Join us for the Harvest Supper and the Harvest Service! Everyone is welcome at the harvest supper in the Lighthouse at 6pm on Friday 7 October and there is no charge. It’s not absolutely necessary to book in but numbers are helpful for catering purposes. Please email Gillian Edwards, gedwardsweaverham@hotmail.co.uk […]
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On Friday 9 September, I had the privilege of ringing St. Mary’s bells to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second (See details here). For me, this was a significant occasion because on Tuesday the sixth of February 1952, I had the equal privilege of ringing to […]
We remember and thank God for the extraordinary life of faith and service of our late Queen. On 9 September the church was open for prayer and we are extending the church open hours to 10am to 2pm on Saturday 17th September. We will continue to hold the Royal Family […]
A brilliant full immersion baptism took place this week at Manley Mere. We were all thrilled that YPF member Naomi Rushton took this step to declare her personal faith in Jesus. Having recently come back from the Christian teenage camp Aquasports, it was fitting that the baptism was at Manley […]
Sticky Fingers is thriving! We’d love to see you and your little ones at St. Mary’s Baby and Toddler Group. Join us at the Lighthouse on Monday mornings in term time, 9.15 – 10.45am. It’s a time for parents, grandparents and other carers with babies and preschool children to enjoy […]
The recently formed Menspower group held a bowls match with Christ Church Barnton on the 17th August. We had a pleasant afternoon bowling with fine weather, including refreshments. We were made very welcome by our friends at Barnton. John Freeman returned the highest score of the Weaverham players. For information on […]
Eighty people including 19 children attended the first St Mary’s café church in the Lighthouse on 3 July. Initial feedback was very positive and we were thrilled by the response. People started arriving from about 10.10. Everyone was welcomed, encouraged to find a table and help themselves to coffee, tea, […]
We are excited to announce that St Mary’s is starting a Café Style Church with something for everyone! It’s in the Lighthouse this Sunday 3 July from 10.15, in place of the regular All Age service in the church. We’ll share a light breakfast together followed by a time of […]
Our Tuesday café celebrated the Queen’s Platinum with buntings and the usual tea cakes and scrumptious home made scones and cake and an abundance of coffee and tea. The Lighthouse was full of laughter and conversations and the café has certainly made a lot of people happy on a Tuesday […]
The Upcycling Shed has just completed a new project. Yvonne donated an old cast iron bedroom fire place, see picture. Quite a task – but not for the Upcycling Team! The fireplace has been sand blasted, repainted several times and a new top and alterations to the bottom and ‘voila’ […]