Services at St Mary’s Parish Church
10.00 am Holy Communion Every Sunday. (Part of the service is led by the church choir). It is on YouTube and Facebook most weeks.
- 10.15 am Midweek Communion Every Wednesday. This is a said service – no music
Advent and Christmas 2024💒
Friday 6th December at 3.30 pm at Mayfield’s Burial Ground Eastham
Rev’d Beth will be leading a memorial service at Mayfield’s.
Sunday 8th December 2nd Sunday of Advent
10.00 am Holy Communion at St Mary’s.
Thursday 12th December 5.30 pm – Uniformed organisations – 5th Bebbington Squirrels and their families in church for Christmas activities and carols.
Sunday 15th December – 10.00 am Family Christingle 🍊 and Communion for Everyone. Our Christingles remind us, as we take them home, that Jesus is the light of the world. 🕯 There will be seasonal refreshments after the service.
Sunday 15th December 11.00 am Holy Communion at at the Church Centre (The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Eastham Rake)
Sunday 15th December 11.00 am 7 Lessons and Carols at St Peter’s in Brookhurst Close
Sunday 15th December 6.00 pm Advent Reflections. A quiet and prayerful Advent service in St Mary’s Parish Church
Monday 16th December Church Men’s Group Gathering at The Hooton Arms around 8.00 pm: Reader David Colenso invites the church Men’s Group to join him for traditional Seasonal drinks 🍺 at The Hooton Arms, 89 Eastham Village Rd, Eastham, Birkenhead, Wirral CH62 0AN
Wednesday 18th December 6.00 pm Heygarth Primary School’s Christingle in church.
Thursday 19th December 10.00 am Millfields School Christmas worship in church.
Thursday 19th December 11.00 am Puppet nativity for an invited group of tots and childminders.
Sunday 22nd December 10.00 am Holy Communion at St Mary’s.
Sunday 22nd December 11.00 am Advent Morning Prayer at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close.
Sunday 22nd December 6.00 pm Carol Service.
Christmas Eve – Tuesday 24th December Crib Service 4.00 pm Our very popular Crib Service with a real sheep 🐏 and a real donkey 🐴. There’ll be a chance for some of the children to dress up as characters from the nativity story. All are very welcome. The church bells 🔔🔔will be ringing as we leave.
Photos from Christmas 2023
Christmas Eve – Tuesday 24th December 10.30 pm Midnight Mass. A beautiful service of traditional carols to take us into Christmas Day.
Christmas Day – 25th December 10.00 am Holy Communion with choir for Christmas Day.
Christmas Day – 25th December 11.00 am Holy Communion for Christmas Day at at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close.
Sunday 29th December
10.00 am Holy Communion at St Mary’s – said service.
Regular Church Events
Little Gems 👩👧👨👩👧 Playgroup Tuesdays 9.30 am – 11.00 am at the Church Centre in Eastham Rake.
This is our carers’ and toddlers’ stay and play group. It’s an informal friendly playgroup group which runs in term time only. Dads, mums, grandparents & childminders are all welcome. Next session: Tuesday 3rd December.
CAMEO (Come and Meet Each Other)
Tuesdays 2.00 pm at the Church Centre in Eastham Rake.
This is a friendly meeting place for the people of Eastham and locality, particularly for senior citizens. Come along for a cuppa and cake. Entertainment includes: bingo, singalongs, visiting speakers and entertainment groups. For more information, or to get help with travel to the sessions, contact Barbara via contactstmaryseastham@gmail.com Next meeting: Tuesday 3rd December.
Place of Welcome Wednesdays from 11:15 am to 2.00pm at St Mary’s Parish Church
The church is open each week as a place of welcome 💒 to anyone who wants to pop in for a friendly chat, a drink and a light snack, for example, beans on toast. You don’t have to be a churchgoer – everyone is welcome and it is free. If you like, you can bring your knitting, or play scrabble, or bring along other hobbies and share them with us. Next meeting: Wednesday 4th December.
Thursdays 10.00 – 11.15 Table Talk in Eastham Library
A new friendly group meeting in the local library just talking about the Arts in the broadest sense of the word, as well as chatting and supporting each other. Next meeting: Thursday 5th December.
Meet and Eat at the Church Centre in Eastham Rake. On the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Soup and a sweet are served free of charge. This is followed by bingo. Everyone is welcome. Next Meetings: Friday 11.30 – 1.30 pm 13th December
Church Open for Prayer 🙏
The church is open every Friday and Saturday between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm for people to look around and as a quiet space for private prayer and contemplation.
2025
St Mary’s Parish Church
10.00 am Holy Communion Every Sunday. (Part of the service is led by the church choir). It is on YouTube and Facebook most weeks.
- 10.15 am Midweek Communion Every Wednesday. This is a said service – no music
- 26th January 11.15 am J4U. 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.
- 26th January 6.00 pm Memorial Service
Sunday Services at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close
- 11.00 am Sunday 5th January Holy Communion
- 11.00 am Sunday 19th January Morning Worship
- 11.00 am Sunday 26th January Holy Communion
Sunday Services at the Church Centre (The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Eastham Rake)
- 11.00 am Sunday 5th January Morning Worship
- 11.00 am Sunday 19th January Holy Communion
Sunday 26th January 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 and /or toiletries if they are able to do so; this will include the J4U service.
Dates for your Diary 2025 -Some dates are provisional. All services in this list will be in St Mary’s Parish Church
- Sunday 26th January 6.00 pm Memorial Service
- Sunday 2nd March 6.00 pm Choral Evensong for Candlemas
- Wednesday 5th March 10.00 am Ash Wednesday Midweek Communion & 7.00 pm Special Holy Communion with anointing of hands
- Sunday 13th April 6.00 pm Evening Service for Palm Sunday
- Thursday 17th of April 7.00 pm Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday
- Sunday 30th March 10.00 am Family Service for Mothering Sunday
- Good Friday 18th April 10.00 am Family Worship 10.00 am; and 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm Meditation on the final hours of Jesus ✝️
- Sunday 20th April 10.00 am Easter Day Family Service
- Sunday 4th May 6.00 pm Memorial Service
- Thursday 29th of May Ascension Day – service to be confirmed
- Sunday 15th June 6 pm Songs of Praise for Music Sunday
- Sunday 3rd August 10.00 am Holy Communion with guest choir
- Sunday 3rd August 6.00 pm Choral Evensong with guest choir
- Sunday 7th September 6.00 pm Choral Evensong