You may have noticed the topic of neurodiversity coming up recently at St Mary’s – through a workshop for parents of neurodivergent children and the upcoming October seminar, ‘Uniquely Wired: Made with Purpose’. So why are we focusing on this? 1. Because it affects many in our church family. We’ve become increasingly aware that many … Read more …
Poverty is so much more than going without. Poverty destroys lives. It robs people of joy, hope, and opportunities. It tears families apart, isolates those most in need of support, and leads many to believe there is no way out. CAP in Maidenhead is growing beyond its existing partner church. So five evangelical churches in … Read more …
Welcome to Theale! My name is Alex Richardson, I’m married to Nadia and we have two sons, Andrei (14) and Denys (11). Until summer 2024 we were living in Western Siberia, serving with evangelical churches in the city of Novosibirsk. We have now returned to the UK and recently joined the church family at Holy … Read more …
It has been another busy year at St Mary’s with much to be grateful for. As ever, we depend on our Lord Jesus for all things, guided by our verse of the year; ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness’ (2 Corinthians 12:9). We are hugely grateful to … Read more …
What is biblical meditation? Find out more by reading this article
I always look forward to attending a St Mary’s woman’s breakfast. The latest breakfast talk on dementia, presented by Karen Martin, was of particular interest to me. Firstly, it was so lovely to see Karen again after her move to the Cotswolds and to watch in awe at her presentation skills (no surprise there though). … Read more …
A highly sensitive person’s guide to church A couple of years ago, I came across the concept of a highly sensitive person (HSP). Coined by Elaine Aron, it describes someone who has an increased sensitivity to external and internal stimuli, who often has a deeper processing of information, and may experience emotions more intensely than … Read more …
What is our church’s most urgent need? How would you answer this question? Do we need more moral purity and integrity among our leadership? Do we need a fresh commitment to biblical truth? More zeal in evangelism? More generous giving? More desire to follow Jesus in every area of our lives? I’ve recently been re-reading … Read more …
The Ministry Training Course (MTC) at St Ebbes, Oxford, is “simply the best day of the week!”, chorused Marcela and Sze Ting when I asked them for a pithy quote for this blog. They then hurriedly added “after the Lord’s Day, of course,” and erupted into the ever-present laughter one hears around the church grounds … Read more …
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:27) Like many of us, I was deeply saddened by two votes in Parliament last week which tragically undermine the value of human life. On Tuesday 17th June MPs voted by … Read more …
