The final session of Summer Club took the form of a party and once again we had a good number of children. We changed the format as we had the services of wonderful childrens entertainer Tony Junior – he really … Continue reading
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Learn new songs from our hymn book with Anne Harrison. Anne is a member of the Durham Diocesan Liturgical Committee and recently won the Thomas Cranmer Award for Worship for her outstanding contribution to music in worship. Anne was a … Continue reading
Over the school Summer Holidays we were fortunate enough to organise two trips for some of the local children to Bowes Museum. The funding was from Darlington Building Society and it was distributed by Bowes Museum – thanks to Ray … Continue reading
Bishop Mark was in Houghton le Spring again today (20/08/2018) to attend a farewell party at Space4. He has been a staunch supporter of the project from it’s inception and has continued to visit and champion our cause throughout. Today … Continue reading
On his last visit to St Michael’s prior to his retirement in October, Bishop Mark reflected that his first visit to us has been during the reordering 11 years ago when we were worshiping in the Kepier Hall. He said … Continue reading
We have been continuing to get good numbers at our Summer Club for local children at the Kepier Hall – a project funded from a Community Chest Grant. We were joined by Colin Nicholl, husband of Rox one of the … Continue reading
On Friday 10th August our local MP Bridget Phillipson called in to Space4 to view the Votes for Women Exhibition and chat with service users and volunteers. The exhibition has been running all week and was the brainchild of Jorgie … Continue reading
We have just completed week two of our Summer Club for local children and our sessions have been very well attended and a lot of fun with a splash of hard work for the grown ups! We began both session … Continue reading
On Saturday 7th July some intrepid members of St Michael’s congregation attended a wonderful service held at Newport Cathedral, having navigated a rather sweltering 6+ hours trip from Houghton. It was a real delight to share in this special service … Continue reading
It was a delight to welcome Bishop Paul this morning to preside and preach. Bishop Paul reflected on the fact that we have had two significant ‘goodbyes’ in recent times and encouraged us to work together as we begin our … Continue reading