News & Notices 31st May 2026
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St Mary's Monkseaton #311 May/June 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 31st May: Trinity Sunday
8am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion
Eco Tip of the Week
Change to recycling in church.
Empty tablet blister packs have long been accepted at Superdrug pharmacy stores ( Northumberland Street) for recycling. Certain Boots stores now have a similar service. (Silverlink and Eldon Square). Both store chains accept blister packs for household recycling and do not accept massive bulk drops, which had become unmanageable.
If you are able, please take your own blister packs to the stores for disposal, and leave the church recycling box, for those unable to get to a store. Many thanks.
Young Notes
Young Notes “Blog” March/April 2026
Our Young Notes thought it would be nice to share with us what they have been up to each month. Their inaugural 'blog' is below:
Although we only meet for a short time on Wednesday evenings 5.30 to 6pm, we cover a lot of material in Young Notes rehearsals, and we want to share this with you. Rehearsing for Church services is always exciting as the music changes every week, so we are always re-visiting pieces as well as learning new
pieces.
We covered 10 pieces in our rehearsals during March and April... The Young Notes highlights were “May the Road”, a Celtic Blessing which we sang in a service during the prayers, and “You Raise Me Up”. “This is one of our favourite pieces, because it is upbeat and happy. We sang it in a service, which was fun!”
The Young Notes also played 2 musical games - 1) They had to complete pieces and music theory questions to create a tiled floor of an ancient temple. 2) “We had to throw wooden discs onto a Twister
Board and do musical challenges (like rhythm patterns) to complete a line.
The Young Notes have also started designing a “Chorister’s Prayer” display using stained glass ideas to represent what they think St Mary’s represents.
From Daisy, Elva and Penny
Hospitality Thank You
At 3pm on Sunday 31 May we will be holding an afternoon tea as a thank you for all those who help in the kitchen and with our hospitality services. Tea and Cake will be provided. Please join us if you can. Many thanks, Nigel, Claire, Liz and John.
Repair Café
Saturday 30th May
12.00 midday Marriage of Daniel Young and Rebecca Houwourth
5pm Marianum
Sunday 31st May: Trinity Sunday
8am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion
3pm Hospitality Meeting
Monday 1st June
9.30am Toddlers
Tuesday 2nd June
9am Morning Prayer at St. Mary's Island
10am Craft Group
7.30pm Church at the Kittiwake
Wednesday 3rd June
9am Morning Prayer
10.30am Holy Communion
5.30pm Young Notes
6pm Choir Practice
Thursday 4th June
9am Morning Prayer
3.30pm Toast Church (Service from 4pm)
Saturday 6th June
5pm No Marianum
Sunday 7th June: Trinity 1
8am Holy Communion
10am Holy Communion
4pm Escape
Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for
Jill, Martin Cooper, Monique Hughes, Jennifer Stephenson, John Hughes, Don Bulmer, Ian Davies, Colleen and Stephen, Jill Horn, Mark, Pete Johnson and Maureen Stobart.
Rest in Peace
Andy Leighton
Those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time
John Michael Dray, Sheilah Young and Roy Winter
We also pray for
Monkseaton Drive
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