Welcome to St James Church in Riding Mill.
In the Diocese of Newcastle and set in the beautiful Tyne Valley, we are the Parish Church in the heart of the village.
The village is a lively community and we offer a place of Christian worship and welcome.
This website will give you some basic information. Do contact us if you would like to know more about Jesus and our lives with him, or better still, come and join us at any of our services!
Visit our other pages for more information.
Towards the foot of this page you will find links to our Safeguarding infornation and some of the Diocesan web pages including, for Intercessors, the Prayer Diary, the e-bulletin and a letter from Bishop Christine.
Do scroll down.
CALENDAR OF SEASONAL EVENTS DECEMBER 2019
Everyone is welcome to all events
Sunday 1st December
11am Coffee & Mince Pies B&B
cake stall in the Millennium Hall.
St James Raffle Draw.
Churches Together Advent Service
3pm Methodist Church led by Rev Marie Beard.
Friday 6th December – Christingle
6pm Workshop Millennium Hall. 6.30pm service at St James
Sunday 8th December
8am & 10am services Collection of Christmas Gifts for Cornerstone
2pm the film ‘Nativity’ in the Parish Hall (time to be confirmed)
4pm lighting of the Parish Christmas Tree (time to be confirmed)
Saturday 14th December – Choral Concert
3pm Parish Hall. Haydn St Nicholas Mass and Carols. Tickets £8
Monday 16th December Christmas Communion Service
10.30am Wentworth Grange.
Saturday 21st December – Churches Together Carols for All
3pm outside the Parish Hall led by Rev George Proud
Sunday 22nd December – Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
4pm St James' Church
Tuesday 24th December – Christmas Crib Service.
4pm St James' Church
Christmas Day 25th December
10am Family Parish Eucharist led by Rev Mary Warner
Welcome
Rev Lesley Chapman
We are saddend to announce that due to ill health, Rev Lesley Chapman has resigned as Priest-in-Charge at St James Church, Riding Mill.
This took effect on30th September 2019.
All enquiries about St James Church should be addressed to the one of the Churchwardens - contact details below.
For ALL matters regarding St James Church, please contact the Churchwardens :-
Roderick Duff 01661 842093 roderick.duff@btinternet.com
Jenny Mathers 01434 682486 jennymmathers@hotmail.com
St James’ Pastoral Care and Visiting
We now have an established Pastoral Care Team in the village. All the team members are DBS checked.
If you would like a member of the team to visit you, either at home or in hospital, please contact Lynda on 01661 886785.
We look forward to hearing from you.
