Fundraiser for Year 6 Leavers & Other News

We’ll start with the fundraiser but other stories include:

Nayland Road Closure from 28th June,
Crisis Café,
Solar Panel Scams,
Mercury Theatre update, and
Kids Active Recovery Hub.

Year 6 Leavers Fundraiser

Help raise money to give Heathlands’ Year 6 leavers a good send-off this year. Kelly, who runs regular High-Intensity Interval Training classes in the village, is running a special Zoom fundraising session on Monday 7th June at 7:30 pm. Kelly describes her HIIT sessions as:

March 26, 2021May 6, 2021

Easter 2021 at St Mary’s

This Easter 2021 update from St Mary’s starts with a message from Revd Anne and also includes:

An Easter Blessing;
Easter Events;
Muddy Church Adventure – fun for kids & family (win an Easter Egg!);
Open Church;
Appointing a New Priest;

… and the usual listings of services and contacts but first:

Revd Anne’s Easter Message

You may be reading this article around Eastertime, or a little earlier. It’s at Easter that Christians the world over celebrate Jesus’ death and resurrection, and are reminded of God’s free gift of forgiveness and love. In the Bible we read,

December 24, 2020December 28, 2020

Here we go again – Stay at home & Advent News

Here we go again, Advent & Other News

Colchester will join the rest of Essex in Tier 4 a minute after midnight Xmas Day. After that non-essential services & shops will be closed and we are asked to stay at home apart from exercise, shopping etc…

No household mixing indoors is allowed. You can leave your home to exercise by yourself, with your Continue reading “Here we go again – Stay at home & Advent News”

December 1, 2020December 2, 2020

The First Window Opens This Evening (& other news)

The First Window Opens

This news round-up starts with the First Window opening this evening and then also covers:

How it Started

Inspired by other places around the country that turn their village into a giant advent calendar, St Mary’s are very grateful to those who volunteered to decorate a window representing a part of the nativity story.

The idea is that each window has a number in it representing their day and that the actual design is not revealed until the allocated day. The revealed designs are then lit each Continue reading “The First Window Opens This Evening (& other news)”

November 5, 2019

Glow Night for 11 – 18 Year Olds – 8th November

Glow Night

Glow Night is the Wired Youth Group’s next exciting evening.

Come along to Wired Youth Club, November 8th, 7.45 pm at St Mary’s Church. You will get to adorn yourself with Glow Paint and then enter our Black Light Room for Glow Games and a Glow Bar. As well as Glow Fun, other attractions include:

Darts,
Table tennis,
Air hockey,
Pool,
Chill space,
Snacks & Chat.

See you there! Jo Jeffery (Families’ Worker)

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

The Big Bang Quiz for 11-18 Year Olds

The Big Bang Quiz

The Big Bang Quiz is aimed at any 11 – 18 year-olds who would enjoy a quiz and several other activities this Friday 11th October. All you need to do is turn up at St Mary’s Church between 7:45 pm – 9:30 pm, donations optional. The quiz is being organised by the Wired Youth Group.

As well as the quiz (teams will be formed on the day) other attractions include: Continue reading “The Big Bang Quiz for 11-18 Year Olds”

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December 28, 2017December 28, 2017

Orpen Players Present – Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

It’s all change for the Orpen Players pantomime “Sleeping Beauty”.

New Playwright

This adaptation is a first from Phil Hurst who can usually be found keeping the cast in order as Stage Manager. This time he wanted to express his talent as a playwright and has created Continue reading “Orpen Players Present – Sleeping Beauty”

September 3, 2017September 8, 2017

Yoga 4 Life – One Step at a Time for kids

Yoga 4 Life – One Step at a Time

Starting 19th September, Meg Lyon, a long time village resident, is offering a course of Yoga for 7-12 year-olds. Running between 6:15 – 7pm for 5 weeks in the John Lampon Hall the course will cost £30 per child. To book please contact Meg at [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”]. If this course goes down well, Meg hopes Continue reading “Yoga 4 Life – One Step at a Time for kids”

July 30, 2017

St Mary’s Summer 2017 Good News Update

This Summer 2017 edition of Good News, St Mary’s Parish Magazine, is reproduced below (together with additional material from various notices), use the links to the stories & news items.

Relationship Not Rules;
- Prayers in the Celtic Style;
Village Fayre;
Harvest Festival – 1st October;
Exciting News;
Family Fun Afternoon;
Notices,
Dates for Your Diary (Including Services),
Sunday Gospel Readings,
Regular Events,
Contacts.

Relationship Not Rules

I have become more and more aware recently that the Christian faith is far more about having a relationship with God than it is about following a set of rules.

I used to feel that the Christian faith was a set of ideals Continue reading “St Mary’s Summer 2017 Good News Update”

May 3, 2017October 19, 2017

St Mary’s Update – 2nd May 2017

St Mary’s Update – 2nd May

St Mary’s Church update for 2nd May provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Alpha Course, Christian Aid Week & Dying Matters Awareness.

Don’t forget, the church is now open on weekdays if you would like a quiet space to reflect or say a prayer for someone.

Church Office Closed

The church office is closed this week and will re-open on Monday 8 May. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Alpha Course

Our Alpha Course continues on Tuesday Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 2nd May 2017”