Welcome to Saint Mary's

(Mobile Phone Website)

To  

those  

of  

us  

who  

worship  

here,  

it  

is  

a  

lovely  

place  

to

hold  

services  

and  

say  

prayers.  

There  

are  

about  

two

hundred   

of   

us,   

a   

Church   

of   

England   

congregation

following  

the  

tradition  

of  

beautiful,  

well  

ordered,  

but  

not

over-elaborate,  

worship  

with  

classical  

English  

church

music.

St  

Mary’s  

is  

the  

oldest  

and  

largest  

parish  

church  

in

South   

East   

Essex,   

UK.   

Founded   

in   

the   

seventh

century,   

with   

remains   

of   

late   

Saxon   

walls,   

twelfth

century  

pillars,  

fifteenth  

century  

south  

aisle  

and  

tower,

and  

an  

impressive  

array  

of  

stained  

glass,  

including  

a

window  

by  

the  

German  

artist  

Dürer,  

it  

has  

to  

be  

seen  

to

be fully appreciated.

We  

see  

ourselves  

as  

a  

company  

of  

Christ's  

people

seeking  

to  

deepen  

our  

own  

faith  

in  

the  

Lord  

Jesus  

and

to  

spread  

that  

faith  

more  

widely.  

In  

these  

activities,  

our

church    

building    

is    

both    

an    

opportunity    

and    

an

inspiration.

We  

hope  

that  

these  

pages  

will  

allow  

you  

to  

share,  

if

only  

in  

a  

small  

way,  

something  

of  

what  

we  

have  

and

what  

we  

do.  

Please  

pray  

with  

us  

that  

we  

may  

use  

our

inheritance,    

both    

spiritual    

and    

physical,    

for    

the

advancement  

of  

Christ's  

Kingdom  

and  

the  

Glory  

of  

His

holy name.