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. Our three churches in the parish of Eastham are welcoming Anglican churches with diverse congregations. For details see our mission statement page. 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 18th November 10.15 am Midweek Service of Holy Communion at St Mary’s Parish Church
Visiting priest, Rev’d Ray Dent, will be preaching and celebrating Holy Communion. This is a said service.
21st November 11.00 am – 12.00 Quiet Hour of Prayer 🙏
Barbara Chambers will lead a quiet hour of prayer using material from The Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer. All are welcome.
22nd November – Safeguarding Sunday
Sunday 22nd November at St Mary’s Parish Church
This is our Foodbank Sunday 🥫. Those coming to St Mary’s, including the J4U service, are invited to bring an item or two of non-perishable food and/or toiletries if they are able to do so.
10.00 am Holy Communion with choir. Nikki Matthews, our Parish Safeguarding Officer, will be preaching at this special Safeguarding Sunday service, when we seek God’s guidance and help with safeguarding in our church. Our visiting priest, Rev’d Ray Dent, will be celebrating Holy Communion. Children and families are welcome. Activities for children are available at the back of church.
11.15 am J4U. Our monthly family service with songs 🎶, musical instruments 🥁 for all, fun, stories, prayers 🙏, cake 🍰 and a whole lot more. We will also be welcoming the families of little ones who are coming to St Mary’s for Baptism.
We will be thinking about the choice that Mary made when the angel came to her and thinking about the choices that we make in the run up to Christmas too.
This is a very informal service aimed at children and their families. Come from 11.00 am for refreshments.
Sunday 22nd November at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close
11.00 am Holy Communion: Nikki Matthews, our Parish Safeguarding Officer, will be preaching for this special Safeguarding Sunday and Rev’d Maureen Coats will be celebrating Holy Communion.
A preview of Our Advent and Christmas Events – please save the dates!
Recording of the Holy Communion Service on 15th November
Check out our YouTube channel where you can watch videos of past services.
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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.