Fr J James of St Agnes Crawcrook retired on 28th July and Fr Rose of Stella will be priest in charge there.
Fr Adrian is now pp priest of St Joseph, Highfield and Our Lady of Lourdes in Chopwell. As well as Winlaton/Blaydon
Saturday 21st December Peter Canisius beginning of winter
Sunday 22nd December 4th SUNDAY ADVENT
St Anne’s Winlaton 9 am MASS
Adoration 10 am St Joseph’s Blaydon 11 am MASS
Our Lady of Lourdes Chopwell 11am
The Rosary St Anne’s 3pm
Monday 23rd December St John of Kanty no service
Weekday
Tuesday 24th December no mass Christmas Eve morn
CHRISTMAS SEASON BEGINS
ST JOSEPH’S BLAYDON
CHRISTMAS EVE CAROLS 6.30 pm then FIRST CHRISTMAS MASS 7pm
St Joseph’s Highfield (St Barnabas) FIRST CHRISTMAS MASS 5.30 pm
Preceded by Carols 4.30 pm
JUBILEE YEAR BEGINS
CHRISTMAS DAY Wednesday. 25th December SOLEMNITY OF BIRTH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
ST ANNES Winlaton Holy Mass 9.30 am
Our Lady of Lourdes CHOPWELL 10.45 am
No Christmas mass in Evening
Thursday 26th December
St Stephen Boxing Day
Holy Mass 10 am St Joseph’s Blaydon
Friday 27th December Holy Mass St Joseph’s 9 am
St John ap Ev St Joseph’s Highfield 10 am (St Barnabas, Rowlands Gill
Saturday 28th December St Barnabas (St Joseph’s) Rowlands Gill 5.30 pm
Holy Innocents
HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY 29th December
St Anne’s Holy Mass 9 am
St Joseph’s adoration 10 am
Holy Mass 11am
Our Lady of Lourdes Chopwell 11am
Masses will continue to be streamed from St Joseph and St Anne Catholic Community Group.
Rosary at St Anne’s Church at 3pm every Sunday Starting today
All will be streamed online with new website below
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 3.30 pm to 4.30pm Fridays Only online
On Lourdes website, Holy Mass at grotto today and every day at 4pm in English
We will continue the live streaming of Mass, Adoration and Rosary long into the future as many of you have appreciated this access to the services.
People living in the same house will be able to sit together. Everyone else will need to sit in the designated places.
Come and enjoy the peace our church offers.
Everyone welcome.
Ordinary Time
Thank you to everyone who has responded to our rainbow appeal. Here is a picture of a few of them.
The month of June is the “month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,” and is the occasion for a moving tribute of faith and life which
Catholics in every part of the world pay to the Sacred Heart. During this month, Christians both in church and in the privacy of
On St Joseph’s and St Anne’s fb community page.
You can find more information regarding the statements from the Bishops Conference here Catholic’s bishop conference
If I can be any help at all please do not hesitate to contact me.
If others are present please do keep in mind and follow the social distancing rules.
Fr Adrian
He was born in Sunderland and ordained in 1994 He has been to several parishes incl
St Peter's, Low Fell, the Durham parishes, St Patrick's, Hartlepool before coming
to Blaydon and Winlaton
Our last priest was Fr Peter Carr
He was born in Monkton, Hebburn, near Jarrow. He was ordained March 17, 1973 and been to
several parishes including Murton, New Seaham and lately, St Cuthbert's, Chester-le-Street
and was also parish priest of St Joseph's, Blaydon.. He is now retired to New Seaham, Co Durham
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The Foundation stone was blessed on October 28, 1961. It was opened 40 years ago, in 1962.
The church has 2 side altars, one with a beautiful statue dedicated to the Sacred Heart.
To the left of the Sacred Heart chapel is a statue of
St Anne and the Virgin Mary.
The other represents Our Blessed Lady with the Holy Child. It is often adorned with flowers on Our Blessed Lady's feast days.
On the first pillar to the left of the altar is a representation of Christ the King, in glorious robes being crucified on the cross. On the wall to the right of the Lady chapel, there is a tapestry depicting St Anne, Our Blessed Lady's mother, which was made by the parishioners to celebrate the silver jubilee of the opening of the church.
At the back of the Church, there is a memorial window in honour of our beloved late Parish Priest, Fr Raymond Crumbley.
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It is in the shape of a cross with a host in the middle (celebrating his love for Most Holy Jesus in the Mass). On the top are the words, Here, I am Lord, his favourite hymn. The cross is surrounded by golden beams of light representing the glory of God and it is also a replica of the 'Gloria' stained glass window in St Peter's, Rome which city he loved very much and visited often
At the bottom of the window, there is a depiction of roses in memory of his great love of gardening.
In what was originally the site of the baptismal font, there is a beautiful statue of Our Lady of Walsingham (Walsingham is situated near Norwich, in Norfolk, England). Every year, in July, the parish make a pilgrimage there.
Opposite the Lady Chapel in the front of the church on the right transept is a moving picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
At the back, there is a small repository selling religious objects.
Finally, there is our High Altar, where Holy Mass is celebrated and the tabernacle where Jesus the Emmanuel (God among us) lives, loves and shares His Holy Presence with us.
Above the tabernacle is a baldachino, which surrounds a large representation of Christ on the cross.
In front of it, there is a 
Calvary to remind us of Jesus's great love for us by dying on the cross.
We also have a hall with is used for various activities.
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Just above the right doorway is a stone statue of St Anne and the Virgin Mary.
