PARISH NOTICE BOARD

Services        General Parish Notices
Sun 28th Sept
Back to Church Sunday		 8.00
10.00
10.00
6.00 		St Mary
St Mary
St Aidan
St Mary 		HC
PC
MW
Healing Service
Mon 6.30 St Mary HC
Wed
 9.15
 St Aidan
 HC
Thurs 10.15 St Mary HC
Fri 9.15 St Aidan HC 
Sat  11.00 St George's Park Team 4
Sun 5th Oct
Trinity 20 		8.00
9.00
10.00
6.00 		St Mary
St Aidan
St Mary
St Mary 		HC
PC
PC
Ev, Prayer


Weekday Communion Services; 
Monday 6.30pm at St Mary’s
Friday 9.15am at St Aidan’s 
(Wednesday and Thursday - unchanged)
PLEASE NOTE THAT SERVICES AT ST JAMES WILL RECOMMENCE ON SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER

Back to Church Prayer

Heavenly Father, 
thank you for this day.
We remember that we are created
and loved by you.

We welcome you now as you have already welcomed us.
We pray that we may know the power
of your personal invitation 
in our own lives.
Give us confidence to offer a friend
your personal invitation.

We pray for Back To Church Sunday and thank you 
for the gift of church as community.
Make us aware of you.
We pray in the name of Jesus.

Amen
 

 

NOTICES to 5th October

GENERAL NOTICES; 
Mon 7.30pm Choir Practice at St Mary’s 
Tues 1.45pm Playtime Plus at St Aidan’s
Wed 10.15am Bible Study at St Aidan’s 
Thurs 7.45pm Alpha Plus at 43 Wansdyke (postponed from last week)
PLEASE NOTE THAT SERVICES AT ST JAMES WILL RECOMMENCE ON SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER
FLOOD RELIEF
Donations of blankets, linen, crockery and clothing can be taken to Jacob Conroy’s old premises by Laurel House, in Oldgate near the Clocktower. Tel. 503419 (Small items only)
Donations of furniture are to be stored in a secure unit at Coopies Lane - please ring Les Sage on 516859

HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS
Paul Hendy the Director of the National Flood Forum who has long experience of helping after flooding( think Carlisle, Hull) will be giving a presentation at New Life Church Monday night 22nd September from 7.30 – 9.00 p.m. “How the church can help in the recovery from a flood disaster”. 
KEYS - ADVANCE WARNING.
We are going to have the church locks renewed & new keys will need to be issued. Watch this space.

BACK TO CHURCH 
SUNDAY 
28th Sept

Please make sure that you have collected your invitation cards) from the back of church this Sunday.
Give some thought & prayer to whom God is calling you to invite back to church on 28th September. 
Personally invite the person & give them the card, offer to accompany them to church on that day. (See Concord for more details about Back to Church Sunday.)
CHILDREN’S SOCIETY
Thanks to the generosity of Children’s Society Box holders, I have been able to send a cheque for £478 to the society - our best ever total! 
Edith Coates
 
 
MOTHERS UNION;
Archdeaconry Festival at St Michael’s Church Alnwick Monday 29th September; 
10.30 Coffee followed by meditation
12noon Lunch
2.00pm Eucharist followed by tea & biscuits
Parish Diary General Events & Notices
2008
Monday 6th October Harvest Moon - Overseas Deanery Supper at St Bartholomew’s Church, Newbiggin by the Sea, £2.50 each - please ring Linda Wheatley, 504655, if you’d like to come.
Saturday 11th October CHRISTIAN AID;
Ceilidh Saturday 11th October 7.30-11.00pm at St George’s Church Hall. Bar, raffle £5 adults, £2.50 - child. 
Tickets from Margaret Siggens , 518031 or Janice Parks, 512347
Oct 19th CONFIRMATION 
Would anyone (both adults and younger people) who would like to be confirmed this autumn please give their name and contact details to Frances at the Office (503326). You are very welcome to talk to any of the Clergy first but they would prefer to have a definitive list at the Office -(saves the backs of envelopes going missing!)
Oct 25th Durham Singers at St James 7.30 PM tICKETS £6 (INCLUDES WINE) IN AID OF cHRISTIAN aID
Oct 25th Friends of MU at St Aidan's
Dec 8th MId Northumberland Chorus at St Mary's
Dec 17th KEVI Carols Service at St James
A selection of prayer cards are available in 
St James and St Aidan’s Churches and handmade cards for all occasions can be found in St James and St Mary’s.
CHRISTMAS CARD SALE
Saturday 25th October at the Parish Hall, Grange Road, 10am - 12noon
Club Ichthus: Friday 10th Oct. at Felton. All Welcome, food, drink & great music (ECG). Contact Lindsay or Jeremy if you would like to go, so we can arrange transport.
Wendy MacKenzie;
Wendy is to be Licensed as a Reader on Saturday 4th October in the Cathedral. The service is in the afternoon & the congregation are asked to be in their seats by 1.45pm. If you would like to support Wendy on this important occasion; please contact Frances at the Parish Office so we can co-ordinate transport arrangements.
OPEN DAY AT CHURCH HOUSE
27th Sept. Have you ever wondered what goes on at Church House? Here’s your chance to find out & meet with the staff & clergy. Bishop Martin will open the day at 10am, Songs of Praise at 1pm and all sorts of activities throughout the day for all the family. Posters at the back. of each church
MIDSUMMER BALL PHOTOS will be on display at St Mary’s Church - copies £1.00 each - fill in the sheet provided.
MORPETH FRIENDS OF LEPRA
‘Autumn Soirée’ on Saturday 4th October in St Robert’s Church Hall., Oldgate at 7pm. Buffet supper and entertainment. 
Tickets £5, avilable from Committee members 
MORPETH CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT; ‘An Evening with the Sunderland and Monkwearmouth Salvation Army Band’ at Morpeth Methodist Church. Saturday 4th October at 7pm. Tickets £5 (including refreshments) from Janice Parks 512347.
PRAYER AND STUDY GROUPS
ALPHA PLUS will be starting again 18th September. We will be following one of the York courses - 5 sessions on the Lord’s Prayer. More details to follow. Everyone welcome.
YOUTH PRAYER GROUP; Sept 19th at 6.30pm at St Aidan’s. 
STOBHILL FELLOWSHIP GROUP meet at 8.00pm 7th Oct at 7 Eighth Avenue ‘for those with a heart for Stobhill’
EMMAUS; Next meeting will be at 3 Low Stobhill on Wednesday 24th Sept from 8.00 till 9.30 pm. All are welcome.
PARISH PRAYER GROUP next meets at 10 St James Terrace, 2 pm on Fri 26th September
WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY at St Aidan’s on Wednesdays after the 10am service