Sunday 8th June: Newsletter and service details
(previous notice sheets available from the Parish Office)
(At St George’s unless otherwise specified)
Sundays:
8.00am The Eucharist (said service)
9.30am Parish Eucharist (this is our main service with Choir and activities for children)
11.00am The Eucharist (St Hilda’s)
6.00pm 1st Sunday of the Month – BCP Eucharist (St Hilda’s)
6.00pm 2nd Sunday of the month – Taizé
6.00pm 3rd Sunday of the month – Choral Evensong
6.00pm 4th Sunday of the month – Inclusive Service for the LGBTQ+ community and those who support and affirm their identity and vocation in the Church (St Hilda’s)
There is more information about the Taizé and Choral Evensong services on the MUSIC page.
Tuesdays: 8.45am, Morning Prayer; 9.30am, The Eucharist (both at St Hilda’s)
Wednesdays: Prayers for Sick and other concerns, 9.30am at the home of Mike Oswald. Please contact the parish office if you’d like to join..
Thursdays: 8.45am, Morning Prayer; 9.30am, The Eucharist
Seasonal and occasional services can be found in our quarterly What’s On? leaflet. Please click the button below to view.
You can view recent services & sermons on our YouTube channel by clicking the button below.
Getting Involved
There are many ways in which you can become involved in Sunday services.
Bell Ringing
Bells at St George’s Church were installed in 1888 and rehung in new fittings in 1922 after being retuned. To keep them ringing we need your help! Practice nights are held on a Friday, 7.30pm to 9.00pm. We have people of all ages and abilities. Please contact John Markham bells@stgeorgesjesmond.org.uk, the tower captain, or the parish office before your visit.
Choir & Organ
Please visit our Music page to discover how to become involved in music at St George’s.
Servers
St George’s has a set of Servers, who can be of any age, who carry out an important role in the 9.30am service as Crucifer and Acolytes (Cross and candle bearers respectively). It is a very visual and active element of the service with each server robed up and participating from the chancel during the service. We currently have approximately 10 servers forming a monthly rota meaning approximately 2 services monthly for each server. Whilst the act of serving is very formal and provides a good discipline in formality and reverence, the weekly group is always a cheerful trio and find the participation in the service an enjoyable and fulfilling activity, and very different from simply sitting in the congregation. We are always on the lookout and would welcome any newcomers to the group. Please contact one of the clergy for more information.
Readings
Intercessions
Sidespeople
Teams of 3/4 Sidespeople welcome worshippers at morning services 3-4 times a year. We know that a smile and friendly hello go a long way for regular and especially for new, or returning, faces. They hand out and collect in hymn books, service books and notice sheets, administer the collection plate, and one of the team forms part of the Eucharist procession delivering the gifts for blessing. They are often ‘first on hand’ (along with the wardens) for any week on week communications, as well as unforeseen incidences during the service.
Flowers
Lifts to church
Parish Coffee
Parish Library
The Parish Library has around 800 books covering: Bible Study & theology, biographies & autobiographies, children and young people’s books, church history, literature, prayer and spirituality, the arts including art, architecture and music, the church and society. Download the Library Catalogues below and ask the office if you’d like to borrow anything.
Church Cleaning
Volunteers clean the church on (usually) the 3rd Saturday of the month, starting at 9.30 am. They swab the floors, polish the pews, clean the altar rail, and vacuum the Lady Chapel. Extra help is always very welcome!
