Richard is being priested on Saturday 2 July at 5pm in Durham Cathedral. We will be ordering tickets. If you would like to go, please sign up on the list in church by <em>Friday 3 June</em>. There will then be a united eucharist at St Giles' at 10am on Sunday 3 July when Richard will celebrate the eucharist for the first time - followed by a picnic!

Join East Durham Churches together as we walk from Baths Bridge to St Laurence’s Church, Pittington. Bring a packed lunch. If you prefer not to walk but would like to visit the church, and learn about the small pilgrim places network, meet at St Laurence at 2.00pm for refreshments.

Sherburn Messy Church Holiday Club will run again in August at St Mary's Church, Sherburn. There will be stories, videos, discussion groups, arts & crafts and games. Lunch will be provided on all of the days.

Following the Holiday Club there will be a special Friends and Family service at St Mary's on Sunday 21 August at 10.45am.

Michael Richardson will give a talk about the history of Durham City and the surrounding area through old photos on Thursday 8 September at 7pm at St Mary's. Tickets are on sale for £3 which includes refreshments.

Over the weekend of 10-11 September, St Mary's will host their Patronal Festival. On the 10th, the church will be open for tea & coffee and scones, then on the 11th there will be a Back to Church Sunday All-Age communion service at 10.45am, followed by a bring-and-share lunch. 

Join us on 25th September for our next Season of Invitation Sunday event. This will be our friends and family harvest festival celebration. Usual gifts of tinned and dried food for the FoodBank and veg/flowers to decorate our churches welcome at all of our services.

Join us for the East Durham Churches Together Harvest Thanksgiving Service at St Cuthbert's. We welcome the Salvation Army Band and the Revd Tim Ferguson, Chaplain to Hild-Bede College, Durham University and Bridging-the-Gap officer for Durham Diocese as visiting preacher. The service will be followed by Harvest Broth.

At the service, gifts of tinned and dried food for the Durham Foodbank will be welcome.

Jolly Boys Show featuring fantastic band ‘Twister’ in Sherburn Village Working Men’s Club. £3 including buffet. Money goes to St Mary’s Church, Sherburn and to St Joseph’s RC Church, Gilesgate.

Our annual All Souls Memorial Services will happen this year on Sunday 6 November:  3.30pm in St Mary's & 6pm in St Giles'. We invite all the families of those for whom we have conducted funerals this year and we remember them in prayer first. But if you would like to come and remember someone precious to you, then you are of course most welcome too. Sign up lists go up in church from 16 October (or do send a message to one of the clergy). As always if you are unable to attend because of ill health or you are away, please add names. Otherwise if you are including names on the list to be remembered in prayer, we trust that you will be able to join us for the service.

Our Spectacular Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday 26 November 9-11.30am. With special guests Santa Claus (and his elf) , Minnie and Mickey Mouse, and Damian the Magician. A magical morning for everyone!

Come and sing carols with the Salvation Army Band in the Car Park in Sherburn Hill. There will be activities for families from 6pm with carols in the car park from 7pm. All are welcome.

Join us in the pub for beer and carols in the Lambton Arms. Money from the event goes to the Huntington's Disease Assocation and St Mary's Church. All welcome.

Join us at the Attlee Square Community Centre for a Bettle Drive & Hot Dogs. Come and meet the Bishop’s Talking Jesus team who will be present if you would like to know more about the
Durham Diocese Bishops in Mission 2017 initiative - Tickets are £3.00 to include Hot Dogs and
available from St. Mary’s or phone Brenda on (0191) 3723102

More details on Talking Jesus can be found here:

Join us for a Prom Dress fashion evening brought to you by by Pressed, Prom & Bridal of Sherburn Village. There will also be a display of Prom Dresses from the Past.
Tickets are £3 and include one glass of wine and nibbles and all funds raised will be going to St. Mary's Church. Tickets are available from Brenda Tall or contact us via the contact form.

Come along to the St. Mary's Summer Fair held at Sherburn Community Centre. Bacon & Sausage butties, refreshments, homemade cakes!

Grand Draw Raffle with fabulous prizes!

Stalls include:

• Mother’s Union Stall
• Jewellery
• Bric~a~Brac
• Children’s Stall
• Tombola
• Cake Stall & lots more

Admission:- CHILDREN FREE – ADULTS 20p

Our annual All Souls memorial service is next Sunday 5 November at 3.30pm in St Mary's.

We welcome anyone who wishes to remember someone precious to them and invite you to come and participate in the service. If you would like a name to be remembered in prayer, please either add the name to the sheet in church or email office@sherburnchurch.org.uk

St. Mary’s Church Christmas Fair
9.00am – 12 noon
Saturday 18th November
Sherburn Village Community Centre

GRAND DRAW
Christmas & Gift Stalls
Children’s Stalls
Bacon Butties & Pies
Home Baked Cake Stall
Tombola Stall
Lots more stalls

Admission:- Adults 20p – Children FREE

Come and join us at the Lambton Arms this Wednesday. We need crackers, raffle prizes and nibbles if anyone can support us . Money raised is being divided between St Cuthbert’s Hospice and St Mary’s Church, Sherburn.

Come and celebrate #GodwithUs this Christnas at our annual nativity service at St Mary's Church on Christmas Eve. Stories and carols for all the family, everyone welcome.

Pick up your tickets for our Annual Beetle Drive and Hot dog event at St Marys in the Narthex on Thursday 5th April 7pm, all are welcome, tickets from the Church & Churchwardens. Admission £3.

The St Mary’s summer fair will take place in Sherburn Village Community Centre. There will be lots of stall, bacon butties and homemade cakes. Do come along!

As part of the St Mary's Patronal Festivalm, the church will be open from
10am ~ 2pm on Saturday 8th September. Tea ~ Coffee ~ Bacon Butties ~ Cakes
Handbags & Jewellery Stall ~ Household Textiles ~ Tombola
Everyone welcome!

On Sunday 9th September the Patronal Festival Service will be held at at St. Mary’s at
10.45am.

St Mary's Poppy Festival - 10am-4pm Thursday - Saturday | 12pm - 4pm Sunday 

St. Mary’s Church will be decorated with Poppies and memorabilia from WW1, in addition St. Mary’s is celebrating the award of “There but not there” Twenty One Silhouettes funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust which will form the major part of our Festival and we hope will bring our Community together to remember and to think about the Armed Forces today.

Entry is free, donations are welcome. Detailed below is a list of planned features on display around the Church, please do visit.

• Windows full of Poppies, WW1 Medals, Memorabilia and War Poems from WW1
• “There but not there” Twenty one Silhouettes located around the Church to remember the Twenty one soldiers from the Village who lost their lives.
• Model of an Unknown “Tommy” Soldier
• Window full of Cornflowers, French memorabilia & display to other nations who lost their lives
• Poppy Screen of remembrance at the Church Entrance and War Memorial
• Remembrance Exhibition of those who lost their lives in WW1
• Solitary display of Twenty One soldiers “BOOTS” who lost their lives in WW1
• Window display remembering Women in WW1
• Remembering display to Horses and other animals from WW1
• Places for reflection and Private Prayer

Delicious Refreshments + Santa’s Grotto + Cake Stall Grand Draw + Christmas Decorations + Christmas Cards

Tombola + Children’s Stall + Gifts + Kitchen Textiles Cushions + Children’s Books + Handbags

Mother’s Union Stall + Lots More

An evening of popular music by local choir "Durham Harmonics"

Tickets £5 includes refreshments

Super Raffle

Grand Draw, Gifts, Delicious Cakes
Wheel of Fortune, Children’s Stalls
Tombola Stall with lots of exciting prizes
Toiletries, Name the Bear, Cushions
*Chance to win a Cream Tea* at the Chilton Moor Country Pub
& much more - all at inexpensive prices!

Bacon Butties, Tea, Coffee

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
We look forward to seeing you!

ADMISSION – CHILDREN FREE – ADULTS 20p

On Saturday 7 September, the church will be open between 9.30am and 1.00pm with floral displays, stalls and refreshments
AND
on Sunday 8 September at 10.45am there will be a Service of Celebration
All are welcome

Our annual All Souls' Day service will take place at 4.00pm on Sunday 3 November. If you will be at our All Souls Service and would like the names of any of your loved ones read out during the service, please write their name on the list in St Mary's, or email them to office@sherburnchurch.org.uk. During the service, we will first read the names of those of who have died this year. All welcome to this service.

A fantastic line up of Stars in this evening of Entertainment where the "Stars Remember" to launch  St Mary's Poppy Festival of Remembrance and celebration.

Tickets £10 includes refreshments.

St Mary's Poppy Festival of Remembrance & Celebration.
St Mary's Church
Church open 10am-4pm Friday and Saturday
12noon to 4pm Sunday
View the floral displays, WW2 memorabilia and displays and "There but not there" silhouettes.

Entry is free, donations are welcome
Refreshments available

Grand Draw, Santa’s Grotto, Luxury Gifts

Ladies Handbags & Accessories, Christmas Gifts Children’s Stalls & Crafts

Delicious Cakes, Mothers Union Gift Stall,

Food Gifts & Tombola Stall with exciting prizes,

and much more - all at inexpensive prices!

Delicious “Refreshments”

Bacon Butties, Tea and Coffee

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

THE BIGGEST AND BEST EVER!

We look forward to seeing you!

Admission: Children FREE – Adults 20p

An evening of popular Music and Christmas music by local choir Voices Together

Tickets £5 includes refreshments

For more information, click here

All welcome!

Tickets £5 to include Hot Dogs and refreshments. For a ticket please see Jean Wilkinson or the Churchwardens. Don’t miss out on this evening of Fierce Competition and FUN including a raffle of super prizes. All money raised in aid of church funds.

Lost Durham, Sherburn and Local Villages Exhibition in St Mary’s Church on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March
The photographs of Lost Durham, also featuring pictures of Sherburn Village and local villages, exhibition will be on display over the two days by kind permission of Michael Richardson.

Entry is free, donations are welcome. Church open Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sunday 12.30pm - 4pm with refreshments available. All are welcome.

In the light of the current Coronavirus advice, this concert has been postponed - we will reschedule later in the year.

Waters of Tyme Concert.  An evening of music by Steve and Carol Robson, acoustic musicians, with acoustic music and original music in folk tradition.

A coach trip to the Yorkshire Dales' town of Skipton with its fantastic street market, castle and Parish Church.  Well worth a visit.  Tickets £15 from Jean, Alison or Paul at St Mary's.

Coach leaves Sherburn Village at 9.00am