Welcome to St Mary’s Parish Church. St Mary’s is a thriving, growing, laughing, loving and inclusive church. It is a welcoming and safe space.
Services are held every Sunday at 10.00 am at St Mary’s C of E Church in Stanley Lane, Eastham, Wirral CH62 0AQ. Some weeks there are also services at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close and at the Church Centre (aka the Chapel of the Holy Spirit) in Eastham Rake. Our three churches in the parish of Eastham are welcoming Anglican churches with diverse congregations. For details see our mission statement page. All of our services are followed by tea, ☕️ coffee, biscuits 🍪 and some time to be together. We’d love to welcome you and get to know you at any of our church venues.
Safeguarding: At St Mary’s, we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance. For details and contacts please see our safeguarding page.
Services and Events
Wirral Heritage Weekend Friday 11th – Sunday 13th September
St Mary’s is one of the venues for the Wirral Heritage Open Days. Our church will be open for visits with some historical information provided:
- Friday 11 September:10.00-16.00
- Saturday 12 September:10.00-16.00
- Sunday 13 September:12.00-16.00
There are lots of other venues open – see the Wirral Heritage Website for details
Church and Churchyard Tours
As part of the Wirral Heritage event David Colenso, a local historian and one of our Lay Readers, will be leading tours of St Mary’s Church and Churchyard.
- Tuesday 15th September
- Thursday 17th September
- Saturday 19th September
Tours start at 2.00 pm from the Church Lychgate and last for about an hour.
Everyone is welcome. Do come and join us if you can. Our church and the church yard have a long and fascinating history.
Sunday 13th September at St Mary’s Parish Church
10.00 am Holy Communion with choir. Rev’d Beth Glover will be celebrating Holy Communion and Diane Green will be preaching.
Children and families are most welcome. Activities for children are available at the back of church.
The service will also be live streamed. St Mary’s Eastham Live Stream This will go live about 10 minutes before the service is due to start. We will put a link on our Facebook Page which is available here:fb.com/StMarysEastham.
Sunday 13th September at St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close
11.00 am Morning Prayer: Diane Green will be leading a service of prayer and worship.
Sunday 13th September
6.00 pm Choral Evensong: Our accomplished church choir will be joined by some friends for this lovely traditional service Evensong. There will be congregational hymns to join in too as we worship God with music and singing. Rev’d Beth Glover will be leading the service.
Wednesday 16th Sept 10.15 am Midweek Service of Holy Communion at St Mary’s Parish Church
Paul Wood will be preaching and Rev’d Beth Glover will be celebrating Holy Communion. This is a said service.
Bible Study 7. 00 pm on Wednesday 16th September at the Church Centre (The Chapel of the Holy Spirit) in Eastham Rake.
The group will meet for 3 more successive Wednesdays in September (16th, 23rd, 30th) in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on Eastham Rake at 7.00 pm. We will be continuing to look at selected extracts from the Book of Isaiah, exploring the prophecies and promises of this intriguing and inspiring book. The sessions will be led by Nikki Matthews and Diane Green. Tea & coffee will be provided.
Church Open for Prayer 🙏 and Visits
St Mary’s Church is open every Friday and Saturday between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm. It is a chance for people to look around and/or use the church as a quiet space for private prayer and contemplation.