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December 31, 2022December 31, 2022

St Mary’s News – the hopes for 2023 edition

This edition of St Mary’s News starts with hopes for 2023, and continues with other news including:

Epiphany Party,
Licensing of Rev Anne Mason,
Saturday Morning Café, and
the usual listings of services and co ntacts.

Hopes for 2023

A New Year Reflection from Revd Heather

As 2023 begins, plans to give you hope

With each New Year, comes a time of reflecting back on the past 12 months, and a moment to look ahead and dream about what the future might hold.

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

Candlelit Service Returns to the Old Church

Return of the annual candlelit service at St Mary’s Old Church

For the first time since 2018, the Friends of St Mary’s Old Church are holding a Candlelit Service in the Old Church. Following the success of their Mulled Wine & Mince Pies event, the Friends look forward to welcoming you on Sunday 18th December at 2:30 pm. The service is free and open to all and there’s now dedicated car parking opposite the church. Reverend Heather Wilcox will lead the service.

In 2019, the Friends were able to hold a Carol service but, because of redecoration works at the time they could not run it by candlelight. Since then, of course, the services have been unable to run due to Covid. So do come along and welcome this annual tradition back to the village.

Dress for the weather!

November 27, 2022December 11, 2022

St Mary’s News – the Christmas 2022 Edition

This edition of St Mary’s News starts with Christmas 2022, and continues with other news including:

Revd Heather’s Christmas Message,
Saturday Morning Café, and
the usual listings of services and co ntacts.

Christmas 2022

We look forward to welcoming you to our Christmas services this year:

November 23, 2022December 29, 2022

Old Church Invite to Mulled Wine & Mince Pies

Invitation to Mulled Wine and Mince Pies with a side order of music by Octavia

Invitation To Enjoy Music, Mulled Wine & Mince Pies

Next Sunday, 27th November, the Friends of St Mary’s Old Church invite you to enjoy Mulled Wine & Mince Pies with them. This event will also afford you the opportunity to renew or join the friends.

Music

Octavia will be performing during the event, which runs from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Octavia is a ‘sub-group’ of Quire.

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

St Mary’s News – the Posada Edition

This edition of St Mary’s News starts with the Advent Experience of Posada, and continues with other news including:

Remembrance Services,
Christmas Shoebox Appeal,
Happy New Year (yes that’s right),
The START Course, and
the usual listings of services and co ntacts.

The Advent Experience of Posada

Posada originates from Mexico where people dress as Mary and Joseph and re-enact the journey to Bethlehem, travelling from house to house asking for a place to stay (the word Posada means an inn). In recent years, this idea has been modified by churches in this country by sending the figures of Mary and Joseph and the donkey from house to house during Advent.

This year, we are offering the Posada experience in our village. From Sunday 27th November until Christmas Day, figures representing Mary and Joseph will travel round our community from home to home, stopping by arrangement, where there is a place for them and a warm welcome waiting.

September 29, 2022October 28, 2022

St Mary’s News – Bread of Life Edition

This edition of St Mary’s News starts with Liz Dixon reflecting on Jesus being “the bread of life”, and continues with other news including:

The Christmas Shoebox Appeal,
Food in School Holidays (FISH),
Halloween Hot Chocolate,
Children during morning services, and
the usual listings of services and co n tacts.

The Bread of Life

Then Jesus declared ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’
John 6:35

More Sustainable

In an effort to live more sustainably, I decided to try and grow some vegetables in my garden for the first time this year. I made lots of mistakes so the results were very mixed. The broad beans were covered in black fly, the dwarf pea plants produced about 6 peas from 20 plants, and the carrots were very tiny. But I did manage to grow some passable red peppers!

September 22, 2022October 4, 2022

Old Church Quiz at Orpen Hall

Test your memory with a quiz at Orpen Hall

The Friends of St Mary’s Old Church are holding a quiz at Orpen Hall on 8th October. All funds raised will go towards the continued upkeep of the Old Church. Renovations have gone well but more remains to be done so the more you raise the closer we get.

Why not call your friends now!

The Details

Teams of up to 6.
£5 entry per team member.
Doors open at 7 pm for a 7:30 start.
It’s at the Orpen Hall.
Bring your own nibbles and drinks.
Contact Beverley Kettell for tickets:
- 01206 240512, or
- [email protected].

The Friends work supplements the support of national charity, The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), which is responsible for the preservation of this and over 350 other redundant churches in England.

Mini Twentieth Century History Quiz For Fun

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September 13, 2022September 22, 2022

Commemoration Service & Cancelled Event

Commemoration Service for the Late Queen Elizabeth II

Commemoration Service for Queen Elizabeth II

There will be a Commemoration Service for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in St Mary’s. It will start at 6 pm on 18th September. It would be great to see representatives at that service from all the organisations within the village. This is a service for the whole community to come together.

A Book of Condolence is open at the New Church from 9am to 7pm each day. Flowers can be left by the flag at the Orpen Hall (no plastic wrappings please).

Old St Mary’s Cancels Event & Updates on Internal Renovations

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022

St Mary’s News – Goldilocks Edition

This edition of St Mary’s News starts with a Revd Heather’s Message looking at Goldilocks, and continues with other news including:

Apple picking at Manor Grove Farm,
Harvest Festival Weekend,
a START Course,
a welcome to a new administrator,
a Diary Date, and
the usual listings of services and contacts.

Revd. Heather’s Goldilocks Message

Just Right!

Many of you, I am sure, will be familiar with the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. There is something in this fairy-tale which speaks into our very human nature.

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

St Mary’s Pilgrimage for the Homeless Edition

This edition of St Mary’s News starts with a report from a pilgrimage, and continues with other news on Licensing of Liz Dixon, Afternoon Tea, Summer Holiday activities and the usual listings of services and contacts.

Pilgrimage for the Homeless – Alan Murray Tells his story

Pilgrims assembling at Canterbury Cathedral

I have just walked the 74-mile Pilgrimage from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London to Canterbury Cathedral, with about 100 other pilgrims, sleeping on the floors of churches and halls. This took four full days and was a great experience, walking with some of the homeless people, as well as helpers and supporters of this homeless charity.