St Mary's Church, Bletchley

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St Mary's Church
Parish Church of Bletchley
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View of the church from the south.
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LocationBletchley, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.stmarysbletchley.org
Architecture
StyleNorman, English Gothic
Years builtNorman, 13–15th centuries
Administration
DioceseOxford[1]

St Mary's and St John's Church is the Anglican parish church in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] St Mary's is located in Church Green Road, Bletchley.[2]

History[]

The church dates from Norman times and the arch of the south doorway is Norman.[3] The chancel is 13th century and there were additions in the 14th and 15th centuries.

More recently, the Church has moved away from a traditional choir and organ and now have a band.[citation needed]

Services[]

Since St John's joined St Mary's,[when?] all services are now at St Mary's. St Mary's offers a wide range of services which cater for different types of people:[citation needed]

Sunday
  • 8:00am — Holy Communion
  • 10:00am — Family service every Sunday with Holy Communion on the 1st Sunday of every month and an All age service on the 3rd.
  • 7:00pm — Modern Worship
Wednesday
  • 10:00am — Traditional Holy Communion

Members of staff[]

The following are members of staff at the church:[citation needed]

  • Rev David McDougall - Rector
  • Rev Paul Pavlou — Curate
  • Rev Hannah Akibo-Betts - Curate
  • Charlotte Cashman — Church Warden
  • Andrew Prince — Church Warden
  • Charles Bishop - Operations Manager
  • Christina Farley - Communications Officer
  • Nichola Whitmore - Finance Officer
  • Steve Adams - Caretaker

Youth Group[]

  • Creche facilities - 0–2 years
  • Footsteps — 3–5 years
  • Striders — 5–11 years
  • Dream Factory - 5–11 years
  • Joy Friday / Soul Saturday - Years 11-14
  • The Loft — Years 14-17

Music[]

Music at St Mary's consists of four main groups and a youth band.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bletchley: St Mary, Bletchley". The Church of England. 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "St Mary's Church, Bletchley". Open Guide to Milton Keynes. Retrieved April 8, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°59′45″N 0°44′40″W / 51.9958°N 0.7444°W / 51.9958; -0.7444

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