St Mary's Church, Moseley
| St. Mary's Church, Moseley | |
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| 52°26′47″N 1°53′12″W / 52.4464°N 1.8866°WCoordinates: 52°26′47″N 1°53′12″W / 52.4464°N 1.8866°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.stmarysmoseley.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Mary |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Moseley |
| Deanery | Moseley |
| Archdeaconry | Birmingham |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Jeremy Dussek and Revd Hazel White (Associate Vicar) |
| Minister(s) | Revd Frank Berry and Revd Caroline George |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Mick Perrier |
| Churchwarden(s) | Peter Jupe and Trish Everett |
S. Mary's Church, Moseley is a parish church in the Church of England located in Moseley, Birmingham.
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[edit] History
St. Mary's Church, Moseley was licensed by the Bishop of Worcester (authorised by Pope Innocent VII) in February 1405. The church is medieval.[1] The earliest known reference is by Pope Innocent VII in 1405.
It was rebuilt by J. A. Chatwin.
Patterns of Worship at St. Mary's
Regular Sunday Worship
Although at short notice the services are changed/cancelled
- 8:00am Holy Communion
- 10:00am Sung Eucharist
- 6:30pm Evensong
Weekday Worship (That if it happens too)
- 9.00am Morning Prayer
Although at short notice the services are changed/cancelled
Patterns of Worship at St. Anne's
Regular Sunday Worship
- 11:00am Sung Eucharist
List of Vicars
- Lorys Davies (1968 - 1981) Then Archdeacon of Birmingham
- Robin Howard (1981 - 1987)
- Hayward Osborne (1988 - 2001) Then Archdeacon of Birmingham
- Averyl Bradbrook (2002 - 2005)
- Jeremy Dussek (2007 - )
The current vicar believes he should be titled Fr. but this is not the case as we are a broad church parish and not a high-church parish. (IDIOT)
[edit] Music
Music has always played a part in services at St. Mary’s and for more than the past hundred years the church has maintained a strong choral tradition. There are currently two choirs, firstly the St Mary's Choir, a traditional Robed Choir consisting of some 18 treble choristers (boys and girls) and 12 "back row" (Altos, Tenors and Basses), many of whom were formerly Trebles in the choir. There is also the St Mary's Singers consisting of adult singers including female sopranos. [2]
The Robed Choir as well as singing for the services of the church, undertakes singing holidays deputising for established Cathedral Choirs during their vacations. For many years they have had a choral exchange with the Eschersheim Youth Choir in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (the latest in February 2005). In February 2000 and again in February 2004 the choir undertook a singing tour to Atlanta, Georgia, USA. During August 2006, they were Choir in Residence at Washington National Cathedral, USA during August 2006. Residencies has included Ripon Cathedral (2009), Portsmouth Cathedral (2008), St Asaph's Cathedral in Wales, Sherborne Abbey, Salisbury Cathedral and Romsey Abbey (2010) and this year (2011) at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. In 2012 they will be in residence at St David's Cathedral in Wales. This along with singing occasional services on Saturdays during the year, including Birmingham Cathedral, Hereford Cathedral, Bath Abbey, Gloucester Cathedral and Derby Cathedral. [3]
The St Mary's Singers has shared tours with the Robed Choir in Atlanta and the last few exchanges in Frankfurt, but has also done their own short breaks in Frankfurt and Prague. They have sung occasional services at Birmingham Cathedral and at Tewkesbury Abbey in 1977. [4] They sing for the opening and closing services for the 3D Course for the Birmingham Diocese at Birmingham Cathedral.
[edit] Organ
The church possesses an organ dating from 1887 by Henry Jones. It was overhauled in 1996 by Trevor Tipple of Worcester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
[edit] List of Organists
- Frederick Henry Bell 1871 - 1903
- George Howard Mann 1903 - ca. 1912[5]
- Mick Perrier 1978 - Current
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[edit] List of Assistant Organists
- George Howard Mann 1892 - 1903
- Victoria Gravenor ????-2001
- Ian Biggs 2001 - 2011
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[edit] Bells
The tower formerly contained eight steel bells, originally hung at St Marie's, Sheffield (now the Roman Catholic Cathedral), where they were replaced by traditional bells after only 12 years of service because of the dreadful noise they made. The steel bells were sold to a local Moseley businessman who presented them to St Mary's in 1874. These were removed in January 2012.
A new peal of 10 bells will be installed in June 2012 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
[edit] Notable burials
St. Mary's contains the family vaults of the Holmes family, which includes Edward Holmes, Birmingham architect.
[edit] References
- ^ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ http://www.moseleybenefice.org.uk
- ^ http://www.moseleybenefice.org.uk
- ^ http://www.moseleybenefice.org.uk
- ^ Dictionary of Organs and Organists. First Edition. 1912
