Saint Mary's Southampton

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Our multigenerational Meeting Place resumes today with uni students from Saint Mary's Southampton, City Centre. Join us at October Books, Portswood Road, SO17 2NF, 2.30-4.30pm. We’re keen to have more volunteers/attendees for this, pls get in touch. Photo with thanks to Tim Kenyon Photography. https://tinyurl.com/4zs72zut

We’re hiring! 📢
Come and join the best team on planet earth. To find out more about the 3 roles advertised, go to https://saintmarys.church/jobs ! 🙌

What a Sunday…

Favourite moment of Family Carols?!

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S U N D A Y! 🎅

We cannot WAIT for Family Carols this Sunday! It's going to be a big one with songs, activities, a nativity and more!

And if thats not enough, we're highly encouraging you to come dressed as your favourite animal - because of the nativity, of course - so get your onesies out and we'll see you there around the manger! (kids *and* adults encouraged with this!) 👌

See you there!

Family Carols 🎅
— 10.30
— Chapel Road
— Dress as your favourite animal! 🦧

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L O V E C H R I S T M A S ❤️

It's here! Love Christmas is upon us and we've already made an incredible start packing boxes to be sent off across our city to make sure everyone has something to open this Christmas.

We'd love to encourage to you get stuck in with deliveries this Friday and Saturday! 🚙🚙🚙

Sign up to help get the packages out there - and even if you can't drive, do sign up and we can link you up with a team who do have a car.

Link in the bio 👊

Love Christmas ❤️
— Delivieries 16th, 17th
— Packing 12th-15th

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Don’t forget to book! 🎄

Just two days left until SAINTS carols and we cannot WAIT! 🙌

Have you got your tickets yet? They’re going fast so don’t miss out. Hit the link in the bio to book a spot for your friends and family 🥳

See you there!

SAINTS Carols
— Chapel Road
— Sunday 11th December
— 5 & 7pm

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Advent Week 2 🕊️

This week Tom continues our Advent journey by looking at the theme of Defiant Peace - how we can have peace despite the often difficult realities we face.

Link in the bio. Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

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S U N D A Y ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Due to the recent revelation that it is in fact coming home, we’re all going to watch the England game this Sunday evening!

There’ll be no 6pm service, but doors will open at 6:30pm ready for kick off.

There will be a suggested donation of £5 supporting the Justice United] charities: Compassion, International Justice Mission and Tearfund. The World Cup has highlighted global injustices and the chosen Justice United charities work tirelessly educating, supporting and taking positive action against exploitation. We’re glad to be partnerning with & Justice United] in that great work! Check them out if you haven’t already.

See you Sunday!

Watch Party ⚽️
— 6.30pm
— Chapel Road
❌ no 6pm service!

Advent Week 1: Rebellious Hope 🕊️

Join us as we begin four weeks of Advent reflections together.

Jonny starts our series this week by looking at a moment in Luke’s account of the nativity.

Available online, or on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Link in the bio.

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Don’t forget to book your tickets for carols! 🎄

Tickets are now live for next Thursday’s Carols by Candlelight, so book a spot for your friends and family now! 🙌

Use the link in the bio and click through to our Christmas page to book.

SAINTS carols tickets go live as soon as Carols by Candlelight finishes ✌️

🕯️ Carols by Candlelight
— Thursday 1st December
— 7.30pm
— Tickets live now!

🥳 SAINTS carols
— Sunday 11th December
— 5pm & 7pm
— Tickets available 1st December

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S U N D A Y S 🧡

As far as we’re concerned, the best day of the week!

See you there ✌️

Chapel Road
— 9.15am
— 10.30am
— 6pm

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S U N D A Y ⛪️

We cannot wait for Sunday! At the 10.30 we have Dr Chloe Swart. Chloe is the Head of Alpha Wales and holds a PhD in healing miracles. Then at the 6pm we have our very own Abielle speaking too!

You don’t want to miss it. See you there!

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God of the Ages — OUT NOW!

Listen to the new single from wherever you get your music. We’re SO excited to get it out into the wild! 🙌🙌

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S T U D E N T S 📢

Don’t miss your last chance to sign up and get a ticket for the Weekend Away!

Head to or the student page of our website to find everything you need for the best weekend of your life! 🙌🙌

Student Weekender
— 18th-20th November
— Dalesdown, Horsham

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T H I S I S U S 👋⁠
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Next week we have our welcome meal for anyone who’s started coming along to Saint Mary’s recently!
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Come meet some of the team, get to know more about the life of the church and enjoy a tasty meal on us 🙌
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Sign up via the ‘I’m new’ link in the bio.⁠
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🗓️ 15th November
🕖 7pm⁠
📍 Chapel Road

“You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” — Psalm 118:28-29

See you there 🙌🔥

Worship Night
— Thursday 10th, 7.30pm
— Chapel Road

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N O V E M B E R 🍂

Loads coming up this month with fundraisers, worship nights and more!

See you there! 🙌

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L O V E C H R I S T M A S 🎄🎁

This year we have the ambitious vision of ensuring that everyone in Southampton has a gift to open this Christmas.

To make that happen, we need to raise £40k - and we need your help!

SO, why not host a fundraiser!? Whether it’s a fun run, cake sale, or mince pies and mulled wine with your Table - there’s so many options!

Head to the website for more ideas and to set up your fundraiser or donate directly.

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New teaching series incoming! 🔥

We can’t wait to gather this Sunday as we dive into John 6 together. See you there! 🙌

‘Wild Wonder: Reflections on John 6’

📍 Chapel Road
— 10.30am
— 6pm

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BIG things on the way! 🎄

Get the dates in the diary, because Christmas is on its way and we cannot wait to celebrate together! You won’t want to miss a thing 🙌

📍Chapel Road
Carols by Candlelight — 1st Dec
Singalong — 7th Dec
SAINTS Carols — 11th Dec
Love Christmas — 12-16th Dec
Family Carols — 18th Dec

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Sunday was 🔥🔥🔥

Such a powerful word from Tom as we rounded off the Church of the Way series 🙌

Missed it? Catch up online this week! https://saintmaryschurch.squarespace.com/links

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Sundays are for family 🧡

So good to gather yesterday as we considered what it might mean to be a church of radical generosity!

Missed it? Catch up online and head to our website to prayerfully consider what you might be able to contribute 🙏

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6 P M L A U N C H 🚀⁠
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We can’t wait to relaunch the evening service this Sunday, at the brand new time of 6PM! 🙌⁠
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The 6pm is the home of .yf, .ya and Saints Students, so whether you're a fresher, returning student, or young adult we can't wait to see you there! ⁠
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Who are you bringing?
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📍 Chapel Road ⁠
— Sunday, 18th September⁠
— 6pm⁠
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G A R D E N I N G 🌹⁠
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Did you know we run a Gardening Club? Whether you fancy yourself as the next Alan Titchmarsh or you're just looking for another way to connect into our community, it could be for you! There's always plenty of tea and cake too... 👀⁠
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If you're interested in getting involved, do ping us a DM ✌️⁠
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— First Saturday of the month⁠, from October
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— Chapel Road⁠
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We believe that everything we do at Saint Mary's should be be grounded in prayer. ⁠
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So as we head into the new term together we'd love you to join us next Tuesday at Chapel Road for First Tuesday prayer! A space to bring our lives, our church and our city to God and seek his kingdom come. ⁠
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See you there! 🙌⁠
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— Tuesday, 6th September⁠
— 7am-7.45am⁠
— Chapel Road 📍

What. A. Week!
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