THE JARROW LECTURE: Friday 23rd May at 7.30:‘What has Bede to do with the Franks Casket?: The Wider Context’with Professor Leslie Webster, Honorary Visiting Professor at UCL. Former Senior Curator and Head of Department at the British Museum (1964 – 2007) Admission is Free – Refreshments are served after the LectureAcross the weekend church will be open to Visitors:Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th 10.30 to 3.30 andon Monday 26th we have our Summer Fayre 11 until 4 Everyone is Welcome!
This year The Jarrow Lecture will be held on Friday 23rd May - 7.30 pm - Admission is Free and refreshments are served afterwards. The theme for 2025 is:‘What has Bede to do with the Franks Casket?: The Wider Context’with Professor Leslie Webster, Honorary Visiting Professor at UCL. Former Senior Curator and Head of Department at the British Museum (1964 – 2007)On Sunday 25th May we have a Parish Service with Holy Communion which is open to everyone to receive communion or blessing. We will have hymns, prayers, space for reflection and will also be saying farewell to our Assistant Curate Revd Jason Wratten as he moves on to his first post at St. Alban's Cathedral.On Bank Holiday Monday - 26th May - we have the annual Summer Fayre and Jarrow Festival at church - inside and outside with lots of homemade foods, things to buy and things to do. Please see the poster below. Doors open at 11 and we remain open until 4.If you are unable to make it, our regular Summer Opening Hours for Visitors are:Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 3.30 and Sundays 2-4 pm.Our Team of Volunteers are waiting to welcome you!
St. Paul's Church is open Daily throughout Lent with space to light a candle, say a prayer or find a quiet corner.Church and Shop are open as follows:Monday to Saturday 11 until 3 and Sundays 2 until 3.30 (Winter Opening Hours)
Are you knitting Christmas angels for us? If so, we hope to gather in angels by the end of November.We hope to gather all the angels in by the end of November.They can be donated at any of our #services across the parish or #KnitGroup at St. Peter’s (Tuesdays 2-4) or #CoffeeStop at St. John the Baptist's (Thursdays 9.30-11).If you would like to knit angels you will find a knitting pattern below alongside suggestions of #prayersforknitters who like to pray as they go.Thank you to all who have already returned Angels to us. They look amazing and will bring a smile to many faces at Christmas!#If you are reading this and would like to knit us a fe angels - there is a knitting pattern and prayers attached to this page, for people who like to pray as they go!Once again a huge thank you to everyone supporting this project.Revd Lesley (on behalf of the Knit Group)If you prefer to post your angels please send them to:St. Peter’s Church CentreYork AvenueJarrowNE32 5LP
