News & Notices 22nd March 2026
- Mar 19
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St Mary's Monkseaton # 301 March 2026
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.
If you missed last week's service, or can't make this Sunday, you can catch up online.
Sunday 22nd March: The Fifth Sunday of Lent
8am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion
Palm Sunday
This Palm Sunday we will be reading the 'Passion Narrative' from the gospel of Matthew and therefore need volunteers to read parts. Please speak to John, Liz, Nigel or Claire if you would like to have a role in the reading.
For the 10.00am service we will be processing from Whitley Lodge shops, gathering outside Boots for prayer at 09.40 and processing holding palm crosses at 9.45 to begin the service at 10.00. All are welcome to join us on the walk or else wait in church for our arrival.
Holy Week
Following feedback from Holy Week 2025, we are doing things a little differently this year. Journeying from Palm Sunday, we are going to engage with God through Holy Communion using a variety of liturgy and song that moves us back in time from our current place through the church traditions to a closer appreciation of the silence of Gethsemane on Maundy Thursday.
Good Friday will reiterate this jouney with the choir leading a servcie of music and word journeying from Gethsemane to Golgotha followed by a Walk of Witness from Whitley Lodge to St Paul's and ending with quiet reflection and meditation in church followed by and hours silence up to 3pm when we will hear the words 'It is finished'.
Day/Date | Time | Service |
Monday 30th March | 7.30pm | Holy Communion (Common Worship) |
Tuesday 31st March | 7.30pm | Holy Communion (Common Worship in Traditional Language) |
Wednesday 1st April | 10.30am | Holy Communion followed by Lent Course |
Wednesday 1st April | 7.30pm | Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) |
Maundy Thursday | 11.00am at the Cathedral 4.00pm 6.30pm | Chrism Service Toast Church Maundy Thursday meal followed by Holy Communion, Stripping of the Alter and silence until midnight |
Good Friday | Choir led service from Gethsemane to Golgotha Walk of Witness from Whitley Lodge to St Pauls for worship. Service of reflection followed by silence until 3pm. | |
Easter Sunday | 6.15am | Sunrise service of Holy Communion followed by breakfast in church |
Easter Sunday | 10.00am | Family Easter Celebration with Holy Communion |
Toast Church
Toast Church is our weekly children’s service. It runs after school on a Thursday. People are welcome to arrive anytime after 3.30pm for a drink and some toast as we gather after a busy school day. At 4pm we start our service of songs, prayers, story and an activity. Parents can stay if they wish or are welcome to drop off children and pick them up at 4.30pm. The service is designed for under 11’s but all are welcome.
Lent Reflections
Week 5 | St Paul’s Thurs 26th Mar 7.30pm | Psalm 130 & Psalm 143 |
Lent Course
Does God speak to us? Our lent course this year will be looking at this very subject. Join us on a Wednesday at 11.15am for food and discussion where we’ll be exploring the ways God has spoken to His people through the bible, and continues to speak to us. The course continues every Wednesday until 1st of April.
Children's Society
Please could box holders bring their boxes to the office for emptying during Lent. Alternatively, phone either us or the office to arrange for your box to be collected. Many thanks for your continued support - it is so valuable. Sue and Rick Channing.
Eco Tip of the Week
The way we travel matters, fast from using the car. Choose modes of travel that have a lighter impact on creation. By not using the car for a week and using alternative modes of transport, we can reduce our carbon footprint, and also improve our own physical and mental health. Walking, cycling, catching a bus or train, allows us to slow down, appreciate our surroundings and enjoy interactions with others.
Windows Update
Initial works have started with the survey of windows in order that they can be manufactured.
Saturday 21st March
5pm Marianum
Sunday 22nd March: The Fifth Sunday of Lent
8am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion
Monday 23rd March
9am Morning Prayer
9.30am Toddlers
Tuesday 24th March
9am Morning Prayer
10am Craft Group
7.30pm Church in the Kittiwake
Wednesday 25th March
9am Morning Prayer
10.30am Holy Communion (followed by Lent Course with lunch)
5.30pm Young Notes
6pm Choir
Thursday 26th March
9am Morning Prayer
From 3.30pm for 4pm Start Toast Church
7.30pm Lent Reflections at St Paul's Church
Saturday 28th March
5pm Marianum
Sunday 29th March: Palm Sunday
8am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion
3pm Peace Vigil at Whitley Bay Cenotaph
Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for:
Jill, Martin Cooper, Monique Hughes, Jennifer Stephenson, John Hughes, Don Bulmer, Ian Davies, Colleen and Stephen, Jill Horn, Marion Howel, David Howel, Mark
Rest in Peace
Janet Minto
Those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time
Joseph Wilfred Cash, Helen Elizabeth Watson, Anthony Reginald Blake, Morris Gage Gregory (Greg), Ron Stobart
We also pray for
Woodburn Square
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