After many meetings and hours of work by the team, our parish Profile is complete and is on the Diocesan website where our vacancy is being advertised. We are all really pleased with the contents and we hope you can … Continue reading
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This Good Friday 14th April at 12noon will see the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels Church, Houghton-le-Spring become the setting of Jesus’ last hours. Crucifixion is a modern passion play performed by local people outside. The play uses … Continue reading
Join us in celebrating the greatest news of all this Christmas – God with us! These are our Christmas Services and Events: Tuesday 13th December, 7.00pm – Light of Life Service A service to remember loved ones and dedicate a … Continue reading
Get online with Get Online Week! Get Online Week is coming back to Space4 in Houghton-le-Spring from 17th – 21st October. Co-ordinator Bryony Taylor said “the 2016 campaign is the tenth Get Online Week, last time we ran it in Houghton one woman said that … Continue reading
Join us once again for our Michaelmas celebrations of Houghton Feast this October. The theme this year is Hollywood and the Movies. Hear our very own Gilpin Singers perform at the opening ceremony at 7.00pm on Friday 7th October. Grab … Continue reading
Our annual Friends of Houghton Parish Church Trust events are coming up this May. There’s something for everyone! Thursday 5th May, 7pm – Houghton Brass in Concert (£5 entry) Saturday 7th May, 10am-1pm – Coffee Morning Monday 9th May, 7pm … Continue reading
Holy Week and Easter are almost upon us. Every year we have the wonderful opportunity to spend a week walking alongside Jesus and the disciples as they approach Jerusalem and ultimately the cross on Calvary. This year in Holy Week … Continue reading
Last year we were the first parish in the North East to try ‘Ashes to Go‘ providing people with the opportunity to receive prayer and ashes on their foreheads at the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday right outside on … Continue reading
Light is our bereavement support group which offers an opportunity for those who suffer the grief of bereavement to come together to share their difficulties and daily experiences. Light is run by one of the clergy and our pastoral staff … Continue reading
A warm invitation is extended to anyone who enjoys singing to join our choir. We rehearse on Thursday evenings at 6pm in the choir vestry at St Michael and All Angels Church. Evensong is once a month and it is … Continue reading