Tag: ChurchEvent
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🌸 Mothering Sunday at St Mary’s Church
Join us as we celebrate Mothering Sunday — a day of thanksgiving, love, and appreciation. 📅 Sunday 15th March ☕ Coffee & Croissants – 9:45am🎉 Service of Celebration – 10:30am Expect a warm and welcoming morning filled with: ✨ Lively songs🌼 Flowers🎨 Activities🙏 Quiet spaces for prayer and reflection Whether you’re coming with family, remembering…
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Shane Bengey’s Story
Meet Shane – One of Our Newest Members at St Mary’s Church, Bideford Shane’s story is a beautiful reminder that no matter how lost you may feel, if you look in the right place, you will find God. After a season of searching, Shane found his way into church — and discovered God waiting for…
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✨ Message of the Week
There are moments in life when the veil seems to lift — when, just for an instant, we glimpse something brighter, deeper, holier than the ordinary rhythm of our days. The Transfiguration is one of those moments Peter, James, and John climb a mountain with Jesus. Nothing dramatic is expected. Yet suddenly, everything changes. Christ’s…
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🌈 Stay & Play at St Mary’s Church 🌈
Join us for a relaxed morning of play, songs, stories, and chat! 🗓 Wednesday 18th February⏰ 10:00 – 11:30 am📍 St Mary’s Church, Bideford Perfect for children under 5 and their carers 💛(Siblings up to age 8 are very welcome!) ✨ Toys✨ Snacks✨ Songs✨ Books✨ Story time✨ Baby corner✨ Play doh✨ Craft table✨ Parachute games…
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The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14–30)
In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus reminds us that everyone has been entrusted with something of value — not just money, but time, kindness, skills, compassion, creativity, faith. The servants who flourished weren’t praised for how much they had, but for what they did with what they were given. The tragedy of the story…
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🎼 Evensong at Monkleigh – 4pm 🎼
There’s something deeply comforting about Evensong — unhurried prayer, scripture, and that quiet end-of-day peace. Join us this Sunday: 📍 Monkleigh – Sunday 8th February – 4:00pm Evensong A beautiful way to close the weekend.
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🌊✨ Celtic Communion – Landcross – 11am ✨🌿
You are warmly welcome to our Celtic Communion service — a gentle, reflective style of worship with a sense of God’s presence in creation and everyday life. 📍 Landcross – Sunday 8th February – 11:00am Come for stillness, grace, and deep peace.
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🌟 Message of the Week
Gospel of Luke 2:22–40 — Waiting, Wonder, and Welcoming the Light In this beautiful passage, we meet Simeon and Anna — two people who have spent a lifetime waiting in hope. They are not powerful or prominent. They are simply faithful. Day after day, year after year, they keep turning up to the Temple, trusting…
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☕✨ Holy Grounds – Saturday 14th February ✨☕
Join us for Holy Grounds, a relaxed and welcoming café-style space to gather, chat, and enjoy good company. 🕥 10:30 am – 12:30 pmHosted by Reflections ☕ Hot drinks available🍰 Cake will be available Alongside Holy Grounds, there will be a bric-a-brac stall helping to raise funds for the church and its ongoing work supporting…
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🕯️🎶 Taizé Prayer Service – Thursday 5th February, 7pm 🎶🕯️
A peaceful evening of prayer with simple songs, silence, scripture, and candlelight. If you’re carrying a lot, feeling tired, or simply longing for stillness — this gentle service is for you. 📍 Littleham – 7:00pm Led by April Saltmarsh
