St Mary's Church, Great Bentley
A warm welcome to you
In light of the events unfolding in Ukraine at this time, Bishop Guli has invited churches to join together in using the following Prayer for Peace that has been published by the Church of England: Almighty God, from whom all…
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From February 21st – 6th March is Fairtrade Fortnight, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of supporting Fairtrade producers. St Mary’s is a Fairtrade Church, which aims to support this movement; we also hold a stall every Sunday…
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Next Sunday 23rd January at 9.30 we are holding a joint service with our Church family from Great Bentley Methodist. This is a chance to meet together to pray for Christian Unity which is recognised this week. This is an…
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Our bible study group will be restarting on Tuesday 18th January at 10 am in the Church Hall. Everyone is welcome to join us, even if you can’t make our usual Sunday service. This is an opportunity to explore the…
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Please see below details of our Christmas services over the next week – everyone is very welcome to join in our celebrations. Friday 24th December – 5.30 pm Crib service: This will be a 30-40 min service held outside the…
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It is with much regret that the decision has been made to cancel the service of 9 lessons & carols this Sunday 19th, due to the escalating covid situation. Currently our usual Sunday service will still go ahead, but we…
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Thank you to everyone who took part in our Pantomime Christmas Tree Quiz last weekend – here are all of the answers so you can see how close your guesses were!
This is a huge thank you to everyone who supported the St Mary’s Christmas tree festival last weekend, both those who visited, and who donated produce, time & gifts to sell on the day. Together we raised over £3300 which…
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Hand made wreaths will available for sale at St. Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival.They will be on mossed wire rings; if you would like to pre-order one please contact;Mary Maskell marymaskell@sys3internet.net 01206250524Jackie Kilby jackie@kilby-rawcliffe.co.uk 01206 250717Our 12 inch wreaths will…
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Many thanks to everyone who helped with the Churchyard clear-up today – particular thanks to the team from Jonathan Hills – your help is greatly appreciated!