Our Senior Youth Weekend Away took place at the beginning of March, with 34 older youth from St Mary’s coming together for an unforgettable time of faith, fun, and fellowship. Once again, we returned to the beautiful Oakwood Activity Centre in Wokingham, where the fantastic accommodation and activities made for a great setting. This year, … Read more …
Is it time to go deeper? Is it time to think harder? About God, his word and his world? If it is, then can I introduce you to Pop-up Theology. The aim of Pop-up Theology is to deepen the faith of those who are already mature Christians so that their love for Jesus and others … Read more …
At times, this world can feel very dark. We can wonder if we’ll ever see anyone come to Christ. But the light continues to shine in the darkness. I would love to encourage you about something God is doing in West London. My name is Dave Seckington and I am married to Anna, daughter of … Read more …
On Saturday 18th January we held a workshop on Men and Women Flourishing in Ministry at St Mary’s. It was very well attended with around one hundred of us there. We spent time studying Bible passages on what it means to be men and women created in God’s image, on how we serve Jesus together … Read more …
Juan Carlos and Penny Marces, our Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission partners based in Lima, Peru joined us via Zoom for our March St Mary’s Evening. Currently, they are each in charge of a local church, San Juan Evangelista and Jesus el Nazareno respectively, both in a developing area in the south of Lima. They … Read more …
Dear St Mary’s friends, Thanks very much for your prayers. In September I started as the vicar of Holy Trinity, which we refer to as Trinity Church Henley. This has involved the structural, financial and ministry integration of Trinity at Four, the congregation we planted here in Henley six years ago, into the main church. … Read more …
Over the last few days I have been at L’Abri, a Christian retreat centre / learning community down on the Hampshire / Sussex border. This is the fourth time I’ve been there; each time going for around a week. I find L’Abri to be a place of spiritual renew and encouragement, and I wanted to … Read more …
We were so grateful to our mission partner Glen Scrivener for joining us via videolink at our monthly St Mary’s Evening on 13th February. It is so encouraging for our mission partners, and for us, to share and pray together. Glen is CEO and Evangelism Director for Speak Life. Speak Life exists to share the … Read more …
Did you know that 28% of the Windsor and Maidenhead population are signed-up members of a sports club? (Probably if that survey had been done in the first week of January the number would have been higher.) What does it mean to be a signed-up member? Maybe it encourages you in your commitment to the … Read more …
We’re really grateful for another year of prayer partnership with St Mary’s. Though in many ways the past 12 months have felt fairly ordinary, as always there is so much to give thanks for to our extraordinary God. We have celebrated five baptisms, including three infants who will have the great privilege of growing up … Read more …
