News & Notices 6th April 2025
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St Mary's Monkseaton # 256 April 2025
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.
Find out more about our upcoming Services here.
If you missed last week's service, or can't make this Sunday, you can catch up online.
Services: Lent 5 Passion Sunday
8am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
11.15am APCM
4.00pm Escape
APCM
The APCM will be held at 11.15am, following our 10am service this Sunday, 6th April.
We will be electing churchwardens and PCC members for which there are nomination forms in the lobby. Please ask people before nominating them! If you would like to know more about the roles then please speak to a churchwarden or Nigel or Claire.
Lent Reflections
Following the success of last years joint Lent reflections with St Paul's and St Peter's, we have put together another joint series of reflections based on reconciliation. These will be on Thursday evenings and so Bible Study will be postponed during Lent. The series will be concluded with a joint Eucharist at St Paul's Whitley Bay on Saturday 12th April at midday with lunch.
OWLS Meeting Friday 11th April at 12 noon
At our April meeting we will be choosing and rehearsing readings for the Stations of the Cross service on Good Friday. Also we will start to plan our outing for July.
I’m hoping that enough OWLS will volunteer to read at the Good Friday service I only need 5 more for this, so please help if you can. You will be reading from your place where you sit with a hand held microphone so no need to worry about getting to an Ambo! I’m hoping this will help others to see that we can still contribute to church life even as we age….
Please sign up by Sunday 6th April so that I can order food for the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you all for a busy and thoughtful meeting.
Beryl Austoni Tel. 07808 078894
Palm Sunday Procession
We will meet at Whitley Lodge by Tesco and begin processing back to church at 9.35. The route will be along Claremont Road and then up Davison Avenue to church. We are happy for people to join us along the way and we will be passing out palm crosses to people we meet.
Come and Sing Choral Evensong
Palm Sunday 13th April
Our choir will be hosting a Come and Sing Choral Evensong for Palm Sunday. All singers are welcome regardless of experience or church background.
Music will include:
Hosanna to the Son of David - Arthur Hutchings
Preces and Responses - John Sanders
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C - Charles Villiers Stanford
Solus ad Victimam - Kenneth Leighton
Copies of music can be provided in advance.
Rehearsal: 2pm Service: 4pm
For more information or to reserve a place, contact music@stmarysmonkseaton.org.uk
Tuesday 15th April
A morning of children's activities including Easter Bonnet and Easter Garden making, from 10.30am.
Maundy Thursday Chrism Eucharist
All are invited to Newcastle Cathedral, 11am.
Maundy Thursday Evening
The last two years we have had a meal prior to the Maundy Thursday evening Eucharist. It is our intention to do so again this year, so are looking for volunteers to cook and serve. If you can help, please speak to Nigel or Claire.
Please also sign the sheet in the lobby if you would like to join us, so we have an idea of numbers.
Following the Eucharist there will be a Watch from 9pm to midnight. We need a minimum of two people in church at any one time and there is a list in the lobby for volunteers to sign up to be stewards.
Good Friday Walk of Witness
From Whitley Lodge to St Pauls, gathering at Whitley Lodge at 11.15am and leaving 11.30am.
Parish Walk
There will be no Parish Walk in April, as it would fall on Easter Saturday. Join us for the Good Friday Walk of Witness (above) instead!
Church Window Replacement
There is now information at the back of church regarding the replacement of the church windows.
We need to replace all the windows (except the stained glass ones) for several reasons. The two main reasons are:
- Safety. There is a real risk of the current windows breaking and causing damage or injury.
- Heat. New windows will provide much better insulation as we move towards ‘net zero’.
The total cost is going to be between £75,000 and £85,000 depending on the VAT status of the work.
The PCC have agreed that the work should be funded from reserves, grants and the church community.
Please look at the display and the website:
Following our meeting of the PCC on 19th March, we are reviewing how people are able to donate to the windows fund. If you would like your donation to be recorded, then please pay by cheque, payable to "The Parochial Church St Marys Concerts".
Saturday 5th April
5.00pm: Marianum (in hall)
7.30pm: Priory Singers concert - Dvorak Requiem
Sunday 6th April: Lent 5 Passion Sunday
8am: Holy Communion
10am: Holy Communion
11.15am: APCM
4pm: Escape
Monday 7th April
9.00am: Morning Prayer
9.30am Toddlers
4.30pm: Evening Prayer
Tuesday 8th April
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.00: Craft Group
7.30pm: Church in the Kittiwake
Wednesday 9th April
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.30am: Holy Communion
12.00 midday: Introduction to the Bible
4.30pm: Evening Prayer
6pm: Choir
Thursday 10th April
9.00am: Morning Prayer
9.30-11am: Pop in Café
4.30pm: Evening Prayer
7.00pm: Lent Reflection joint service at St Peter's
Friday 11th April
Saturday 12th April
12.00 midday: Lent Reflections Eucharist and lunch at St Paul's Whitley Bay
5pm: Marianum (in Church Hall)
Sunday 13th April Lent 5 Palm Sunday
8am: Holy Communion
9.30am: Palm Procession from Whitley Lodge
10am: Holy Communion
4.00pm: Choral Evensong
Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for:
Martin Cooper, John Hughes, Suzanne, Jennifer Stephenson, Jill and Graham Cooper
Recently deceased:
Ron Stobart, Ian Rutter, Marilyn Longstaff
Remembering also those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time:
Joseph Wilfred Cash, Kathleen Henderson, David Bottrill
We also pray for Countess Avenue
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