Sunday 26th April, The Fourth Sunday of Easter

9:30am Parish Eucharist

Postponed (12:30pm Interment of Ashes)

Friday 1st May 2:30pm Funeral of Sylvia Kemp RIP

Sunday 3rd May, The Fifth Sunday of Easter

9:30am Parish Eucharist

Sunday 10th May, The Sixth Sunday of Easter

9:30am Parish Eucharist, followed by APCM

2pm Baptism

Wild Church: Attached are the Eastertide worship resources.

Deanery Confirmation: The Confirmation Service this year will be on Saturday 6th June at 6pm at St. Nic’s Durham. Please let Peter know if you would like to be Confirmed or indeed Baptised and Confirmed at this service. It will be taken by Bishop Frank White.

Organ Recital Series: A message from David Ratnanayagam: Please find attached a flyer about a series of organ recitals to take place in Durham School Chapel in the coming weeks. We are very keen to promote as much interest as possible in this lovely instrument which is now in need of restoration.

Church cleaning: takes place on the second Tuesday in the month at 10am. It takes about an hour depending on how many people come. This can vary from 2 to 7 people depending on peoples commitments. Many thanks, Margaret Charters

Trip to Lindisfarne: Durham Churches Together is hoping to organise a day trip to Lindisfarne, on Saturday 6 June this year, similar to those run, pre-Covid, by Churches Together in Elvet & Shincliffe. A decision depends on enough participants at a price not exceeding £20 per head for the coach. If you would be interested please let Boyd Sims-Williams or Stevie Taylor know as soon as possible. ([email protected], [email protected]).

Foodbank: St. Mary’s is now making a weekly collection for the Foodbank:

The foodbank still needs longlife milk and fruit juice, tins of potatoes, vegetables, rice pudding, fruit and spaghetti. We always need household cleaning materials and toiletries

Many thanks for all your support, it is so much appreciated.

Friday Friends at 10am (FF@10) All are very welcome to join us; tea, coffee and cakes will be provided - all free of charge!’

with all Good Wishes, Peter