St Mary's Whitegate

Weekly Services

First Sunday of the month:
9.30 am Sung Eucharist
6.30 pm Evensong

Second Sunday of the month:
8.00 am Holy Communion
9.30 am Morning Prayer
6.30 pm Choral Evensong

Third Sunday of the month:
9.30 am Sung Eucharist
6.30 pm Evensong

Fourth Sunday of the month:
9.30 am Family Service
6.30 pm holy Communion

Fifth Sunday of the month:
9.30 am Sung Eucharist
6.30 pm Evensong

Special Services

Family Service in January
9.30am Lambing service

Candlemass
9.30am Blessing of candles

Ash Wednesday
7.30pm Sung Eucharist with Ashing (CW)

Wednesday during Lent
7.30pm Sung Eucharist (CW)

Maundy Thursday
7.30pm Sung Eucharist with stripping of the altar followed by silent vigil until 11pm followed by Compline

Good Friday
10.00am Children’s Workshop
11.00am Family service with Hot Cross Buns around the cross on the Village Green
12.00pm Three Hours devotion

Easter Eve
7.30pm Service of Light

Ascension
7.30pm Sung Eucharist (CW)

September
9.30am Patronal Festival

Second Sunday October
9.30am & 6.30pm Harvest

November 
9.30am Remembrance service

November 
6.30pm All Souls Service

December 
6.00pm Christingle

Christmas Eve 
4.00pm Crib Service
11.30pm Sung Eucharist (CW)

During 2012 there were 16 baptisms. These services are usually held at 1.00pm. (St Mary’s currently has an open baptism policy).

8 weddings were held during the year and 15 funerals of which 14 included burials in the churchyard and 1 was a cremation.
A confirmation service is usually held each year alternating with St Peter’s. During 2012 1 adult and 8 children were confirmed.