The Church gathers primarily for worship, to celebrate all that God is and all that God has done, to be drawn into the life of the Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We offer God songs and words of praise in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. We attend to God’s words in Scripture. We gather around the table of the Lord in the Holy Communion. We offer prayers for our own needs and the needs of the world. When we do this we join our prayers – thin and weak as they often are – with the great hymn of praise of the Church in both earth and heaven, in time and in eternity.

The Eucharist or Holy Communion is celebrated by the whole people of God gathered for worship. The ministry of the members of the congregation is expressed through their active participation together in the words and actions of the service, but also by some of them reading the Scripture passages, leading the prayers of intercession, and, if authorized, assisting with the distribution of communion.

WICKFORD AND RUNWELL PARISH
LENT 2026
Inspired to Follow: Who is my Neighbour
A journey through Lent

A course from St Martin-in-the-Fields in conjunction with the National Gallery, exploring Art and the Bible Story. We are offering this six week course from week commencing 23rd February. The final week will be decided by each group.

There will be three groups meeting:

Tuesday 7.30pm 46 Penrith Crescent, SS11 7FL
Thursday 2pm 41 Ozonia Way, SS12 0PQ
Thursday 7.30pm 51 Pebmarsh Drive, SS12 9AH

A youth discussion group meeting monthly on Fridays, 7.00 pm, St Andrew's Centre. All discussion topics chosen by the group. All teens and twenties are welcome.

Men's Breakfast - Fellowship in the Park

Men’s Fellowship breakfast takes place on a monthly basis (3rd Saturday in the month).

It is held at Memorial Park Café, Wickford Memorial Park from 9.00am and is a time for food, friendship, conversation and laughter.

Please come and join us for fellowship in the park. Please let Steve Talbot or Revd Jonathan if you plan to come so we can give them an idea of numbers.

For more information on Memorial Park Café find them on Facebook:
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or their menus: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122116023308639134&set=pb.61569174024379.-2207520000&type=3&locale=en_GB

A live streamed Service at 10.00 am on Sundays from St Andrew's Wickford.

Join us in a Service of Morning Prayer. See https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-service-daily-prayer for the Order of Service.

A chance to meet at St Andrew’s weekly – bring along knitting, sewing, crafts of any kind and spend a couple of hours in good company. No particular skills required, you are welcome whether you have nimble fingers or butterfingers. And if you don’t have a project of your own to bring, there are always blanket squares to be sewn up, or the chance just to sit and chat. Meetings, open to anyone from our three churches and our local community, are held Tuesdays in St Andrew’s Centre, 2 – 4 pm: no charge, and refreshments provided.

Wednesday 25 March, 7.30 pm

IN ST ANDREW’S CHURCH

Choral music is one of the great treasures of the Anglican tradition. Enjoy a themed programme which combines music with stories of how the pieces came to be written and reflections on the theme.

Calling all talent, it’s the return of the OPEN MIC NIGHT at the best location in Essex, St Andrew’s Church, London Road, Wickford on Friday 27th March from 7.30pm. Our previous open mics have been extremely busy so best to get there early and get your name down! As always, absolutely everybody is welcome to join in and either perform or simply spectate and enjoy the live entertainment in the most comfortable of surroundings and the best acoustics ever! There is also a bar and drinks are available for a small donation towards the evening. We look forward to seeing you all there!!

Stations of the Cross and
Night Prayer –
8.00 pm
St Andrew’s (Monday), St Catherine’s (Tuesday), St Mary’s (Wednesday)

Good Friday Walk of Witness (3 April) – begins from Our Lady of Good Counsel at 10.00 am

At the Foot of the Cross – 2.00 pm, St Andrew’s with The Ven. Sue Lucas, Archdeacon of Southend

Eucharist – 9.30 am St Mary’s; Eucharist – 10.00 am St Andrew’s; Eucharist – 11.00 am St Catherine’s

Friday 10 April 2026, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN

Fr Spencer Reece is Rector of St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wickford, Rhode Island, and an internationally acclaimed poet. Hear him read poems from his upcoming collection Farewell Symphony.

Fr Spencer Reece is Rector of St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wickford, Rhode Island, and an internationally acclaimed poet. His project teaching poetry to abandoned girls at the Our Little Roses orphanage in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, was made into an award-winning film, Voices Beyond the Wall: 12 Love Poems from the Murder Capital of the World.

When: Tuesdays at 7.30 pm, from 21 April 2026 (for 10 weeks)
Where: St Andrew’s Church, London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
Contact: Revd Jonathan Evens – [email protected]

Being With is about sharing stories about our lives and hearing the stories of others. These stories are the small things that mean a lot to us and they can also be the most challenging and life changing moments of our lives. There’s a space for every person’s life in this course.

Church means two things: communion and community. Being With Church explores: Communion; Prayer; Bible; Baptism; Church; Discipleship; Ministry; Mission; Death; and Money.

All are welcome. No need to have done the first Being With course.

‘Light in the Darkness’
An exhibition by Tracey Walker

8 April – 17 July 2026
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN

View the exhibition and hear Tracey speak about her work at ‘Unveiled’, the arts & performance evening at St Andrew’s Wickford, Friday 24 April, 7.00 pm.

St Andrew’s is usually open: Sat 9am-12.30pm; Sun 9.30am-12 noon; Mon 2-3.45pm; Tue 1-4.30pm; Wed 10am-12 noon; Fri 10am-1pm. https://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html

Tracey Walker

From a traditional art background, through a long career in commercial art, Tracey now finds freedom in her artistic practice, allowing her to express her joyful, spiritual creativity.

She loves to explore themes of light, faith and hope in her paintings, using colour, form and texture to evoke emotions and create atmospheres, drawing the onlookers into a bright and beautiful world.

She is passionate about encouraging people to explore their own creativity through a variety of art groups and workshops.

A member of Chelsea Arts Club and Artists at the Meadows, she exhibits and sells her work throughout the UK and internationally.

www.tawalker.com
IG: tawalker_art
FB: Tracey Walker Art

Spring Concert at St Andrews Church

25 April 2026
11 London Rd,
Wickford, SS12 0AN
2.30 PM

Spend a spring afternoon immersed in an atmosphere of uplifting music and fresh seasonal charm.

From gentle, blossoming to bright and joyful melodies.

This concert celebrates the spirit of renewal and the beauty of the season. Welcome spring with music that inspires, refreshes, and brings people together - one vibrant note at a time. 🌸

Refreshments: Tea, coffee and cakes will be provided.

Recommended donations of £10 to cover the refreshments and support the church and musicians.

An evening of sea shanties. All welcome.

Saturday 30 May 2026, 7.30 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN

We are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of St Catherine’s Wickford with a fundraising concert as subsidence has caused cracks in the walls requiring underpinning - a retiring collection will be taken.

The Ladybirds Song Group are a voluntary community group spreading joy through music, performing in care homes, clubs, and other local venues.

Sing your favourite hymns and enjoy strawberries and cream!
Live entertainment too!
All are welcome.
Event to be held in our Community Wellbeing Garden.

four continents…
eighty countries…
thirty years…
one guitar…

A wealth of stories from humour to heartbreak…
… intriguing and thoughtful …
… extraordinary storyteller …

Craft Fayre

A wide range of handmade crafts from a variety of different stalls.

Refreshments also available.

Saturday 31 October 2026
10.00 am – 3.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN