Shaw Church

Welcome

We are the Church of England parish of St Mary’s Shaw cum Donnington – just to the north and east of Newbury.

Our purpose and focus is Knowing Jesus, Sharing God’s Love, Caring for People.
You can read more about it here.

We meet every Sunday at 10am, as well as at other times during the week.
Everyone is welcome to join us.

Word for the Week

• Money, Money, Money17 July 2025

  Abba wrote a song about money – perhaps you’re already playing the glockenspiel introduction in your mind? “In my dreams I have a plan, if I got me a wealthy man, I wouldn’t have to work at all” or “I have to go to Las Vegas or Monaco, and win a fortune in a game.” Inspiring stuff (not). To live well, you can marry wealth or be a successful gambler. I suppose you could try stealing or plain hard work (to be commended), but what happens when you have money? Don’t you just want even more? O to be able to live by the Micawber Principle! (although even David Copperfield could see the misery that came from the prophet’s inability to follow his own advice).

  So if wealth isn’t a route to happiness, what is? And how might we use whatever wealth we have (little or large) to help us get there? Jesus said “You cannot serve both God and money” and maybe that is the clue we need. As Jesus answered the tempter: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’ (Matthew 4:4, quoting Deuteronomy 6:13)

   

  Raymond