Welcome to St Mary’s Parish Church. St Mary’s is a thriving, growing, laughing, loving and inclusive church. It is a welcoming and safe space.
Services are held every Sunday at 10.00 am at St Mary’s C of E Church in Stanley Lane, Eastham, Wirral CH62 0AQ. Some weeks there are also services at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close and at the Church Centre (aka the Chapel of the Holy Spirit) in Eastham Rake. All of our services are followed by tea, ☕️ coffee, biscuits 🍪 and some time to be together. We’d love to welcome you and get to know you at any of our church venues.
Safeguarding: At St Mary’s, we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance. For details and contacts please see our safeguarding page.
Services and Events
Wednesday 8th October at St Mary’s Parish Church
10.15 am Midweek Holy Communion. This is a 45 minute said service. Rev’d Beth Glover will be preaching and celebrating Holy Communion.
7.00 pm Wednesday 8th October Bible Study at the Church Centre (The Chapel of the Holy Spirit) in Eastham Rake.
The group will meet for three more Wednesdays in October: ( 8th, 15th, 22nd) in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on Eastham Rake. Come at 7.00 pm for a 7.15 pm start. We will be exploring the book of Psalms with its many themes.
The sessions will be led Nikki Matthews. Tea & coffee are provided. All are welcome.
Saturday 11th October 10.00 am to 12 noon
Free Organ Demonstration and Learning Opportunity
Malcolm Perry, the Organist of St Mary’s, Eastham says:
“In response to the Royal College of Organists and its ambassador, Anna Lapwood, nominating 2025 as The Year of the Organ, I am hosting a 2-hour event at the Parish Church, Eastham, from 10 am to 12 noon on Saturday 11th October, when I will briefly demonstrate the workings of a pipe organ and then give those present the chance to “have a go” with the aim of encouraging people to learn to play what Mozart called “The King of Instruments”. It can produce a wonderful variety of sounds from the sweetest flute tone to the overwhelming grandeur of the full organ. I would be happy to provide tuition.”
You can listen to an example of St Mary’s organ being played below.
Sunday 12th October 10.00 am at St Mary’s Parish Church
🌾 Harvest Festival 🌾
In our family friendly 🌾Harvest Festival Service 🌾 we thank God for the harvest and for all that we have. The church will be specially decorated 🌻🌺🍅🍐🥭🍇 and looking good!
The service will include an informal communion celebrated by Rev’d Beth Glover and Julie Boyes will be leading.
As we give thanks to God for all we have, we’ll also be thinking of those who don’t have enough. There’ll be a collection of food for Wirral Food Bank. If you are able to do so, please bring some non-perishable food to donate. They specially need tinned meat, tinned soup and tinned vegetables 🥫.
There’s harvest refreshments ☕️ 🍪🧃after the service too .
The service will also be live streamed. St Mary’s Eastham Live Stream This will go live about 10 minutes before the service is due to start. We will put a link on our Facebook Page which is available here:fb.com/StMarysEastham.
Sunday 12th October at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close
11.00 am Morning Prayer and Harvest Celebration : Reader Diane Green will be leading a special service of prayer and worship as we give thanks to God for the harvest.
Church Open for Prayer 🙏 and Visits
St Mary’s Church is open every Friday and Saturday between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm. It is a chance for people to look around and/or use the church as a quiet space for private prayer and contemplation.