Dear friends,
Isn’t there something more enjoyable you could do on a Sunday than go to church? Clearly, many people think so. Sometimes, when you visit other churches, you feel they might be right. Imagine sitting through an hour or more of underprepared worship: lessons read without understanding by people whose first acquaintance with the text [...]
Welcome
Welcome to the web site of St. Mary’s Church, the parish church of the village of Lymm in the county of Cheshire, England.
We are a Church of England church, part of the diocese of Chester.
This web site is intended to provide an overview of our church and some of the activities undertaken by the congregation.
Recent news
The Rector’s Letter: On Going to Church
Lymm Rushbearing
Lymm Rushbearing will be held this year on Saturday 8th August
Lymm Festival Comes to St. Mary’s
As usual, a number of this year’s Lymm Festival events will be hosted at St. Mary’s including:
Brass Band Concert on 26th June
Semele by Handel on 30th June
Full details about Lymm Festival can be found at the festival web site.
Date for Christingle Service
Following on from last year’s successful Christingle, which was held early in the New Year, this year’s Christingle Service will be held on Sunday 10th January 2010 at 10am.
Heulwen Retires as Reader
After 20 years of devoted service to the church and our community, Heulwen retired as Reader on 17th October. Although she has now retired as Reader Heulwen takes on the mantle of Reader Emeritus and will be welcome to assist with services. The occasion was marked by a ceremony in which the Rector presented her [...]
The rector writes…
Dear friends
‘The road less travelled’
On a recent family walk, and unsure which path brought us to our destination, we spotted a signpost. Thinking it would settle the question of our route, we wandered up to it. When we looked it simply said ‘Public Footpath’. So we did have to get the map out and work [...]