St Mary's Monkseaton # 241 December 2024
Vicar: Rev Nigel Taylor email: vicar@stmarysmonkseaton.org.uk
Curate: Rev Claire Lewis email: ctfairgrieve.lewis@gmail.com
Please note: Nigel and Claire are not available on their day off which is Friday and also will not be available from 26th December to 2nd January 2025
Readings for Sunday 22nd December, Christmas Eve Midnight Communion, Christmas Day and Sunday 29th December
Find out more about our upcoming Services here.
If you can't make this Sunday, you can catch up online.
Holy Communion: Fourth Sunday of Advent
8am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
4.00pm Cafe Church
6.00pm Carols by Candlelight
Christmas Eve
11.00am Carol Singing in the Crab and Waltzer
4.00pm Crib Service
11.30pm Midnight Holy Communion (First Eucharist of Christmas)
Holy Communion: Christmas Day
10.00am Family Holy Communion
Holy Communion: Christmas 1
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Service of the Word
Christmas Collection for Bishops Appeal
If you are able to help with the collection of handbags and toiletries for women who have suffered domestic violence, please speak to Caroline Rose who will be co ordinating our collection. More information is available on the link below.
Food Bank plea for help.
We desperately need your help!
The shelves are emptying quicker than we can fill them! With so many people in need we can't afford to run out.
Referrals are 30% up compared to last year. That’s more than 45 emergency parcels each day (400+ people each week). Yet donations have massively fallen; we simply can’t keep up with demand.
We desperately need Christmas food items. Things like Gravy Granules, Stuffing, Biscuits, Chutney, Custard etc. As well as long life items such as Tinned Meat, Tinned Fruit and Jam/Spread.
Please help if you can. Every donation helps.
Please leave any donations in the box under the table in the church entrance.
Light Party
To bring some light into the darkness we will be holding out annual Light Party on Saturday 4th January at 4pm. Food, games, craft and stories. Click the link below to find more information and to let us know you are coming.
Flowers
The flowers in church this week have been paid for by donations to remember 'Loved Ones' at this Christmas time.
Also, a note of thanks for all who have donated to the flower fund over the past year and also to the team who have prepared the beautiful displays of flowers in church for the past 12 months.
Saturday 21st December
12.00: Advent Eucharist followed by soup, St Peter's church Whitley Bay
4pm: Blue Christmas Service (Quiet memorial service)
Sunday 22nd December (Advent 4)
8am: Holy Communion
10am:Holy Communion
4pm: Cafe Church
6pm: Carols by candlelight
Monday 23rd December
9.00am: Morning Prayer
4.30pm: Evening Prayer
Tuesday 24th December: Christmas Eve
9.00am: Morning Prayer
11.00am: Community Carols in the Crab and Walzter
4.00pm: Crib Service
11.30pm: Midnight Holy Communion
Wednesday 25th December: Christmas Day
10.00am: Family Holy Communion
Thursday 26th December
Office Closed until Thursday 2nd January
Sunday 29th December (Christmas 1)
8am: Holy Communion
10am: Service of the Word
Prayers 22nd December to Christmas Day
Your Prayers are requested for:
Sophie, Martin Cooper, John Hughes, Maureen Price, Suzanne, Ron Stobart, Peter Dunlop, Naomi Fisher and Jill.
Remembering also those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time:
Donald Rowe Bagshaw, Ann Otter, Tony Tompkins, Zena Bernacca, Riccardo Austoni, Nancy Porteus and John Muir.
We also pray for all who live in Ventnor Gardens
Prayers 29th December
Your Prayers are requested for:
Sophie, Martin Cooper, John Hughes, Maureen Price, Suzanne, Ron Stobart, Peter Dunlop, Naomi Fisher and Jill.
Remembering also those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time:
Donald Rowe Bagshaw, Ann Otter, Trevor Boycott, Nancy Porteus and John Muir
We also pray for all who live in Marine Avenue
Thank you for praying for Marine Avenue. Please pray for relationships between neighbours as we go into the New Year. Pray that any previous issues are resolved by God’s grace and wisdom.