Pastoral Life
Ashburton Cemetery
Records of this closed cemetery are kept in the Presbytery.
Written enquiries relating to searches should be addressed to:
Deborah Birney
St Charles Presbytery
Church Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 1TX
Email: office@rcgosforth.net
Pastoral Life
Ashburton Cemetery
Records of this closed cemetery are kept in the Presbytery.
Written enquiries relating to searches should be addressed to:
Deborah Birney
St Charles Presbytery
Church Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 1TX
Email: ashburton@scbgosforth.uk
Bereavement Support Group
The Bereavement Support Group meet regularly and offer support to families who have experienced a bereavement.
Contact Dorothy Parker on 0191 597 8487
Justice & Peace
The Justice & Peace group meet on the first Wednesday of each month.
Contact Helen Coyne
Email: helencoyne@doctors.org.uk
Liturgy
The Parish is well served with Lay Readers, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, Welcomers, Altar Servers, Musicians and Choirs.
7 Diocesan trained volunteers provide 'Leaders of the Word' in the absence of the Priest.
Maintenance
The buildings and grounds are maintained by volunteers
Pastoral Care
St Charles provides pastoral care at the following hospitals:
Freeman hospital
RVI, Newcastle
St Oswalds Hospice
and also to residential homes in the Parish.
Parish Pastoral Council
The Parish Council advises and assists the Parish Priest in the management, development and pastoral care of the parish. The council is made up of parishioners who represent various ministries within St Charles' Parish e.g. liturgy, pastoral, educational and social. The Finance Committee is also represented on the Parish Council.
The minutes of Parish Council meetings are available to view and download here:
Safeguarding
A team of safeguarding volunteers are totally committed towards safeguarding procedures and make sure that St Charles is a safe environment.
St Vincent de Paul
The SVP (St Vincent de Paul Society) is an international Christian voluntary organization dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need. Visiting the sick, lonely, housebound, the addicted, the imprisoned and those suffering from disabilities forms a large proportion of the Society's work.
The SVP operates in small groups called 'Conferences' which are generally based in local parishes. Our own parish group meets regularly (every fortnight) to review their work as well as allocating future work in a spirit of prayer and mutual support. The main work of St Charles' Conference is concentrated on visiting within the parish.
Contact John Doyle
Tel: 07933 005840
Email: jdoyle67@btinternet.com
Volunteers
A dedicated group of volunteers offer their services in various ways.
Church Cleaners:
Contact Anthea Kidd
Flower Arrangers:
Contact Veronica Mackell
Tel: 0191 2841249
Ashburton Cemetery
Bereavement Support Group
Finance
Justice & Peace
Liturgy
Maintenance
Pastoral Care
Parish Pastoral Council
Safeguarding
St Vincent de Paul
Volunteers
Church Cleaners
Flower Arrangers
Baptism
First Holy Communion & First Reconciliation
Confirmation
Marriage
St Charles Primary
St Oswald's Primary
St Mary's Mixed Academy
St Cuthbert's Boys Academy
Sacred Heart Girls Academcy
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