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

• Test20 November 2025

  I gave someone a test this week. I wasn’t trying to trip them up or catch them out – I genuinely wanted to know if they could do something, and if they could how they did it.

  We sometimes shy away from tests. We don’t like being judged, we don’t like being found wanting, we don’t like to fail. But sometimes a test is the opportunity to show that we can, and sometimes one test is a challenge that leads to another, and we find that we learn and grow along the way.

  So what would you say if God wanted to test your faith? Would you object or run away? Or would you do what God asks of you, in the same way you normally to?

  In Hebrews 11, we find a catalogue of things people through the Bible-ages did because of their faith Why not read it?

  James writes that ‘the testing of your faith produces perseverance’ (James 1:3), and I think perseverance is something worth having – as James goes on to say: ‘Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.’ (James 1:4).

   

  Raymond