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St Marys 75th logoSt Mary's Church is 75 years old this year!

There are lots of events planned to celebrate so check here regularly.

Visit the 75 page above

 

The Salon Orchestra & Wind Quintet

of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force

present An Evening of Popular Music

St Mary’s Church
Green Street Green
Friday 25th May 2012
7.30pm

 

Warsaw Concerto,     Gopak - Mussourgsky,     Yesterday,     Dambusters,     Tango of the night,     Nimrod, Bacharach,     Salut D'Amour,     Gabriel's Oboe,      Hocus Pocus,     Summer Evening in Santa Cruz,     Gypsy Blood     and more.............

 

Tickets £7.50 available from

St Mary’s Church, Green Street Green,

Orpington, Kent BR6 6AG

office@smasch.org

01689852905


 

 

 The St Mary's Stained Glass Window Project is unique.

2012 is the 75th anniversary of St Mary's Church and to commemorate it we are replacing the plain glass of the West window with stained glass. What is unique is that the window is being designed and made entirely by church members.

Read the story here

To keep up with progress visit our stained glass project facebook page.

The design is based on Ezekiel 47 and will contain the words : "wherever the river flows it gives life to everything".

 

 abalze logo

St Mary's Church SUNDAY 6th  MAY
10.am  

This  service is designed to be informal, fun and child-friendly and will include songs, stories, prayers and activities for all age groups.  When we break into small groups, the adults will have their own talk and teaching session.

  We hope that you will have fun joining in and worshipping God together as a church family

 

 

Global Village Challenge

A team is already booked to go to Malawi, one of Africa's poorest countries, in May 2012 to build with Habitat for Humanity.  After the successful build in Kenya in 2009, Richard Jones will lead a joint church team to work with local builders to provide a home for a needy family.  Further details and an application form are available from Richard Jones via the Parish Office

 

 Current Parish Mission :ICARE

The ICARE Day Centre Trust Ltd is a small Day Centre based in the Old School House in Green St Green.  The Centre provides a wide range of ongoing, effective rehabilitative care therapies for people who have suffered strokes. They also offer information, advice and counselling service to their carers, and support and respite for their families.

The Centre welcomes up to twenty clients each day (Monday – Friday) and offers a friendly environment in which to undertake a daily programme of activities including speech therapy and physiotherapy.

The Centre welcomes up to twenty clients each day (Monday – Friday) and offers a friendly environment in which to undertake a daily programme of activities including speech therapy and physiotherapy. 

 The St Mary's Stained Glass Window Project is unique.

 2012 is the 75th anniversary of St Mary's Church and to commemorate it we are replacing the plain glass of the West window with stained glass.  What is unique is that the window is being designed and made entirely by church members.

Read the story here

To keep up with progress visit our stained glass project facebook page.

The design is based on Ezekiel 47 and  will contain the words : "wherever the river flows it gives life to everything".

Orpington Food Bank

From now on, the Parish will be supporting Orpington Foodbank with food collections alternate months on the 2nd Sunday.  The next collection will be on Sunday 11 December.  

As it is nearing Christmas, the Foodbank are asking for more festive donations. 

So please help local people in crisis by buying extra items in your shopping and giving them to Orpington Foodbank.   The most necessary items are as follows:

 

 Milk (UHT or powdered)
 Sugar
 Fruit Juice (carton)
 Pasta Sauces
 Vegetables/Potatoes (Tinned)
 Sponge Pudding (Tinned) 

 Tomatoes (Tinned)
 Cereals
 Rice Pudding (Tinned)
 Tea Bags/Instant Coffee
 Instant Mash Potato
 Tinned Meat/Fish

 Tinned Fruit
 Jam
 Biscuits or Snack Bars
 Toilet rolls
 Ladies personal wear

Christmas puddings                  Crackers

 Christmas cakes
 Festive biscuits / sweets

 Anything festive that people wish to donate

 

The Foodbank gives three days of emergency food to individuals and families in crisis. Local care professionals refer people to them using a food voucher which they exchnage for food supplies. They also receive a cup of tea or coffee, a listening ear and signposting to other professionals who can help them out of their crisis. The Foodbank is supported by local Churches in Orpington and surrounding areas. The Foodbank allows the general public to contribute to, and support local wellbeing in a simple practical way. 

 

 

 

SMASCH ART 

St Mary's Art Group have a new web site.

See the Creative Arts page for more details