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And the winner is . . .

Posted on 08/09/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

Wivenhoe textile artist Annie Bielecka generously donated  one of her creations towards the Transformation Appeal. The piece was made the prize of a special raffle and ticket sales raised £500 towards the Appeal. On Friday 6 September Annie came to … Continue reading →

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Julia and Graham

Posted on 10/08/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

Today at St John’s church Colchester, in a joyful service before a capacity congregation (that included Joey the Springer Spaniel), the marriage between Revd Julia Murphy and Revd Graham Lewis was solemnized by the Revd Bethany Lewis, daughter of the … Continue reading →

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Wivenhoe Pilgrims welcomed by Archbishop of Canterbury

Posted on 04/08/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

At the end of their 40 mile pilgrimage on the ancient pilgrim’s way to Canterbury seven members of St Mary’s Church Wivenhoe and their supporters were welcomed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This was the culmination, or – as someone … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim Day 3

Posted on 31/07/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

Boughton Aluph was today’s starting point for our pilgrim band. We heard of a slightly delayed start this morning, due to some pilgrims having locked themselves out of their room! Clearly some of them hadn’t yet had enough excitement… The … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim Day2

Posted on 30/07/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

We know that our pilgrims will start every day of their walk with the Pilgrim Prayer. They each carry the prayer on the card shown below. As Erwin mentioned last Sunday, pilgrimage is a metaphor for life and the prayer … Continue reading →

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Pilgrims Day 1

Posted on 29/07/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

Our pilgrim band reached Aylesford Priory a little after midday today and, after receiving the pilgrim blessing, set off on the first stretch of the 35 miles to Canterbury. They walked 15 miles today, so have well and truly bitten … Continue reading →

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To be a pilgrim

Posted on 28/07/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

Here are some of our pilgrims putting their best foot forward, just after the end of the morning service on Sunday 28 July, when Revd John Driver had blessed them with these words: All powerful God, you always show mercy … Continue reading →

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Erwin’s Walk

Posted on 28/06/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

Excitement is building as our revd Erwin prepares for the walk of his life- and all in aid of the Transformation project. A new page has been added under the Appeal tab of the website, where you will also find … Continue reading →

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Wivenhoe Open Gardens

Posted on 17/05/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

The weekend of 18 & 19 May will the the 32nd year of Open Gardens in Wivenhoe. The event, started by Ann and Len Horner so long ago, has gone from strength to strength and this year 30 gardens will … Continue reading →

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More about the Transformation Project

Posted on 22/04/2019 by St Mary's C of E church

The Transformation Project team prepared a splendid 3-D model -with removable roof- of the Annexe and it is currently on display in the church. It  gives a real feel of what the planned extension will look like. The photos below … Continue reading →

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