Sunday Eucharist for Candlemas - 31 January

Sunday Eucharist for Candlemas - the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Celebrated and live-streamed for our parishes from St. John's Church, Castleside.

The Feast brings to an end the celebrations of Our Lord's Birth, and turns us towards Lent and Easter with the celebration of his Passion and Resurrection.

Night Prayer for Holocaust Memorial Day

Night Prayer (Compline) for 27 January - Holocaust Memorial Day, and the day after Coronavirus deaths in the UK passed 100,000. We seek to look beyond the horrific numbers we recall today to the loved humanity of each person whose life has been taken.

Eucharist for the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany - 24 January 2021

Eucharist for the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany - 24 January 2021. The Marriage at Cana - water is turned to wine. As we join Mary's lament, "They have no wine," nevertheless we can know Christ's blessing as he moves among us unseen.

Night Prayer Wednesday 20 January

Night Prayer - Wednesday 20 January. The Office of Compline, using the Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church of the USA - with prayers for that nation and its President on the Day of his Inauguration.

Eucharist - 2nd Sunday of Epiphany, 17 January 2021

Eucharist for the 2nd Sunday of Epiphany, 17 January 2021 - recorded live in St. John's Church, Castleside.

The Priest-in-Charge, the Revd. Martin Jackson presides; the Curate, the Revd. Phil Carter preaches; our Authorised Pastoral Assistant, Jean Carter, reads...

Eucharist - Feast of the Baptism of Christ

As public worship is suspended once more in our churches of St. Cuthbert, Benfieldside and St. John the Evangelist, Castleside, we offer this Eucharist for the Feast of the Baptism of Christ, Sunday 10 January - originally live-streamed with our Thursday congregation present.

We're sorry that it's been felt necessary to ask the Bishop for his dispensation to suspend congregational services. We'll be keeping the issue under review and will continue and hopefully develop further our online and other provision.