Flower Guild
The Flower Guild members arrange flowers in church throughout the year, except during Lent.
There is a weekly rota which shares out times between members to suit their own schedules.
New helpers are always needed, especially for Easter, Christmas and Harvest when the church has extra-special decorations!
Mother’s Union
St Mary’s with St John’s Mothers’ Union meets in the Coach house at 2.15 pm on the second Tuesday of every month. We start our meetings with a short service, led by a member. We often have a speaker on a subject of interest. Sometimes we have a ‘Do it Ourselves’ meeting. We finish meetings with tea and biscuits.
Mothers’ Union is a worldwide organisation. It was founded in 1876 by Mary Sumner, who was a Vicar’s wife in a Hampshire village. She wanted to support Christian family life.
Some Mothers’ Union members go into maternity wards at Russells Hall Hospital to talk and listen to new mothers; we also knit blankets and make baby gowns for the Special Care Unit. Some members work as volunteers at Blakenhurst Prison, making cups of tea for visitors and running a creche for visitors’ children.
Mothers’ Union is active in Christian villages all over Africa and worldwide. Local members are trained to teach about HIV Aids and about basic literacy and numeracy.
Our motto is ‘Christian care for families worldwide.’
If you wish to be involved in the Mothers’ Union, please contact DETAILS
Bellringers
Practice night:
Thursday evenings: 7.30 pm.
Service ringing:
Sunday morning: 9.30 am; Evensong: 6:00 pm.
We also ring for weddings throughout the year.
Captain of the Tower-
St. Mary’s tower dates from the late 14th century.
It houses eight bells rung from a ringing chamber above the west porch. Records exist of all peals rung at Oldswinford since 1894.