During our 2025 Flower Festival we launched something new! An event called "Flower Festival After Hours" which saw the church and displays lit up and the building opened up later in the evening for people to explore the displays in a different setting. The inside of the church was engulfed in projection, lights and music …
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Ahead of our APCM on the 6th April following our 9:30am Sung Eucharist please see reports and financial statements in the below links. Annual ReportFinancial Report
From the October 2024 Parish Magazine On the 9th October there will be a celebratory peal rung at St Marys. The peal will be rung by a number of ringers in the Peterborough Guild of Church Bellringers who enjoy ringing peals, seeing them as the culmination of the art of ringing. In music there are …
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For many years Roy and I have organised Operation Christmas Child – a charity run by Samaritan’s Purse which last year was well supported by St. Mary’s Church and friends. This year we will provide all shoe-boxes in the form of pre-printed flat packs which will ensure that all boxes are the same size and …
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After so many children from Finedon Schools made wonderful Shoe Box Nativities for the Christmas Tree Festival, we have introduced a Flower Festival Art Challenge over the summer with the work going on display at Septembers Flower Festival. We are looking for you to create a 3D display or diorama of your favourite piece of …
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A huge thank you to everyone who attended our 2024 Church Fete on Saturday 29th July, so far we have raised over £1,400, with some funds yet to be counted. Lots of fun was had throughout the day, and it wasn't just stalls and live music which kept people entertained, we also opened up the …
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Following a successful concert in November 2023 as part of our Christmas Tree Festival, we invited Rushden Town Band back to St Marys in order to kick-start our summer with a lunchtime concert. Throughout the afternoon the Church was filled with light and music, from a medley of Bond music to solo pieces such as …
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We were thrilled to welcome the Watoto Children's Choir on Wednesday the 5th June for a day full of activities! To day got off to an amazing start with over 200 children in the building when the students from Finedon Mulso CE Junior School attended a condensed performance of Watoto's "Better Days" concert, the atmosphere …
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We would like to extend a huge thank you to all those who participated in our 2024 Sponsored Bible Read! Volunteers read in 15 minute sessions from 10am until 3pm picking up where our 2022 Bible Read left off. It was lovely to see people drift in and out of church throughout the day, sitting …
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