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...

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!

It was an emotional Sunday morning as we said goodbye to Martin Randall, our Lay Reader, and his wife Kath. They have been part if St Mary’s for over twenty-five years and in that time have been an active and central part of life in Woodkirk. At the end of the service, which in itself contained Martin’s last sermon at St Mary’s and hymns chosen by Kath and Martin, they were presented with a canvas print of St Mary’s...

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!...