Weekly Newsletter, 15 February 2024
Dear St Mary’s, It was lovely to gather together last Sunday as Revd Tim Scott invited us to create ‘a castle of stillness’, and it was a gift to mark Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent yesterday with beautiful reflections from Rebecca Branch. Join us on 18 February for the First Sunday in Lent […]
Ash Wednesday Services (14/2)
This year, Lent – a season of prayer and penitence – begins on 14 February with Ash Wednesday where we invite you to receive an ash cross on your forehead as a sign of humility and also as an acknowledgment of our own mortality. Join us for Ash Wednesday services at either 7.30am (an early […]
Sunday Services (11/2)
On 11 February, the last Sunday before Lent, we’ll share Holy Communion at 9am followed by a 10.30am Morning Worship service with supervised children’s groups in the Welcome Centre. Revd Vanessa Conant will preside and lead, and Revd Tim Scott will preach. Our Old Testament reading for this week is 2 Kings 2:1-12 and our […]
Weekly Newsletter, 8 February 2024
Dear St Mary’s, This Sunday, 11 February, is the last Sunday before Lent and it would be wonderful to worship with you as we prepare to journey through Lent, forty days of reflection and prayer leading us to the great celebration of Easter. Join us this Sunday at 9am for Holy Communion or for our […]
Weekly Newsletter, 1 February 2024
Dear St Mary’s, It was wonderful to mark Candlemas with you. Later that day, many people joined us to mark the end of the St Luke’s stall on the Farmers’ Market and to give thanks for more than 16 years of ministry. It was so good to be together and to pray both for all […]
Sunday Services (4/2)
On Sunday 4 February, join us as we celebrate Holy Communion at two morning services: a quieter 9am service, and our larger 10.30am service with supervised children’s groups. Revd Jacintha Danaswamy will lead and Revd Vanessa Conant will preach and preside. Our lectionary readings for this Sunday are Colossians 1:15-20 and John 1:1-14. For those […]
Sunday Services: Candlemas (28/1)
On Sunday 28 January, we’ll celebrate Candlemas at two services: a 9am Holy Communion and a 10.30am Intergenerational Service. Revd Vanessa Conant will lead and preside at 9am with Revd Jacintha Danaswamy preaching, while at 10.30am, Jacintha will lead alongside St Mary’s young people. Candlemas, or the Feast of the Presentation, marks the presentation of […]
Weekly Newsletter, 25 January 2024
Dear St Mary’s, This Sunday is Candlemas, also called the Feast of the Presentation – a day where we remember Joseph and Mary bringing the infant Jesus to be dedicated in the temple. When they got to the temple, an old man, Simeon, who had been praying for many years, proclaimed that Jesus was a […]
Sunday Services (21/1)
On Sunday 21 January, we’ll celebrate Holy Communion at 9am and again at 10.30am, with supervised children’s groups at the 10.30am service. Revd Vanessa Conant will lead and preside and Revd Alan Moss will preach. We’re still in the season of Epiphany, and this week, our Gospel reading is the story of Jesus turning water […]
Weekly Newsletter, 18 January 2024
Dear St Mary’s, It was such a gift to worship together last week, to hear more about the Learning Community and to consider the invitations of Epiphany. We continue our worship this Sunday with Holy Communion at both 9am and 10.30am with supervised children’s groups at our 10.30am service. Revd Vanessa Conant leads and presides, […]