The Church Community

 The Worshipping Community

Sunday Services

Over an average month, the Sunday mornings consist of Holy Communion or Cafe Sunday

Most services will have the hymn/song words projected onto a screen.

All services, except one, have a mix of traditional and modern hymns/songs from Mission Praise, Worship Today and others, being accompanied with organ or electric keyboard.  The Cafe Sunday has modern hymns or songs played on a keyboard or from video.

There is a rota for  Bible readings and intercessions in the services.

Holy Communion is the only service where the minister usually robes up

The congregation would see itself as being Bible based with little formality.  

There is an annual Bible Society combined service with St Helen, Colne and Bluntisham Baptist Church. The venue is rotated. The same churches meet up for Holiday Bible Club in the summer

In the lead up to Christmas we have a Nativity Service, a Carols by Candlelight and a Christmas Eve Communion. On New Year’s Eve we have a supper followed by a short service and then some bell ringing!

When a family requests a baptism, they meet the Rector and one of our congregation  becomes the point of contact and a welcoming face on the day of the baptism!  We keep a list of the families and contact them for special events. The families are also invited back to a service near the anniversary of the baptism, when we light a candle and say a prayer for them.

 

Mid-week meetings

There are evening Fellowship house groups, across the benefice .They consist of Bible study, fellowship and prayer.

 

Ministry Team / Organisation

Members of the team:

Assistant Priest: Pete Williams

Lead services on first and third Sundays,  baptisms, café services

Clergy and laity lead Café services on 2nd and 4th Sundays.

Churchwardens: Andrew Edney and Peter Brace

St Mary’s PCC

The PCC  meets about four times a year. Members are:

          Chairman: Andrew Edney (Churchwarden)

          Vice-chair: Peter Brace (Churchwarden)

          Treasurer: Neil Cross

          Secretary: Debbie Rudwick (Takes Church Room bookings, Electoral Roll officer, etc., etc.)

          Sue Maxwell, Katrina Edney, Patricia Hodgson

Baptism Visiting/Care  Leaders: Debbie Rudwick

Tower Captain (bell ringers): Geoff Durant