These are free events with a suggested donation of £5 to the JURC Organ Fund.
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Friday 9th October - A Candlelight Night - St George's Church, Jesmond
As part of our Discover Jesmond 1888 partnership with St George’s Church, Jesmond, St Georges Church are hosting 'A Candlelight Night’ on Friday 9th October from 6pm to 9pm. The church will be lit with hundreds of candles and there will be a series of craft workshops and a selection of local artisans and traders.
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Tuesday 20th October - Taizé Service
The next in our series of Taizé services will take place on Tuesday 20th October, with a further service on Tuesday 1st December. Music rehearsals take place at 4.30pm and services start at 5.30pm.
Please join us for a time of stillness and prayer.
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Wednesday 21st October - Wednesday Meeting
Our Autumn series of Wednesday Meetings continues on Wednesday 21st October when Andrew Charlton will give a talk on 'The Coquetdale Community'. The talk will start at 2.00pm in the Church. Refreshments will be available from 1.30pm.
Our Autumn series will continue on Wednesday 18th November with a talk about 'The Little Waster - Bobby Thompson' given by Ben Hadden.
Our Autumn series will conclude on Wednesday 9th December when Jane Wanless will give a talk entitled 'Christmas'.
Come and Join us! All are welcome!
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Thursday 29th October at 6.00pm- Big Questions Café
"The spaces between us: encouraging encounters and conversations with neighbours and strangers"
A talk by Professor Emerita Helen Jarvis, Newcastle University
Food from Layla's Kitchen Our communities are becoming more fragmented and fragile. More of us live alone for much of our lives, and too many people feel unheard, unseen, and disconnected from one another. In response to widespread concern to alleviate loneliness and address the damaging effects of social division, including the summer 2024 riots, the UK government launched a cross-party Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion in 2025, followed by The National Conversation in 2026. Public spaces such as libraries, church halls, community cafes and play areas have been identified as critical ‘social infrastructure’ to invest in for the benefit of community cohesion, in the belief that activities in these places encourage direct encounters and conversations.
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