Church Services
First Sunday of the month: 8am BCP Service(Book of Common Prayer), 10am Cafe Church service* and 6.30pm Evensong.
2nd, 3rd, 4th (and 5th) Sunday at 9.30am: Parish Eucharist in church.
Fourth Sunday of the month at 2.30pm: Wild Worship in the churchyard (except July and August, December and January). Activities for all ages, adults and children, to enjoy our outside space, relating to the season. Dress appropriately for the weather. All children must have adult supervision. No need to book, just come along! Click HERE to see the calendar to check when it's happening next.
Easter Services
Palm Sunday
Sunday 29th March at 9.30am
Palm Sunday recalls the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, greeted by people waving palm branches. It is a reminder for Christians to welcome Jesus into their hearts and to be willing to follow him.
Maunday Thursday service
Thursday 2nd April at 6.30pm
Maundy Thursday is also called Holy Thursday. This is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. It is the fifth day of Holy Week,and is followed by Good Friday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for 'command,' and refers to Jesus' commandment to the disciples to "Love one another as I have loved you." We will be having a short reflective Communion service.
Good Friday service
Friday 3rd April at 12 noon
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, is the Christian holy day to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and His death at Calvary. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, and Black Friday.For Christians, Good Friday is a crucial day of the year because it remembers the sacrifice that Jesus made for us all as he died on the cross. At St Mary's we will spend time considering the words that Jesus spoke as he hung on the cross and how they impact us today.
Easter Eve service
Saturday 4th April at 7pm
Easter Saturday Vigil. Marking the end of the emptiness of Holy Saturday, and leading into the celebration of Christ's resurrection, we will meet in a darkening churchyard, gather around a fire, then bring the light into the dark church, where we will light our own baptism or other candles & proclaim that Christ has beaten death. We remember the promises made at our baptisms with renewed commitment and proclaim the Easter Gospel.
Easter Sunday service
Sunday 5th April at 9.30am
We start our service on this most joyful of days by marking the Paschal or Easter Candle, to remember the wounds Christ bore for us, the he is the Alpha & Omega, the Beginning and the End and that Jesus will always be the Light of the World. Our service will be one of joy and hope, as shown by the empty tomb on that first Easter morning.
*Cafe Church
Over the last few months, we have been trying out a new style of worship at our All-age services which are held on the first Sunday of each month. Café Churches are springing up all over thecountry as people enjoy an alternative and more informal way to discover something about God and to engage with Bible stories, as well as pray for others and ourselves.
Our Café Church starts from 9.30am in our Parish Room: St Michael’s Room where we provide free tea, coffee and donuts or pastries, and there is lots of chatting, laughing and catching up on the week. The Service then begins at 10am with the songs we sing and the spoken responses projected onto a screen. The service style is informal and we use recordings of the songs to sing along to.