Newsletter
The North Shields Team Ministry
Sunday, 1st October 2023
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Christ Church St. Augustin’s
Welcome to our worship today:
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Morning Prayer (St. Augustin’s)
6.00 p.m. Holy Communion (St. Augustin’s)
No evening service at Christ Church
This week is the beginning of Generous Giving Week in the Church of England. Appropriately we celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving when we give thanks for the generous gift of food God gives us. We give thanks for those who produce, sell, and harvest our food. The tradition of celebrating Harvest Festival in churches as we know it today began in 1843, when the Reverend Robert Hawker invited parishioners to a special thanksgiving service for the harvest at his church at Morwenstow in Cornwall. Victorian hymns such as "We plough the fields, and scatter", "Come ye thankful people, come" and "All things bright and beautiful" helped popularise his idea of harvest festival and spread the annual custom of decorating churches with home-grown produce for the Harvest Festival service.
At Communion anyone not confirmed is welcome to come to the altar for a blessing.
NB Wafers should not be dipped into the chalice. Gluten-free wafers are available – please let us know if you need these.
Hymns at 10.00 a.m. at Christ Church and St. Augustin’s:
A&M 282 Come, ye thankful people, come
A&M 290 We plough the fields, and scatter
A&M 706 Let us, with a gladsome mind
Singing Group / Choir
A&M 287 Praise and thanksgiving
A&M 532 All creatures of our God and King
(omit *)
Please remember in your prayers:
The Sick: Marian Blacklock, Albert Mead, Val Corbitt, Barbara Taylor, Gordon Gittins, Linda Kathrine Charlton, Evelyn Barton, Carole Rutter, Jean Hare
Recently Departed:
Year’s Mind: Peter Ralph Ord, George Bell Poppelwell, Robin Reed, Jack Scott, Jean Lillian Thornton, Robert (Bob) Cawley, Olga Dack, Nora McQueen, Gordon Edward Frazer
** Porvoo Communion: Diocese of Leicester; Diocese of Swansea and Brecon (Church in Wales)
** Anglican Communion: The Church of Ireland: Abp. John McDowell
** Link Diocese of Møre: Southern Sunnmøre Deanery: Parishes of Dalsfjord and Storfjorden
** Link Dioceses of Botswana and Winchester
** Diocese of Newcastle: Tynemouth Deanery: Benefice: Wallsend St. Peter and St. Luke: The Rev’d Alan Paterson
** Churches Together in North Shields: Fishermen’s Mission: Superintendent Peter Dade
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Contact details: The Parish Office:
Christ Church Parish Centre, Preston Road,
North Shields, NE29 0LW.
Tel: (0191) 258 6653
Email: northshieldsparish@gmail.com
For enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings etc: please phone or email as above.
Wednesday, 4th October:
9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
Sunday, 8th October:
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (St. Augustin’s)
No evening services at Christ Church or St. Augustin’s
Today: 10.00 a.m. HARVEST THANKSGIVING at both churches.
Today: 12 noon – 4.00 p.m. Model Railway Exhibition, Parish Centre.
Tuesday, 3rd October: 2.00 p.m. Mothers’ Union, Parish Centre.
Saturday, 7th October: 10.00 am. Plasticine Morning, Parish Centre. Refreshments available and all welcome.
Nite Bite needs volunteers - it could be washing dishes, sorting goods into cupboards or front of house welcome. Anyone interested should call and chat on Tuesdays between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. at the Baptist Church, Howard Street, North Shields.
Our TOWER APPEAL is underway, and we have got off to a great start with donations amounting to £11,033.14 already. We have applied for grants and are asking people to run events to raise money. Loose coins can be put in the demijohn at the back of church or jam jars are available to take home to collect coins. Keep up the good work!
Charity Shop
Have you any unused birthday, anniversary or similar greetings cards hiding in a drawer or cupboard? The shop can sell them and would be grateful for some new supplies! If you have some time to volunteer, please let us know the money raised pays for our Parish Secretary. Opening hours: 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Sunday, 1st October 2023
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Christ Church St. Augustin’s
Welcome to our worship today:
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Morning Prayer (St. Augustin’s)
6.00 p.m. Holy Communion (St. Augustin’s)
No evening service at Christ Church
This week is the beginning of Generous Giving Week in the Church of England. Appropriately we celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving when we give thanks for the generous gift of food God gives us. We give thanks for those who produce, sell, and harvest our food. The tradition of celebrating Harvest Festival in churches as we know it today began in 1843, when the Reverend Robert Hawker invited parishioners to a special thanksgiving service for the harvest at his church at Morwenstow in Cornwall. Victorian hymns such as "We plough the fields, and scatter", "Come ye thankful people, come" and "All things bright and beautiful" helped popularise his idea of harvest festival and spread the annual custom of decorating churches with home-grown produce for the Harvest Festival service.
At Communion anyone not confirmed is welcome to come to the altar for a blessing.
NB Wafers should not be dipped into the chalice. Gluten-free wafers are available – please let us know if you need these.
Hymns at 10.00 a.m. at Christ Church and St. Augustin’s:
A&M 282 Come, ye thankful people, come
A&M 290 We plough the fields, and scatter
A&M 706 Let us, with a gladsome mind
Singing Group / Choir
A&M 287 Praise and thanksgiving
A&M 532 All creatures of our God and King
(omit *)
Please remember in your prayers:
The Sick: Marian Blacklock, Albert Mead, Val Corbitt, Barbara Taylor, Gordon Gittins, Linda Kathrine Charlton, Evelyn Barton, Carole Rutter, Jean Hare
Recently Departed:
Year’s Mind: Peter Ralph Ord, George Bell Poppelwell, Robin Reed, Jack Scott, Jean Lillian Thornton, Robert (Bob) Cawley, Olga Dack, Nora McQueen, Gordon Edward Frazer
** Porvoo Communion: Diocese of Leicester; Diocese of Swansea and Brecon (Church in Wales)
** Anglican Communion: The Church of Ireland: Abp. John McDowell
** Link Diocese of Møre: Southern Sunnmøre Deanery: Parishes of Dalsfjord and Storfjorden
** Link Dioceses of Botswana and Winchester
** Diocese of Newcastle: Tynemouth Deanery: Benefice: Wallsend St. Peter and St. Luke: The Rev’d Alan Paterson
** Churches Together in North Shields: Fishermen’s Mission: Superintendent Peter Dade
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Contact details: The Parish Office:
Christ Church Parish Centre, Preston Road,
North Shields, NE29 0LW.
Tel: (0191) 258 6653
Email: northshieldsparish@gmail.com
For enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings etc: please phone or email as above.
Wednesday, 4th October:
9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
Sunday, 8th October:
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (St. Augustin’s)
No evening services at Christ Church or St. Augustin’s
Today: 10.00 a.m. HARVEST THANKSGIVING at both churches.
Today: 12 noon – 4.00 p.m. Model Railway Exhibition, Parish Centre.
Tuesday, 3rd October: 2.00 p.m. Mothers’ Union, Parish Centre.
Saturday, 7th October: 10.00 am. Plasticine Morning, Parish Centre. Refreshments available and all welcome.
Nite Bite needs volunteers - it could be washing dishes, sorting goods into cupboards or front of house welcome. Anyone interested should call and chat on Tuesdays between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. at the Baptist Church, Howard Street, North Shields.
Our TOWER APPEAL is underway, and we have got off to a great start with donations amounting to £11,033.14 already. We have applied for grants and are asking people to run events to raise money. Loose coins can be put in the demijohn at the back of church or jam jars are available to take home to collect coins. Keep up the good work!
Charity Shop
Have you any unused birthday, anniversary or similar greetings cards hiding in a drawer or cupboard? The shop can sell them and would be grateful for some new supplies! If you have some time to volunteer, please let us know the money raised pays for our Parish Secretary. Opening hours: 10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
