Queen Elizabeth 2nd, The Servant Queen

Queen Elizabeth 2nd, The Servant Queen

Queen Elizabeth II, The Servant Queen   The servant Queen At the heart of the Jubilee celebrations will be the theme of ‘service and duty’, attributes which have been Queen Elizabeth II‘s motivation and inspiration for what she has achieved over the past 70...
Queen Elizabeth 2nd, The Servant Queen

Acts of Service: St John’s and Co Durham Lieutenancy

 Acts of Service: Mrs Sheenah Davies on St John’s and the Durham Lieutenancy As part of our Acts of Service feature we interviewed Sheenah Davies – Sheenah spent over 30 years in lovely Teesdale and considers the beautiful green rolling hills to be an idyll...
Archbishop Justin Welby’s Article on Ukraine

Archbishop Justin Welby’s Article on Ukraine

How do we celebrate Easter in the shadow of war? From Spectator magazine issue: 16 April 2022 This week has been Passiontide, which means lots of wonderful plainsong in the choir of Canterbury Cathedral as my predecessors sleep. Holy Week began on Sunday in the shadow...
News from the May Messy Church!

News from the May Messy Church!

News from the May Messy Church! It was great to meet again on 15 May for Messy Church at St Mary’s! Our theme was the Holy Spirit. We explored the story of Pentecost.  Our crafts included: paper plate streamers, paint blowing and kite making; just to name a few!...
Spring Coffee Morning at St Mary’s – 30th April

Spring Coffee Morning at St Mary’s – 30th April

Spring Coffee Morning – St Mary’s Church at 10:30am Saturday 30th April On Saturday 30th April we are holding a coffee morning at the church, it’s always lovely to meet other local people as well as those passing so do feel welcome to drop in any...