St. Mary's Church - Wavertree

On Easter Sunday (4th April) we'll be welcoming at least 10 children to receive communion for the first time, after Bishop James has given us permission to admit people who have not been confirmed to communion.  After a lengthy consultation in the church, the PCC unanimously decided to move ahead on this important area of welcome, believing that Jesus invites all people to receive from him regardless of age, background, level of understanding, or anything else.  It's also a crucial development in our identity as a child-friendly church.

During Lent we are focussing, in our Sunday worship, on what it means to belong to God as his family, and how this belonging is expressed.  This is all part of preparing for this important moment in the life of St Mary's on Easter Sunday.  Parents of unconfirmed children are being asked to discuss this invitation to receive communion with their children and to decide whether or not this is something they'd like to do. To date (16th Feb) 10 children have said that they would like to begin receiving communion on Easter Sunday, ranging in ages from 3 to 13.

Easter Sunday 2010 is going to be quite a celebration at St Mary's!

for more about this, download the February 2010 parish magazine from the 'downloads' section, and read the 'Vicar's Voice' column on the first page.