Sunday 9th November, Remembrance Sunday, Third Sunday before Advent

9:30am Parish Eucharist & Act of Remembrance

Tuesday 11th, Remembrance Service at Shincliffe School, 9am, you are welcome to join this service.

Sunday 16th November, The Second Sunday before Advent

9:30am Parish Eucharist

Please see the Calendar of services attached.

Alpenfest: due to a bereavement, Julie and Stephen are having to postpone this event until 6.30 p.m.15th November in the Church Hall. Please change the date on your ticket. If you have paid and cannot come along on this date, they apologise and will refund your monies.

Please see Notes for Home Worship attached.

There will be a spectacular concert given by the Durham Singers at St. Oswald’s on Saturday 8th November of Brahms’ music, featuring his German Requiem and his love songs. Further information can be found here:

https://www.durham-singers.org/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=196944

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

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 and Prayers, Peter