St Mary's Church, Bletchley facts for kids

Quick facts for kids St Mary's Church
Parish Church of Bletchley
View of the church from the south.
Location	Bletchley, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.stmarysbletchley.org
Architecture
Style	Norman, English Gothic
Years built	Norman, 13–15th centuries
Administration
Diocese	Oxford

St Mary's and St John's Church is the Anglican parish church in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England. St Mary's is located in Church Green Road, Bletchley.

History

The church dates from Norman times and the arch of the south doorway is Norman. The chancel is 13th century and there were additions in the 14th and 15th centuries.

More recently, the Church has moved away from a traditional choir and organ and now have a band.

Services

Since St John's joined St Mary's, all services are now at St Mary's. St Mary's offers a wide range of services which cater for different types of people:

Sunday

• 8:00am — Holy Communion
• 10:00am — Family service every Sunday with Holy Communion on the 1st Sunday of every month and an All age service on the 3rd.
• 7:00pm — Modern Worship

Wednesday

• 10:00am — Traditional Holy Communion

Members of staff

The following are members of staff at the church:

• Rev David McDougall - Rector
• Rev Paul Pavlou — Curate
• Rev Hannah Akibo-Betts - Curate
• Charlotte Cashman — Church Warden
• Andrew Prince — Church Warden
• Charles Bishop - Operations Manager
• Christina Farley - Communications Officer
• Nichola Whitmore - Finance Officer
• Steve Adams - Caretaker

Youth Group

• Creche facilities - 0–2 years
• Footsteps — 3–5 years
• Striders — 5–11 years
• Dream Factory - 5–11 years
• Joy Friday / Soul Saturday - Years 11-14
• The Loft — Years 14-17

Music

Music at St Mary's consists of four main groups and a youth band.