Notices
CHURCH SERVICES
First Sunday of the month: 8am Book of Common Prayer Service, 10am Cafe Church service and 6.30pm Choral Evensong.
2nd, 3rd, 4th (and 5th) Sunday of the month: 9.30am Parish Eucharist.
4th Sunday of the month at 2.30pm Wild Worship in the churchyard.
We would love to see you at any of our services, whether you have joined us before or not. Please encourage your friends to join us too.
Pop over to our Church Services page HERE to see details of our forthcoming special services.
Be a Diamond Campaign
We are raising funds to recover costs from the restoration work to our medieval glazed windows. If you would like to donate and/or dedicate a diamond glass pane to a loved one(s) please CLICK HERE.
Donations over £50 will be eligible to have a dedication, such as the name of a loved one(s), added to our commemorative "Book of Diamonds" which we will publish and display in the church and online in time for Easter 2025.
Electoral Roll Renewal
This year the St Mary’s Church Electoral Roll has to be completely renewed. This means that, even if you are on the current Electoral Roll, you need to re-apply to be added to the new one. You must do this before 30th April, to be allowed to vote at this year’s APCM on 18th May. If you are not currently on the Electoral Roll, we would encourage you to join it. Forms to complete will be available at the church (with a post box available on Sundays). To find out more please speak to Victoria Sinclair Crake or Rev’d Ruth, or email [email protected]
VE DAY CELEBRATION AFTERNOON TEA
Saturday 3rd May at 2pm
St Mary's will be celebrating the end of World War II in Europe with this afternoon tea.
Kathryn Price the Collection Coordinator of the British Museum will be giving a presentation about the Amber Tankard which is currently held in the British Museum.
Tickets are £18.00 from Lisa Large, or emailing [email protected]
Last day to order tickets 26th April for catering purposes
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
In December 2021, the Garden of Remembrance was completely rebuilt, as the sleepers around the edge had rotted. During the course of that work, some personal items which had been put there were removed. Please open the attached document HERE for more information about the work that was done, why certain items were removed, and which items are and are not permitted in a historic Church of England graveyard.
LOWERED GRAVESTONES
Following a Health and Safety inspection in September 2021, a number of gravestones in the new churchyard were lowered, because they were found to be unsafe. Please to do not attempt to lift or re-seat a gravestone yourself. It must be done professionally for the safety of all visitors to the graveyard. Responsibility for the maintenance of gravestone rests with the family of the deceased. We have, so far unsuccessfully, tried to contact the next of kin for the affected gravestones. If you are related to one of the following, or have contact details for somebody who is, please contact us HERE so that we can advise further.
1) Nina Gates/Alfred Gates/Dennis Blackman
2) Jack Pritchard
3) William (Bill) Game/David Game/Sheila Game
4) Allie Bullen/Ethel Bullen (Cross only)
5) Dorothy Woollard
6) Charles Musicka/Winifred Musicka
GIVING
The pandemic, with its associated temporary closure of the church and then restricted numbers at services, severely affected our ability to raise funds. Necessary expenditure to maintain the church still continued. If you are able to donate, your contribution would be very much appreciated. There are a number of different and easy ways to donate. Please click HERE for details.