Stone Church, St Mary the Virgin
13th Century parish church of Stone-next-Dartford, Kent
A place of welcome, prayer, healing and peace.
Notices for the week beginning Sunday 19th January 2025
100 Club
The first draw for 2025 is today. Please renew your £12 subscription now in order to be included. Spare numbers are available and you could recoup your investment with £40 worth of prizes to be won each month.
Mothers’ Union AGM
Stone branch’s annual meeting will take place at the rectory on Wednesday 29th January at 1 pm.
Renewal of Electoral Roll
Later this year in preparation for the APCM on 12th May the electoral roll is completely renewed (i.e. torn up and begun again) and you are hereby notified of that fact. Applications for inclusion on the new roll will be invited in due course.
Confirmation 2025
If anyone considering Confirmation this year there will be only the one opportunity, with preparation beginning at the beginning of Lent in March. Do let the clergy know if this applies to you.
Cleaning Rota & Churchyard Maintenance
In addition to the first Saturday of each month for indoor cleaning, four dates for clearing duties in the churchyard are 12th April, 14th June, 23rd August, 18th October. Please note these in your diary and volunteer as you are able. With thanks to those who have already stepped up to these necessary tasks.
Calendar & Dates
Please note the following moveable dates for 2025: 5th March – Ash Wednesday; 20th April – Easter Day; 29th May – Ascension Day; 8th June – Pentecost; 19th June – Corpus Christi; 28th September – Harvest Thanksgiving; 5th October – Dedication Festival; 30th November – Advent Sunday.
This Week at St Mary’s: -
Daily (except Tuesday)
9 am Mattins
5 pm Evensong (not Monday, Wednesday)
Wednesday 22nd January
3.15 pm Messy Church (at the school)
Thursday 23rd January
2-4 pm Open Church
7.30 pm Bell-ringing practice
Friday 24th January
7 pm Choir practice
Next Sunday is Epiphany 3
9 am Mattins
10 am Holy Communion with Holy Baptism Beckie Youseman
5 pm Evensong
8 pm online Compline
Hymns, Reflections & Prayers
Daily hope from the Church of England. Do share the following free phone number with anyone, especially those without access to the internet: 0800 804 8044
A Guide to getting on to Facebook
1.Type ‘Facebook’ into your computer or tablet or phone search box
2. Click the link ‘log into Facebook’ and you will arrive at a screen which will let you create your own account.
3. Enter your email address as directed and create a password that you will remember (e.g. an old address or phone number or a car registration number)
4. Enter a birth date
5. Click ‘sign up’ and an email will then be sent to you with a number code to enter into the box on the next screen.
6. Enter the code from the email into the box and click ‘continue’.
7. A message should appear to say your account is confirmed and that you will use your email address to log in. Click OK.
8. To find the St Mary’s page type st mary the virgin church stone-next-dartford into the search box at the top of the screen and then click the first post on the screen that appears next to see the most recent posts.
9. To make sure you see all new posts from St Mary’s as they appear, click the ‘Like’ button (the thumbs up symbol).
10. If you only want to follow St Mary’s this is all you have to do.
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
You are invited to give consent that we may contact you from time to time. To continue hearing from us or to join our contact list for the first time please complete the online form on our website or the sheet available in church. Our privacy notices are on the noticeboard in church and our website here www.stmarystone.org/gdpr.