Wednesday January 1st 10am Holy Communion

Sunday 5th January, The Second Sunday of Christmas
11:00am Parish Eucharist, followed by Christmas Lunch
6pm Evensong

Sunday 12th January, The Baptism of Christ
10:30am Covenant Service at Elvet Methodist Church
6pm Evensong

Please see the Calendar for the services in the New Year

Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf:
On 22nd December 4kg of food was donated in Church, this will provide meals for 5 people. Many thanks for all you do to support local people who use our foodbanks.
The distribution centre in Chester-le Street is closed until the 2nd of January. I will be there again on the 6th January . Happy New Year

Advent Appeal: The Disaster Emergency Committee Middle East Humanitarian Appeal. The DEC is a committee with 15 member charities. The funds raised by its Middle East appeal will be mainly spent in aid to Gaza and Lebanon, but with some spent in the surrounding region including the West Bank. The UK Government has undertaken to match donations received by the Committee up to ten million pounds. This is a different Gaza charity to the one we supported last year. Please see the attached paper for more information about this work.

Confirmation: The Deanery Confirmation will take place on Saturday 7th June 2025 (The Eve of Pentecost). At this service adults, including students, as well as children from throughout Durham Deanery will be confirmed. Please let Peter know if you would like to be confirmed next year. The venue is not yet known.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Julian Chadwick RIP. Julian died peacefully on Friday December 20th. His funeral is expected to be on Monday 27 January at 1130 at Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3EQ
With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter