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

• A Question that Reveals our Hearts13 September 2024

  ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Can you imagine the possibilities if Jesus asked you that question? How would you answer?

  It’s a question Jesus actually poses twice in Mark 10 (verses 36 and 51), but he gets very different answers each time. James and John ask him to give them power and status in his Kingdom – a request that reveals they have still not understood what following Jesus is all about. Bartimaeus asks for mercy – specifically, that he might see – and is given what he asked. He begins to follow Jesus on the way.

  As with James, John and Bartimaeus, the answer we would give to the question ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ reveals what is in our hearts. It reveals something of why we follow Jesus in the first place. So it’s a question worth asking ourselves to help us grasp how well we understand what following Jesus is all about. Would we fare better than James and John?

  Ed