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Parish Profile Parish Profile Index Introduction 1 Meet The Team at St Mary’s 2 Services at St Mary’s 3 Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals 4 Life at St Mary’s 5 - 10 Children & Families’ Ministry 11 - 12 Youth Ministry, Men’s Ministry & Women’s Ministry 13 The Beacon Project 14-15 Where we are 16-17 Links with Local Churches 18 Your Call? 19 Welcome to St Mary’s Church, Ferndown Introduction This profile is written to help give you a flavour of St Mary’s Church Ferndown. St Mary’s vision as a church is “Transformation through Jesus” and more will be said about that later. As a church we believe that our highest calling is to worship God and that a desire flows from this to grow up to spiritual maturity and also to reach out with the love of Christ in practical ways. The church is evangelical and charismatic in its ethos and we play a full part in Deanery and Diocesan life. The Covid-19 pandemic has given us the unique opportunity to start with a clean slate, building on the good foundations that have already been laid. This is an especially exciting time to be part of Children and Families Ministry at St Mary’s. We are praying God will speak clearly to you as you read on. - 1 - Meet The Team at St Mary’s Team Rector Team Vicar Rev Sarah Pix Rev. Patches Chabala Worship & Youth Pastor Operations Manager Cafe Manager Mike Orman Tracey Nicholls Paul Craddock St Mary’s PCC Rev. Sarah Pix (Stipendiary Clergy) Sarah joined our clergy team in 2009 and became our Team Rector in February 2015. She spent three years in Britwell, just West of Slough, completing her curacy. Before ordination Sarah worked as a botanist at Kew Gardens. Sarah is married to Christopher and they have two daughters, Annabella and Ariana. She loves spending time with her family, going for walks, growing things, baking and listening to different types of music from classical to hip hop. Sarah is passionate about people discovering the love of God through Jesus and growing in their relationship with Him. Rev. Patches Chabala (Stipendiary Clergy) Patches joined our clergy team in 2015 following the completion of his curacy in Chester. Patches and his wife, Zenaida, originally come from Zambia but felt called by God to serve Him in the UK. Patches enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters, Twalumba and Temwani, sports and has a heart for spreading the Gospel message in every aspect of ministry. Karen Scarfe (Church Warden) Steve Deall (Church Warden) Rob Broadley (Treasurer) Rachel Jobbins (Secretary) VACANCY (Children’s Ministry) Mike Orman (Worship) Gary Tyler (Outreach) Martin Belbin (Property) Robbie-Anne Loader (Youth) Derek White (Mission & Deanery Synod) Tony Thornton (Community Links) Derek Howshall (Deanery & Diocesan Synods) Others Leaders Retired Clergy: Rev. Canon Barry Lomax Administration Team: Liz Howard (P/T) and Sandy King (P/T) Pastoral Care: Lynne Rees - 2 - Services at St Mary’s SUNDAYS 9am (in Church) - A liturgical Common Worship service with music on the organ or piano. Between 80 to 100 attend this service on a regular basis. Holy Communion is celebrated at this service on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays each month. In order to ensure continuity of teaching across our morning congregations the same speaker preaches at this service and at the 10.45am service. 9am Breakfast Church (in Hall) - This congregation was launched in October 2013 with the aim of attracting people on the fringe to “try church”, and particularly those with younger children, which it has done. We regularly have a congregation of 60-80 (half of whom are children). We enjoy a continental breakfast together before the 45 minute service which includes worship and a short talk. We aim to make it truly all-age with all ages serving and to provide ways to help everyone encounter God. 10am - 10.40am - Coffee-time in the Beacon Cafe This is a great opportunity for members of all the morning congregations to fellowship together. 10.45am - A more lively service, structured but in an informal and seeker-friendly way, and with a worship band leading sung worship. Thanksgivings and Baptisms tend to take place during this service and at Breakfast Church. Each week approx. 120 adults attend with approx 20 children & young people. There is a group for children up to 13 years of age and a self-help crèche. Children are admitted to Communion after baptism with parental commitment and support. Holy Communion is celebrated on the 1st Sunday of each month. Prayer Ministry is available every week. 6.30pm “Hungry” - This is our informal evening service held in the Beacon Cafe, which started at the end of January 2009 and re- launched in a revised format in January 2014. This is a cafe-style service, starting with refreshments and including shorter blocks of worship. This service provides scope for in-depth teaching. THURSDAYS 10.00am Holy Communion (in church) Probably our most formal service and the only one where clergy robe. We have a regu- lar congregation of approximately 40. Coffee is served in the Church Lounge afterwards. We also hold monthly services in our local nursing and care homes - Amberwood, Clarence House, St Mary’s Mews, Homelands House and Cherrett Court. - 3 - Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals Thanksgivings / Baptisms / Renewal of Baptism Vows / Confirmation These services are all incorporated into our main church services as the whole church family like to celebrate together. For infants we invite the parents to attend a Baptism Preparation Course so that they are able to get to know us and vice verse before committing to bringing up their child as part of the church family. We also hold full immersion baptisms in the Hall, especially at Easter. We also encourage those who feel called to reaffirm their faith to consider going forward for confirmation. The number of services we have each year varies. Weddings and Renewal of Vows We are always happy to welcome wedding couples who are resident or have a qualifying connection with the parish. Numbers vary but in 2019 we had 15 weddings. We hold a Marriage Preparation Day each February for our couples to attend. Over recent years we have seen an increase in the number of couples wishing to renew their weddings vows, often on the occasion of an anniversary. Funerals and Memorial Services It is our privilege to come alongside people with the love of Christ during times of grief. Our clergy hold services in church, at the crematoriums in Poole & Bournemouth and local burial grounds. In 2019 thirty funerals/memorial services were taken by our clergy. We also hold an annual “Service of Light” for those who have been bereaved and our Bereavement Team offer ongoing pastoral care if required. - 4 - Life at St Mary’s At St Mary’s there is an emphasis on good quality preaching, authentic worship, and desire to share the Good News of Jesus in word and action with those who haven’t yet met with Him. We want everyone who comes through our doors to experience a warm welcome and the sense of being part of a family, growing in love - whatever their background, gender, race or sexual orientation. Our Sunday teaching follows a sermon series which links in with small group Bible studies. Recent sermon series have included: “Hope In Exile, “Equipped” and “Salt & Light” We believe in and constantly strive to develop “every member ministry”, a greater love for and support of each other and a wide range of outreach activities. We are open to the renewing power of the Holy Spirit and are seeking to encourage the use of spiritual gifts. Unity is important in our PCC Leadership. We do not vote, but wait until there is a common mind on issues before progressing. This has brought tremendous spiritual strength and unity of purpose to the church and we seek a team member who is comfortable working in such an environment of mutual trust, transparency and accountability. Each member of the PCC heads up an area of ministry (see p. 3) We are blessed with lots of older members and many families and young children. Due to the demographics of the parish and cost of housing, it is harder to find single 18-30 year olds, but we are seeking to reach out to that age range more effectively. Everything we do at St Mary’s is linked in with our vision as a Church to “Transform Ferndown with Jesus” by Being Rooted in Jesus Growing up to Maturity in Jesus Reaching Out with Jesus (with Welcome & Witness) - 5 - Being Rooted in Jesus We seek to encourage and enable every member of our church family to grow in their faith by putting down strong roots in Jesus by being part of a Sunday or midweek congregation where there is: Biblical Teaching and Preaching - God’s Word is central to all our services and activities. Fellowship (togetherness with other Christians) - There are refreshments served as part of all our Sunday and mid-week services to enable the church family to enjoy fellowship together. We also encourage small group membership where deeper friendships can be developed. Worship / Holy Communion - We share Communion on a weekly basis and worship in a variety of styles. The appointment of Mike Orman as Worship Pastor has helped us to find greater freedom in worship. Prayer - Prayer is central to our church-life and all members are encouraged to pray daily and we hold daily prayer gatherings at the church. We have a prayer ministry team who are available after our morning and evening services.
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