{"id":473,"date":"2024-09-20T14:06:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:06:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:06:57","slug":"mid-week-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/community\/mid-week-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Week Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"280\" class=\"wp-image-1572\" style=\"max-width: 500px; width:85%; height:auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/what-are-mid-week-groups.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Week Groups\" srcset=\"https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/what-are-mid-week-groups.jpg 568w, https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/what-are-mid-week-groups-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Short answer:<br>Small groups of people meeting mid-week.<br>We believe that small groups are essential for the life of a<br>flourishing, healthy church, and a great place to grow in<br>our faith, and we encourage everyone to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In our groups we can learn more about God, each other, and the community we live in. This is the setting in which we can share our lives with others and receive the support and encouragement that we need as Christians. In each group we try to get to grips with a book of the Bible or an issue that will help us in our faith or service of God. We pray together (you don\u2019t have to pray aloud) and share any matters of concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-1573\" style=\"width:80%; max-width: 400px; height:auto\" src=\"http:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/join-us.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/join-us.jpg 418w, https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/join-us-300x108.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Monday mornings:<\/strong><br>Time: 10.30 a.m. until 11.30 a.m.<br>Venue: Honesty Caf\u00e9 in<br>Winchester Street<br>Convener: Ginnie Cates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday mornings:<\/strong><br>Time: 10.00 a.m. until noon<br>Venue: Winchester Street<br>Convener: Ruth Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday mornings:<\/strong><br>(sporadically)<br>Time: 9.45 a.m.<br>Venue: Upper Room at<br>St. Mary\u2019s Church<br>Convener: Alison Peters<br><br><strong>Wednesday mornings:<\/strong><br>Time: 9.30 a.m. until 11.00 a.m.<br>Venue: Various locations in<br>Overton<br>Convener: Gilly Delbridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Wednesday evenings:<\/strong><br>(but this does vary)<br>Time: 7.30 p.m. until 9.30 p.m.<br>Venue: Foxdown area or<br>Winchester Street<br>Convener: Mo Hilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday evenings:<\/strong><br>Time: 7.45 p.m. until 9.00 p.m.<br>Venue: Overton Hill<br>Conveners: Mike &amp; Helen Francis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday afternoons:<\/strong><br>Time: 2.30 p.m. until 4.30 p.m.<br>Venue: Glebe Meadow<br>Convener: Ann Barker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday evenings:<\/strong><br>Time: 8.00 p.m. until 10.00 p.m.<br>Venue: Station Road<br>Convener: Pete Silverwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday evenings:<\/strong><br>Time 7.00 p.m. until 8.00 p.m.<br>Venue: Boathouse Meadow<br>Conveners: Chris &amp; Ginnie Cates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-marys\/contact-us\/\">I&#8217;d like to know more!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short answer:Small groups of people meeting mid-week.We believe that small groups are essential for the life of aflourishing, healthy church, and a great place to grow inour faith, and we encourage everyone to join. 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