9th August 2026
Tenth Sunday After Trinity
Collect
Lord of heaven and earth,
as Jesus taught his disciples to be persistent in prayer,
give us patience and courage never to lose hope,
but always to bring our prayers before you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
What’s On This Week
| Sun 9th August | Trinity 10 | 10am | Cowshill | Eucharist |
| 10am | Stanhope-Hall | Eucharist | ||
| Mon 10th Aug | 9.30am | Stanhope-Hall | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue 11th Aug | 6.30pm | Richard’s House, Cowshill | West Weardale Mission Sub-Committee | |
| 8pm | Zoom | Faith Through Music | ||
| Wed 12th Aug | 10am | Stanhope-Hall | Eucharist | |
| Thur 13th Aug | 9.30am | Stanhope-Hall | Morning Prayer | |
| Sat 15th Aug | 9.30am | Frosterley Institute | Breakfast Church | |
| Sun 16th August | Trinity 11 | 10am | St John’s Chapel | Eucharist |
| 10am | Stanhope-Hall | Eucharist |
A full and up-to-date calendar of church events can be found on theBenefice website,
For Your Prayers
We keep in ourprayers all in our community who are in any kind of need. Our prayers are asked particularly for Kathleen Kirby.
We pray for children during the school holidays, for freedom, friendship, fun and safety; we pray too for those who care for them, who may have to juggle work and family commitments as well as financial pressure.
Cowshill Garden Party
The annual Garden Party took place on Saturday 1st August in St Thomas’ Church and the Village Hall, Cowshill. Thanks are due to all who helped and supported the event. Over £500 was raised for church funds.
Faith Through Music
This month’s Faith through Music will look at the lovely hymn that celebrates God’s creations, and praises him for them: For the Beauty of the Earth.
We’re not doing anything creative with the format. Richard will give a very brief introduction, and then open the floor to a freeflowing discussion that might look at questions such as do we like the hymn, how does the hymn speak to us and how many verses do we think it should have. Richard will have thought of some Difficult Questions, should the discussion dry up.
The discussion will take place over zoom at 20:00 on the 11th August. Contact Richard via the Newsletter for an invitation (which will likely come out on Monday, because Richard is taking a long weekend)
It’s always good to welcome new faces to our discussion, particularly if they bring new perspective or insight. So please get in touch and join the fun
General Information
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Contacts
Priest-in-charge: The Rev Graeme Holdsworth
01388 531460 rev.holdsworth@pm.me
Associate Priest: The Rev. Heather Ross
Parish Safeguarding Officers:
Stanhope: Katharine Adams 07783659089
Eastgate: Liz Curry 07921 176012
West Weardale: Jan Wright 07415 046392
To arrange a baptism, marriage or funeral please contact Rev Heather Ross as above.
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