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
Monday 16th September 6.00 pm : Men’s Bowling Evening
The Green at Mark Rake, Bromborough 6.00 pm. The bowling will be followed by a visit to the Pub
For more information contact David Colenso via our church email address: contactstmaryseastham@gmail.com
Wednesday 18th September 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. Rev’d Ray Dent will be preaching and celebrating Holy Communion.
Sunday 22nd September at St Mary’s Parish Church
10.00 am Holy Communion with choir. Rev’d Gordon McGuinness will be celebrating Holy Communion and preaching. 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.
11.00 for 11.15 J4U 😀 specially for children and their families
J4U is our monthly family service with songs, 🎶 musical instruments 🥁 for all, fun, stories, prayers 🙏 cake 🍰 and a whole lot more. This is a very informal service aimed at children and their families. Come for 11.00 am for refreshments.
Sunday 22nd September at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close
Holy Communion: Rev’d Maureen Coats will be preaching will be and leading service of Holy Communion.
22nd September is Foodbank Sunday🥫
We have decided to make the 4th Sunday of each month Foodbank Sunday. Those coming to any of our churches that day are invited to bring an item or two of non-perishable food if they are able to do so; this will include the J4U service. The advert below shows things the the Wirral Food bank need most.
Thursday 26th September 10.30 am – 12.00 noon: Macmillan Coffee Morning ☕️🍰🧁at The Church Centre on Eastham Rake.
Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support at the Church Centre on Eastham Rake featuring coffee, tea and delicious home made cake.🍰 There will also be cakes on sale, so come along and bring your friends to support this very worthy cause.
Recording of Holy Communion from 15th September
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.