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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 Mystery of John' by the Rev’d Paula Griffiths

An exciting new book on St John’s Gospel by the Rev’d Paula Griffiths is being published on 20th June 2025. 'The Mystery of John: Reflections on the Fourth Gospel'. More ...

Vacancies for 2 Posts - 'Children and Families Leader' and 'Youth Leader'

St Mary’s has two part-time vacancies. These are standalone posts but for the right candidate they could be combined, creating an opportunity to oversee both the children and youth programmes. Deadline 27th June 2025. More ...

Organ Recital - Wayne Marshall International Concert Organist - 5pm Sat 12 July 2025

Programme to include music by Widor, Saint-Saëns, Franck and Marshall - St Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden Free admission with a retiring collection in aid of Music at St Mary’s. 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 ...

“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 ...

VE80 Celebrations - 5th May 2025

We can’t know how St Mary’s would have celebrated the 75th anniversary of the ending of WW2 in Europe, but it is hard to imagine that the party would have exceeded that given for the 80th on bank holiday 5th May. More ...

Michael Swindlehurst Organ Scholarship 2025/26

The churches of St Mary’s Saffron Walden and Wendens Ambo invite you to apply for the Michael Swindlehurst Organ Scholarship worth £752 plus lessons. The closing date for applications is 21 June 2023 More ...

SMMA Lunchtime Concerts Summer 2025

The following concerts start at 1.10pm and last approximately 40minutes. Refreshments available from 12.30pm Free admission, retiring collection. More ...

Visit to Lichfield Cathedral 8 April 2025

33 of us from the Friends of St Mary's Church visited Lichfield Cathedral on 8 April 2025 and explored the cathedral on guided tours and learned a lot about St Chad and this magnificent cathedral with three spires. More ...

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