HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US

 

St Mary’s is not just a church it is a community and without the St Mary’s family we could not be the community we are.  If you would like to support St Mary’s in either faith, monetary or your time and talents below are all the areas where the members of St Mary’s support us.

 

WHAT WE SUPPORT

 

FSW – Family Support Work

Crawley Open House

East Grinstead Food Bank

Street Pastors

Christian Aid

Water Aid

Lingfield Lodge

St Barnabus

East Grinstead Schools

Churches Together

Pilgrimages - Walsingham

 

TIME/TALENTS

 

Do you have time to help out on a regular basis, the list below are all the areas where our St Mary's family of helpers contribute their time to the upkeep of our Church:

Sacrestin

Welcomers

Flowers

Cleaning hall and church hall

Choir

Gardening

Readings

Oil in candles

PCC

Coffee

Safe Guarding

Servers/MC/Thurifer

 

Attending and helping at our regular St Mary’s Working Parties, which can be gardening, decorating or cleaning at various dates through out the year.  Details can be found either on the bulletin or on the Calendar.

 

MONETARY/PLANNED GIVING

 

We rely on you to maintain and strengthen the life of our church through your giving of time, energy and money.  Although this is rightly given to the glory and praise of God, it also helps to enrich the wider community here in the northern part of our town.

 

Giving to support the local church is a means whereby we can give for the benefit of others in the community, not just for the present, but also for the future.  What you give of your money, time and abilities will ensure that we at St Mary’s can look forward to an exciting and encouraging future together.  YOU are an important part of this future under God.  Being able to live contentedly and give generously will make a real difference to how we view and live out our Christian faith.

 

The Church of England suggests that each adult member of the church should seek to give to their church 5% of their income after tax (£1 in every £20).  While it may not be possible for some people to give so generously at this time it is something to which we should all aspire.  However we do ask that we each consider a generous response to God through the work of his church in terms of money, abilities, time and energy.  YOU are a very important part of this effort and you all have a valuable contribution to make.

 

We have much to do as a congregation to grow into the people that the Lord would have us be.  We are clearly not perfect but we do have much to be thankful for in what we share together in Christ.

 

There are various ways you could help to support St Mary’s, without regular financial support we would not be able to continue God's work in the community, please see our Make A Gift Page for details of regular Giving.

 

 

WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED

 

In ………. The church hall received a new kitchen and was completey re-decorated and re-furnished.  Annually the church hall floor is re-varnished.

 

Repairs / restoration of the church

 

Who to contact

 

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