A new Priest in Charge has been appointed!

Good news!  Revd Tim Parker, currently curate at Gamston has been appointed to St Mary's and the Benefice!

He has also been helping out at Edwalton during their vacancy.
Tim graduated with an MA in Physics prior to training for the ministry.

 

We will however, have to wait for his installation as Priest in Charge of the Benefice which could be a number of months.

 

We look forward to meeting and working with him at this exciting time and send our congratulations.

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Open Churches weekend

Open Churches Weekend. Saturday 21st and 22nd July all churches in the Southwell and Nottingham Diocese will be open to all visitors, so why not pop in and come and see us?  Refreshments are available and it's usually nice and cool inside.

Our Sunday service is at 9.30am and we have several visiting Ministers covering the services during the interregnum.  This past week there have been interviews for the candidates and we await the exciting outcome.




Coming up!

Aug 3rd, 9am-5.00pm - Robin Borrett will be bringing his Coloured Pencil Workshop to St Mary's Church again.  Please contact him if you'd like to attend. The group's latest addition to their collection of completed pictures can now be found hanging in the entrance to St Mary's Hall.

Aug 6th 12.00noon - 1.00pm!
The Quiet Interlude: A new Beginning. In St. Mary’s Church from 12 noon – 1pm
2 more sessions with different themes August 6th - The Journey; September 3rd - Coming Home.



Saturday 10th August, 11.00-4.00pm. - Hanson's Antiques Valuation Day.

Hansons, the Auctioneers are holding a Valuation Day at St Mary's Church.
The cost for valuing an item is £1, which will be given to the church.

There is no obligation to sell the item. The aim is to educate and advise the owner of an object's identity and history, as well as its value.

 

Items will NOT be purchased at the Valuation Day. However, Hansons can arrange to include suitable items in one of their auctions at a later date, if you discover you own a valuable antique and would prefer to sell it. Light refreshments will be provided.

It's cool!

Finally, summer has arrived but we're not prepared for the mid 20's yet.  If you're looking for something for the family that's fun and really cool, why not come to St Mary's this Sunday.  Why?  Because it's Messy Church week! 

Messy Church time! It's a chance to tell the children about the amazing life of Jesus and what he taught us and there's crafts, songs and refreshments. There's always lots of families there.

And for adults - on Tuesday at 12.00 noon there's the second in the series of The Quiet Interlude, run by John O'Nions.  Everyone is welcome to come and discover just for an hour, the antidote to life’s strains and stresses.

Coming up!
Open Churches Weekend in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham - July 20/21st. St Mary's Church will be open both days to anyone who would like to drop in.  Refreshments will be available. Come on in and meet us, there's no pressure.
Find out what we're doing for YOU in the community and look around. There's something for everyone. 
Don't be a stranger - you don't have to be a Christian, you don't have to be perfect (we're not) or if you'd just like to talk to someone or just generally look around, what are you waiting for?

Have you missed the blog being updated?  It's because we could do with a little help updating it.  Would you like to 'have a go'?  Tell someone at the Open Churches days or a member of our PCC. We'd love to have you on board.