Mid-week Parish Worship

Occuring
Every Wednesday at for 29 mins
Venue
St James
Address
Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

Often a reflective service of Holy Communion in contemporary language, gathered around the Lord's Table in the nave of our beautiful church. We sometimes hold alternative services for special occasions, or simply to vary our worship. We meet together afterwards in the Church Cottage next door for coffee.

Quiet Evening Prayer online

Occuring
Every Wednesday at for 29 mins
Venue
St James
Address

A time of reflection led by different members of our congregations; ending with a short time of shared prayer using the Northumbria Community's version of Compline. Please check the current Parish Magazine to see whether we are online or in church. You can download the words from this website (click the link)

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Sharing the Practice of Faith - Passover

Occuring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
Church Cottage
Address
Church Cottage, (Next door to St James's Church), NE44 6AT

Sharing the Practice of Faith - our Lent Course finding common ground across beliefs

A 5-week small group study for Lent 2024, meeting in person at 10.30 (coffee) for 11am (start) in the Church Cottage on Thursdays 15th, 22nd, 29th February and 14th, 21st March.

This week: Session 5 The Passover - Our Common Heritage (Referencing Judaism)

Holy Communion

Occuring
Every Sunday at for 30 mins
Venue
St James
Address
Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

A reflective, said service following the Church of England's traditional pattern, in contemporary language. A short talk is normally included in this service.

Parish Worship

Occuring
Every Sunday at for 45 mins
Venue
St James
Address
Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

This is our main Sunday worship service. It may be a Service of the Word, or Holy Communion - please refer to our website Calendar page for the latest details.

Holy Week (Monday to Wednesday) Compline

Occuring
for 1 day, 23 hours, 30 mins
Venue
St James
Address
Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

Compline is a short night-time service which we shall have in the church building.

Maundy Thursday Tenebrae service and stripping of Altar

Occuring
for 1 hour
Venue
St James
Address
Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

Tenebrae is a quiet prelude to Easter Day which helps us identify with the darkness and loss felt by Jesus’ followers as they experienced his death.
Some have suggested that this ancient tradition takes us with Jesus as he 'descends to the dead' to deliver the captives. It also parallels the Exodus when Moses freed the slaves in Egypt.
Following each reading a moment of quiet reflection will be held after which a candle will be extinguished and we will share in a response.

Good Friday Walk of Witness – Churches Together in Riding Mill

Occuring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
Riding Mill Methodist Church
Address
Riding Mill Methodist Church, Broomhaugh Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44

We meet at the Methodist Church in Broomhaugh at 10am, then pray and walk together to the Parish Hall, where hot cross buns will be shared.

Good Friday Outdoor Service

Occuring
for 45 mins
Venue
Bridge over the Marchburn by the Tennis Club
Address
Bridge over the Marchburn by the Tennis Club, We will meet at the footbridge and after our short service by the water we will walk with our Cross back past the Village Hall and along the course of the Roman Dere Street to the Church.

We take a Cross to the Marchburnside, next to the Tennis Club. While there we will reflect, from within God's Creation, on the story of the Passion of Jesus and what it means to us today.
We return to the Church building via Dere Street where if you wish you may spend time reflecting together on the Cross from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.

2.30pm to 3.30pm Good Friday Reflections at the foot of the Cross, in Church

Occuring
for 1 hour
Venue
St James
Address
Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

A time to sit quietly to listen and pray, reflect and examine ourselves in the light of Jesus' Crucifixion.

6.30am Sunrise Service

Occuring
for 30 mins
Venue
St James
Address
St James, Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

A service of warmth and light in the Spinney by the Church followed by lighting the Paschal Candle and placing it in Church. And then Breakfast for anyone wishing to take advantage before the 8am Communion: there will be coffee, tea and toast in the Church Cottage. This 6.30am Sunrise service is followed by a separate table Communion service at 8am in the Church Cottage after which breakfast remains available until the 10am service in Church.

8am Breakfast Communion

Occuring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
Church Cottage
Address
Church Cottage, Church Lane Riding Mill, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

This is a 'Breakfast Church' service around our table in the Church Cottage. Join us to celebrate Holy Communion, informally and in community.
Our 'Breakfast Church' worship is built around the Communion. The service is intended to be a participatory act of thanksgiving where we recognize our unity in Christ and the gift of creation through communal acts of worship, conversation, and eating good food.
Please feel free to bring your own breakfast; or share the simple breakfast, coffee and tea which we shall provide. Our shared breakfast meal continues on from the Communion service, which starts at 8am, and you are welcome to drop in from about 8.30 even if you do not come to the services, and remain sharing food and conversation until the 10am service if you wish.

10am All-Age Easter Holy Communion in Church

Occuring
for 1 hour
Venue
St James
Address
St James, Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

This is our main Easter Day service and includes renewal of our baptismal vows. Our tradition in Riding Mill is to adorn the large wooden Cross inside the church building during the service. Please bring small spring flowers to place in the holders provided on the Cross. We will take the Cross outside the church after the service.

Our Second Sunday contemplative worship ("Taizé") service

Occuring
Monthly. Every Second Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St James
Address
Church Lane Riding Mill Northumberland, NE44 6AT, United Kingdom

UPDATED TIME AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2023: As in September we will start at 7.30pm, the better to accommodate those involved with family meals.

We come together in Riding Mill to listen, to pray and to sing reflectively, in the Taizé Community style.
The community in France includes people and traditions from around the world, with an emphasis on youth. The music and prayers are sung in many languages, and include chants from the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions. The music emphasizes simple phrases, usually lines from Psalms or other pieces of Scripture, repeated and sometimes also sung in canon. You can find out more about the ecumenical Taizé community and their style of worship at www.taize.fr/en.
Come early to help set up the candles...

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