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St Mary's Church

St Mary’s is a living church in an ancient building. It has been a place of worship since 1069 when it was founded by Guillaume de Breteuille, one of William the Conqueror’s great Marshalls.The church has changed and adapted with the times but retains many Norman features along with a new stained glass window that was installed to commemorate the Millennium.

The church has a friendly and outgoing congregation who are always happy to welcome new people into the family. We see the church as the hub of the community and firmly believe in reaching out to children and young families and being actively involved in village life.

The range of services aims to appeal to many different people. Children are always welcome at our services and there is a carpeted area at the back equipped with toys to cater to the needs of younger ones.

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Our Services

1st & 3rd Sundays:

8.00am               Common Prayer

9.30am               Family worship

10.30am              Morning Worship with communion

2nd & 4th Sundays 

10.30am              Morning Worship

5th Sundays

On those rare fifth Sundays of the month we usually have a whole benefice service in one of the four churches - please get in touch to confirm which church is hosting. 

Christmas Services

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Saturday 16th December
4.00pm  Christingle service
 
Sunday 17th  December
6.30pm  Carols by Candlelight 
 
Sunday 24th December
4.00pm  Family Carols & Crib Service
(bookings only https://bit.ly/49G3ZJY)
11.30pm  Midnight Communion
 
Monday 25th December  
10.30am  Family Communion
 
Sunday 31st December 
10.30am  United Benefice Service at Swallowfield 

St Mary's Team

Together with the ministry team we have a hard-working group of volunteers to keep the church running smoothly and help organise events. Some of our team members are...

Contact Us

Church Address

St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9BY

Email

Telephone

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