Fundraising for Ukraine DEC Appeal
Huge thanks to all those who contributed to, or took part in, this year’s Lent Soup Lunches. A magnificent – and record – £788.50 was raised for the Ukraine DEC Appeal! This will make...
St. James's Church News & Updates
Meditation for 12th April 2022
Journey – Lent 2022 In our early married life, David was employed by HSBC. We moved fairly frequently. We couldn’t chose where we went… we could have refused. In fact, Jenny and I met...
Meditation for 5th April 2022
Cocooned Several years ago I was an exhibitor in an exhibition, LABYRINTHINE WORKS, shown at Shepherds Dene. All the artists had made work, from paintings, prints, woodcarving to sculptures, which had been inspired by...
Riding Mill Parish News #516
A Glass Church? I sat on the edge of Broomleyfell plantation early one morning, eating my breakfast and praving as I looked over Riding Mill nestled in its valley alongside the Tyne. As I...
Meditation for 29th March 2022
An Awareness of God I have been following a lent course based on the book ‘Kneeling with Giants’ by Gary Neal Hansen. The subtitle is ’Learning to Pray with History’s best Teachers’. So far...
Mothering Sunday
What is Mothering Sunday? Traditionally, on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, people would visit their home, or ‘mother’, churches. Services took place to mark the coming together of families. On Mothering Sunday and going...
Meditation for 22nd March 2022
Keep Praying! Things are not getting any better on the global stage. We are still bombarded with awful images of the developing war, personal tragedies and untold suffering in the Ukraine. And what about...
Meditation for 15th March 2022
Prayers for Ukraine Mighty God, you are a very present help in all our troubles, we put our trust in you. Hear our prayers for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, we pray for the...
Camino de Santiago Talk
An Illustrated Talk by John Caine Friday 8th April at 7.30pm St. James’s Church Tickets £10 per person Includes a glass of wine or soft drink and canapés Have you ever thought of walking...
Meditation for 8th March 2022
Three things had grabbed my attention. And there was no escaping them! I’d spent time with a friend exploring the importance of forgiveness, and how the lack of it consumed those affected. How pain...
