Welcome to St Mary’s Parish Church. St Mary’s is a thriving, growing, laughing and loving 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.
We regularly share information by email with those who have chosen to be on our mailing list. The parish update is an emailed letter from our vicar, Rev’d Beth Glover; it keeps people informed about the things we do in the church, parish and community. If you’d like to be added to the mailing list please contact contactstmaryseastham@gmail.com
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 4th December at St Mary’s Parish Church
10.15 am Midweek Holy Communion in St Mary’s Parish Church. This is a 45 minute said service. Nikki Matthews will be preaching and Rev’d Beth Glover will be celebrating Holy Communion.
Friday 6th December 6.15 pm: Christmas Carols by the church lychgate 🎵with the 🎺 Salvation Army.
This time of singing Christmas praises will be followed by mulled wine and mince pies in church 😋🍷🥧. Children will be invited to decorate the outdoor Christmas tree🎄during the carols.
Sunday 8th December at St Mary’s Parish Church
10.00 am Holy Communion for 2nd Sunday in Advent with choir. Rev’d Beth Glover will be preaching and celebrating Holy Communion. We’ll be lighting the second Advent Candle. Children and families are most welcome. Activities for children are available at the back of church.
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.
Advent Angels
St Mary’s is looking amazing, adorned with Advent angels and our huge Christmas Tree.
Can you help with Festive donations please?
Food and Drink for Refreshments 🍷🥧 We request donations of stollen cake, mince pies, shortbread, jam tarts and mulled wine. These will be served after some of our Christmas events and services.
Church Open for Prayer 🙏
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.