Parish use Spring Fair to fight injustice

The May sunshine brought fun & fundraising to Monkwearmouth Parish yesterday (Saturday 17th). 

 
Organised at short notice by an enthusiastic team of volunteers, a Christian Aid Spring Fair was held in the grounds of St. Andrew's. Highlights included spectacular views for those who braved the heights of the church tower tours, gorgeous items from PodaiBoo crafts, a large array of delicious homemade cakes and the unforgettable sight of Team Rector Dick Bradshaw and Assistant Curate Paul Child grappling in a few bouts of Inflatable Sumo Wrestling.

Later the same evening a caleigh in the vast Priestman Hall delighted those in attendance, adding more much-needed money to the Christian Aid pot.

 

The events of Saturday were the culmination of a busy Christian Aid week, involving cake selling & wine tasting at Bede's Bakehouse and even people opening their homes to sell soup.

More pictures can be found on our Facebook page - just click here to see them!
 

Into The Woods

Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" is being performed by the University of Sunderland Music and Performing Arts Department in St. Andrew's Church on Wednesday 4th June at

2 p.m. & 7p.m.

 

It's director  is  Graeme  Danby,  international  opera  singer  and  professor  of  music  at  the university, who most recently worked with St. Andrew's on preparing a musical piece for The Great North Passion.

 

The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales and follows them to explore the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. The main characters are taken  from  "Little  Red  Riding  Hood",  "Jack  and  the  Beanstalk",  "Rapunzel",  and "Cinderella", as well as several others. The tale is tied together by an original story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters on their journey. 

 

With a large cast & beautifully orchestrated music, it's a musical that will appeal to both children and adults alike - especially when performed inside St. Andrew's, seen by many to be "the cathedral of the Arts & Crafts movement."

 

Tickets are just £2 for children & £5 for adults, & are available from Val in the the parish office - call 0191 5160135 or email monkwearmouth.parish@durham.anglican.org

 

Look forward to seeing you there!

UPDATE

This Sunday (25th May) the cast of "Into The Woods," including director Graeme Danby, will be visiting St. Andrew's after the Eucharist. Come & find out more about them & their production or just hang out & have a coffee - it would be great to see you!