Join us at 12:30 every Thursday in Lent for a simple lunch of soup and bread. A chance to chat about what we have read in the previous week in the Watch and Pray Lent bookEveryone is very welcome to come
In church every Friday at 5pm we will observe the Stations of the Cross.If you would like to join in from home using our free telephone service, then the number to call is 03330 164757 You will be asked to key in a room number 66744423# And then a guest pin number 4827#You can download the order of service from the link on this page (we will use this booklet for each of the 6 weeks of Lent)
Newcastle Diocese are asking for our help .....Calling all craftersDoes your parish have a crafting group? Perhaps a knit and natter or a sewing circle? Or do you have some crafty people in your congregation? If so, then we need your help.We will be taking part in LOUDfence during the first week of March. LOUDfence began as a protest movement in Australia in 2015 and has spread far and wide since then. The idea is to tie brightly-coloured ribbons to a fence as a sign of support for and solidarity with victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. These "loud" ribbons also represent a determination to break the silence around abuse. Our LOUDfence will be displayed in Newcastle Cathedral from the 3 March alongside a display of creative work by survivors. The survivors leading on this project have told us that what would mean more to them than ribbons, is to see a fence full of loud strawberries, inspired by the artwork from If I Told You, What Would You Do?So, how can you help?We need as many crafted strawberries as possible. If you are able to knit or crochet, we have included some example patterns you can follow, but feel free to use your own. If you have another craft, feel free to create strawberries in any format. These can be 3D or flat, they can be any size you wish. Ideally in red and green. Strawberries can be posted to: Safeguarding, Diocese of Newcastle, Church House, St. John's Terrace, North Shields, NE29 6HS. Or you can leave them in St John's church and we will make sure they get to the Diocese.Please make sure your strawberries are in church by February 25th.
