St Mary the Virgin Church

St Mary the Virgin Church St Mary's is home to a thriving, welcoming and inclusive Christian community.

St Mary’s Open Branch’s next meeting is this Thursday, 11th June, at 8pm in the Parish Hall, when Joanne Larner (picture...
09/06/2026

St Mary’s Open Branch’s next meeting is this Thursday, 11th June, at 8pm in the Parish Hall, when Joanne Larner (pictured) will speak about “Richard III: Saint or Sinner?”. Our meetings welcome all women, visitors and new members, who are supportive of our Christian values (admission £5, refundable on joining).

St Mary’s Craft Hub will meet this Thursday, 11th June, 1.45-3.15pm, in the Shenfield Parish Hall. This month, Julie wil...
08/06/2026

St Mary’s Craft Hub will meet this Thursday, 11th June, 1.45-3.15pm, in the Shenfield Parish Hall. This month, Julie will be teaching us how to make a pretty paper orchid in a pot. Everyone is welcome to join in the planned activity, bring along a personal crafting project or just come along for a cuppa and a chat (requested donation £3).

Weather permitting, the Butterfly Meadow Working Party will meet in the Meadow 1.30-4pm tomorrow, Tuesday 9th June. Plea...
08/06/2026

Weather permitting, the Butterfly Meadow Working Party will meet in the Meadow 1.30-4pm tomorrow, Tuesday 9th June. Please join us and wear sturdy shoes, plus bring secateurs, gardening gloves and a kneeler if needed. Thank you!

Due to today’s poor weather forecast, the Churchyard Working Party will now meet tomorrow (Sunday 7th June), 2-5pm, inst...
06/06/2026

Due to today’s poor weather forecast, the Churchyard Working Party will now meet tomorrow (Sunday 7th June), 2-5pm, instead of today. There are freshly made cakes that need to be shared, so please do come along! Please email [email protected] if you’re able to join us.

You’ll receive a warm welcome at our All Together Worship this Sunday, 9.30am. The theme will be, “Jesus loves you, no m...
05/06/2026

You’ll receive a warm welcome at our All Together Worship this Sunday, 9.30am. The theme will be, “Jesus loves you, no matter what”, and refreshments after will be served after by our Butterfly Meadow Working Group (see https://stmaryschurch-shenfield.org.uk/outside/butterfly-meadow/ for more about our Meadow). We’re currently looking to recruit a volunteer Meadow Manager — please email [email protected] if you think the role might suit you.

The Churchyard Working Party will meet at St Mary’s Church this Saturday, 6th June, 2-5pm (we’ll cancel if the weather i...
04/06/2026

The Churchyard Working Party will meet at St Mary’s Church this Saturday, 6th June, 2-5pm (we’ll cancel if the weather is bad). Please email [email protected] if you’re planning to join us, so we can ensure we can treat you to refreshments. We’re 9 so far and, as many hands make light work, additional volunteers will be made extremely welcome!

It’s Volunteers’ Week this week (see https://volunteersweek.org/ for more), so we wanted to say a big thank you to every...
02/06/2026

It’s Volunteers’ Week this week (see https://volunteersweek.org/ for more), so we wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who’s helped to keep St Mary’s Church running and in good order 🥰❤️. And if you’re not yet involved, it’s never too late to join in!

Many thanks to those who joined the Churchyard Working Party last Saturday afternoon. You can see the great result of ou...
19/05/2026

Many thanks to those who joined the Churchyard Working Party last Saturday afternoon. You can see the great result of our hard work!

The results of the Craft Hub’s extremely therapeutic silk painting activity. Join us next time (second Thursday of each ...
18/05/2026

The results of the Craft Hub’s extremely therapeutic silk painting activity. Join us next time (second Thursday of each month)!

The Churchyard Working Party is meeting this Saturday, 16th May, from 2-5pm to work in the old churchyard. Please simply...
14/05/2026

The Churchyard Working Party is meeting this Saturday, 16th May, from 2-5pm to work in the old churchyard. Please simply turn up if you can spare some time to help. Refreshments provided.

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