Please note that there will be no 8am Eucharist on the following Sundays:<br>18th May, 25th May, 1st June and 22nd June.We apologise for any inconvenience.
Please note there will not be a service this Wednesday morning, 1st January. Normal services will resume from Sunday 5th and 8am and 10:15am, then Wednesday 8th at 9:30am.Thank you to all who have supported our church, shop and community throughout the year. May you all have a blessed 2025!From all at St Paul's Church.
Carry On, Brave NationA single bell tolls the depth of our loss,as we are drawn to silent prayer,A moment of remembrance, respect and reflection.A chime echoes our mourning,Counting the heartbeats as we stand apart and as one.A chime that binds us together,As we keep watch at cold memorialsOr pause in our work to pray.Beyond the fading bell,The ocean waves thrash against the cliffs.A van rolls by, a siren wails,Squeals of laughter rise up,As children return to play.Carry on brave nation and let us not forget video featuring Ryhope Choir can be viewed on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DtuCPzhFeoM?si=cUWILHrE9g397h9H
Today marks 100 years since the war memorial was installed at Ryhope village green. The memorial takes the form of a Doric Cross, in grey Cornish granite, standing over thirty feet in height on stepped bases of octagonal form. The bronze tablets, which are all cut and hand worked by London craftsmen, carry the names of all regiments or units with their badges and names. It was unveiled on Saturday, October 11th 1924.The inscription on the base reads:To the Glory of God, and in honoured memory of those who at the call of King and Country left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of self-sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom.Let their names be not forgotten.------------------------ Information and images of the War Memorial are from the book:St Paul’s Church Ryhope, Sunderland: A Sesquicentenary History 1870-2020 by Dr Robert Barry Shepherd.
