St. Mary's Church

Welcome – St. Mary’s is a lively, family friendly church; seeking to make Jesus known in Becontree. You can find us on Grafton Road. Please take time to explore our website and find out more about who we are.

UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENT Following the latest guidance from the Church of England we remain open for worship. Our service pattern changes for the summer with one service at 11am. Further details can be seen here

During August, there are no livestream services but there will be Online Reflections. Further information about can be found here

Open Church St Mary's Church will be open this Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate 100 years of the Becontree Estate. Were you married or baptised here? Come and see us again or for the first time. Open Church 11am to 3pm. All welcome.

Youth Alpha in September Starting on Saturday September 4th Youth Alpha is for young people between 12 and 18 years and is aimed at exploring the basics of the Christian faith. You can sign up and find more information here.

Course in Christian Studies starts September 2021. Application forms are available now in church and if you would like to know more about the course content please click this link https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/discipleship/course-in-christian-studies

New Bishop of Chelmsford Announced Downing Street has announced that the Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani will be the next Bishop of Chelmsford, succeeding the Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, who became Archbishop of York earlier this year. More information about Bishop Gui here

Notices for this week can be viewed here.

Please do stay safe, stay in touch and let us know if you have any needs. Please continue to pray for all in our community.

Please let us know if there is anyone you would like us to pray for or practical needs at this time, which we will do our best to meet. Please contact 0208 592 2822 or email church@stmarysbecontree.org.uk

Please feel free to contact us through our Contact Us page or to email a member of Our Team.

With every blessing

Rev. Katie Miller

We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults. The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Emilia Tejuoso, who may be contacted at church or by email: safeguarding@stmarysbecontree.org.uk