Welcome to the Parish of
St Columba, Arbory & St Mary's on the Harbour, Castletown
Welcome to the Parish of St Columba, Arbory and St Mary's on the Harbour, Castletown in the Diocese of Sodor and Man. We are one Parish with two churches and two distinct worshipping communities. Whether you are a long time resident, new to the area, visiting or searching for a spiritual home we would love to welcome you.
We aim to share the life and love of Jesus with all people. Whether you are familiar with the Christian faith or you want to find out what Christians believe and why, we hope our website will help answer some of your questions. Of course we would love to meet you face to face and whether you are looking for a church to celebrate your wedding or child's baptism, activities for younger or older people, family friendly worship or something a bit more traditional or simply a place to relax, have fun and make new friends we hope you will drop by and join us for one of our services or activities.
St Columba is situated in Ballabeg and serves the ancient Parish of Arbory, which includes Ballabeg, Colby and the surrounding area.
St Mary's on the Harbour serves Castletown, the former ancient Capital of the Island. In 1989 the church relocated from the former Garrison church building to the converted School House on the Harbour .
This website will give you a flavour of some of the things that are on offer through the week as well as some of the special services, activities and events in our calendar.
Welcome Service for Rev Jon Barwood
Sunday 27th September at 10.30am
St Mary's on the Harbour, Castletown
This is a joint service with Arbory Parish Church to welcome Jon and he begins his new ministry as curate with us.
HARVEST FESTIVAL SERVICES
Arbory Parish Church Sunday 4th October at 10.30am
All Age Service
St Mary's on the Harbour
Harvest Holy Communion Service at 11am
Both churches will be collecting food for the Food Bank
ON-LINE SERVICES
Sanctuary - A Service of Night Prayer Monday - Friday 9pm
This is a quiet reflective service with periods of silence and prayer at the end of the day. This can be found on the Parish Face Book Pages nightly throught the week.
The Churches are Open for Private Prayer
Arbory Parish Church daily from 9am - 4pm
St Mary's on the Harbour from 10am - 4pm daily (except Saturday)
We hope that you will make use of the opportunity to come into church and offer a prayer or sit quietly and reflect.
COFFEE & CHAT EVERY FRIDAY 11am - 12noon
Our regular coffee morning returns to St Mary's on the Harbour on Friday 3rd July. We would love to see some new faces joining us. If you are still feeling anxious or a little hesitant after lockdown and would appreciate a chance to meet with others and have the opportunity to talk then please come along you would be very welcome.
Bookings for Baptisms and Weddings
We are now able to take bookings for baptisms and weddings, please contact the Vicar on 823509 or email via the address below
The Face Book Recordings can be found on the parish FB pages either for Castletown Parish Church or Arbory Parish Church click on either link below Arbory church Facebook Page & St Mary's on the Harbour Facebook Page
In addition you will find other resources appearing both here on our website and on our Face Book pages
You will also find lots of resources available on the Church of England Website
If you would like to receive Home Communion or you need to talk to the Vicar, Rev Irene Cowell please phone 823509 or email irene.cowell@sodorandman.im
STORYHOUSE
This Saturday 26th September 11am - 12noon
@ St Mary's on the Harbour, Castletown
Imaginative Story telling and activities for children of all ages
Why not drop in to St Mary's on the Harbour, Castletown
Children under 5 years must be accompanied by an adult
AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
St Mary's on the Harbour
Starts again Wednesday 7th October
Starts 3.30pm with light snacks & refreshments
4pm Bible Stories and activities finishes 5pm