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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...
Thoughts for 30th Dec., the 1st Sunday of Christmas – by Mike Oswald
Getting back to normal? Happy memories? Regret for over-indulgence? What now? Well, for the church Christmas is not over for a while. And now there the New Year. What have I learned during Advent? Is there anything that should affect my life next year? Any resolutions...
Thoughts for 23rd Dec., the 4th Sunday of Advent – by Mike Oswald
Nearly there! Done the shopping; sent the presents; about to put up the decorations… Will there be enough food and drink? Will everything be looking bright and shiny? Will we be warm enough? Will everyone be able to join in the fun? Have we forgotten anything...
Thoughts for 16th Dec., the 3rd Sunday of Advent – by Mike Oswald
What else needs to be done before Christmas? Ah yes – invitations. Who was invited to see the new-born baby, Jesus? Oh yes, the shepherds. They were minding their own business – and the sheep, when suddenly an angel appeared and called them to see the baby. (Listen to...
Thoughts for 9th Dec., the 2nd Sunday of Advent – by Mike Oswald
What sort of preparations should we make to welcome the birth of Jesus, son of God, at Christmas? We need to get ourselves into the right frame of mind so that we don’t get bogged down in the little details. We remind ourselves why it is such an important occasion; we...