Newsletter - Trinity 10
09/08/26 (Year A)
Your weekly e-newsletter from the Benwell & Scotswood Team.
This week
This Sunday
10am - St Margaret’s Holy Communion
10am - St John’s Holy Communion
11.15am - St James’ Parish Eucharist
Tuesday
4.30pm - bible study with Farsi translation
Thursday
12pm - Holy Communion at Venerable Bede
Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 5th August
PCC at St James 7pm
Sunday 23rd August
Team service at St James - Mothers’ Union Takeover
Sunday 30th August
Adult baptisms at St James, 11.15am
Sunday 4th September
Fr Chris’ last service
News
St James’ Summer Fayre - Well done!
We made £1088!
Thank you everyone for your hard work! And for making it such a fun and special day.
Special thanks to Sarah, Amy, Lucy, Taylor, Kathy, Donna, Shirley, Jeanette, Chris, Charley, God of wor Band, and everyone who helped.
Pride in Place funding for a new Kitchen!
The Something Wonderful project has been awarded an incredible £28,097.99 to replace our tired kitchen at St James! This will bring a new lease of life to the Long Spoons Cafe and the hospitality we provide to so many throughout the week.
With huge thanks to the Pride in Place Impact Fund, Newcastle City Council, Mohammad Peivandi for his designs, and Jan Hodgson and David and Gwyn McKenzie from TCTT for helping with our application.
Fr Chris is moving on
Last Sunday, it was announced that The Revd Chris Minchin has been appointed as the new Vicar of Christ Church Shieldfield and St Ann’s Battlefield, as well as Chaplain to Northumbria University. He writes:
“I came to Benwell and Scotswood for three years as Curate, and more than eight years later, here I am as Acting Team Rector! I stayed because I love it here. You have become my community. You have taught me so much, and you have helped make me the priest I am today.
I am so sad to be leaving, but I hear God calling me and, after much prayer and many conversations with those closest to me, I know this is the right step. Plans are in place for an interim priest to serve the parish until a new team of two full-time clergy is appointed. You’ll receive more information about this in due course.
Please know that I will continue to pray for you, and I ask you to keep me in your prayers too.”
Fr Chris’ last service in Benwell will be on Sunday 4th October, 11.15am at St James’. When we’ll have the opportunity to give thanks for his faithful ministry among us and wish him every blessing as he begins this new chapter. After a short break, he will begin his new role in November.
Please keep Fr Chris, our parish, and the people of Christ Church Shieldfield and St Ann’s Battlefield in your prayers during this time of transition
Giving
You are welcome in our churches whether or not you can give financially.
However, we are dependent on donations from our members. If you are able to give financially, please would you set up a regular donation via the Parish Giving Scheme.
You can still give via cash or card, but regular giving via PGS makes accounting and budgeting much easier for our volunteers– meaning we can spend more time caring for our community!
You can choose to give directly to the parish or an individual church:
