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.
FROM SUNDAY 25th APRIL OUR CHURCH SERVICES RESUME
ARBORY PARISH CHURCH
HOLY COMMUNION at 9.30am
ST MARY'S ON THE HARBOUR, CASTLETOWN
HOLY COMMUNION at 11am
We appreciate that some people may be a little nervous returning to church so soon after lockdown, if you feel more comfortable wearing a face covering that is fine and we will have some space in church reserved for anyone who does not want to sit too close to others.
If you have been listening in to our online services and would like to join us in person we would love to see you. Why not come along?
SANCTUARY - NIGHT PRAYER
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.
OTHER ACTIVITES ONLINE
Tuesdays on Zoom at 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Join us on Zoom as we reflect on the Bible readings from the previous Sunday, pray and enjoy a time of fellowship together. This is an informal gathering and open to anyone who is interested. If you want to know more or want the zoom link to join us then please email Rev Jon Barwood jon.barwood@sodorandman.im
Getting on to Zoom
If you need help getting on to Zoom and want some help then please do contact with me on my email address above and I will try my best to help.
HELP AND SUPPORT
If you need a chat or practical help and support please do be in touch with me and I will try and help where I can. If you would like us to add you to our prayer list then please let me know. My phone number is below.
Please continue to stay safe and well
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