St Mary’s Easter 2018 Good News Update

This Easter 2018 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.

Life to the Full,
Introducing New Families Worker,
Annual Parochial Church Meeting,
Church Treasurer Vacancy,
Women’s World Day of Prayer,
Lent Discussion Group,
Table Top Sale,
Notices,
Dates for Your Diary,
Sunday Gospel Readings,
Regular Events,
Contacts.

Life to the Full

How are you doing with your new year’s resolutions? Continue reading “St Mary’s Easter 2018 Good News Update”

January 8, 2018

St Mary’s Update – 6th January 2018

St Mary’s Church update for 6th January provides listings of services and other events and news such as free Panto tickets and Churches Conference.

Next Messy Church

On Sunday 14th January at 9.30am, Messy Church is Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 6th January 2018”

November 24, 2017

St Mary’s Christmas 2017 Good News Update

‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel – which means God with Us’

(Matthew Chapter 1, verse 23)

This Christmas 2017 edition of Good News, St Mary’s Parish Magazine, is Continue reading “St Mary’s Christmas 2017 Good News Update”

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017

St Mary’s Autumn 2017 Good News Update

This Autumn 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.

No More Toast Crumbs in the Butter!
Christmas Shoebox Appeal,
Messy Manna & Messy Advent,
Notices,
Dates for Your Diary (Including Services),
Sunday Gospel Readings,
Regular Events,
Contacts.

No More Toast Crumbs in the Butter!

I am officially an ‘empty nester’ as Continue reading “St Mary’s Autumn 2017 Good News Update”

September 24, 2017December 20, 2017

St Mary’s Update – 22nd September 2017

St Mary’s Church update for 22nd September provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Family Fun Afternoon and vacancy for Families Worker.

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.

Family Fun Afternoon

St Mary’s has been successful in applying for funds to appoint a part-time Families Worker (see below), and we need to contribute to the cost. Taking place on Saturday 30th September Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 22nd September 2017”

September 8, 2017September 24, 2017

St Mary’s Update – 4th September 2017

St Mary’s Church update for 4th September provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Family Fun Afternoon, Recycling news and Families Worker.

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.

Family Fun Afternoon

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”

July 7, 2017

St Mary’s Update – 7th July 2017

St Mary’s Update – 7th July 2017

St Mary’s Church update for 7th July provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Senior Citizen’s lunch, Treasure Hunt and a Course in Christian Studies.

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.

Family Treasure Hunt

This takes place on Saturday Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 7th July 2017”

June 20, 2017July 7, 2017

St Mary’s Update – 20th June 2017

St Mary’s Church update for 20th June provides listings of services, bible readings and other events and news such as Senior Citizen’s lunch, Contemporary Worship & IGNITE! service.

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.

Contemporary Worship

You can Google this and find many meanings, so why not pop along to the Methodist Church in West Bergholt on 25th June at 6:30pm and find out what the Colchester Methodist Circuit Continue reading “St Mary’s Update – 20th June 2017”

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”