St Mary's Shalford

10/16/2026

Join us in November for F1 the Movie.

‘Set with a backdrop of Formula 1, the F1 plot centres around a young rookie driver eventually coming to appreciate the value of experience provided by his team mate (Brad Pitt)’

10/10/2026

Our prayers this week are particularly with all those who have been touched by baby loss.

10/02/2026

Stay in the loop! You can read this weeks newsletter here:
https://mailchi.mp/afebc19c8d6a/together-this-week-1st-october-26

10/01/2026

Join us for our Harvest Festival Service on the 11th October. A service for all ages to give thanks to God for all that He has done for us.

We will also be collecting for the Guildford Food Bank up until the service, and on the day.

If you would like to donate any non-perishable items, then please do bring them along to the church at any time over the days leading up to the service, or on the 11th itself.

09/25/2026

09/24/2026

Brendan Fraser stars in Rental Family, a heartwarming comedy-drama from Searchlight Pictures, and we are thrilled to bring it to our Shalford Village cinema screen in October!

Directed by Hikari, this unique film follows Phillip (Fraser), a struggling American actor living in modern-day Tokyo. Desperate for work, he accepts a highly unusual job with a Japanese "rental family" agency, where strangers hire actors to fill temporary gaps in their social lives—from playing a supportive father for a young schoolgirl, to a grieving friend at a funeral. What starts as a series of strange acting gigs quickly blurs the line between performance and reality. Filled with humour, charm, and deep sincerity, Rental Family is a beautiful exploration of loneliness, purpose, and the unexpected ways humans connect.

09/21/2026

Who's joining us this morning for our Baby and Toddler Group? We can't wait to see you!

09/20/2026

Have your say!

We are looking to make some changes to our services following the patterns we have had over the last year of vacancy.

Would you like to tell us what services you might like to attend? Or ways of worship you might like to see?

Find the link here : https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/k08gzRMrvy

09/15/2026

It was a wonderful evening of celebration last week as we welcomed Rev Helen May as the new Vicar of Shalford and Peasmarsh.

Thank you to everyone who came to welcome Helen and show your support for the parishes and community.

If you couldn't be there and would like to watch the service for yourself, please do see the video now on our YouTube channel : https://youtu.be/YnUNjXHi19E

09/14/2026

Come along to St Mary’s at 2.30pm on Sunday 20th for a Heritage Open Days talk on Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, famous explorer who discovered the K2 mountain. And don’t forget to pay a visit
to Shalford Cemetery Chapel (open 2-5pm) which is located within the cemetery boundary, opposite Shalford Infant School.