Coming Events
Sunday 27 April The Second Sunday of Easter.
Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer at 8am.
Sung Parish Communion at 10am.
Sunday 27 April
The Open Space will be hosted by the Free Church and will take place behind Cara Café at 3pm. This is a joint venture for families and children, shared between St Mary’s and Great Shelford Free Church.
Monday 28 April
Morning Prayers at 8.30am. We meet in the Chancel.
Monday 28 April
The Funeral of Colin Norman (RIP) will take place at 12 noon at Cam Valley Crematorium. We remember Shirley, Mark, Matthew and Dan and all Colin's Family and friends in our prayers.
Monday 28 April
The Pilgrim Group will meet in the Vicarage at 2 pm. to finish the final part of the study course on 'The Sacraments'
Tuesday 29 April
The Quiet Time in Church, a guided meditation, will take place at 6 p.m.
Wednesday 30 April
The wedding of Stuart Woodhead and Helen Wells at 11.30 am in St Mary's Church.
Thursday 1 May
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s (30 minutes) This is a half hour service of prayer for the church, the village and the world. You are welcome to join us.
Saturday 3 May
Coffee Morning in the Community Room, 10.30am to 12noon.
Sunday 4 May Third Sunday after Easter
We continue our Easter focus with Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer at 8am. This is followed by sung Parish Communion at 10am. There is also a Sunday Club for children which meets in the Community Room for activities during part of the service and then rejoins the church service for Communion.
Sunday 4 May
Annual Church Meeting (APCM). This meeting is held after the 10am morning service finishes at 11.15am in the Community Room at St Mary’s Church. At this meeting we elect the Church Wardens for the coming year, we review Reports from the Church Groups and the financial situation of the Church in 2025. This is also a chance for church and village to help St Mary’s consider ideas for the future. Please come along.
Monday 5 May
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s (30 minutes) This is a half hour service of prayer for the church, the village and the world. You are welcome to join us.
Monday 5 May
Pilgrim Group meet at The Vicarage at 2pm. We are going to be looking at Paul’s letter to the Church at Rome. We are using one of BRF’s ‘Really Useful Guides’ on ‘Romans’. Please join us for any session. Each session will be accessible even if you will miss some of the sessions in the series.
Wednesday 7 May
Quiet Time in Church at 7pm. We will meet in the Church for a time of prayer. This is a way of praying that can be learnt and which many find very helpful and calming.
Thursday 8 May
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s (30 minutes) This is a half hour service of prayer for the church, the village and the world. You are welcome to join us.
Sunday 11 May Fourth Sunday after Easter. Start of Christian Aid Week
8am traditional Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer.
At 10am a service for Children Families and All Generations. The theme of the service is ‘Children of the rainbow’ and we will be looking at Noah and the blessing that the rainbow promises. This is a Parish Communion in which children and young people take part along with their families, and friends from 0-90+. Please join us.
Monday 12 May
Morning Prayers takes place at 8.30am. We meet in the Chancel.
Monday 12 May
Pilgrim Group meet at The Vicarage at 2pm. We are going to be looking at Paul’s letter to the Church at Rome. We are using one of BRF’s ‘Really Useful Guides’ on ‘Romans’.
Wednesday 14 May
Friends of St Mary’s Annual General Meeting. Friends are parishioners who are interested in ensuring that the historic Church building of St Mary the Virgin is preserved for posterity. This meets in the Community Room at 7.30pm.
Thursday 15 May
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s (30 minutes) This is a half hour service of prayer for the church, the village and the world. You are welcome to join us.
Thursday 15 May
10.30am: A group from St Mary’s will go to the Cambridgeshire Care Home to lead a Communion Service.
Sunday 18 May Fifth Sunday after Easter
Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer at 8am. This is followed by sung Parish Communion at 10am. There is also a Sunday Club for children which meets in the Community Room for activities during part of the service and then rejoins the church service for Communion.
The Cambridge Christian Aid Ecumenical Service will be held at 2.30 in Great St Mary's Church in central Cambridge. The preacher will be Dr. Rowan Williams.
Monday 19 May
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s (30 minutes) This is a half hour service of prayer for the church, the village and the world. You are welcome to join us.
Monday 19 May
Pilgrim Group meet at The Vicarage at 2pm. We are going to be looking at Paul’s letter to the Church at Rome. We are using one of BRF’s ‘Really Useful Guides’ on ‘Romans’.
Thursday 22 May
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s (30 minutes) This is a half hour service of prayer for the church, the village and the world. You are welcome to join us.
Thursday 22 May
Fund Raising Lectures. James Littlewood will talk about, ‘Countryside Conservation and Remembering.’ James is the CEO of Cambridge, Past , Present and Future. We meet at 7pm for warm and cold drinks and the talk begins at 7.15pm, in the Community Room.
Friday 23 May
Great and Little Shelford School Ascension day service at 11 am at St Mary’s Church.
Sunday 25 May Sixth Sunday after Easter
Holy Communion using the Book of Common Prayer at 8am. This is followed by sung Parish Communion at 10am. There is also a Sunday Club for children which meets in the Community Room for activities during part of the service and then rejoins the church service for Communion.
Sunday 25 May
Open Space will be hosted by the Free Church and will take place behind Cara Café at 3pm. This is a joint venture for families and children, shared between St Mary’s and Great Shelford Free Church. There are always lots of activities and time to explore faith together.
Monday 26 May
8.30am: Morning Prayer at St Mary’s (30 minutes) This is a half hour service of prayer for the church, the village and the world. You are welcome to join us.
Monday 26 May
Pilgrim Group meet at The Vicarage at 2pm. We are going to be looking at Paul’s letter to the Church at Rome. We are using one of BRF’s ‘Really Useful Guides’ on ‘Romans’.
Saturday 31 May
Craft Fair at Great Shelford Memorial Hall 10am – 12.30pm. Pictures, cards, jewellery and other crafts will be for sale. There will also be stalls for books and jumble. There will be tea, coffee and cakes available.
Other regular weekly services:
Mondays and Thursdays at 8.30am Join us for Morning Prayer
The Church is open daily for prayer 9.30am–4pm.
Sundays 6.30pm: Online Service held via Zoom. These services give a lovely space to pause and listen to music and readings which, at the end of the weekend, can prepare us for the week ahead. You can find the Zoom link on the Pew Sheet
We are seeking to make the church a place to drop into for solace and space during the week. You are welcome to come in and look around at the historical features 'of the building, some dating from Saxon times. We have historic information to read, and photographs of the church interior to view. There is an area where children can come and read some books, a space to light a candle and leave a prayer request. There are books on how to pray. There is also a book stall where people can bring books and buy books for a small charge or donation.
Please take a look at our church calendar: