The worshipping heart of parish life, with refreshments afterwards in the Institute across the road.

Sunday, 30th November 2025 - Advent Sunday

Setting:
Hillebrand - 'Come, Emmanuel' Mass

Readings:
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:36-44

Hymns:
39
403
36
27

Psalms:
122

The Collect of the Day:
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Post Communion:
O Lord our God, make us watchful and keep us faithful as we await the coming of your Son our Lord; that, when he shall appear, he may not find us sleeping in sin but active in his service and joyful in his praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

***Unless otherwise stated, all hymns are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern. Please click on the attachment for further information regarding music.***

All are very welcome.

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Join us for a special Evening Service centred around the Great O Antiphons, as we celebrate the beginning of the season of Advent. Alongside these antiphons, we use poetry to aid our reflections on them. This year, the poems are all by women poets. Attached are the texts of the poems which are for your preparation for hearing them at the service.

Settings:
arr. Cleobury - Advent Antiphons
arr. Carter - O come, O come, Emmanuel

Hymns:
28
29

***All hymns for this service are from Common Praise: A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern. Further information on the musical elements of this service can be found by clicking on MORE INFO.***

All are very welcome.

The Collect for the First Sunday in Advent:
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Durham University's Footnotes A Cappella presents Underneath the Tree

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A prayerful, reflective service from the Book of Common Prayer, held in the chancel.
Tea, coffee and chat afterwards in the vestry.

Wednesday, 3rd December 2025

The Collect for the First Sunday in Advent:
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Post Communion for the First Sunday in Advent:
O Lord our God, as we wait for the coming of thy Son our Lord, preserve us in watchfulness and faith, that when he shall appear he may not find us asleep in sin but active to serve him and joyful to praise him; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Other services this week:
Sunday 11 am - Parish Eucharist
Sunday 6 pm - Advent Carol Service

All are very welcome.

Durham University Palatinate Orchestra's Palatinate Ensemble presents Voices of the New Era.

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All are very welcome.

Still through the cloven skies they come,
with peaceful wings unfurled;
and still their heavenly music floats
o'er all the weary world:
above its sad and lowly plains
they bend on hovering wing;
and ever o'er its Babel-sounds
the blessèd angels sing.

It came upon the Midnight Clear, Edmund H. Sears 1810-1876; Common Praise - A new edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern