With her Christmas message this year, +Sarah encourages us to accept the angel’s invitation to trust Jesus this Christmas; to exchange fear for joy and troubled hearts for peace. Happy Christmas!
Norton’s festive season began with the launch of this year’s Love Norton Advent Trail on 29 November, with a live switch-on at St Mary’s Church. The event, led by Stockton Council Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture and local Councillor Steve Nelson, was accompanied by a performance from a 40-strong choir of pupils from Crooksbarn Primary School.
Gill Booth, the outgoing leader of the diocesan education team has thanked pupils and staff for their hard work and dedication.
A rural church school which overcome an unexpected challenge this year has been named among the top ranking primary schools in the UK.
St Mark's Church in Darlington welcomed more than 200 people as it hosted an art competition and exhibition for local schools.
A church and community project which supports people in need has received a welcome festive boost.
A hospital chaplain has been awarded accreditation to the UK Board for Healthcare Chaplains (UKBHC). It comes after the Revd Jane Easterby, Anglican Hospital Chaplain at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, achieved her Postgraduate Certificate in Chaplaincy from Durham University.
Three rare Magna Cartas will go on display next summer at Durham Cathedral to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the 1225 issue in the cathedral's collection.
Watch Bishop Sarah's final Presidential Address as Acting Bishop of Durham as the search for our next Diocesan Bishop enters its closing stages.
Durham Cathedral is going to be hosting a special time of 24/7 prayer to coincide with the final interviews for the next Bishop of Durham.
