has been appointed as Interim Priest in Charge of Upper Weardale, and Rural Ministry Lead for the Diocese of Durham. The licensing w...

22/10/2025

An enormous WELL DONE to all our children for an amazing Harvest Festival today. Performing a wonderful mix of traditional and modern songs, the full church audience was wowed.

Thank you to our families for watching and for your generous donations, and to Marsden Parish Church (St Bartholomew's) for hosting.

11/10/2025

Attached - photos of all sections of the (very) large plan of the original part of the churchyard, where burials commenced in 1852. A copy of the plan is in West Yorkshire Archives in Wakefield. For all you family historians out there!

11/10/2025

Exhibition open:
Saturday 11 Oct from 11.00 to 3.00
Sunday 12 Oct from 2.00 to 4.00
Saturday 18 Oct from 10.00 to 3.00
Sunday 19 Oct from 2.00 to 4.00

21/09/2025

**A heads up that all the WinterFolk shows are selling fast (yay!) with over half of all tickets sold already. Obvs we're over the bleddy moon, and for those of you who are thinking of coming along, don't leave it too late. Thanks. Tickets for Sheringham, London, Liverpool, Todmorden and Marsden here: www.ohooleyandtidow.com/gigs

24/08/2025

24th August - St Bartholomew's Day. Two depictions of the Saint and Apostle of Christ, about whom little is actually known. He is believed to have travelled to India and Armenia to spread the word of God and to tell of Christ. Various theories of his death exist, one of which is that he was tortured by being flayed (skinned) alive; so you will often see him carrying a skinning knife and with what appears at first sight to be a cloak over his arm, but on close inspection it is a skin in human form. The first photo below is of his statue in St Bartholomew's Church and the second is his statue outside Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, where his "skin" is shown across his lap.