We are currently running a short survey to find out what people who come to St Mary's like, don't like or would like to change about St Mary's.For those who come to the church regularly, survey forms can be found at the back of church and, when completed, put into a box at the back.If you have been to St Mary's in the last year and would like to give any feedback about your experience for inclusion in the survey then you can send your responses through the Get in Touch function and answer the questions:1. What do you like about St Mary's?2. Is there anything that you don't like about St Mary's?3. If you could change something or introduce something new about St Mary's what would it be?; and 4. Any other commentsThe results of the survey will be fed back during our Parish AGM.
We will celebrate our Harvest Festival on Sunday 1st October at our 11am Parish Mass.All donations of food, toiletries and cash will be donated to Bow Foodbank: Bow FoodBank – Emergency Food Aid in East London
We were pleased to welcome a number of visitors to St Mary's for the celebration of our Patronal Festival on Friday 8 September.Our guest preacher was Fr. Ben Kerridge of Holy Innocents Hornsey who gave the sermon and we were privileged to also have the East London Evensong Choir join us to provide music. Food and drink were served afterwards in the church hall and were much enjoyed by all.We extend our sincere thanks to Fr. Kerridge, the East London Evensong Choir, to all in the congregation who provided food and drink and assisted with setting up and tidying away and to all who came to celebrate with us.
Fr Peter recently reviewed Revd Douglas Dale's book, The Well of Life: more sermons for the seasons of faith, in the Church Times.Fr Peter says "At a time when so much preaching in the Church of England (and beyond) gives one cause for concern, it is heartening to be reminded here that, at least in rural Oxfordshire, intelligence and wisdom lives on".You can read the full review here:Book review: The Well of Life: More sermons for the seasons of faith by Douglas Dales (churchtimes.co.uk)
