Welcome to St Marys

Welcome to the church of  St Mary the Virgin.
Constructed in 1350 and located in the heart of Northamptonshire, our Parish church looks forward to welcoming you to a weekly service, life event, or one of our many events throughout the year.

We have a very active church community with various groups and committees meeting throughout the week as well as organising events throughout the year. Our 2024 flower festival, themed around ‘A World of Art’ raised over £2,700 for church funds and December 2023 Christmas Tree Festival which saw the church filled with trees decorated with various Christmas stories raised a further £1,600. For more details about upcoming events and what’s on, click here!

St Mary’s is a Grade 1 listed building constructed of local ironstone accommodating up to 350 people. The church is full of character with a notable strainer arch installed in the 14th or 15th century and a pipe organ which arrived in 1717 originally built for St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

At St Mary’s we take any safeguarding concerns very seriously, for more details on our Safeguarding policy and links to the Diocesan website for access to their Safeguarding information, please visit our Safeguarding Page.

We have a packed calendar of events and services throughout the advent period and whether you are looking to embrace a moment of calm away from busy festive activities or celebrate the joy of the season we look forward to welcoming you through our doors. Check out the full list by clicking the “follow the star” badge below or via our Advent tab in the menu.

Floodlight sponsorships for the week commencing Sunday 3rd November 2024:

David and Mary Wilson

To celebrate the 10th wedding anniversary of their friends

Paul and Carole Mitchel on 8th November

Please see below a list of upcoming dates:

Saturday 2nd November 10am – Craft and Chat
Saturday 16th November 10am – Family Funday
Thursday 21st November 10am – Outreach Coffee Morning (Mission Room)
29th Nov – 1st December – Christmas Tree Festival “Christmas on Stage”
Saturday 30th November 7:30pm – Rushden Town Band Christmas Concert
Thursday 19th December 10am – Outreach Coffee Morning (Mission Room) and Christmas Raffle Draw
Sunday 22nd December 4pm – Christingle Service
Saturday 22nd February 2025 – Beer & Hymns

Please click the button below to download this weeks service sheet.

Please click the button below to download an electoral roll form.

Coming Soon:

Keep an eye out for what events we have upcoming.

Mission Room