No Morning Prayer the Week After Easter
Please note that there will be no Morning Prayer the week after Easter. Morning Prayer will return on Monday 13th April. We typically say Morning Prayer every Monday-Thursday at 8.30am in the side chapel at St Mary’s, and all are welcome to join us. We also livestream Morning Prayer to Facebook.
Holy Week Services, Easter Sunday and ‘Shaped by God’ (2/4)
Dear St Mary’s, As we continue in Holy Week, join us this evening for a Maundy Thursday Holy Communion service at 7.30pm at St Gabriel’s Church (near the corner of Havant Road and Wood Street). Then on Good Friday, we will have four services at St Mary’s, as well as a ‘Watch at the Cross’ […]
Palm Sunday, Holy Week Schedule and ‘Pilgrim Path’ (26/3)
Dear St Mary’s, On 29th March – Palm Sunday – we will mark Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem with services of Holy Communion at 9am and 10.30am. Revd Jacintha Danaswamy will preside, Revd Vanessa Conant will preach, and various members of our congregation will read the Passion story with the wider congregation participating as well. […]
March & April Opening/ Closing Times for St Mary’s Play Area and Ruttle & Rowe Cafe
Please note that there will be several changes to the opening and closing times for our church Play Area and Ruttle & Rowe cafe in the coming days and weeks:
Passion Sunday, Volunteering in Holy Week and ‘The Light Will Always Outshine the Darkness’ (19/3)
Dear St Mary’s, On 22nd March, the Fifth Sunday of Lent – which is also known as ‘Passion Sunday’ – we will share Holy Communion at 9am followed by our monthly Intergenerational Service (all ages together) at 10.30am. Revd Vanessa Conant will preside/ lead and Revd Tim Scott will preach at 9am with Revd Jacintha Danaswamy […]
Holy Week & Easter 2026
Join us for Holy Week and Easter 2026 at St Mary’s and in the Parish. Holy Week will begin with Palm Sunday on 29th March, which will include a reading of the Passion Story and a procession with palms around the church. On Tuesday 31st March, we will offer Stations of the Cross at St […]
Mothering Sunday, Join St Mary’s Children’s Ministry Team and ‘Mother Church’ (12/3)
Dear St Mary’s, On the Fourth Sunday of Lent – 15th March – we will mark Mothering Sunday and invite you to join us as we share Holy Communion at 9am and again at 10.30am, with supervised children’s groups at 10.30am. Revd Tim Scott will lead, Revd Vanessa Conant will preach. In the Church of England, […]
St Mary’s Play Area Closed on Friday 6th March, Cafe to Serve Outdoors with Seating in Exhibition Space
Our NHS partners are again using St Mary’s Church for blood donations on Friday 6th March which means our play area will be closed, however, our Ruttle & Rowe cafe will stay open for orders through the outdoor serving hatch, with seating available both outside and in our Exhibition Space.
Third Sunday of Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2026, and ‘Making Space’ (5/3)
Dear St Mary’s, On 8th March, the Third Sunday of Lent, Revd Vanessa Conant will lead and Louise Wallis will preach at 9am (Holy Communion) and again at 10.30am (Morning Worship), with supervised children’s groups at 10.30am and a Baby Lounge at both services. Our lectionary readings are Exodus 17:1-7 and John 4:5-42, which is […]
Second Sunday of Lent, Eco-Themed Taizé Service and ‘Messiah’ (26/2)
Dear St Mary’s, On 1st March – the Second Sunday of Lent – we will celebrate Holy Communion at 9am and again at 10.30am. Revd Vanessa Conant will preside and Revd Ola Franklin will preach. There will be supervised children’s groups at 10.30am, with a Baby Lounge at both services. Our lectionary readings this week […]