Everything we do has two vital ingredients. We need lots more of both, so please read on.
We need VOLUNTEERS to help with:
Events Looking after the Church
Organising Flowers
Selling tickets Cleaning
Helping at events Churchyard tidying and gardening
Services Publicity
Providing/serving refreshments Preparing notices
Sidesperson (taking collection etc.) Distributing notices
Click here to email us details of how you would like to help
and we need FINANCE:
Did you know:
The Church of England requires each community to fund its local church in full;
Our contribution to the payroll costs for the clergy and their support staff is about £4,000 per year;
It costs over £1,000 per year and a lot of volunteer work to keep the churchyard looking tidy;
Our insurance and electricity together cost over £2,000 per year;
After we meet our basic costs, we rarely have much left over to meet the repair programme (totalling over £25,000) recommended in our last 5 yearly inspection;
Over 90% of our regular income comes from donations from individuals and fund raising work by volunteers.
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Can you help us with fund-raising - organising appeals, grant applications?
Can you help us with a one off donation or regu;ar donation ?
Please click here to visit the parish giving scheme and select the giver menu
and, before you go,
Why not remember St Mary’s (and other charities) in your will
by opening a Charities Aid Foundation Legacy Account ?