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Life Events

Baptisms, Confirmations, Weddings and Funerals


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Faith Matters


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Church Services


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Life Events


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About St Mary's



Baby awaiting baptism

Baptisms (Christenings) at St Mary's

In the early days of the Church, new Christians were often baptised at Easter. After a course of instruction in the faith, they publicly entered into a new life.

Newly married!

Weddings at St Mary's

Today more than a quarter of all marriages in England take place before God in the traditional setting of a Church of England church.

Candle in remembrance

Funerals at St Mary's

A funeral marks the close of a human life on earth. It is the opportunity for friends and family to express their grief, to give thanks for the life which has now completed its journey in this world.