Welcome to St. Mary's Church
Welcome to our parish church website.
We hope that you will join with us both in worship and in the many activities that are organised within the church family.
This website aims to give you details of who we are, what we do and how you can join us.
'Living to Worship and Glorify God,
to Encourage and Support His Church,
and to Reach Out to His World'
Views from the Vicarage - July/August 2019
Dear Friends,
This month the magazine is a joint one for July and August. My final article will be in the September magazine and my last Service at S. Mary's will be our Patronal Festival (the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary) at 10.15am Parish Eucharist on the 8th September. I would love to see as many of you as possible at my final Service and there will be glass of wine (or sherry) afterwards. I understand that there will also be a farewell do on Friday the 13th September, this is exactly twenty-seven years since I was made Vicar here. It is going to be quite a wrench for me to leave such a wonderful church and town in which I have served most of my working life.
Forthcoming Events
Details of our church diary for this month can be found here
Information about Fundraising Events for 2019 can be found here
Fundraising and Social Events 2019
St. Mary's Church, Ellesmere
Fundraising and Social Events 2019
| Date | Event | Venue | Time | Cost |
| Friday 4th October | Harvest Supper | Town Hall | 7.30pm | £12 |
| Friday 1st November | Shoppers Lunch (a joint event with NSS Age UK) |
Town Hall | 12 - 2pm | £15 |
| Saturday 7th December | Christmas Coffee Morning and Grand Draw Please join us for Coffee, Mince Pies and Sherry. Gift stall, card stall, etc |
Town Hall | 10.30am-12.00pm | £2.50 |
Parish Lunch
Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Alison and Elis Hughes we held our Parish Lunch this year at Haughton Farm, Caegoody Lane on 21st June. The marquee was ideal for over 80 diners in view of the uncertain weather forecast!
St Mary's Club Spring/Summer 2019
As part of our busy programme this term, we have been fund raising to buy desks for the Kenya Schools Project. This is a locally run charity in Oswestry who, for donations of £20, have desks made by local craftsmen for the schoolchildren in the area in Kenya where the charity operates.
The Bells of St Mary's - July 2019
Just a few notes from the bell tower. We ring every Sunday morning with at least 6 ringers. On our practice nights on Fridays we are assisted by ringers from St Martins and Whitchurch to swell our numbers.
Mothers' Union Programme 2019
The Mothers' Union Programme 2019, St Mary's Church, Ellesmere, Shropshire