News & Notices 8th June 2025
- St Mary's Parish Office
- Jun 5
- 4 min read
St Mary's Monkseaton # 265 June 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: Pentecost
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
4.00pm: Choral Evensong
100 Club June Winners
£50 Tom Savage
£30 Pam Miller
£20 Katy Reay
Eco Tip for the Week
If you managed to give nature a hand by participating in the national inactivity of ‘No Mow May’, you may be interested in ‘Too Soon June’. It is suggested by the Wild Christian part of A Rocha UK (Eco Church), to allow a section of your garden to grow wild for a few more weeks to encourage pollinating insects to make the most of the season.
Norman Torrance RIP
The funeral of Norman Torrance will take place at Midday on Monday 9th June at Whitley Bay Crematorium.
Weed Blitz
Monday 9th June from 1.30pm
An exciting opportunity for those of you who like fresh air and exercise...or who like to supervise others!!
The Garden Team is blitzing the gardens of weeds. Can you spend 30 minutes or longer helping us? You can? Great! Come and chat with me about what we are hoping to achieve after the service on Sunday. Please bring gloves and tools if you have them. We look forward to seeing you!
The Garden Team
Alpha Course
Volunteers for Holiday Club
This year's Holiday Club will run from Monday 21st to Friday 25th July and we have already had lots of interest. We are now on the hunt for volunteers to help with catering, welcoming and administration, and running the activities. Speak to Nigel or Claire if you are willing to help.
Shirley Teasdale's Birthday and Eastbourne House Communion
All are welcome for Holy Communion at Eastbourne House on Tuesday 17th June at 11.00am. On this special occasion the service will be followed by a celebration of Shirley Teasdale's 90th birthday.
Pop in Café
This Thursday, 5th June will be the last Pop in Café for the time being. We are reviewing this idea and will let you know plans in due course.
OWLS Meeting Friday 13 June
Hello all OWLS, please remember to sign up for our June meeting on Friday 13th at 12noon as usual.
We will be finalising arrangements for our outing on FRIDAY 11th JULY, for those of you who weren’t at the Meeting in May the details are in the notice below.
The coach is now half full so if you want to go you need to sign up quickly.
I will not be in church on Sunday 1st June as I’m away so send me a message if you can’t get to church before the 8th June.
I hope to see you all on13th for our meeting.
Beryl Austoni
Tel 07808 078894
Older, Wiser, Living Spiritually
OWLS Annual Outing Friday 11th July
To Hexham Abbey for a Guided Tour and Afternoon Tea
If you would like to join us for this day out we will leave the church carpark by coach at 10.30am and return by 4.30pm.
The cost is £38 for coach, a guided tour of the Abbey and afternoon tea.
Even if you are not a regular member of OWLS you are most welcome to join us but places are limited so please sign up.
Contact me if you have any questions either in church or call or email me. Details below.
Beryl Austoni
Tel. 07808 078894
Email berylaustoni@gmail.com
Older, Wiser, Living Spiritually
Other Events...
Church Windows Update
The funding thermometer has jumped up nicely following some more very generous donations.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far.
The figure does include an estimate of Gift Aid, despite what it says on the poster.
We continue to struggle to find potential grants, although we have one application in place.
The Monkseaton Morris Dancers celebrate their 75th anniversary this year and we’re hoping to help them celebrate this with a joint Ceilidh. We have a provisional date of Friday 26th September, so pop it in your diary.
Plus, our choir will be holding a concert on Saturday 26th July. Ticket information will be available very soon!
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 7th June
5.00pm: Marianum
Sunday 8th June: Pentecost
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Sung Eucharist
4.00pm: Choral Evensong
Monday 9th June
9.00am: Morning Prayer
9.30am: Toddlers
Tuesday 10th June
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.00am: Craft Group
7.30pm: Church in the Kittiwake
Wednesday 11th June
9.00am: Morning Prayer
No Eucharist
Thursday 12th June
9.00am: Morning Prayer
7.00pm: Alpha Course
7.30pm: Bible study
Friday 13th June
Saturday 14th June
5.00pm: Marianum
Sunday 15th June - Trinity
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Holy Communion
4.00pm: Family@4
Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for:
Martin Cooper, John Hughes, Suzanne, Jennifer Stephenson, Jill, Graham Cooper, Janet Minto, Johan Gordon and family, Don and Helen Bulmer, Sheilah Young and Amelia Moyano.
Rest in peace
Maxwell Ure
Remembering also those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time:
Anne Gregory, Geoffrey Needham and Valerie Joan Greening
We also pray for
St Kitt’s Close
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