Prayer and Praise with St Barnabas
Tuesday 7th May at 7.30 pm
at St Mary’s Church everybody welcome…

Palm Sunday 24th
10.00am Palm Sunday Service, with United Reformed Church. Startng at URC and Processing to St.Mary’s.
6.30pm Service of Prayer for Healing and Wholeness
Monday 25th
8.00 pm Holy Communion with Reflection
Tuesday 26th
8.00 pm Holy Communion with Reflection

Wednesday 27th
8.00 pm Holy Communion with Reflection

Maundy Thursday 28th
8.00 pm Holy Communion & Prayer Vigil
Good Friday 29th
Morning – Hope- Churches Together on the Broadway Green
2.00pm ‘The Last Hour’ reflective service
Easter Saturday 30th
8.00pm Easter Light Service
Easter Sunday 31st
6.15 Churches Together Sunrise Service at Nature Discovery Centre
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am Parish Communion for Easter
10.00am Communion Service at …

The Service for Imposition of Ashes – which formally marks the period of Lent will be at St.Marys at 8pm / 13 February 2013

We are hosting a 5 week Lent Course leading up to Easter, using materials from David Winter’s ‘Glimpses of God’.
Details of the course can be found here…
Every year, many people undertake these short Lent Programs. They are a great way to meet other people within the church, to discuss interesting ideas, to prepare for Easter, and to deepen and enrich your faith journey.
All are welcome to join us; please let us know if you would like to attend, by contacting Gary or Julie via the Church office.
We will be …

God works more slowly than we sometimes imagine. This Christmas time in Church we will remember the creation of the world from its very beginning – with the garden, needing so much work to keep it beautiful. And people, who gave every living thing its name – and naming things well carries the power of love. It has taken us a long time to get to grips with loving this beautiful world, and we’ve made some huge mistakes along the way.
And God does not leap in superhero fashion to put …

Hi, for those of you who don’t know me, I’m Jim and Hilary’s daughter and I used to sing in the choir at St Mary’s.
On September 15th I will be joining the mission organisation World Horizons.
I will begin by completing an initial 8 month training course called Equipping for Service. During the course I will be praying about where to go on field long term. I believe that God has been directing my path to join this organisation and I’m excited about where it will lead me : )
One …

Times and seasons
December can feel like a funny time of year. For the Church, Advent is the beginning of the year, waiting for Jesus to come, and Christmas is the celebration which launches us forward to live and tell the story of Jesus as it becomes real in our lives. It is the beginning, and we tell that wonderful story from John’s Gospel – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God – that unfinished story which draws us in and …

A Meditation for Advent
I think I will decline your invitation to come to you at Christmas time this year.
You never really want me and it’s boring.
You don’t invite me any other time.
The menu’s unambitious and I hate it.
I can’t abide the presents and the games.
I don’t know anyone who will enjoy it.
I think I should, politely tell you so.
Thank you for wasting postage on the letter… but
No I won’t be coming at Christmas time this year.
Refrain
No I won’t be coming at Christmas time this year.
The way you treat me makes …

‘We believe in Life before Death’ was a much loved Christian Aid strapline. Do you believe it?
‘We believe in Life before Death’ was a much loved Christian Aid strapline. Do you believe it?
Why ask the question?
Because many Christians will answer ‘No’. Many understand Christianity in terms of getting to heaven when we die and life being mostly about getting saved, and getting others saved, to populate heaven after death. That why it’s life after and not before death that is often the focus.
Christian Aid took …