Sunday 16th February, The Third Sunday before Lent
11:00am Parish Communion
6pm Choral Evensong

Friday 2pm The Funeral of Margaret Perry RIP

Sunday 23rd February, The Second Sunday before Lent
11:00am Parish Communion
6pm Evensong

Mid-week service: Wednesday 10am Holy Communion

Please see David’s excellent Music Notes for February attached. These include some really helpful preparatory reading for all the services coming up, including this evening’s Choral Evensong.

The popular coffee afternoons at the Institute continue on the second Tuesday in the month, at 2pm. The next one is on Tuesday 11th March.

Please see the Calendar of services attached.

Parish Magazine
The new Winter/Spring issue of the Parish Magazine is now ready to be delivered to regular subscribers, who should receive their copies shortly.
Extra copies also available (£2 each) from the back of church.
If you don't normally read the Parish Magazine, this first of the year's 5 issues might be a good time to try it: Parish news, local news, biography, local history, wordsearch...and more!

Foodbank – Weekly message from Lynda Delf: On 9th February £40 and 10 kg of food was donated in Church, another gave 8kg of food and £10, the food will provide meals for 24 people, and the money used to buy much needed food. Many thanks for your kindness and genorisity.
We currently need kettle food such as noodles and soup. sugar, jam, biscuits, coffee and rice, as well as tins of meat, fish, potatoes, spaghetti hoops and rice pudding.
We always need toilet rolls, household cleaning materials and longlife milk and fruit juice.
Thank you for all you do to support local people who need to use our foodbanks.

World Day of Prayer:
The service this year has been written by Christian women from the Cook Islands.
Our service will be held at North Road Methodist Church at 10.30am on Friday 7 March.

Confirmation: The Deanery Confirmation will take place on Saturday 7th June 2025 (The Eve of Pentecost). At this service adults, including students, as well as children from throughout Durham Deanery will be confirmed. Please let Peter know if you would like to be confirmed next year. The venue for the Deanery Confirmation this year will be St. Luke’s Ferryhill.
Independent Safeguarding Audit: commissioned by the Archbishops’ Council in 2023, please see the attached document for more information about that, including a survey.

Durham Union Society debate at St. Oswald’s: Whilst the Union Society’s Chambers are being refurbished, they are meeting at various venues around the City. The debate on Friday 21st February, on the motion: This house believes that human nature is corrupt, will take place at St. Oswald’s, at 8:30pm. Two bishops are scheduled to speak as well as student speakers. You are warmly welcome to attend this evening.
Amongst the sick please pray for Angie Robley.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Margaret Perry RIP. Margaret’s funeral will take place at St. Oswald’s on Friday 21st February at 2pm, and will be followed by a gathering at the Institute over refreshments.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Martin Stancliffe RIP (Clare’s brother).
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Richard Hird RIP.


With All Good Wishes and Prayers, Peter
The Reverend Peter Kashouris