Our neighbouring CoE churches, as part of Upper Coquetdale Churches Together, are promoting this highly regarded & professionally delivered course. The venue will be the URC church in Rothbury, on 1st February, from 10am - 4.30pm (arrive from 9.30am).Relax and enjoy the journey as an experienced guide takes you through God's 'Big Picture' with fun and memorable sessions to learn with such clarity you'll be able to retell the whole storyline to a friend. We will also do our best to inspire and equip you to keep digging deeper. The course details are available at www.Bible.org.uk.Book online today at www.Bible.org.uk or book through Rev Ed Butlin on 01670 783452, email ed.butlin@gmail.comThe cost of £10 (subsidised by the UCCT, usual price £14) includes all materials & the handbooks you'll take away at the end (note the course is free for children aged 11- 17). Tea & coffee will be available throughout. Please bring a packed lunch.
If you are an organisation that would like to have tree in the festival please get in touch with one of the churchwardens - cath.brennand@gmail.com or john161stevenson@btinternet.comThe festival will run from Monday 2nd December to Sunday 8th December.
The online Advent Calendar is at: https://www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/what-we-believe/advent-and-christmas/advent-calendarDecember can feel like chaos – lots of social events, services, Christmas presents to buy, never-ending to-do lists and the pressure to create the perfect Christmas. But in the midst of this chaos, our churches can offer an opportunity to find peace during this busy time.The Church of England's theme for Advent and Christmas 2024, Follow the Star: Calm and Bright, draws on the world-famous carol, Silent Night:“Silent Night! Holy Night!All is calm, all is bright...”One of the reasons that this carol is so universally loved is the way it invites us into the still centre of the Christmas story, to contemplate Mary holding the new-born Jesus, the Light of the World.The angelic messages we encounter in the biblical story of Jesus’ birth typically hold together the need for calm in the present (“Do not be afraid” … “Fear not”) with the hope of a bright future (“for you have found favour with God” … “for behold I bring you tidings of great joy”).Throughout Advent, we will focus primarily on how to find Calm during this busy period, with reflections offering people a chance to pause during the busy season and tips on how to prepare for a calm Christmas.Then through Christmas, we will focus particularly on Bright, with a series of daily reflections from Christmas Day to the Eve of Epiphany (5 January) by Sammi Tooze, Discipleship Adviser for the Diocese of York, both in digital form and as a booklet.
We are excited to announce that our new electrical heating system has been installed. We are very grateful for grants from the Ray Wind Fund, Northumbria Historic Churches Trust, the Benefact Trust and the Barbour Foundation which have enabled us to start this work as planned. The church is now open for Sunday services and for visitors during the week.
