Not long to go to lots of Christmas happenings and some of them are described on the poster below.
Thursday 4 December 6-8pm Christmas market.
Father Christmas will be receiving letters from children (your address and postcode on the envelope please).
Lots of stalls, Christmas raffle and Madrigal singers.
And not forgetting: Peter’s famous Christmas lights at 8 Spring Lane!
They’ll be switched on on 1 December and remain on until Twelfth-night.
As in previous years Peter will be collecting donations for St Mary’s church.
A Halloween-themed story telling and harp music event, coming to St Mary’s church on Saturday 18 October at 7pm .
Ticket £15 adult- £12 concessions- uder 16 free,
available on the door from 6.15pm or on line:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/mjbornpgakyb
A Challenge for Easter 2026
***Thank you so much for the paintings you did
for 2024 Stations of the Cross…
they were much appreciated…***
…After painting the Stations of the Cross… WHAT NEXT ?
Could you try and express the amazement of the first followers of Jesus when, after his death, they encountered the Risen Christ ?
Will YOU rise to this CHALLENGE ?
Intrigued…? then please email janet@janetdriver.co.uk
for details of the 10 stations,
including Biblical references.
Once you have chosen the station you wish to paint please let me know straight away, to avoid duplication and help with further planning.
I will then have A4 prints made of your paintings and find 10 venues around Wivenhoe where they can be displayed for anyone to reflect upon over Easter.
A QR code will be displayed with each painting that will link it to the text of the relevant Bible passage.
To do this I will need to have a digital photo of your painting before the end of February 2026.
Contact Marika on wivstmaryscom@gmail.com in case of difficulty with this.
We posted earlier about the annual North East Essex District Bell Competition that was to be held on Saturday 20 September.
The Competition is to ring rounds and call changes and the aim is to encourage new ringers to enter into the competitions, and to ensure the training they receive is up to the required standard.
This year, it was hosted by St Mary’s church Wivenhoe. There were a total of seven teams ringing, plus some extra support members, as well as the competition judges and District organisers. So there was quite a crowd of us all.
Tendring were the winners, with Wivenhoe coming a very respectable fourth (especially as our team had a new ringer, a lapsed ringer and a ringer who had not rung at competition level for many years).
The District organisers praised the welcome, the BBQ team and the catering team, who did an excellent job.
If reading this made you want to find out more about bell ringing then our tower captain Adrienne would love to tell you all about it.
Her contact details can be found here.
Adrienne, St Mary’s Tower captain has given the following notice:
The church bells will be ringing intermittently between 2.00pm and 4.00pm (approx) on Saturday 20 September.
St Mary’s is hosting a competition which will be attended by teams from other church towers in the area.
If you have ever considered bell ringing as a healthy hobby this is your chance to seek out Adrienne and find out about the tower team.
Come and join us on Sunday 14 September 9.30 -10.30, to be in on the re-launch of the
The Way youth group.
Hear about our plans and chat with our young people over coffee and biscuits in the Annexe.
Bring friends and friends’ children!
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