Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Alban's Windy Nook
Windy Nook Road Gateshead Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE10 9SL, United Kingdom
Christingle is a joyful celebration that brings families and communities together to share the light of Jesus and spread a message of hope. Christingle celebrations are named after the Christingles that are lit during the ceremony.
Christingles are oranges wrapped in red tape, decorated with dried fruit or sweets, with a candle on the top.
Each element of a Christingle has a special meaning and helps to tell the Christian story:
* The orange represents the world
* The red ribbon (or tape) symbolises the love and blood of Christ
* The sweets and dried fruit represent all of God’s creations
* The lit candle represents Jesus’s light in the world, bringing hope to people living in darkness.

St Alban's Windy Nook

Welcome to our church pages, on here you should find details of everything we are doing as a church - services, fairs, outreach, coffee mornings and toddlers to name a few.

If you need information about any of these or want to enquire about Weddings, Christenings (sometimes called Baptisms), Funerals or want to know more about what we do in church and the ways we worship God then please do get in touch.

For all queries or questions please contact Rev'd Danie Lindley on [email protected] or 0191 4422499.

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Rev'd Danie Lindley

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(0191) 4422499
07902477474

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Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Alban's Windy Nook
Windy Nook Road Gateshead Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE10 9SL, United Kingdom

Christingle is a joyful celebration that brings families and communities together to share the light of Jesus and spread a message of hope. Christingle celebrations are named after the Christingles that are lit during the ceremony.
Christingles are oranges wrapped in red tape, decorated with dried fruit or sweets, with a candle on the top.
Each element of a Christingle has a special meaning and helps to tell the Christian story:
* The orange represents the world
* The red ribbon (or tape) symbolises the love and blood of Christ
* The sweets and dried fruit represent all of God’s creations
* The lit candle represents Jesus’s light in the world, bringing hope to people living in darkness.

Safeguarding

The Parochial Church Council of St Albans, Windy Nook is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and nurturing environment for everyone, especially for children, young people and vulnerable adults. It has adopted and approved the Church of England policy for promoting a safer church. This policy deals with all aspects of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. A full text can be found here .

To discuss any safeguarding concerns relating to St Albans, Windy Nook please contact either

- the Parish Safeguarding Officer, Lynn Coulson, 0191 4871544, [email protected]

- the Parish Priest, Rev Danie Lindley, 07902477474, [email protected]

Concerns can also be raised with the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Mrs Beth Miller - she can be contacted as follows:

Address: Cuthbert House, Stonebridge, Durham DH1 3RY

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Mobile: 07968 034075

For further information please also see the Diocese of Durham safeguarding pages: https://durhamdiocese.org/category/safeguarding/

For further information see our website.