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Services and Events
Read on to discover the services and events we have taking place in Durham City East Methodists at our churches in Carrville, Pittington and Bowburn, as well as details of our weekly activities and groups. Refreshments are available after all the services. You can see information about services taking place at other churches in the Durham and Deerness Methodist Circuit on the circuit web site.
Sunday 26th November
10.30-11.30am (Carrville) – Rev. John Jabaseelan leads our service.
Tuesday 28th November
9.30am (Carrville) – Rev. John Squares will lead this informal service.
10.15am (Pittington) – Ms Soo Illingworth leads this service.
Wednesday 29th November
2.00-3.00pm (Carrville) – All are welcome to week 1 of this year’s Advent Bible Study. We will be using resources from Paula Gooder’s book ‘Journey to the Manger’ which explores the New Testament’s various accounts of the birth of Jesus.
Thursday 30th November
11.30am (Bowburn) – Ms Soo Illingworth leads this service in Bowburn Community Centre.
Saturday 2nd December
10.00-12.00 (Carrville) – Join us for Carrville’s annual Christmas fair in aid of church funds.
Sunday 3rd December
10.30-11.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Fiona Weir will lead this communion service.
6.00pm (Pittington) – Carols at Pittington St John’s.
Tuesday 5th December
9.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Janet Jackson will lead this informal service.
10.15am (Pittington) – Rev. Fiona Weir leads this communion service.
Wednesday 6th December
2.00-3.00pm (Bowburn) – All are welcome to week 2 of this year’s Advent Bible Study. We will be using resources from Paula Gooder’s book ‘Journey to the Manger’ which explores the New Testament’s various accounts of the birth of Jesus.
Thursday 7th December
11.30am (Bowburn) – Rev. Fiona Weir leads this service in Bowburn Community Centre.
Saturday 9th December
From 10.00am (Carrville) – Dressing the Christmas Trees and refreshments
2.30-4.30pm (Carrville) – Belmont Ladies Choir Concert in aid of the organ fund.
Sunday 10th December
10.30-11.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Fiona Weir will lead our scratch Nativity service.
4.00pm (Pittington) – Carols at Pittington St John’s
Tuesday 12th December
9.30am (Carrville) – Rev. John Jebaseelan leads this informal service.
10.15am (Pittington) – Rev. John Jebaseelan leads this service.
Wednesday 13th December
2.00-3.00pm (Pittington) – All are welcome to week 3 of this year’s Advent Bible Study. We will be using resources from Paula Gooder’s book ‘Journey to the Manger’ which explores the New Testament’s various accounts of the birth of Jesus.
Thursday 14th December
11.30am (Bowburn) – Mr Bill Offler leads this service in Bowburn Community Centre.
Sunday 17th December
10.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Joanne Thorns will lead our morning service.
6.00pm (Carrville) – Carol service
Tuesday 19th December
10.15am (Pittington) – Carol service to be led by Deacon Jane Middleton
Wednesday 20th December
2.00-3.00pm (Carrville) – All are welcome to week 4 of this year’s Advent Bible Study. We will be using resources from Paula Gooder’s book ‘Journey to the Manger’ which explores the New Testament’s various accounts of the birth of Jesus.
Thursday 21st December
11.30am (Bowburn) – Bowburn Christmas service
Christmas Eve – Sunday 24th December
10.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Fiona Weir will lead our Christmas Eve communion service.
Christmas Day – Monday 25th December
10.30am (Carrville) – Rev. Fiona Weir leads our Christmas Day service.
Other regular activities
Monday
- 8.00pm – Faith & Friendship meets on Monday evenings either online or in person for discussion and fellowship. Contact Suzie for meeting dates and venue.
Tuesday
- 5.30pm – Brownies at Carrville.
Wednesday
- 10.00am – Weekly prayer meeting – Join us for half an hour for the Durham City East Methodists’ online prayer meeting on Zoom. Contact Linda if you’d like the link to join us. Feel free to come along with your morning cuppa!
- 2.00pm – Monthly Bible Study – On the first Wednesday of each month we meet at Carrville for our monthly bible study. As we read, pray and talk together, hopefully the familiar and not so familiar stories will come alive in new and unexpected ways. Refreshments are provided. We are currently exploring the book of Revelation.
Thursday
- 9.00am (term-time) – Drop-in at Bowburn including playgroup where parents and carers are welcome with pre-school-age children 9.00-11.00. This is followed by Worship at 11.30am – you are welcome to join us for either or both events. This takes place in Bowburn Community Centre which is opposite the Methodist Church.
- 9.45-11.15am (term time) – Pram Club meets during school term time at Carrville – please contact Joanne (07979 764009) if you have any questions.
Friday
- 10.30-12.30 – Crafty Knitters – A weekly craft group at Pittington St John’s church. A £3 subs charge is payable each time you come which includes refreshments. Contact Soo if you’d like to know more (email: illingworthsoo@sky.com or phone 0191 372 1373)
- 6.00pm – Rainbows at Carrville.
Saturday
- 9.00-9.45am – Join us in the Carrville church hall for our monthly prayer breakfast on the first Saturday in the month.
- 10.00-11.30am – Monthly coffee morning on the first Saturday in the month in Carrville church hall.
There are lots of opportunities for you to meet with us and other Christians in an online forum. Please head over to our online support page to find out more. You can also explore our activities page.
Contact our minister
If you need pastoral support, please contact our minister Fiona by phone 07955 374680 or email theotherrevweir@gmail.com.
Prayer and worship
We encourage you to continue in worship and prayer in different ways, whether that be individually in your own homes or online. We have a wide selection of resources for prayer and worship in an online format, explore those you wish to get involved in. You may find one you want to use every week, or you may wish to join different services and communities each week.
