Welcome to St Mary's Ware
The church building is usually open 9am - 5:30pm daily. Please come in to say a prayer, light a candle, explore the building, browse the bookstall, sit and enjoy the space. For whatever reason you come - welcome.
CHRISTMAS WEEK OPENING
Christmas Eve - opening as usual. On Christmas Day the building will be closed from midday until Saturday 27th December when we will aim to open up by 10:30am. Normal opening, as above, from then on.
Services this week
The Daily Office this week:
Morning Prayer, 9:15am Monday - Wednesday
Evening Prayer, 5pm Monday & Tuesday
Morning Prayer is also livestreamed to Facebook. The Office is available here: Join us in a service of Daily Prayer | The Church of England or by using the Church of England's Daily Prayer App.
Sunday 21st December, 4th Sunday of Advent
8am Eucharist, in Church and on Facebook
10am Eucharist with Children's Church, in church and on Zoom.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/96199865303?pwd=VUlFOGN2WENxbHlUOWZ5RExKeFhkdz09 Meeting ID: 961 9986 5303 Passcode: 435916
Tuesday 23rd December
7:30pm Service of 9 Lessons and Carols, by candlelight
Wednesday 24th December - Christmas Eve
11am Eucharist, in Church
4pm Crib Service - Christmas Eve service especially for families with young children
11pm Midnight Mass (please note the time - this is half an hour earlier than in previous years)
Thursday 25th - Christmas Day
10am Christmas Day Eucharist, for all the family
Collect (prayer) for the Week
Collect for Christmas Eve: Almighty God, you make us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of your Son Jesus Christ: grant that, as we joyfully receive him as our redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold him when he shall come to be our judge; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
Faith in Action
Responding to the Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza
https://embraceme.org/
Christian Aid information and appeals
https://www.christianaid.org.uk/
Fundraising for St Mary's
To donate to St Mary's please use the donation link on this website.
100+ Club
To find out more about the 100+ Club, please
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