News & Notices 4th May 2025
- St Mary's Parish Office
- May 1
- 4 min read
St Mary's Monkseaton # 260 May 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.
Find out more about our upcoming Services here.
If you missed last week's service, or can't make this Sunday, you can catch up online.
Services: Easter 3 - VE Day Anniversary
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
4.00pm Escape
100 Club May Winners
£50 Bryan Morgan
£30 Richard Hart
£20 Dorothy Pickering
Eco Church Tip for the Week
Get involved with 'No Mow May'. Let the wildflowers in your lawn grow to bloom and provide pollen, nectar and shelter for insects and other wildlife. You can 'no mow' your whole lawn or just part of it. The struggling bees and butterflies will appreciate it.
A reminder for Saturday. The environment documentary '2040', starts 10am, followed by a soup lunch and the opportunity to chat. We look forward to seeing you. Please sign up for numbers.
Marion.
Eco Church – Film showing
The environmental documentary 2040, will be shown in church, on Saturday 3rd May @ 10am. Please join us for the showing of this uplifting and informative film. It will be followed by a soup lunch and the opportunity to chat about environmental issues. A sign-up sheet, for catering numbers, is on the table in the vestibule.
In ‘2040’ the director embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet. The director blends traditional documentary with dramatized sequences, structured as a visual letter to his four-year-old daughter, and how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations.
OWLS Meeting 9th May
I hope you are all coming to the meeting next week and bringing a photograph or two to discuss ‘Every Picture tells a Story’! I hope I can find the 2 that tell a good story!
I will also have details and price for our annual outing on FRIDAY 9th JULY! We need to fill a 25 seater coach so why not ask a friend to come too.
I hope to see you all at the meeting next Friday for lunch and stories and planning the outing. Any problems call or text me on 07808 078894
Beryl Austoni.
Alpha Course
Parish Walk
The next parish walk will be on Saturday 17th May at 10.30. We will be walking up Holywell Dean from Seaton Sluice so will meet on the Fountain Head carpark.
Christian Aid Event. 17th May 2025
Next month, Christian Aid Week, will highlight and raise funds for those battling with poverty, injustice, and the effects of the climate crisis. This year the heatwaves and draughts in Guatemala are featured, along with the difficulties faced by of the indigenous farmers.
At St. Mary’s, we will be hosting our annual fundraising event on Saturday 17th May, for Christian Aid. We are fortunate to be able to enjoy our gardens, seaside and countryside and this year we would like to incorporate these themes into our fundraising event.
As well as our traditional soup lunch, quiz, and baked goods stall, we will have a plant stall and an ‘Outdoors’ themed stall (garden/camping/sports equipment, outdoor toys, outdoor clothing etc.) Please, nothing too big and unmanageable and donors to take away any unsold items.
Now is the time, to plant seeds and nurture plants for the Plant Stall, sort outdoor articles for the Outdoor Stall and browse favourite recipes for the Baked Good Stall. All to be brought to church in the days running up to the event.
Thank you in anticipation of contributions.
Justice and Peace team.
Church Windows Update
We’ve had a good start to fund raising for the new windows. A big thank you to those who have donated so far.
No grant news yet, but that always takes time.
In the mean time, if you do feel you can contribute, then the details below tell you how, or feel free to speak to one of the staff, wardens or David Tompkins.
We’re also delighted to say that planning has started for a couple of fund raising events - more information to follow in due course.
We’ve had a timely reminder this week of the fragility of our windows, when one was broken by a misplaced ball (the guilty party has been in contact!).
And, unfortunately, it seems that we will have to pay the full VAT rate.
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 but please also email office@stmarysmonkseaton.org.uk if you are able to Gift Aid your donation
Saturday 3rd May
10.00am: Film Showing - 2040
5.00pm: Marianum
Sunday 4th May: Easter 3 - VE Day
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Sung Eucharist
4.00pm: Escape
Monday 5th May - Bank Holiday
Tuesday 6th May
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.00am: Craft Group
7.30pm : Church in the Kittiwake
Wednesday 7th May
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.30am: Holy Communion
Thursday 8th May
9.00am: Morning Prayer
9.30am: Pop In Cafe
7.30pm: Bible Group
Friday 9th May
Saturday 10th May
5.00pm: Marianum
Sunday 11th May - Easter 4
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Holy Communion
4.00pm: Choral Evensong
Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for:
Martin Cooper, John Hughes, Suzanne, Jennifer Stephenson, Jill, Graham Cooper and Holly Gordon
Recently deceased:
Dorothy Cowen
Remembering also those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time:
Alan Greening, Margaret Bartley
We also pray for
Willoughby Drive
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