Welcome to Christ Church, New Seaham!
Belong - Believe - Become - Bless
We are delighted to announce that Bishop Sarah has appointed the Revd Anita Burke to be Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church New Seaham. The licensing will take place in Christ Church on Tuesday 25th November, 7pm, all are welcome.
As a church we serve the needs of the New Seaham community. Our vision pathway is to Belong - Believe - Become - Bless
We're an inclusive and friendly Church where everyone will find a warm welcome... we're all about building family and serving community.
We have some fabulous events and services lined up in Nov & Dec:
7th Dec, 2.30pm - Christmas Craft Fair in the Church Hall
7th Dec, 5pm - Carols by Candlelight with Trimdon Brass Band in church
20th Dec, 5pm - Pre-Christmas Pause, a gentle candlelit service in church for those who have lost loved ones
21st Dec, 6.30pm - Movie Night on the big screen in the church hall - 'The Nativity - Journey of a Lifetime'
24th Dec, 5pm - Christingle - family fun
24th Dec, 9pm - Christmas Eve Communion Service
25th Dec, 10am - Christmas morning family service
28th Dec, 12-6pm - Prayer Drop-in, 6 hrs of prayer time to pray out 2025 and pray in 2026
SERVICES:
10am Sunday - Communion Service including contemporary worship (apart from the last Sunday of the month which is a lay-led All-Together service).
6.30pm Sunday - 'Cafe Church' in our Church Hall, a safe place to explore faith always with a cuppa with cake!
11.30am Tuesdays - short Communion service in our Community Hub, 'The Well' in our Church Hall, and stay afterwards for a light lunch and cuppa (pay-as-you-feel).
CHILDREN:
2nd Sunday morning every month - Kids@ChristChurch - in the Church Hall during the 10am service as our team grows we hope to offer this weekly.
10-11.30am - Thursdays (term time), Church Mice Toddlers (0-3yrs olds)
Seasonal events at Christmas, Easter, Summer and autumn.
PRAYER:
9.30am Wednesdays - Morning Prayer in Church
10am Fridays - every fortnight, Prayer Walk in the local community
Team prayer takes place with the team at 9.30am every Tuesday and Thursday.
Monthly prayer meeting for our local community - every 2nd Thursday of the month, 6.00pm.
COMMUNITY:
10am-2pm, Tuesdays - Community hub, 'The Well', offering pay-as-you-feel refreshments, various table-top activities, free groceries at our People's Pantry and a pop-up pre-loved seasonal clothing stall.
DISCIPLESHIP:
6pm, Tuesdays, we host our discipleship group (Believe & Become) in the Church Hall.
BAPTISMS:
For Baptism/Christening enquiries please attend a Sunday service and speak to Rev'd Anita afterwards over refreshments.
WEDDINGS & FUNERALS:
For Wedding and funeral enquiries please contact Rev'd Anita directly on [email protected]
The Parochial Church Council of Christ Church New Seaham is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and nurturing environment for everyone, especially for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
It has adopted and approved the Church of England policy for promoting a safer church. This policy deals with all aspects of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and can be found on the Diocese of Durham safeguarding pages: https://durhamdiocese.org/category/safeguarding/
To discuss any safeguarding concerns relating to Christ Church New Seaham please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer Debbie Finkel by email [email protected].
Concerns can also be raised with the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Beth Miller – who can be contacted as follows:
Address: Cuthbert House, Stonebridge, Durham DH1 3RY
email: [email protected] or [email protected]
mobile: 07968 034075
or concern can be raised with the local Police on 0345 606 0365 or Durham County Council – Children and Adult Services - First Contact - on 03000 267 979.
