Newsletter
The North Shields Team Ministry
Sunday, 9th August 2026
TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Mary Sumner Day
Welcome to today’s worship:
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Morning Prayer (St. Augustin’s)
No evening services at Christ Church or St. Augustin’s
6.00 p.m. CTNS Evening Service, St. Hilda, Marden
(Led by Preston Grange Community Church)
The Revd Dorothy Robinson will preside at Christ Church this morning.
If you are not confirmed you are welcome to receive a blessing at the altar rail. (Have a service sheet in your hand).
NB Wafers should not be dipped into the chalice.
Gluten-free wafers are available – please let the duty churchwarden know (ideally before the service) if you require these.
Hymns at 10.00 a.m. at Christ Church and St Augustin’s:
A&M 715 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided
A&M 604 Brother, sister, let me serve you
Service sheet Praise you Lord for all the caring
Singing Group / Choir
A&M 313 For Mary, Mother of our Lord
A&M 218 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
Please remember in your prayers:
Baptism: Maya Mae Clements
The Sick: Ann Bowie, Fiona Morsia, John Atkinson, Anne Stalker, Jean Waiton, Val Corbitt, Mary Banks, Maureen Fryer, Bill Cain, Heather Thompson, Adam Nicholson, Paul Preston, Helen Louch
Departed: John Doughty
Year’s Mind: Charles William Shelton, Maureen Wright, Ethel Maud Rosemond, Florence Oxley Robson, Kathleen Thornton, Minnie Shipley Langton, Gladys Cornfoot
** Porvoo Communion: Diocese of Portsmouth; Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
** Anglican Communion: The Episcopal Church: Presiding Bishop: Sean W. Rowe
** Link Dioceses of Botswana, Møre and Winchester
** Diocese of Newcastle: Newcastle West Deanery; Benefice of Chapel House: The Revd Waldemar Nion
** Churches Together in North Shields: Salvation Army: Major Barry Ashton
Please take this pew-sheet and the readings home for use during the week.
Mid-week Services and Open Church
Wednesday: 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion, Christ Church
11.00 a.m. Quiet Hour, St. Augustin’s
Sunday, 16th August:
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Morning Prayer (St. Augustin’s)
6.00 p.m. CTNS Evening Service, Christ Church
No evening service at St. Augustin’s
Today is Mary Sumner Day. We will celebrate the founding of the Mothers’ Union in 1876.
Saturday, 15th August: 10.00 a.m. Coffee Morning with Pop-up Bakery, St. Augustin’s.
Saturday, 29th August: 10.00 a.m. Coffee Morning, Christ Church.
Saturday, 26th September: 7.00 p.m. Quiz Night with Pie & Peas, Christ Church. Tickets, £7, available soon but booking is essential.
New Family Services Starting in September
We are delighted to announce that from September we will be introducing regular Family Services in our parish.
Christ Church North Shields
On the first Sunday of every month at 10.00 a.m., we will hold a Family Service designed to be welcoming, engaging, and accessible for all ages.
St Augustin’s
Later each month, (3rd or 4th Sunday) we will be offering at 10 a.m. a Café Church gathering in a relaxed and informal setting.
As part of these services, we will share in a simple act of worship remembering Jesus’ Last Supper together in an informal way.
Whether you come regularly or are exploring faith for the first time, you are warmly invited to join us.
Contact details: The Parish Office:
Christ Church Parish Centre, Preston Road,
North Shields, NE29 0LW.
Tel: (0191) 258 6653
Email: [email protected]
For enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings etc: please phone or email as above
Please use easyfundraising when doing your shopping. Both churches can get a percentage – full details on the flyers & posters in church.
Sunday, 9th August 2026
TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Mary Sumner Day
Welcome to today’s worship:
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Morning Prayer (St. Augustin’s)
No evening services at Christ Church or St. Augustin’s
6.00 p.m. CTNS Evening Service, St. Hilda, Marden
(Led by Preston Grange Community Church)
The Revd Dorothy Robinson will preside at Christ Church this morning.
If you are not confirmed you are welcome to receive a blessing at the altar rail. (Have a service sheet in your hand).
NB Wafers should not be dipped into the chalice.
Gluten-free wafers are available – please let the duty churchwarden know (ideally before the service) if you require these.
Hymns at 10.00 a.m. at Christ Church and St Augustin’s:
A&M 715 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided
A&M 604 Brother, sister, let me serve you
Service sheet Praise you Lord for all the caring
Singing Group / Choir
A&M 313 For Mary, Mother of our Lord
A&M 218 Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son
Please remember in your prayers:
Baptism: Maya Mae Clements
The Sick: Ann Bowie, Fiona Morsia, John Atkinson, Anne Stalker, Jean Waiton, Val Corbitt, Mary Banks, Maureen Fryer, Bill Cain, Heather Thompson, Adam Nicholson, Paul Preston, Helen Louch
Departed: John Doughty
Year’s Mind: Charles William Shelton, Maureen Wright, Ethel Maud Rosemond, Florence Oxley Robson, Kathleen Thornton, Minnie Shipley Langton, Gladys Cornfoot
** Porvoo Communion: Diocese of Portsmouth; Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
** Anglican Communion: The Episcopal Church: Presiding Bishop: Sean W. Rowe
** Link Dioceses of Botswana, Møre and Winchester
** Diocese of Newcastle: Newcastle West Deanery; Benefice of Chapel House: The Revd Waldemar Nion
** Churches Together in North Shields: Salvation Army: Major Barry Ashton
Please take this pew-sheet and the readings home for use during the week.
Mid-week Services and Open Church
Wednesday: 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion, Christ Church
11.00 a.m. Quiet Hour, St. Augustin’s
Sunday, 16th August:
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Christ Church)
10.00 a.m. Morning Prayer (St. Augustin’s)
6.00 p.m. CTNS Evening Service, Christ Church
No evening service at St. Augustin’s
Today is Mary Sumner Day. We will celebrate the founding of the Mothers’ Union in 1876.
Saturday, 15th August: 10.00 a.m. Coffee Morning with Pop-up Bakery, St. Augustin’s.
Saturday, 29th August: 10.00 a.m. Coffee Morning, Christ Church.
Saturday, 26th September: 7.00 p.m. Quiz Night with Pie & Peas, Christ Church. Tickets, £7, available soon but booking is essential.
New Family Services Starting in September
We are delighted to announce that from September we will be introducing regular Family Services in our parish.
Christ Church North Shields
On the first Sunday of every month at 10.00 a.m., we will hold a Family Service designed to be welcoming, engaging, and accessible for all ages.
St Augustin’s
Later each month, (3rd or 4th Sunday) we will be offering at 10 a.m. a Café Church gathering in a relaxed and informal setting.
As part of these services, we will share in a simple act of worship remembering Jesus’ Last Supper together in an informal way.
Whether you come regularly or are exploring faith for the first time, you are warmly invited to join us.
Contact details: The Parish Office:
Christ Church Parish Centre, Preston Road,
North Shields, NE29 0LW.
Tel: (0191) 258 6653
Email: [email protected]
For enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings etc: please phone or email as above
Please use easyfundraising when doing your shopping. Both churches can get a percentage – full details on the flyers & posters in church.
