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Thoughts for the First Sunday in Advent: Sunday 1st December, by Mike Oswald.
We now turn to the narrative of the New Testament. Strange things have already taken place and more are foretold. In a vision, Mary’s barren cousin Elizabeth has been told she would conceive a son who was to be named John. ‘He will turn many of the people of Israel to...
Preparation for Advent: Sunday 24th November, by Mike Oswald.
Our final vision from Isaiah is that of a great light being brought into the world by the birth of a child. This prophecy, too, was taken later as a prophecy of the birth of Jesus, God incarnate – that is: God in human form. We celebrate Christmas with the lighting of...
Preparation for Advent: Sunday 17th November, by Mike Oswald.
Our second passage from the book of Isaiah again looks forward to a time of peace and justice. The opening phrase may appear rather strange: ‘A shoot shall come out of the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots’. Jesse was the father of King David,...
Preparation for Advent: Sunday 10th November 2019, by Mike Oswald
Preparation for Advent: Sunday 10th November, by Mike. Advent is a time of preparation leading up to Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Jesus to whom the title ‘Christ’ was given from the very earliest days. ‘Christ’ is the Greek a translation of the Hebrew word...
Christian Aid Week 2019 at St George’s Church
Christian Aid Week is 12-18 May this year. As with previous years, Christian Aid will focus on a particular problem in a particular country. This year’s focus is on expectant mothers in Sierra Leone: “the world’s most dangerous place to give birth”. Every day, 10...
Making for the Light
MAKING FOR THE LIGHT Operating Theatre and Newcastle University presents Making for the Light, a moving piece about art and epilepsy. Performed as part of National Epilepsy Week, the performance will be followed by a post-show discussion about the issues raised. The...
Celebrating St George
Because of the way Easter, and Easter Week, fell this year, the Church relocates St George's Day to Monday, 29th April! Here at St George's Jesmond we will celebrate our Patron Saint with Choral Evensong on Sunday, 28th April at 6.00pm. All are welcome. The preacher...
Holy Week and Easter at St George’s
The Great Shepherd Our preacher during Holy Week this year will be the newly appointed Archdeacon of Northumberland, the Venerable Mark Wroe. Palm Sunday: 8.00am - The Eucharist 9.30am - Palm Procession and Parish Eucharist 11.30am - The Eucharist Holy Monday:...
LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS – Mental Health and the Church
An opportunity open to all, to explore in the context of church, resilience and mental health. During these five one-half hour long sessions we seek to raise awareness, increase deeper understanding, to empower people not to be afraid, to encourage conversation and...
No health without mental health – by Sylvia Dahabra
“No Health without Mental Health” Lent, the period before Easter, is a time for personal reflection and, for some, self-denial to intensify this. St George’s Church strives to put on a study course each year during this period to help with the reflection part. The...