The Parish of St Cuthbert with St Aidan, Durham

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  • C&A pew sheet 28th April 2024

    pew sheet

  • APCM

    The APCM will take place on Monday 29th April at 7pm in St. Aidan's Church Front Street, Framwellgate Moor.The annual report and other documents can be downloaded by clicking on the links in this article.Nomination forms for Churchwardens, Deanery Synod Reprsentatives ad PCC members are available at the back of each church. Please ask your Churchwardens for copies of the forms if you would like to stand for any of these positions.

  • Holy Week and Easter Services 2024

    Holy Week services this week are as follows:  Monday 7.00pm - St Cuthbert’s  - Holy Communion  Tuesday 7.00pm  - St Aidan’s  - Holy Communion   Wednesday 10.00am  - St Cuthbert’s  - Holy Communion  Maundy Thursday 7pm - St Cuthbert’s  - Holy Communion  Good Friday 12noon - St Aidan’s  - Service of the Word Easter Day Holy Communion 8am St Cuthbert's (BCP) 9.15am St Aidan’s 11.00am St Cuthbert’s

  • Supporting the project

    Here  are details of how you can support the project.

  • Background to the project

    Background information

  • Baby Memorial - design

    Project design details.

  • Prayers

    Invitation to prayer.Click on the picture for a larger version.

  • Privacy Notice

    Following the meeting of the PCC on 12th July 2021, the attached Privacy Notice has been appoved. The full text is below, but you can download it as a PDF by clicking on the link at the base of the text.

  • Data Protection Policy

    Following the meeting of the PCC on 12th July 2021, the attached Data Protection Policy has been appoved. The full text is below, but you can download it as a PDF by clicking on the link at the base of the text.

  • 1pm Baptism Robyn Evie Hogg

    Re email Pat Rowley to ODaglish 9.10.2019
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Background to the project

Background information

Historically during the 1950’s and 1960’s children who died before, during or immediately after birth would be interred by what is now the University Hospital North Durham (UHND) in unmarked graves in one part of the churchyard at St. Cuthbert’s Church. There is currently no place of focus for relatives of the children to visit, reflect and remember. There are increasing instances of the church being contacted by relatives wishing to know where individual graves are sited. UHND has strong links with St Cuthbert’s Church. The hospital chaplain has conducted an annual memorial service in St Cuthbert’s for many years. As well as having historical resonance perinatal loss is felt to be a current issue given there are around 15 stillbirths per year in County Durham and 1 in 5 pregnancies end in miscarriage.

 The installation of the Baby Memorial will impact positively on those seeking solace following the loss of a child for generations to come. We expect the Baby Memorial will enhance the annual Baby Memorial Service provided via the relationship with the local hospital chaplains.

Background to the project
Background information