At the St Mary’s Evening on 12th September the Mission Partner we prayed for was Angy King. Angy is Sports Chaplain to Women’s Football at Reading. Angy was able to join us on Zoom to share some news and prayer points. Angy shared that there have been massive changes in Reading over the last few … Read more …
What a treat we were given on Saturday evening! We are blessed at St Mary’s by the musicianship which supports and uplifts our worship, and that blessing was fully in evidence with the performance by Paul Leddington Wright, ably supported by grandson Max and the special choir. Our organ may not be the largest or … Read more …
From 28th – 30th August, we hosted our annual St Mary’s Holiday Club! This is a summer holiday club for children who are in primary school, which takes place over three days. The aim of Holiday Club is: To teach children the good news of Jesus Christ To invite non-church families to the club and … Read more …
The 4pm picnic has now become an annual event. Fortunately, this year we had dry weather but there was an autumnal feel to the air. Some people remained in summer attire while others wore warm coats and thick jumpers. Some sat on mats or rugs while others had more comfortable chairs. The group started small … Read more …
We have been coming to St Mary’s since 1984; we had recently moved from Reading to Maidenhead and were looking for a new church. We had tried a few and then when leaving the St Mary’s 10.30 morning service I recognised someone from my distant past, Brian Jones, who had been my Crusader leader when … Read more …
A New Chapter: Joining St Mary’s as Youth Minister in Training It is a great honour and privilege to join the St Mary’s staff team as Youth Minister in training. As another South African on the team, I bring with me a deep love of sports, the outdoors, and, of course, a good braai (BBQ). … Read more …
Jon Drake writes about ‘The Alliance’, a new partnership within the Church of England of those committed to Biblical truth.
It was great to be able to have Harrison Mungai from iServe Africa joining live with us via Zoom for the July prayer evening. He brought us up to date with the unsettled situation in Kenya regarding young people rebelling against government policies, and how iServe has been active in ensuring the safety of all … Read more …
I was rather excited to book for Mark Meynell’s talk on the arts and faith this year – I missed last year’s talk, which I regretted as I practice art, and although my work doesn’t necessarily illustrate my faith or the gospel, my relationship with God informs my creativity and expression. I was curious to … Read more …
The expression “Toxic Masculinity” might have gone under your radar, it might be an expression you have heard but you don’t really know what is meant by it, it might be something you are aware of and are very concerned about or it might be that you are a woman or a man and have … Read more …
