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Sunrise Services, St Joseph's Church

There will be Sunrise Services at St. Joseph’s on Tuesdays and Thursdays in December, from 7.30-7.45am, commencing on Tuesday 3rd December.

 




 



Christmas Angels


Every child from our three primary schools have been and are decorating an angel each for the parish Christmas trees. They are for parishioners and visitors to write the name of a loved one, and, we will pray for all those Heavenly angels throughout this season of Christmas, as they will be brought forward and placed on the Christmas trees.

 

The Christmas angels will be in  Church from 7th December









Advent Soup Lunches

Thank you to the SVP, who will host an Advent Lunch on Friday, 13th December, from 12.00-1.00pm.   Friday 20th December still available.








Wreath Making Evening

Friends of St Godric's are running a Christmas wreath workshop this year.

 

🎄Christmas Wreath making evening

🎄Friday 13th December, 6-8pm

🎄St Joseph’s Church, Durham

🎄Mulled wine and mince pies

 

Please come along and join us for a very festive evening where you will make your very own Christmas door wreath, while drinking mulled wine and feasting on mince pies!  Tickets are £20 and can be booked using the following link - please book early to allow our Elves to forage for supplies:

 

Supplies will be provided to make your own wreath, but it’s always lovely to personalise so please bring along some decorations to add character to your wreath. If you have a pair of secateurs please bring them along too. Gardening gloves are handy but not necessary. We can’t wait to welcome you!



Parish Christingle

Children and families are invited to join us at 3pm on Sunday 15th December in St Joseph’s for our Parish Christingle Service. From 3pm Children will make their own Christingles in the Jubilee Room (Church will provide everything needed) where we will talk about what each part symbolises before going into Church at 3:30pm for the blessing and lighting of the Christingles. We will have prayers and finish with a carol. All are welcome!

 





St Leonard's School Advent Concert

Thursday 19th December 7.00pm

St. Joseph's Church, Gilesgate

FREE ENTRY 

Christmas Concert - Durham University Chamber Choir

7.30pm Saturday 7th December  - St. Godric’s Church


Tickets will be available on the door.

Standard tickets are £10, and concessions tickets are £7. 

Here is the link to the tickets if people wish to purchase beforehand: https://durhamstudentmusic.org/whats-on/the-waiting-sky


Please contact Joe Hughes if you can help to steward on the night. Email joe.hughes2017@hotmail.com  Mobile 078 1446 1446.






 

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