Sunday Services

8.00 am

Holy Communion

A quiet, reflective service based on the Book of Common Prayer.
10.00 am

Parish Eucharist


You are warmly invited to share with us at our main Sunday act of worship. There is a  choir and music group and we sing a mix of traditional hymns and more modern worship songs. On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, the Sunday School "Footprints" meets in church. Children of primary school age are warmly invited for songs, stories and craft activities.  On the first Sunday this service is a FAMILY SERVICE featuring music and a talk designed for all ages.
10.00 am

Family Service
 

This service takes place on the first Sunday of the month. It is an opportunity for the whole church family to meet and worship together. It is designed to be accessible for the many young families who attend, but also to be meaningful for all adults in the congregation. Young children are actively involved and older children take responsible roles such as serving and reading. Prayers are usually led by families. The hymns and songs are chosen to appeal to the wide range of ages attending.
 
10.00 am

Local Ecumenical Partnership - Joint Service


Members from St Mary's and the United Reformed Church, Wheatley, and from St Bartholomew's Holton, meet every 5th Sunday at 10am to worship together. Please check venue beforehand.
6.00 pm

Encounter – Every fourth Sunday (next service - 26th September 2010)


This service has an informal format and is led by the worship group. We use modern worship songs and interactive media. Encounter provides an opportunty to explore at more depth a theme from Scripture and its relevance for us today.

Weddings

Your wedding day is one the most important days of your life and we hope to make it special and memorable for you. Weddings can be arranged for most Saturdays in the year and the vicar will be happy to help you find a suitable time. As well as helping you prepare for being married the vicar will also help you with practicalities such as creating your order of service and choosing hymns. See Team page for general overview of weddings.

Baptism

Baptism is the rite of Christian initiation and is open to all. Preparation is given and in the case of adults you are encouraged to join a Start! group or take part in the Alpha course.

The Baptism of infants and young children takes place either at the Family Service on the first Sunday of the month or by arrangement on any other Sunday in the afternoon. See Team page for general overview of Baptisms.

Confirmation

Confirmation is about making your personal commitment to Jesus and towards leading a Christian lifestyle. St Mary’s joins with the other churches in the Wheatley Team for this special service which is preceded by preparation classes for adults and juniors. See Team page for general overview of Confirmation.

Bereavement

St Mary’s holds an annual service to commemorate those who have died in recent years. During this service we remember those who have died prayers are said for the bereaved and long life candles are blessed and then taken into the churchyard where they are placed alongside graves. Those who have lost loved ones in the last three years are invited to this service though anyone else is also welcome too.