The Church of England I shared an update on some issues in the Church of England at St Mary’s Evening on 9th October. Although our church family is made up of people from all different denominational backgrounds, I like to give an update and for us to have a time of prayer for the Church … Read more …
As a relative newcomer to St Mary’s, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I booked for the Taste of All Nations evening, other than that there would be plenty of food! A regular feature in the church calendar, this event is in fact a marvellous celebration of the national, ethnic, racial, linguistic and cultural … Read more …
People of the 9:15am, I have two events to tell you about, one request to make and an announcement. The events… Breakfast at The Bear: 26th October at 8:00am. We are going to The Bear again for our congregational breakfast. Come for a cuppa, for a bacon sandwich, or a full fry up. Come to … Read more …
Isn’t Halloween evil? For many of us we have been taught that Christians do not celebrate Halloween. Traditionally we have done and continue to do light parties at church to invite our friends to. But what about those who walk past our homes every 31st October? We have often thought of Halloween as what the … Read more …
On 18th October we will be having a day away at Moor Hall in Cookham that is open to all the women in the church family. It is a great opportunity to spend time together as sisters in Christ, to relax, to hear great teaching, and to feel refreshed as we encourage one another to … Read more …
From 26th – 29th August we had our annual St Mary’s Holiday Club! This year our theme was ‘The King’s Castle.’ The church was transformed into King Johan XVIII’s castle, and the rest of the site became his kingdom. The children and volunteers were put into their teams which included the Bakers, the Carpenters, the … Read more …
The last in the series of the St Mary’s Summer Link evenings was entitled ‘Faith at work—living for Christ at work’ and featured three members from the St Mary’s congregation. The event was held in the church hall and we were welcomed with tea and a variety of scrummy cakes baked by Kate Wheatley who … Read more …
New Horizon is a seven-day Christian festival that takes place every year in August in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The website for New Horizon states that it exists to provide a space and time in which thousands of people of all ages can be taught from the Bible, be inspired through worship and story and engage … Read more …
The organ was certainly in good voice on Saturday 6th September to sing its heart out – and the audience too! As one of the choir members that evening, I am not quite so well placed to comment on the heartiness of the choir, but take it on trust from several audience members that the … Read more …
Over the past few weeks, I had the joy of attending two Pop-Up Theology events that left a deep impact on my spiritual walk: a book club exploring Tim Keller’s Prayer, and a seminar on Biblical meditation. At both gatherings, I was struck by how powerful it is to spend semi-structured time discussing spiritual things … Read more …