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Supporting St Mary’s with Regular Giving

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Today we are launching a new way to give regularly to the life and work of St Mary’s. As we are entirely self-supporting, regular giving from our community and supporters is the primary way by which St Mary’s can provide for itself.

The Parish Giving Scheme is a new mechanism for regular giving, which we encourage you to use. Whether you already give, or are giving for the first time, you can join this scheme:

  • Online at www.parishgiving.org.uk
  • By phone on 0333 002 1271
  • By post Please collect a giving pack from the back of church

Simply quote our parish code 320632250.

Anyone who is currently giving by standing order is strongly encouraged to make this change, although it is not mandatory – you may continue to pay by standing order if you wish.

The benefits of giving in this way, rather than by standing order, include:

  • For the donor: easy and flexible, allowing you to adjust your giving at any time. Option to increase gift annually in line with inflation, if you wish.
  • For St Mary’s: significantly reduced administration for our Treasurer and Stewardship Team.

The following leaflet explains more about regular giving and the Parish Giving Scheme:

Worship

Outdoor Worship from June

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From June 4th to September 3rd, as in previous years, St Mary’s will take the 9:30am Sunday service outdoors, (weather permitting).

We began worshipping outdoors out of necessity during lockdown, but so many people have enjoyed meeting in this way, and it is a great way to show our neighbours what we get up to on a Sunday morning. What better way to meet with our Creator.

Help is needed though, to set up equipment and furniture before the service starts – 15-30 minutes of your time is all we ask, both before and after the service. The more people come forward, the less often we all have to do it.

Please get in touch or speak to a churchwarden if you can help.

Charity Fundraising, Events

Pop Up Classics: Sunday 4th June, 3.00pm

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We are delighted that Quartet Camerata will return to St Mary’s, Redbourn with a Pop-Up Classics concert on Sunday 4th June at 3.00pm.

They will be performing Shostakovich’s dramatic Quartet No. 8, Haydn’s exuberant Quartet in D minor ‘the fifths’, and Britten’s sparkling ‘Three Divertimenti’. They will end the performance with  Shostakovich’s wonderful Jazz Waltz No. 2.

They will be creating a performance area in the chancel with comfortable seating. The retiring collection will be for our Charity of the Year for 2023, Level Trust, Luton.

To reserve a space for this concert please phone 01582 882159 or email bussereau@icloud.com. Following their recent sellout concert please reserve early to avoid disappointment!