Our Ministries

Harmony

A Whale of a Time – July 2019

Harmony is our weekly bible club for children attending High Ongar Primary School A team goes into the school and the session will consist of bible stories, crafts, songs and games.

The Harmony club are invited to our regular services to talk about what they have been doing, and will perform and take part in an annual musical evening which parents are invited to attend. Harmony is led by Jo Saward, Rev Stewart, Melinda Bundock and Sharon Powell.

Harmony Toddlers

Harmony Toddlers is a new group at St Mary’s on a Wednesday afternoon, (during school term times), for babies, toddlers and their parents/carers. It’s free to attend and the format includes free play, crafts, puzzles, snacktime and bible story and singing time. Harmony Toddlers is led by Della Milne and Katherine Garner. For more information see here.

Fellowship Groups

Midweek, the church family gathers together in smaller groups for more in-depth and engaging study of the Bible, personal prayer and deeper fellowship. If you would like to be a part of a home group, then please contact us and we will arrange to meet up with you to assess which home group would best suit you.

Groups at St James’

  • Every Monday, Afternoon tea at 2.00pm to 4.00pm
  • Every Thursday, Puzzles & Board Games Club, at 10.00am to 12 noon
  • Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, Ongar Memory Cafe, at 10.00am to 12 noon
  • Open to all – just turn up!

Coffee Social

Coffee and chat

Every Thursday at the Kings Head in Chipping Ongar we meet for coffee, chat and fellowship. Open to all, come and go from 10.30a.m. to 12.30p.m.

Local Mission Taskforce

Harvest Lunch at St James’

We want our churches to be at the centre of our communities so our Local Mission Taskforce looks at ways of engaging with our communities through regular and one off events, not solely based on our regular services. Examples of this include Cream Teas in the summer; a Harvest Lunch for the elderly; a Christmas Bags for the Homeless project; Quiz nights; regular breakfast walks from Chipping Ongar to High Ongar finishing with breakfast in the Coffee Post and much much more.

See our Calendar of Events page for what’s on this year.

Links with other churches

Parish of High Ongar is part of the Ongar Mission and Ministry Unit (MMU). We aim to work together with other churches in the group to support each other and learn from best practise. Rev Stewart is also Priest in Charge of St Christopher’s church, Willingale.