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
Wednesday 21st October 10.15 am Midweek Service of Holy Communion at St Mary’s Parish Church
Paul Wood will be preaching and Rev’d Maureen Coats will be celebrating Holy Communion. This is a said service.
Sunday 25th October at St Mary’s Parish Church
This is our foodbank Sunday 🥫Those coming to St Mary’s are invited to bring an item or two of non-perishable food and /or toiletries if they are able to do so; this includes the J4U service.
10.00 am Holy Communion with choir. Rev’d Beth Glover will be preaching and celebrating Holy. Children and families are welcome. Activities for children are available at the back of church.
11.15 am J4U. Our monthly family service with songs, 🎶 musical instruments 🥁 for all, fun, stories, prayers 🙏 cake 🍰 and a whole lot more. We will also be welcoming the families of little ones who are coming to St Mary’s for Baptism. This is a very informal service aimed at children and their families. Come for 11.00 am for refreshments.
Sunday 25th October St Peter’s Chapel in Brookhurst Close.
11.00 am Holy Communion: Rev’d Maureen Coats will be preaching and celebrating Holy Communion.
Teams 4U Christmas Shoe Box Appeal 🎄🎅🏻🎁
Each year, people from St Mary’s Church support the Teams4U Shoebox Appeal by filling a shoebox with gifts for a child. The appeal brings Christmas joy to children living in parts of the world affected by war and conflict, who might not otherwise receive a gift.
Our appeal is now well underway, and there are plenty of covered shoeboxes in St Mary’s Church ready to be filled. You will find instructions inside each box and on the Helping Others page of our website. Please return your filled shoebox to the church as soon as possible, and no later than 15 November.
If you are unable to fill a box but would like to donate, then individual items and money towards transportation can be given to Nikki Matthews, one of our pastoral workers who can be contacted via contactstmaryseastham@gmail.com
Watch the video below to see the joy that these gift-filled shoeboxes bring to children.
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.