St Mary's Church, Bletchley
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| St Mary's Church | |
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| Parish Church of Bletchley | |
 View of the church from the south. | |
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| Address | Bletchley, near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www.stmarysbletchley.org |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Norman, English Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Oxford[1] |
St Mary's and St John's Church is the Anglican parish church in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] St Mary's is located in Church Green Road, Bletchley.[2]
History
The church dates from Norman times and the arch of the south doorway is Norman.[3] 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.[citation needed]
Services
Since St John’s joined St Mary’s,[when?] all services are now at St Mary’s. St Mary’s offers a wide range of services which cater for different types of people:[citation needed]
- Sunday
- 8:00am — Holy Communion
- 9:15 & 11:00am — Two identical family services 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:[citation needed]
- Rev David McDougall - Rector
- Rev Catherine Butt — Associate Minister
- Tim Cutting — Discipleship Pastor
- Pat Kerr — Youth Worker
- Jenni Kerr — Children's Worker
- Oliver Hermes — Church Warden
- Gill Bradley — Church Warden
- Tim May — Caretaker
Church on the Green (COTG)
Church on the Green is an outreach activity from St Mary's.[citation needed]
Youth Group
- Creche facilities - 0–2 years
- Sparklers — 3–5 years
- Shine — 5–11 years
- Dream Factory - 5–11 years
- Ignite - Years 7-9
- C4 — Years 10-13
- 18s-30s
Music
Music at St Mary's consists of four main groups, a youth band and a choir.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Bletchley: St Mary, Bletchley". The Church of England. 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ^ "St Mary's Church, Bletchley". Open Guide to Milton Keynes. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979) [1960]. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.