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Mission
Local Mission
and Outreach
We have a significant number of Occasional Offices (baptisms,
weddings and funerals) and see these as a way of making
contact with our community.
As we see the Occasional Offices as part of our
mission, we believe it right to operate an open baptism
policy and the PCC have agreed in principle that
divorced people can be married at St Mary's.
We take communion to the housebound and the elderly and local
care homes. Special services are also held at Cubbington
Mill Care Home -namely Easter, Harvest and Christmas.
Members of the congregation distribute gifts from the harvest
services to those in need and the local care home.
St Mary’s members have combined with our local Methodists to
provide the Pop In coffee morning each Tuesday at the Methodist Church.
Overseas Links and Christian Outreach
We have supported Chris and Mary Cheals through the C.M.S.
who worked in
Pakistan
until the shooting there. We also have links with Jean
and Michael Hadley who have been working for the last
year in South Africa on "Gods Little Acre"
helping families who have AIDS together with two Action
Aid children.
Members of the congregation co-ordinate door to door
collections during Christian Aid week and this is
carried out by a combined volunteer force from St Mary's
and the local Methodist Church.
Proceeds from the Christingle Service are sent to support the
work of the Children's Society.
Last year our congregation filled a number of shoe boxes for
the Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child Appeal.
Links with local Schools
The church has very strong links with Cubbington C of E
Combined School. St Mary’s provides three school
governors.
The vicar takes assembly and distributes palm crosses to
all the children. The school participates in special
services at Christmas, Easter and Harvest.
The church finances the purchase of books for children
entering the reception class and the final year children
moving to secondary school.
Parish Social Life & Activities
Our main social and fund-raising events take place in the
village hall and these include summer and Christmas
Fayres and the Harvest Luncheon. In addition the choir
organises other fund-raising events.
We have a strong Ladies Fellowship which meets once a month
and has a varied programme of activities. Links have
been forged with the Union of Catholic Mothers at St.
Peter's Church in Leamington Spa.
We have an active Mother's Union,
which holds events on a regular basis. With over 40
members it is the largest in the Deanery.
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