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Work starts on Lighting Installation from 4th August

Installation of the Replacement Lighting at St Mary’s starts on Monday 4th August and will continue until mid March. The following will be held in the Parish Rooms - Wednesday 8am Morning Prayer and 9.30am Holy Communion, Tinies and Silent Prayer. More ...

Parish News

Latest copy of our Parish News. This edition will also be available in print at the back of the church and in the tourist office. More ...

St James celebrates with Hymns and Pimms

On Sunday 20th July 2025 more than 70 people from St James and St Mary’s attended a festive service celebrating the life of Sewards End Church over the last 30 years since it adopted St James as its patron saint. Well-known hymns were interspersed with More ...

Photos of the recasting of our 7th Bell

In May 2024 the 7th bell, cast by John Briant in Hertford in 1797 and part of a world class ring of 12, developed a 25cm crack when struck by the clapper from another bell. The bell was removed by John Taylor Foundry of Loughborough and a new one recast. More ...

Rev'd Paula Griffiths speaks to Parliamentary Committee

Paula Griffiths was on the radio recently giving evidence to the DCMS Select Committee in the House of Commons about the Listed Places of Worship scheme. More ...

SMMA Bursary for 2025-2026

The closing date for applications is 31st July 2025. St Mary’s Music Association offers up to £250 to support the musical training and education of a young musician in St. Mary’s parish in full time education. More ...

Lighting Project Update

All required funds have been raised and installation will start on 4th August with work at ceiling level starting on 15th September. More ...

St Mary's Junior Choristers Cake Sale

On Sunday 15th June 2025 the Junior Choristers organised a cake stall after the morning service. The cakes were made by the Junior Choristers and their families and £115 was raised to buy a music whiteboard. More ...

Licensing of Rev'd Ella Harris as Team Vicar

On 11th June 2025 Rev'd Ella Harris was licensed and installed as a Team Vicar in the Saffron Walden and Villages Team Ministry by the Bishop of Colchester and the Archdeacon of Stansted. More ...

“The Real Margaret Thatcher” talk by Sir John Coles Wed 7th May 2025

Sixty two people attended this talk by Sir John Coles, (the Prime Minister’s Private Secretary for Foreign and Defence Affairs 1981-84) and we now have a much better insight into Margaret Thatcher, not the Iron Lady, but very much a hard-working, caring More ...

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