St Mary's Church - News and Events
WELL, IT RAINED and was chilly, but the food and fellowship kept us warm at the barbecue at Adventurer's Farm following the service on Rogation Day. Janet provided an excellent range of salads and puddings and Jim did sterling service on the barbecue. Grateful thanks to the Willmott family for hosting the event and to their builders for ensuring we could shelter inside!
Tales of Norman castles, St Patrick and school day memories accompanied some wonderful hymn choices at the Songs of Praise on 4 June. This very joyful service was enhanced by spirited organ playing by Richard Ayres.
The popular jazz event - this time on a summer's afternoon - took place at the Red Lion on Father's Day. Thanks to Hilary Sage for master-minding this free entertainment: the Kemp Brothers band performed brilliantly, and the raffle and sweet stall contributed to church funds. We are grateful too to Lorraine and Dave for their support in hosting the event.
Social and fundraising events pause now until the autumn; some dates for your diaries are as follows:
- Saturday 23 September Quiz Night Village Hall
- Saturday 7 October Harvest Supper & Gift Day Village Hall
- Sunday 8 October Harvest Festival & Gift Day, St Mary's, 11am
- Saturday 11 November Christmas Fair Village Hall
- Sunday 12 November Remembrance Service St Mary's, 10.50am
- Saturday 18 November Village Variety Show Village Hall
- Sunday 3 December Advent Carol Service, Cambridge Voices, 4pm
- Sunday 10 December Christingle St Mary's, 11am
- Sunday 17 December Carol Service St Mary's, 6.30pm
- Sunday 24 December Crib Service St Mary's, 3pm
- Monday 25 December Christmas Communion St Mary's, 10am
Regular services continue as usual in St Mary's:
- First Sunday Holy Communion 11am
- Second Sunday Book of Common Prayer 8am Family Service 11am
- Third Sunday Holy Communion 11am
- Fourth Sunday United Service with other 10.30am churches in benefice (see website/notice board for venue) Fifth Sunday Matins 11am
I would be delighted to hear from any children interested in taking part in Family Services. St Mary's, Swaffham Prior, is part of the Anglesey Group of Parishes (with Bottisham, Lode, Quy and Swaffham Bulbeck). We have a new benefice website which includes weekly notice sheets, service times, calendar of events throughout the benefice, information on the local churches etc. Please visit www.angleseygroupparishes.co.uk; your comments and contributions would be most welcome.