Lent is not only a time for giving something up, it’s a time for prayer and reflection. At St Mary’s there are two main ways we have devised to help you with this: Lent Prayer Calendar - this is available from church or from downloading it from this web site (click here to view the post). This calendar has a thought for every day throughout Lent, written by members of St Mary’s congregation. Lent Groups - this will be held...

Last year we produced a Lent Prayer Diary which provided a reflection or prayer for each day throughout Lent. This year we have done the same, and added thoughts and reflections from our All-Age congregation. Please feel free to download and print the calendar using the links above the document which is reproduced below. Also, please pass onto friends and family. Our Holy Week and Easter Services are printed on the calendar and will be on the...

What a wonderful All age service this morning. The services were based around Collossians which instead of being read, was given in a much more engaging way using this video:     Even more enjoyable was a new (and highly addictive) new song. Be warned, when you listen to this, you not get it out of your head for the rest of the day, or possibly...

A huge thank you to all those who turned up this morning to give the church a massive clean so our services tomorrow can take place.   The damaged cornicing has been mended this week and to say it caused quite a bit of dust is an understatement! Thankfully half the church is back into a clean state so we can enjoy the All-Age worship at 10.30 and Holy Communion at...

Can’t resist some early morning snowy pictures!

If you remember, earlier in the year the oldest window we have in church, the mediaeval monk’s window was removed, cleaned, repaired, and replaced.   We usually notice some colour, but look at it shining on the vestry door this morning!...