News & Notices 26th October 2025
- St Mary's Parish Office
- Oct 23
- 4 min read
Updated: Oct 25
St Mary's Monkseaton # 281 October 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.
If you missed last week's service, or can't make this Sunday, you can catch up online.
Services: Trinity 19 Bible Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
All Souls Memorial Service
Our All Souls memorial Service will take place on Sunday 2nd November at 4pm. If you would like someone remembered during the service, then please add their name to the alphabetical list in the vestibule.
Eco Tip for the Week
Date for the diary.
Join COP30 Global Day of Action, on 15th November, to raise awareness about the urgent need to address the climate crisis. Show that people and the planet must come before power and profit.
Details of Newcastle meeting below ;-
Toast Church is a new venture for children aged 4 to 11. It's an afterschool club consisting of songs, stories, crafts and prayers to give insight into what the Christian faith is all about. Younger children are welcome but parents will need to stay with them whereas older children can be dropped off and picked up. If you would prefer to wait, coffee and biscuits will be available in an area where you can observe your children. We are launching Toast Church with an event on 6th November where there will be a chance to see what it is all about and enjoy a hot dog. If you need any more information, contact clergy on either vicar@stmarysmonkseaton.org.uk or ctfairgrieve.lewis@gmail.com
Social Events Coming Soon...
Gardens
We are tidying and putting the gardens to 'bed'. If you can spare half an hour or more to help us, it would be greatly appreciated.
Monday 27th October and Monday 3rd November, meet from 1pm.
Cheryl and the BaRG group.
Fund Raising for Edie Smart
You may remember in the Summer the tragic loss of a young girl aged 13, Edie Smart, following an accident on the sea front. Her football team are trying to raise funds in memory of her. If you are interested please follow the link below.
Table Tennis
You are invited to join in playing Table Tennis at St John's Methodist church hall, Ilfracombe Gardens, on Mondays from 3.30 to 5.30pm.
Christmas Fair
Our Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday 29th November.
Anyone who wants to be part of the fair, whether to help, whether to have a stall, whether to donate raffle or tombola prizes or whether to bring in cakes! Please contact Andrew Potter (andrewpotter@hotmail.com) for more details.
Church Windows Update
Things are starting to progress with the windows replacement.
Firstly, we’ve had a new estimate for the work.
The cost has risen significantly, due to the increasing cost of raw materials and a huge jump in the demand for glass.
We’re now looking at a cost - including VAT - of just over £100,000.
However - the windows fund has hit a remarkable £70,000! And we know more money is arriving all the time. This is remarkable figure and is thanks to the generosity of parishioners and to the hard work of those who have organised specific events. Unfortunately, it is proving very difficult to obtain grant monies although we continue to look for sources of funding. So we have decided to undertake the work in phases. This is to minimise future cost increases.
The initial proposal - after discussions with the contractors - is that all the upper windows are replaced, the office windows and the broken window in the Mel Weir suite. If funds allow, we will then do further work on the ground floor.
Once we have a time schedule for the work, we will let everyone know.
The church will not need to shut for services on Sundays.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to speak to Nigel, one of the wardens, or David Tompkins.
You can contribute by:
- cheque payable to "St Mary's Monkseaton" or cash (envelopes in church, with Gift Aid slips, into the wall-safe)
- by bank transfer to: Sort Code: 403418, Account: 04502086 Please give your surname as the 'reference'.
Please also email office@stmarysmonkseaton.org.uk if you are able to Gift Aid your donation
Saturday 25th October
10.00am Parish Walk meeting on First Carpark at St Mary's Island.
5.00pm: Marianum
Sunday 26th October Trinity 19 Bible Sunday
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Holy Communion
Monday 27th October
9.30 Toddlers
Tuesday 28th October
9.00am: Morning Prayer at St Mary's island
10.00am: Craft Group
7.30pm: Church in the Kittiwake
Wednesday 29th October
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.30am: Eucharist
Thursday 30th October
9.00am: Morning Prayer
Friday 31st October
Saturday 1st November
Sunday 2nd November All Saints
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Holy Communion
4.00pm: All Souls Memorial Service
Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for:
Martin Cooper, John Hughes, Jennifer Stephenson, Jill, Janet Minto, Don and Helen Bulmer, Beth, Monique Hughes, Ian Davies, Colleen and Stephen, Sheila Jones, Stuart Colter
For those who have died recently
Kathleen Dales
Angela
Those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time
Ronald Ernest Hudson
Mary Reay
Lilian Hart
John Wilson Young
Kenneth Humble
We also pray for
Claremont Court
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