A weekly come and go drop in with refreshments free of charge.
Come and make new friends!
A time of informal worship with games, puzzles and discussions and lots of refreshments. Anyone at any age will be most welcome!
Note: there will not be Holy Communion at this service.
A weekly pre-school Drop-In for Babies/Toddlers and their (grand)parents and carers, held in St Margaret's Church Hall.
Please note: the children attending remain the responsibility of their accompanying parents/carers.
A short half-hour gathering for Prayer in Stainton Church open to members of all three Churches in our Church Family (Plurality).
A service of Holy Communion, usually including hymns.
At this service our Vicar, Rev'd Laura Wild, will normally preside.
A service of Holy Communion, including hymns, using Common Worship.
At this service our Vicar, Rev'd Laura Wild, will normally preside.
The service on 22nd March 2026 will be at Hilton Church and starts at 10.30am. This will be our Lenten Joint Service and will follow the "Growing Good" theme of Participation.
A service of Holy Communion, usually including hymns.
At this service our Vicar, Revd Marie Edwards, Chaplain at Hild/Bede College, Durham UNiversity, will preside.
Remembering the events of Maundy Thursday
followed by a bring and share buffet
This service is for anyone living on one of our three Parishes
Come and spend a quiet hour with us "before the cross" as we contemplate the enormity of the first Good Friday when our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ died on the cross at Calvary.
This service is for people from any of the three Churches in our Group/Plurality.
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Come and spend a quiet hour with us "before the cross" as we contemplate the enormity of the first Good Friday when our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ died on the cross at Calvary.
This service is for people from any of the three Churches in our Group/Plurality.
Image credit: Unsplash
Come and spend a quiet hour with us "before the cross" as we contemplate the enormity of the first Good Friday when our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ died on the cross at Calvary.
This service is for people from any of the three Churches in our Group/Plurality.
Image credit: Unsplash
On Easter Eve (Holy Saturday) at 8.00pm on 4th April 2026 in Stainton Church we reflect on the Crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ and celebrate his ressurrection on that first Easter Day.
This service is for people from any of the three Churches in our Group/Plurality.
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A service of Holy Communion to celebrate Easter Day - He is risen! This service, at which our Guest President will be Revd Marie Edwards, Chaplain at Hild/Bede College, Durham University, and is for anyone from one of the three Churches in our Group (Plurality); all will be most welcome to attend.
A service of Holy Communion to celebrate Easter Day - He is risen! This service, at which our Pioneer Minister Revd Vanessa Kirby, will preside, is for the three Churches in our Group (Plurality); all will be most welcome to attend.
A service to celebrate Easter Day - He is risen! This service, led by our Vicar Revd Laura Wild, will held in the Stainton Church Parish Room and will include an Easter Egg Hunt in the Church. The service is open to anyone from the three Churches in our Group (Plurality); all will be most welcome to attend.
A service of Holy Communion (Common Worship, Order 1) at which our Vicar, Revd Laura Wild, will usually preside.
A time of informal worship with games, puzzles and discussions and lots of refreshments. Anyone at any age will be most welcome!
Note: there will not be Holy Communion at this service.
This is a "Special" Holy Communion Service that rotates around the group of churches on the fifth Sunday of the Month. The services will be as follows:
Exceptionally on the 4th Sunday in March ie 22nd March 2026 at Hilton, followed by refreshments and then an option to participate in a local litter-pick;
31st May 2026 at Brookfield, followed by a BBQ in the Vicarage garden;
30th August 2026 at Stainton, beginning outdoors; and
29th November 2026 at Hilton, to celebrate the beginning of Advent.
Each month the three Churches in the Plurality meet together to share Holy Communion