All posts by Margaret Doyle

Justice and Peace invitation

The Outreach Committee of the Finchale Partnership is seeking to meet with all Justice and Peace groups within the partnership, and anyone else who has in interest in justice and peace issues, with a view to learning from each other and investigating ways we might work more effectively together across the partnership. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 06 December, from 7:00pm at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Esh Winning. Please contact Fr Robert Riedling at St Patrick’s, Langley Moor with any enquiries (langleymoor.stpatrick@rcdhn.co.uk  / (0191) 378 4486).

Preparing our Young People for Confirmation

The parishes of the Finchale Partnership have agreed that we will work together to prepare our young people for Confirmation.  A training session, around the use of the diocesan programme, has been organised.  This is open to those already involved in Confirmation programmes, as well as those interested in getting involved.  The training will be led by Father Michael McCoy, beginning at 7:15pm, on Thursday 06 December, at St. Cuthbert’s, Old Elvet, Durham City.  Light refreshments will be available and the session should last around one hour.  Preferably, email the parish office to confirm your attendance, by Monday 03 December, or feel free to turn up on the evening.

The Voskresenije-Resurrection Choir of St. Petersburg

For one night only, Tuesday, November 20th, the Parish of the Durham Martyrs are delighted to welcome to St. Godric’s, Durham, the Voskresenije-Resurrection Choir of St. Petersburg on their tour of the British Isles.

This vocal ensemble, Resurrection -Voskresenije in Russian – was founded by Jurij Maruk in 1993. It consists of nine professional female and male vocalists trained at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire. The repertoire of the ensemble includes Russian Sacred Music as well as folk music. Guest performances in Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, the UK, France and Italy have met with great success, and the choir has recorded several CDs of their repertoire, which includes some specially composed arrangements of Burns songs by John McIntosh.

Tickets £7-50 (free for under 19s) available from Durham Martyrs Parish Office 0191 3843810

Around the Church

Last week’s photo was St. Joseph, a detail of the nativity picture on the Lady Altar.

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The Finchale Partnership

The Partnership Development Group met in September.  At the meeting, the PDG discussed a proposal for the amalgamation of parishes in West Durham, and plans for Partnership events over the next few months.  The full minutes of the meeting are available on the our partnership webpages currently hosted at https://www.stcuthberts-durham.org.uk/the-finchale-partnership/partnership-development-group-information