News & Notices 9th November 2025
- St Mary's Parish Office
- Nov 7
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 8
St Mary's Monkseaton # 283 November 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: Remembrance
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Holy Communion
4.00pm Choral Evensong
Congratulations
The Bishop of Newcastle, the Right Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, is pleased to announce the appointment of new Non-Residentiary Canons at Newcastle Cathedral. Congratulations to Nigel on his appointment.
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. If you need any more information, contact clergy on either vicar@stmarysmonkseaton.org.uk or ctfairgrieve.lewis@gmail.com
OWLS
Our next meeting is on Friday 14th November, please sign up on the list in the vestibule of church before Sunday 9th November so that I can order food.
At the meeting we will be hearing one of Mary Cooper’s Journey Stories after lunch. Also it’s the last opportunity to sign up for OWLS CHRISTMAS LUNCH on Friday 12th December at 12.30 to be held at Whitley Bay Golf Course restaurant.
During the meeting you will also be choosing your meal and paying a £5 deposit required for that celebration meal.
I look forward to seeing you at the November meeting, if you can’t make it on the 14th November please contact me if you want to come to the Christmas Lunch.
Thanks,
Beryl Austoni. Tel 07808 078894
Older, Wiser, Living Spiritually
Social Events Coming Soon...
Please enter your team on the form in the vestibule to give us an idea of numbers.
Tickets available by clicking the image above, or see Mike.
Mothers' Union
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 18th November at 2.30pm.
100 Club
Many thanks to the 60 people who have subscribed to this year’s 100 Club. If we could find another 40 it would be ideal. Forms can be found in the vestibule.
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 8th November
5.00pm: Marianum
Sunday 9th November Remembrance
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Holy Communion
4.00pm: Choral Evensong
Monday 10th November
9.30 Toddlers
Tuesday 11th November
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.00am: Craft Group
7.30pm: Church in the Kittiwake
Wednesday 12th November
9.00am: Morning Prayer
10.30am: Eucharist
Thursday 13th November
9.00am: Morning Prayer
Friday 14th November
Saturday 15th November
No Marianum
7.00pm: The Big Quiz
Sunday 16th November
8.00am: Holy Communion
10.00am: Holy Communion
4.00pm: An Afternoon with the Hop Pickers
Prayers
Your Prayers are requested for:
Martin Cooper, John Hughes, Jennifer Stephenson, Jill, Janet Minto, Don and Helen Bulmer, Monique Hughes, Ian Davies, Colleen and Stephen, Sheila Jones, Stuart Colter, Jill Horn and Beth
For those who have died recently
Kathleen Dales
Angela
Carole Marr
Mary Weir
Those whose anniversaries of death fall at this time
Norman Searle
We also pray for
Whitley Bay Comrades Club
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