Join us for one of the most beautiful services of the year this Sunday 3rd December at 6pm followed by festive refreshments.
Want to know what Advent is all about? Watch this 2 minute video:
Join us for our Service of Remembrance Sunday 12th November.
8.30am – Eucharist
10.15am – Remembrance Sunday service with laying of wreaths at the cenotaph at 11.00am
6.00pm – Choral Evensong
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
We are celebrating our Toddler Group’s 50th anniversary with special parties and gifts for all of our current children. On Sunday the 19th November there will be a commemorative service at 10.00 am in Church followed by a private celebration for all of our wonderful volunteers past and present.
We would love as many people as possible to join us in Church on November 19th – it is a testament to the relationship our church continues to enjoy with the people of Houghton that this group has not only survived, but thrived.
Have you or a friend lost a loved one?
We are moving into our season of Remembrance and on through Advent eventually into Christmas. We have a series of services of Light and Hope, starting this Sunday evening with our All Souls Eucharist. Here are the dates and times of our other services over this season. Please share this with your friends.
We hope you can come and that it gives you some comfort to gather with others to remember your loved ones.
Our Field of Remembrance will be opened in a short service at 10.45am on Wednesday 1st November. All are welcome to attend.
Current biographer of Bernard Gilpin, parishioner Roger Elsey is interviewed about Gilpin’s Faith, Generosity and Service and his inspiration for us today in this short 4 part documentary film. This film is part of the Gilpin 500 Exhibition on display at St Michael and All Angels Church throughout Houghton Feast 6-14th October 2017.
Watch the documentary here:
This year is the 50th Houghton Feast in its modern incarnation – from the beginning the Community Hymn singing on Feast Sunday (this year on 8th October at 6pm) has been a very popular part of the feast celebrations.
This year we are focusing on our Gilpin 500 celebrations of our Rector Bernard Gilpin and his life and witness. We will be joined by Houghton Area Youth Band – a wonderful brass band that will help us give the hymns some welly!
We look forward to welcoming you on Sunday 8th October at 6pm for inspiration through music.
THE GILPIN 500 DINNER
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Houghton’s famous Rector, Bernard Gilpin, a special dinner with entertainment is taking place in the Parish Church. The Cherry Pickers, a live folk band, will be providing the music and a licensed bar will be available. Tickets can be booked by calling 07917817879.
VENUE: Houghton Parish Church, DH4 4DN
ENTRY: £12.50
TICKET LINE: 07917817879
DATE: Fri Oct 13th 2017 TIME: 19:30
ORGANISER: St Michael & All Angels Parish Church
We are looking forward to celebrating our church’s Patronal Festival of St Michael and All Angels – known as Michaelmas – this Sunday at our Festival Eucharist at 10.00am. This year our preacher is our very own Rector, Rev’d Canon Sue Pinnington.
See you there! This image below shows a detail of our special new altar frontal commissioned for our Gilpin 500 celebrations and painted by Thelma Steel. If you haven’t seen it yet, come to church on Sunday!
You are warmly invited to join our Houghton Feast celebrations this October.
Friday 6th October 7.00 pm Feast Opening Ceremony
Saturday 7th October 10.00 am Craft & Produce Market
Sunday 8th October
10.30 am Feast Civic Service
6.00 pm Community Hymn Singing featuring Houghton Youth Band
Wednesday 11th October 7.00 pm Houghton Brass Band Concert
Friday 13th October 7.30 pm Gilpin 500 Dinner
Saturday 14th October 5.15 pm RSCM Festival (Durham Cathedral)
