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
Christmas 2019
We look forward to seeing all members of St Mary's family in church over the Christmas period.
Information on Christmas services in St Mary's, Eaton Bray and locally is now available.
St Mary's Celebrates 800th Anniversary
2019 marks the 800th anniversary of the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eaton Bray. An 11th or 12th century church may have stood on the site, built of wood or wattle and daub, but for 800 years the church we recognise today has served as a focus for worship and prayer for the village of Eaton Bray and, since 1975 it has been the Parish Church of the newly created Parish of Eaton Bray with Edlesborough.
St Mary's 100 Club
St Mary's PCC Fundraising Committee raises valuable funds every year for the running of St Mary's Church, Eaton Bray. Money raised by the 100 Club will be used to maintain the fabric and structure of our historic church. This year, in particular, we are also raising money to help fund toilet facilities in the church.
Read more about St Mary's 100 Club >>
See Also: Winners List
St Mary's on Facebook
St Mary's Eaton Bray has a Facebook group which anyone is welcome to join and get involved with the discussions there.
Please click on St Mary's on Facebook and then click the Join Group link in the top-right corner of the page.
Latest News
Christmas Puzzle 2019
This year's annual Charity Christmas Puzzle has now been posted, and is available to download. This, the 29th annual Puzzle that Gordon Gray has set,... Read more >>
Messy Church - Photos from May 2019 Half Term
Below are a few photos (© Catherine Wendeler) from the recent Messy Church session in May 2019 during the half-term holiday. Click/tap to se... Read more >>
800th Celebration - 15th May 2019
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester visits St Mary's Church, Eaton Bray Bright sunshine welcomed the visit of His Royal Highness The Duke of Gl... Read more >>
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Kingdom Come is a global movement inviting Christians to pray during the nine days between Ascension Day and Pentecost for more people to kn... Read more >>
Other News
For other news articles, please see the St Mary's News section.
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.
