Corpus Christi, Lighting Appeal, TableTop Sale, Curate Ordination, and June News
- May 28
- 8 min read
Updated: May 29
Sent out into the world after our Pentecost Liturgy
June Sunday Services at a glance
Sunday 7th June
The First Sunday after Trinity
8am Eucharist
9am Bubble Church
10am Sung Eucharist with Junior Church and Crèche
Sunday 14th June
The Second Sunday after Trinity
8am Eucharist
10am Sung Eucharist with Junior Church and Crèche
Sunday 21st June
The Third Sunday after Trinity
8am Eucharist
9am Bubble Church
10am Sung Eucharist with Junior Church and Crèche
Sunday 28th June
The Fourth Sunday after Trinity
8am Eucharist
10am Sung Eucharist with Junior Church and Crèche
3pm The Ordination of Deacons (at Newcastle Cathedral). See below.
This Sunday, 31st May
Trinity Sunday
8am Eucharist
10am Sung Eucharist with Junior Church and Crèche
June Worship Highlights
Eucharistic Ministers
"Eucharistic Ministers" are those lay people who assist in the distribution of Holy Communion at the Eucharist in church, and those who are authorised to take Holy Communion using previously consecrated elements to the sick, housebound, or residential care homes.
Our St Bart's Eucharistic Ministers will be commissioned in this important role at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of Corpus Christi. Thank you to those who do this special ministry.
Sung Eucharist with the Commissioning of Eucharistic Ministers
Thursday 4th June
7:30pm
Pastoral Team
All those who are interesting in being part of a new pastoral team are invited to a meeing on Wednesday 10th June at 11:15am in the Basement. Here we will discuss the areas we would like to work on, not limited to, but including: care home ministry, pastoral visits, home communions, healing ministry, connecting with baptism and funeral families, prayer. This meeting is open to anyone who is interested, in any capacity.
Wednesday 10th June
11:15am
The Basement
Katherine Vacher-Day ordination
Our curate, Katherine Vacher-Day will be ordained at Newcastle Cathedral on Sunday 28th June 2026 at 3pm. All are welcome to attend this service. Katherine's first Sunday with us will be Sunday 5th July. After the 10am Sung Eucharist there will be a bring and share Parish Lunch in the church hall.
Katherine, and the other ordinands, have been asked to introduce themselves via video, which you can see below. Please pray for Katherine and John her husband as they prepare to join us.
Lighting Appeal
We have been exploring how to improve accessibility to church. In the evenings and winter months it is very dark outside the church, and it can be difficult, even unsafe, using the paths. A proposal has been approved by the PCC improve the lighting in different stages:
Replace and add to the lighting affixed to the outside of the church.
Replace the lamp post at the bottom of the path by the car park.
Light the path from the car-park to the church hall door (with lights affixed to the handrail).
Replace and add to the lighting outside the Basement doors.
Replace and add to the high-level uplighters and spotlights in the church.
An aerial image of the external proposed works is below.
The estimated cost is £21,900 (inc. VAT). We will be exploring any possible grant funding, but we really do need your support to be able to afford this. When these proposals come to fruition it will make such a big difference to how we can use our church!
Click below to give a one-off or regular gift to St Bart's via the Parish Giving Scheme
Summer Grounds Day
Come and help us tidy up our Churchyard. We will also be putting up bird boxes, bird feeders and making a bug hotel. Lots to do and everyone is welcome. Please bring your gardening gloves (we do have some!) and anything else you think would be useful. We will be gathering branches and leaves etc. for our bug hotel. Meet at the basement at 10am, and we will end the morning with a bring and share lunch.
Saturday 6th June
10am
Bring some lunch
St Bart's Mothers' Union
The Annual Soup and Sandwich Lunch in March raised enough money to fund 50 short stay emergency hospital bags. These are given out to patients admitted to hospital via the Emergency Admissions Suite at the Freeman Hospital without toiletries and other essentials with them.
If you would like to find out more about our Mothers' Union Branch, do come along to one of our meetings or contact the Branch Secretary, Sheena. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 1.30pm in the Choir Vestry. All welcome. Please note there is no meeting in August (our Summer break).
We are a friendly, happy bunch committed to doing whatever we can to improve the lives of families locally and worldwide.
Organ Recital at Newcastle Cathedral
Our resident organist Chris Haresnape is giving an organ recital at Newcastle Cathedral on Monday 8th June at 1:05pm. The Cathedral organ is celebrated, and there are recitals there every Monday. Please go along to enjoy the amazing instrument, and to hear a programme including Bach, Mendelssohn, Vierne, Feike Asma and Harris.
Monday 8th June
1:05pm
Newcastle Cathedral
Table Top Sale
Bring and buy furniture, clothes, kitchenware, books, electronics, toys, and so much more.
£15 per table | Hall open to sellers from 10am
Doors open to buyers at 12pm | Refreshments and a cake stall (donations requested)
For further information or to book a table, please contact the Parish Office: office@stbartholomews.org.uk
Table Top Sale
Saturday 27th June
12-3pm
St Bartholomew's Church Hall
Fairtrade Stall & Recycling
The next stall will be in the Church Hall on Sunday 14th June at 11.15 am. You can now drop off medicine foils, batteries and printer cartridges at your monthly stall. Do recycle used printer cartridges with us to raise funds for the church. Please also continue to recycle medicine foils. Although it doesn't raise funds for the church, it is far better that they are turned into useful hospital and play equipment than go into landfill.
Eco Tips of the Month
Take part in citizen science or a local nature event. Citizen science is a way for ordinary people to get involved in scientific research or data collection. There are many projects to choose from and it's easy to make a contribution. Here are some projects you could help with:
Spend 10 minutes counting pollinators: https://ukpoms.org.uk
Do a Bee Walk: https://beewalk.org.uk
Join in with Churches Count on Nature (6th-14 June): https://arocha.org.uk/what-we-do-churches-count-on-nature/
Join Great Big Green Week (6-14 June) Great Big Green Week - The Climate Coalition
Come and help at the Summer Grounds Day on 6th June and you will be taking part in both the Churches Count on Nature and Great Big Green Week!
Bubble Church is a Sunday church service especially for babies, toddlers, and young families. It's a puppet-packed, Jesus-centred, coffee-and-food-fuelled, 30 minute kids and families adventure.
Even if you regularly attend, please do sign up. It really helps us to prepare.
Remember our fun and informal Junior Church and Crèche run alongside our 10am Service, so children are very welcome to stay for that too, or come along on a week when Bubble Church isn't running.
Easy Fundraising
Easy Fundraising is a website which gives the church (or any charitable cause) free money. Businesses like Tesco, Argos, and Marks and Spencer pay Easy Fundraising a small commission when they direct you to their website to spend money. They forward that money onto us.
For example, if you buy your groceries online from Morrisons, go to Easy Fundraising first, and click on Morrisons. Then when you checkout, Morrisons gives us £1.30 as a thank you. You will need to make an account and select St Bartholomew's as your cause.
It may sound complicated, but once it's set up it's free money for the church!
Evergreens Care Home Service
Our short praise service at Evergreens Care Home in Forest Hall has moved to the last Tuesday of every month at 2pm. If you are interesting in joining this, please contact Fr Mark.
Confirmation
Confirmation is the chance to make your baptism promises for yourself and to be strengthened in the service of God. The bishop leads the service of confirmation and says
"Confirm O Lord your servant with the Holy Spirit".
Anyone who is baptised and able to speak for themselves can be confirmed although it is usually for teenagers and adults. Those who are baptised as adults should be confirmed at the earliest opportunity.
Please speak to Fr Ben if you would like to be confirmed.
Craft Club
The Craft club is held every Thursday at 1pm in the Choir Vestry. All are welcome to bring along whatever they are working on or just drop in for a coffee and a chat.
Speak to Ann Luckley for more information.
Monday Club
The Monday Club is a friendly and welcoming group open to everyone, with a special focus on providing fellowship and community. Each week we enjoy refreshments, conversation, and the chance to catch up with friends old and new.
Mondays
1:30pm
Church Hall
Art Group
Our Art Group continues to go from strength to strength, we meet fortnightly on a Wednesday At 11.30am and a Saturday at 12pm. If you are interested in joining please speak to Louise in the office, or just come along!
Deanery News
The new Community Missioner for St Michael's Byker, Stephen Ramshaw, will be welcomed at a service on Wednesday 17th June at 7:45pm at St Michael's Church in the Byker Wall.
REMINDERS
Did you know that you can contact the Parish Office via WhatsApp?
Add us:
01912662015
Are you new to church?
Thinking of coming along for the first time? Just go for it!
We know it can feel intimidating not knowing what to do or where to go, but here you’ll find a warm welcome on the door and someone ready to help with everything you need. Our main Sunday services are at 8am (quiet) and 10am (with music), with midweek Holy Communion on Tuesdays at 6:30pm and Wednesdays at 10am, and daily prayer at 9am and 5:30pm. Plus the church is often open for you to sit and pray during the day.
Children are always welcome: we have Junior Church and a crèche at the 10am service, plus Bubble Church for toddlers and young children. We’re fully accessible, and everything in our services is explained; there’s no need to worry about when to sit, stand, or join in, and a friendly neighbour will always be glad to help.
Regularly hearing God's word, praying, praising, and receiving communion will change your life for the better. And we'd love to welcome you.
Morning and Evening Prayer
The Daily Offices (Morning and Evening Prayer) are the Church’s ancient pattern of prayer that punctuates the day with praise, intercession, and reflection on Scripture. From the earliest centuries, Christians gathered at set hours to pray on behalf of all creation and for the salvation of the world, with morning and evening soon becoming the principal times of prayer.
This tradition continues at St Bart's.
9am Morning Prayer
5:30pm Evening Prayer
These services weave together psalms, Bible readings, and prayers in a rhythm that unites individuals, congregations, and religious communities across time and place.
Whether prayed alone or together with others, the Offices give shape to the day, ensuring that, echoing George Herbert’s words: “seven whole days, not one in seven” are given to the praise of God and the forming of God’s people through word and prayer.
Come along and try it.
NB There are usually no services on Fridays.
Everyday Faith App
Everyday Faith is the daily devotional app from the Church of England designed to inspire, equip and encourage you in your faith every day of the week. The app will provide you with carefully curated daily reflections, including selected Bible readings, a simple prayer to prepare you for the day ahead, and thoughts based on that week’s theme.
Search for "Everyday Faith" on your phone's app store, or click Download for iOS or Download for Android.
Reminder: Home Communion
There are some permanently housebound members of our congregation who are taken Holy Communion to their home. This is bread (and wine) which has been consecrated by a priest at church, and then taken by a member of the Home Communion team to be distributed at home or hospital.
But this is not just available to those who cannot come to church at all. If you have been unwell or for any reason unable to attend for a couple of weeks, get in touch! We will visit you and bring you the sacrament.
Also, if you are unwell, or would like to be added to our prayer list, please tell us. Do not assume we know!