St Gabriel

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  St Mary

  We are a friendly and welcoming church and active in reaching out to the local community.

  For details of current services please visit our website, www.hopechurchfamily.org/calendar

  We run a fun monthly craft-based group (Crafty Castles) for children and young people aged 6 - 16, an afternoon craft group for adults as well as a Women's Fellowship, a Lent Group and occasional 'Beer and Ethics' evenings.

  In addition, we regularly host exhibitions for Heritage Open Days and a Nativity Exhibition during Advent and take part in Eco Church Events including Churches Count on Nature.

  St Mary's Church works closely with St Gabriel's in Hanley Swan, and also St James, Welland. We also work with the other Church of England churches in the Hope Church Family. We do our best to support each other's events and share activities where it makes sense. To find out more, please visit our benefice website and follow the links there.

  Apart from Easter, Christmas and occasional special Sundays like Remembrance Sunday, our service pattern is as follows:

  First Sunday of the Month Evensong 6.30pm

  Second Sunday of the Month Holy Communion 8.00am

  Third Sunday of the month All Age Service 11.00am

  Fourth Sunday of the month Holy Communion (BCP) 8.00am

  Fifth Sunday of the Month Benefice Service - see calendar.

  If you want to send us an email, please don't use the achurchnearyou system as it won't get to us quickly, instead email: [email protected].

  If you have any concerns about the safety of a vulnerable child or adult please visit our safety page.

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  St James

  St James, Welland is a friendly and welcoming church and active in reaching out to the local community.

  For up to date details about our services please visit our website www.hopechurchfamily.org/calendar

  Although we are a parish in our own right, we share quite a lot of activities with St Gabriel's Church, Hanley Swan, and are also part of the wider grouping of Church of England parishes, the Hope Church Family. This means we do our best to support each other's events and share activities where it makes sense. This is particularly the case with what we do for young people. To find out more, please visit our Youth and Kids page..

  Regular Pattern of Services

  Our current service pattern provides for a mix of modern and traditional forms of worship.

  Apart from Easter, Christmas and occasional special Sundays like Remembrance Sunday, our service pattern is as follows:

  First Sunday of the Month No service at Welland, but please join us for Holy Communion at St Gabriel’s, Hanley Swan at 9:30am

  Second Sunday of the Month Morning Worship 11am

  Third Sunday of the month No service, why not join one of our other services, or join us online
  at <span style="font-size: 1rem;">www.hopechurchfamily.org/virtual?</span>

  Fourth Sunday of the month Holy Communion 11am

  Fifth Sunday of the Month Benefice Service - see calendar.

  On the first two Sundays of the month, we share our services with St Gabriel’s, Hanley Swan. In week 1 we go to them, in week 2, they join us. When we join St Gabriel’s their service is at 9:30am. Check the rota in the porch or on the St James Welland website for details.

  If you have any concerns about the safety of a child or adult, please visit our safety page

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