As disciples of Jesus our aim is to share God’s love by caring for and serving our local community. As we do this we learn as much about Jesus from the people we meet, as they may discover about Jesus from us. As we do this, we ask the ‘big questions’ in life and we wrestle with the answers!
Bible Study
Join us as we learn together what is means to be disciples of Jesus, exploring faith, friendship and stories about God together.
We host a weekly Bible Study in St Anne’s Hall on Mondays from 2-3.30pm.
We also run extra Bible Study series during the seasons of Lent, Creation and Advent. For more information contact our Lay Minister John Andrews on john.andrews4352@gmail.com.
Being With
Have you ever wondered about the meaning of life and where God might fit in? Then the Being With course might be for you.
Being With is a ten week course, designed by St Martin in the Field Church for those with big questions and are not sure if church is relevant for them. For more information about Being With and details of when we are next running a course contact either Rev’d Sharon Plant on rev.sharon.pioneercurate@gmail.com or Reader Denis Walsh on denis.walsh1@outlook.com.
School Visits and Assemblies
We have a number of opportunities for schools to learn about the Christian Faith. These include.
Active Learning Sessions on Christmas, Easter and What Christians Believe. These one-hour interactive sessions take place in church for KS1, KS2 and adaptable for SEND students.
School Assembly on Harvest, Christmas, Lent, Easter or any other part of the Christian faith. Rev’d Liz offers 20-minute interactive assemblies for the whole school throughout the year.
Eco visit to either St Anne’s garden or the Allotment to explore nature and care for God’s creation.
For more information on our School Visits and Assemblies please contact the Vicar, Rev’d Liz Wilson on revlizwilson@gmail.com.
Pastoral Care
Caring for each other and our community is an important part of our Christian Faith. We do this by praying, listening to each other’s problems, visiting the sick and offering Home Communion. This is led by the Pastoral Care team and the Ministry Team. For more information about pastoral care please contact Reader Denis on denis.walsh1@outlook.com.
Have you ever wondered what it means to become a Christian?
Share your story
Tell us about how God has been changing your life, that you would like to share with others. This will act as an encouragement to others.
Please click on ‘Add your Story’ and fill in the short form, including a photo (if you have one).
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On Tuesday afternoon (9th December) the Mothers Union gathered to celebrate Christmas. Following some Christmassy poems, we welcomed Paulette as our newest member. Then we retold the Christmas story using nativity sets we brought in from home, singing carols, and remembering what God has done for us, through the birth of Jesus. Thank you to Margaret and Sheila, our Co-Chairs and the entire MU committee for leading us through another year of MU meetings, events and fundraising activities.
Rev’d Liz Wilson
Mothers Union Christmas Celebration
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Reader Margaret Gillespie is to retire!
Our Reader Margaret Gillespie is to retire after 30 years in ministry. Margaret has served the parishes of St Anne, St Paul with St Augustine and St Margaret’s for over 25 years. During this time she has preached hundreds of sermons, led countless funerals, taught thousands of school children about her Christian faith, and served her three churches in a variety of different ways.
While we will miss Margaret’s Reader ministry, she will continue as co-Chair of the Mothers’ Union and will keep praying and supporting our work from the pews.
We will be having a celebration of Margaret’s ministry in February 2026.
Thank you Margaret for your faithful years of service.
Margaret Gillespie
Margaret Gillespie retires from Reader Ministry
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Rev’d Liz and Rev’d Sharon P. have had a busy fortnight, sharing the Holy Week and Easter story with lots of local school children. Between them they visited six local schools for Assembly and got the children to help act out the last few days of Jesus’ life. Riding a donkey into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), sharing bread and wine and washing stinky feet (Maundy Thursday), dieing on the cross and being buried in a cave (Good Friday) and coming back to life again (Easter Sunday). They also shared how a chocolate Easter egg, is like the empty tomb. Over 300 pupils also walked to St Anne’s Church to learn about the Holy Week and Easter story through hands on activities. All the children worked really hard and one child said ”that was a good day!” at the end of her visit to church. If you want to learn more about the Easter Story, join us for Messy Church on Saturday 19 April at 4pm in the Hall.
Easter Assemblies and School Visits
Easter School Visits and Assemblies
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Yesterday (4 December) Wednesday Club enjoyed their annual Christmas Celebration. Friends old and new shared food, friendship and a glass of festive cheer together. There were even a few early Christmas Jumpers on show! Thank you to Lesley, Hillary and all who volunteer at Wednesday Club, who make each meeting so special. We look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Wednesday Club
Wednesday Club
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On Thursday 28 November Rev’d Liz and John Andrews (one of our lay ministers) attended a Bishop’s Study Day at St Martin’s House. These take place twice a year. They are are an opportunity for lay ministers and clergy to come together from across the Diocese to learn from each other. Our subject this time was Growing Faith and we were joined by pupils, teachers and school leaders. We learned about how we can support children learning about God in the school, with their family and in their church. It was a great day and we enjoyed it!
Rev’d Liz Wilson
Interfaith Roadshow
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We visited our new community allotment. We explored the site, put up bird feeders, bug hotels, and said a big ‘Thank you’ prayer to God.
Rev’d Liz Wilson
Children’s Church visits the Allotment
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We celebrated Mothering Sunday by exploring family trees, and shared what it means to be a church family, and made a church family tree.
Rev’d Liz Wilson
Mothering Sunday
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We have been harvesting at our new community allotment. We planted raspberries, sowed seeds, pulled rhubarb, and inspected the potato bed!
Rev’d Liz Wilson
Harvesting at the Allotment