Newsletter - Easter 5
03/05/26 (Year A)
Your weekly e-newsletter from the Benwell & Scotswood Team.
This week
Sunday
11.15am - Team Service (Parish Eucharist) at St James’. Followed by Annual Meeting
Tuesday
4.30pm - Bible Study with Farsi Translation
Thursday
12pm - Holy Communion at Venerable Bede
Next Sunday
10am - Holy Communion at St Margaret’s
10am - Holy Communion at St John’s
11.15am - Parish Eucharisr at St James’
Dates for your diary
Sun 3 May
11.15am - Team service for the APCM (annual meeting) at St James. Meeting starts after the service at 12.30pm
News
The Annual Meeting
The APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting)
Sunday, 3 May 2025, 12.30pm
St James Benwell, NE15 6RS
Please stay after this service on this Sunday.
The 'Annual Parochial Church Meeting' meets once a year and receives reports on changes to the electoral roll, general parish activities, and finances. It is also when we elect members of the PCC and churchwardens.
Reports will be uploaded on the website shortly.
Welcome to Lily, our new Artist in Residence!
Lily Mae Kroese has begun as our new artist in residence! Based at St James she will create her own work as well as help co-ordinate the Something Wonderful Art Club– encouraging our creativity whatever your previous experience.
She is an animator and community artist, specialising in coproduction and collaborative art and film making. She has experience working with community groups, charities and organisations, listening and helping to tell their stories through multimedia and multi approach projects.
Giving
You are a full member of 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:
Church Membership
Please click the button to join (officially) as a church member!
If you are baptised, over 16, and worship with us regularly or live in the Parish, then you can also vote in our Annual Meeting (see below).
Parents and carers of Junior Church members
If you are a parent or carer for someone under 16, please fill out this form
