Please choose your favourite hymn(s) from the list below; have up to three choices. You may wish to dedicate your choice in memory of a loved one. Please make your selection and and either let Gail or a member of the choir know or email contactstmaryseastham@gmail.com
- 37 Angel Voices, Ever Singing
- 60 Beauty for Brokenness
- 195 From Heaven You Came (The Servant King)
- 249 Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- 252 Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer
- 295 How Lovely on the Mountains (Our God Reigns)
- 332 I The Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am Lord)
- 409 Lord for the Years
- 411 Lord, Jesus Christ (Living Lord)
- 419 Lord the Light of Your Love Is Shining (Shine Jesus, Shine)
- 428 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
- 511 O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)
- 654 The Lord’s My Shepherd (Tune: Crimmond Or Brother James’ Air)
- 752 Will You Come and Follow Me If I But Call Your Name?
- White Book 10 Christ is our Light
- White Book 11 Longing for Light
- White Book 17 In Christ Alone
- White Book 31 Spirit of God, Unseen as the Wind. (Skye Boat Song)
- White Book 32 The Lord’s My Shepherd (Townend)
- Let Us Build a House (All Are Welcome)
- Hear The Call of The Kingdom (Getty/Townend)
- Light of the World (So Here I am to Worship)
- Oh How Good It Is (Getty/Townend)
Music forms an important and enjoyable part of our worship at St Mary’s Eastham. The skills and dedication of our choir and organist are appreciated by our congregation.
We have a robed choir for most Sunday morning services. We also have lovely evensong services on the first Sunday of most months when the choir is sometimes joined by guest singers from other local choirs and churches.
The choir leads the singing of hymns in most of our services. They also sing some anthems and prayers in four part harmony. They are usually available to sing at weddings and funerals by arrangement.
To give you an idea of the sound of the choir, you can listen below to our church choir singing ‘God So Loved the World’ from ‘The Crucifixion’ by John Stainer.
We are very fortunate to have a fully functioning three manual pipe organ. Our regular church organist, Malcolm Perry is very accomplished. You can listen to a sample of organ music below.
The choir rehearses on Friday evenings. They would welcome new members, particularly those who sing bass and tenor.
St Mary’s Church Choir is led by Gail Davies. Gail has recently received a silver award from the Royal Society of Church Music.
For most of our Sunday services, we have hymns and songs from Anglican Hymns Old and New.
At St Peter’s in Brookhurst Close, we have hymns and music from Mission Praise as part of our services.
At the Church Centre in Eastham Rake we have a variety of hymns and songs. Some worship songs have guitar accompaniment.
St Mary’s Evening services coming in 2024
- 5th May Memorial service
- 9th June Evensong Music Sunday – The Big Sing
- 7th July Evensong
- 14th July Memorial service
- 4th August Evensong Malcolm with EPMS (am and pm services)
- 6th October Harvest Evensong
- 3rd Nov All Souls Memorial
- 1st Dec Advent Carol Service
- 22nd December 9 Lessons and Carols
- 24th December Christmas Eve Midnight Mass
The Wirral Chamber Music Festival Performance at St Mary’s Parish Church on Friday 28th June 7.30pm
This year’s festival takes place from 22nd to 30th June. See their website for details www.wirralchamberfest.co.uk
The Leenhardt Trio
Join the Marie Leenhardt Trio in the beautiful acoustic of St Mary’s Church and be transported by the sounds of harp, flute and viola in an evening of exquisite French music.
Marie Leenhardt – Harp
Amy Yule – Flute
Chris Emerson – Viola
Adult tickets £20. Tickets from: www.tickettailor.com/events/wirralchambermusicfestival/1201329#