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Teddy Bear’s Picnic
We are holding a teddy bear's picnic on Saturday 30th May! 12-2pm on the green. We particularly invite all those who have been baptised here at St George's since the start of last year to come and bring their baptism bears along, but this is also open to the wider...
Spring Fete
The Spring Fete is fast approaching! Saturday 16th May, 12-3pm on the green, or, if the weather is bad, in the church hall. We will gratefully received contributions of: cakes, biscuits and other baked goods; preserves; plants; plain scones for teas; toys in good...
Patronal Festival
We have a full programme of services and events to celebrate our Patronal Festival this year. We begin with a newly composed folk mass, featuring the St George's Community Choir, on St George's Day itself. Thursday 23rd April at 7.30pm. At the 9.30am service on...
Discover Jesmond 1888 Launch
Discover Jesmond 1888 is a National Heritage Lottery Fund project with a heritage trail linking two of Jesmond’s most beautiful and historic churches, and an eighteen-month events programme. This project has been done in collaboration with Jesmond URC and we're very...
Holy Week & Easter
We have a variety of services and activities throughout Holy Week and Easter: Monday 30th March 7.30pm - Stations of the Cross, St Hilda's Tuesday 31st March 7.30pm - Healing Service with Holy Communion, St Hilda's Wednesday 1st April 2.30pm - Living Faith, St Hilda's...
Passiontide Meditation
On Palm Sunday, 29th March, at 6pm. All are welcome at this special service featuring choruses from Handel's Messiah sung by the combined choirs of Hexham Abbey and St George's Jesmond. You are warmly invited to reflect on scripture readings, to pray, and to join the...
Lent Groups
We're running two Lent groups this year: Tuesdays, 7.30pm, at St Hilda's Church (NE2 3ET): Calling a Wounded Earth Home. A course about environmental impact and our resplonsibility to be good stewards of creation. Wednesdays, 11am, in the Winskell Room: The "I AM"...
Hub Fundraiser: Tales of Jesmond
For our next Hub porject fundraiser, we welcome former police officer Michael Gatherer who will take us through some of the weird, wonderful, and horrifying events to have taken place in Jesmond. Wednesday 25th February, 7.30pm in the church hall. Tickets are £5 from...
Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday (Wednesday 18th February) we will hold two services of Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes: 9.30am at St Hilda's Church, NE2 3ET 7.30pm here at St George's
Darling Dollies
The ever popular Darling Dollies return to St George's! Saturday 31st January, 3pm in the church hall. Songs of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, accompanied by a delicious afternoon tea. Tickets available from Barbara Peacock or the parish office: £8 for Friends, £10 for...