WELCOME
to our parish website. Whether you are looking for specific information about our church and parish or are simply browsing, we hope you will find something of interest about our historic parish church, about our worship and activities, and about the parish of Eaton Bray with Edlesborough in the Diocese of St Albans of the Church of England.
On this site you can tour our beautiful church and learn something of its history, you can catch up with news and future events, and you can find out more about our worship, ministry and outreach.
We hope you enjoy doing that, and after the "virtual" experience may we invite you to come and share the real thing, by joining us one Sunday at worship or by becoming involved in the life of our parish.
Features
Handel's Messiah at St Mary's
It is with great delight that Handel's masterpiece will be performed at St Mary's Church, Eaton Bray, at 7.30pm on 19 May 2012. Click here for more >>
The performers include one of the top local choirs, The Linsdale Singers, an orchestra of local musicians and some highly talented young soloists whose voices first developed under the guidance of the Bedfordshire Youth Opera.
The performance promises great things. Please come along and enjoy what should be a fantastic evening. Tickets for allocated seats, priced at £7.50, £10 and £12, available from the Box Office – 01525 222283.
Diamond Jubilee Celebration Service
Come and celebrate this unique day with us on Sunday 3rd June at 10.00am.
Canon Mark Bonney to be Dean of Ely
Everyone who knows Mark Bonney from his time as vicar of this parish 1992-1996 will surely be delighted to hear that he has been appointed Dean of Ely Cathedral.
Raising Funds for St Mary's Church
Do you, your family or friends buy goods or services on the internet?
Click through to the St Mary's Eaton Bray EasyFundraising page to find out how you can buy from your usual supplier at no cost to yourself and raise money for St Mary's.
eBay, John Lewis, Argos and Amazon are just a few of the many suppliers who support the scheme to raise money for charity.
In addition to this, try using easysearch.org.uk instead of your usual search engine, each successful search will raise further funds from the advertisers who support this site.
The Revd Tom Heffer - RIP
The family of St Mary's is very sad to announce the death of Tom Heffer, whom we all knew as a dear friend, a compassionate man and truly spiritual priest.
Please pray for Roz, Abi, Sheila and John and for their wider family and friends with whom we grieve at this time.
Tom's funeral was on Wednesday 9 May 2012 at 1pm in Norwich Cathedral. A memorial service in London is to be confirmed at a later date.
Latest News
North Chilterns Group AGM
The North Chilterns Group AGM will be on Tuesday 12th June at The Old Hunters Lodge, Whipsnade. The meeting will take a look at the many activities o... Read more & comment
Diamond Jubilee Celebration Service
DIAMOND JUBILEECELEBRATION SERVICE St Mary's, Eaton Bray Sunday 3rd June at 10.00am Come and celebrate this unique day with us. Prayer for the Qu... Read more & comment
EB Festival 2012: Calling all local musicians
We are looking for local acoustic musicians to take part in the Music Festival which is again to be a part of the St Mary's Open Gardens Day... Read more & comment
St Mary's Ladies Guild
A welcome was extended to members and a new member at the monthly meeting on Wednesday 11th April. There were birthday cards for Linda Potton, Peggy B... Read more & comment
