Many of you will remember the article Adam wrote encouraging us to write to our MP about the Assisted Dying Bill. Sadly, the bill moved to the next stage, with 330 MPs voting in favour, 275 against and 42 abstaining. Many voted for it on the basis that their concerns would be addressed before the … Read more …
Shalom! That was the greeting we were met with as we began an enlightening evening learning about Christ in the Passover with a visiting speaker from Jews for Jesus, Julia Pascoe. It took place on Maundy Thursday, the day in the church’s calendar when we remember the last supper that Jesus shared with his disciples … Read more …
See photos from this year’s St Mary’s Easter Sunday Sunrise service on Pinkney’s Green. Richard Crane preached, followed by bacon butties and hot drinks.
In the run up to Easter, members of the St Mary’s church family performed the Mark Drama – acting out every incident and speaking nearly every word of Jesus as recorded in Mark’s Gospel. The performance in the round involved no props, no costumes, no professionals: just the gospel. After the performance Adam Curtis suggested … Read more …
For the first St Mary’s garden work party of the year we were extremely fortunate with the weather and consequently had a great turn out of around 20 people. We focused on a general tidy up of the garden, removing some of the established weeds, clearing the flower beds and collecting all the rubbish that … Read more …
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 …