We are here to help people love and worship God. We aim to be, and encourage others to become, committed and active disciples of Jesus,
who love God and worship him, who know the power of the Holy Spirit and who show God’s love in every part of their lives.
Meteorological Spring begins on Saturday 1st March, like most people I am always happy to see the end of Winter and the lengthening days of Spring.
We begin the month with the first wedding of the year on Saturday 1st March at 4pm.
On Sunday 2nd March, after the 10am Eucharist we have baptisms at 12noon.
Saints Alive continues on Monday 3rd March at 4pm in Church. The PCC will meet at 7.30pm that evening.
On Shrove Tuesday, 4th March at 10am at the Cathedral there is the annual Bishop’s Lecture.
Ash Wednesday falls on the 5th March - there will be a service of Holy Communion to mark the beginning of Lent at 7pm in Church.
There are funerals in Church on Thursday 6th March at 2pm and on Friday 7th March at 2.30pm.
On Saturday 8th March the Prayer Breakfast is at 9am and Bereavement Cafe is at 10.30am.
Prayer and Praise is on Sunday 9th March at 10am.
The final session of Saints Alive will be on Monday 10th March at 4pm in Church.
On Tuesday 11th March there is a quiet afternoon for Lent at St Mark’s in Grenoside. We start at 4pm and will finish at about 7pm.
The Lent Course starts on Monday 17th March at 3.30pm in Church.
On Thursday 20th March, after the mid-week Communion I will be taking a service at Nightingale Nursing Home.
On Monday 24th March at 2pm the Prayer Ministry Team will meet in Church. This is followed by the Lent Course at 3.30pm.
On Tuesday 25th March the Ecclesfield Charities Trustees will meet in Church at 4pm and the Ecclesfield Feoffees will meet at 5.30pm. And at 7pm there is Baptism Preparation in Church.
On Monday 31st March the Lent Course is on at 3.30pm in Church.
There is lots happening in March at St Mary’s. Please pray for all of these events.
God bless,
Tim.
Lent 2025
The Ash Wednesday service to begin our Lenten journey is on Wednesday 5th March at 7pm.
There is a Quiet Afternoon at St Mark’s on Tuesday 11th March beginning at 4pm and ending at 7pm.
The Lent Course is called "Do not be afraid... I have called you by name, you are mine."
It will be on Mondays at 3.30pm in Church, starting on Monday 17th March, and we will be looking at the prophecies in Isaiah 40 - 55.
If you are looking for a recommendation for some reading Searched me out and known me: journeying Lent with the Psalms, by Charlie Bell looks good.
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