Events

Event Information:

  • Weddings

    Getting married is a bold and exciting step to take within a relationship. Choosing to come to church for your marriage service is a way of witnessing to your love and commitment to one another in front of your friends and families and in the presence of God.

    We hope that in your preparations and in your marriage you will experience the love, grace and blessing of God.

    Can I get married in St Mary's?
    If just one of these conditions applies then you are welcome to be married here:

    • one of you was baptised or prepared for confirmation in the parish
    • one of you has ever lived in the parish for six months or more;
    • one of you has at any time regularly attended public worship in the parish for six months or more at any time before the wedding takes place;
    • one of your parents has lived in the parish for six months or more in your lifetime;
    • one of your parents has regularly attended public worship here for six months or more in your lifetime;
    • your parents or grandparents were married here.

    You can check the parish boundaries at:
    www.achurchnearyou.com

    Booking Your Wedding
    If you could like to enquire about a wedding please contact one of the Clergy. You can also come to St Mary’s on a Tuesday evening between 6.00pm and 7.00pm to discuss your wedding and you can ask any questions you might have then. You will be asked to pay a deposit to confirm your booking.

    Download St Mary's wedding brochure here.

    The Church of England’s wedding website offers some helpful suggestions as you plan your day here.

Regular Events

BaconCoffee and a Bacon Sandwich
Last Saturday of the month
9.30am – 11.30am | Sherburn Community Centre
Pop along for a cuppa, bacon or sausage butty and good old chat.

Knit and Natter
Every other Tuesday
1.30pm  – 3pm | St Mary’s Church
Everyone is welcome, we can provide wool, needles, patterns, cup of tea. You need only provide the natter.

 

Mothers’ Union
2pm | 3rd Monday in the Month, St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Mothers’ Union meets monthly, usually on a Monday afternoon. The group is concerned with all issues affecting family life in modern society, and is involved in charitable work at home and abroad.  Men and women, of all ages and in any family circumstance, are very welcome to join us.
For more information about the Mothers’ Union generally, have a look at the Mothers’ Union website. If you would like to find out more about our group at St Mary’s please contact Jean Wilkinson, our local branch organiser.