Dear Friends  [All BCC we do not share email addresses] 

Goodness, Holy week is coming so fast this year. It’s lovely to see the spring flowers emerging.

It’s been great to see some new faces in our Sunday morning congregation, too! WELCOME!

A verse: Isaiah 46: 4 Even to your old age and grey hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

If you can’t get out for services but have a smart phone or lap top, don’t forget, you can Worship at Home any time during the week. Each week a new one is prepared for you . Click on the link:

Worship at Home

 I hi light upcoming events in April and March. The Rotas follow below. Paper copies will be in church on Sunday.

Churches Together Lent pulpit exchanges:

- Thursday 29 February at 7pm, Rev David Godfrey preaching at St Bernadette’s RC church 

- Thursday 14 March at 7pm, Canon John preaching at Marton Methodist church

 Both services will be around 45min to an hour. We would love this to become an annual event, and for all churches in Marton & Nunthorpe to become involved.

Lourina can offer lifts on both these occasions should anyone want to join but is not driving.

NB There is no service at Nunthorpe Sunday March 3 instead it’s a joint service at Marton, led by Rev David with a service start time of 10.15.

Nunthorpe and Marton Knitters are holding a Coffee Morning on Saturday March 9 from 10.00am – 12 noon at Nunthorpe Methodist Church. Beautiful knitted and crochet items for sale. All proceeds to Larchfield Community centre

 Play and Chat are holding an Easter Story  Craft session Eggstravaganza for under 7yrs  on Saturday 16^th March 2.00-4.00 in the afternoon.

 Holy Week  Events all services led by Rev David Godfrey:

Good Friday: The Walk of Witness carrying the Cross to the Good Friday Service on 28 March at Marton will  once again take place. Please join us as we carry the cross from Nunthorpe to Marton. This is a chance to take our witness outside the 4 walls of our church and remind passers-by a little bit of what Good Friday is about. Everyone is most welcome and it would be lovely to have some young people with us once again. For those wishing to walk the whole route we will gather at Nunthorpe Methodist Church in time to set off promptly at 9.00am. We are happy for people to join us anywhere along the route which will be via Marton Moor Road, Guisborough Road, and Dixon's Bank ( for example, the last time we did this route several people joined us at the junction between Stainton Way and Dixons Bank). We expect to join our Marton friends at 9.30am at Marton shops before continuing to Marton Methodist Church for the Good Friday Service at 10.00am. Hope to see as many of you as possible. Marilyn [Contact details in handbook]

As we begin the season of Lent, the District is offering you an opportunity to experience wholeness in the present while we commemorate the final day of Christ's death.

At lunchtime we will stop at Finchale Priory to eat together and receive Holy Communion.

If you want to respond by taking on a pilgrimage then here is your chance to take part in a pilgrimage from Chester-le-Street to Durham Cathedral on the 30th of March led by the District team.