Sunday Services, ‘Wave of Light’ and ‘Sharing Our Stories’ (8/10)
Dear St Mary’s, On Sunday 11th October, we will share Holy Communion at 9am followed by a service of Morning Worship at 10.30am, with supervised children’s groups in the Welcome Centre at 10.30am. Revd Tim Scott will lead and Revd Vanessa Conant will preach. This Sunday is the first in a series of four sermons […]
Weekly Reflection: ‘Sharing Our Stories’ (8/10)
Revd Jacintha Danaswamy, Curate, St Mary’s Walthamstow, writes: On Sunday, we had the privilege and joy of accompanying members of St Mary’s as they were baptised and confirmed in a service at St Andrew’s Church, Leytonstone. It was beautiful to see candidates commit to grow in God’s love before their families and friends. During the […]
Harvest Festival, Climate Sunday and ‘Good News in a World of Bad News’ (1/10)
Dear St Mary’s, On Sunday 4th October, we’ll hold our annual Harvest Festival at 9am and 10.30am and will also mark Climate Sunday, with Holy Communion celebrated at both services. Revd Vanessa Conant will preside and our churchwarden Natalie Burwell will preach. Our lectionary readings this Sunday are Deuteronomy 8:7-18 and Luke 12:16-30. As part […]
Weekly Reflection: ‘Good News in a World of Bad News’ (1/10)
Revd Vanessa Conant, Rector of St Mary’s and the Parish of Walthamstow, writes: I grew up in a household that was always attentive to the news. I remember my Dad sinking into our faded armchair at the end of his working day and crawling into his lap as pictures of the Falklands War played across […]
Sunday Services, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, New Home Groups & ‘Connection’ (24/9)
Dear St Mary’s, On Sunday 27th September, we’ll share Holy Communion at 9am followed by an Intergenerational Service at 10.30am. At 9am, Revd Jacintha Danaswamy will preside and Revd Vanessa Conant will preach; at 10.30am, Jacintha will lead and give a short reflection. Our lectionary readings this week are Philippians 2:1-13 and Matthew 21:23-32. We […]
Weekly Reflection: ‘Connection’ (24/9)
Revd Tim Scott, Associate Priest at St Mary’s and Area Dean, Waltham Forest, writes: I remember how many years ago whilst leading prayers in church my phone (which I thought was on silent), said, ‘your connection has been lost!’ Whether it was Siri or some other setting on my phone, I’m not sure, but it […]
Sunday Services, New Email Newsletter Format and ‘We Are All Here’ (17/9)
Dear St Mary’s, On Sunday 20th September, we’ll share Holy Communion at 9am and again at 10.30am with Revd Vanessa Conant leading and presiding and Revd Ola Franklin preaching. There will be supervised children’s groups in the Welcome Centre at 10.30am with a Baby Lounge in the South Vestry at both services. This week’s lectionary […]
Weekly Reflection: ‘We Are All Here’ (17/9)
Revd Jacintha Danaswamy, Curate, St Mary’s and the Parish of Walthamstow, writes: Last week I had the privilege of attending a wonderful event at Lambeth Palace for Global Majority Heritage and UK Minority Ethnic clergy, ordinands, and lay ministers. It was organised by the Church of England Racial Justice Unit, and it was a joy […]
Sunday Services, ‘Discovering Christianity’ Group Begins and ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (10/9)
Dear St Mary’s, On Sunday 13th September, we will share Holy Communion at 9am followed by Morning Worship at 10.30am. Revd Vanessa Conant will preach and lead at both services. At 10.30am, we will have supervised children’s groups in the Welcome Centre with a Baby Lounge in the South Vestry at both services. Our lectionary […]
Sunday Services, Children’s Groups Return and ‘Free to Love’ (3/9)
Dear St Mary’s, On Sunday 6th September, we’ll share Holy Communion at 9am and again at 10.30am, with Revd Jacintha Danaswamy presiding and Revd Vanessa Conant preaching at both services. This Sunday, our 10.30am supervised children’s groups return – if you haven’t yet registered your child online, you can do so here. Our lectionary readings […]