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Sing with us!

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful 

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O come, all ye faithful, 
joyful and triumphant, 
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; 
come and behold him 
born, the King of angels: 

O come, let us adore him, 
O come, let us adore him, 
O come, let us adore him, 
Christ the Lord! 

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God of God,
Light of Light,
lo, he abhors not the Virgin's womb;
very God
begotten, not created:

While Shepherds Watched 

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While shepherds watched their flocks by night, 
All seated on the ground, 
The angel of the Lord came down, 
And glory shone around. 

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‘Fear not’, said he (for mighty dread 
Had seized their troubled mind); 
‘Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
To you and all mankind. 

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‘To you in David’s town this day 
Is born of David’s line 
A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; 
And this shall be the sign: 


‘The heavenly babe you there shall find 
To human view displayed, 
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
And in a manger laid.’ 


Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith 
Appeared a shining throng 
Of angels praising God, who thus 
Addressed their joyful song: 


‘All glory be to God on high, 
And to the earth be peace; 
Good-will henceforth from heav’n to men 
Begin and never cease.’ 

It was on a Starry Night 


It was on a starry night  
When the hills were bright  
Earth lay sleeping, sleeping calm and still  
Then in a cattle shed  
In a manger bed  
A boy was born, King of all the world  

Away in a Manger 


Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, 
the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head; 
the stars in the bright sky  
looked down where he lay, 
the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. 

Hark! The Herald-angels Sing 

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Hark! the herald-angels sing 
glory to the new-born King; 
peace on earth, and mercy mild, 
God and sinners reconciled: 
Joyful, all ye nations, rise, 
join the triumph of the skies, 
with the angelic host proclaim, 
‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.’ 

Hark! the herald-angels sing
glory to the new-born King. 


Christ, by highest heaven adored, 
Christ, the everlasting Lord, 
late in time behold him come 
offspring of a Virgin’s womb: 
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, 
Hail, the incarnate Deity! 
Pleased as man with man to dwell, 
Jesus, our Emmanuel. 

Hark! the herald-angels sing
glory to the new-born King. 

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Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen with healing in his wings;
Mild he lays his glory by,
born that man no more may die,
born to raise the sons of earth,
born to give them second birth. 

Hark! the herald-angels sing
glory to the new-born King. 

Sally
Hello and welcome to St Mary's. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Welcome! 

The following information is specifically for those planning to visit us for the first time, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at St Mary's Church in Church Lane, Wendover, for our two main Sunday services each week, which start at 9.00am and 10.45am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you will be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Plan your journey

Accessibility

There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets in the Church Centre, which you can find through the door towards the front of the church on the left hand side.

Our Main Sunday Services

Our 9am Holy Communion is a more traditional service, including music and hymns in an established style but using up-to-date language. It will probably appeal to those who are used to more formal Anglican worship.  There is no provision for children at this service.

Our 10.45am Sunday Worship services follow a more informal style with contemporary worship songs. These services are typically most suitable for families. Children of all ages are very welcome and we have activities for younger children at the back of church. On the second and fourth Sundays of each month, we share Communion at this service. The first and third Sundays do not include Communion and are designed to be rich in teaching and learning for people of all ages - from 2 to 92!

You can find details of our other services here.

Getting Connected


Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out our Church Life section on this website to see if there’s a group that you'd like to join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church, why not sign up to serve on a team. We are always looking for volunteers to get involved in different aspects of our work.

 
Get in touch with us to plan your visit
If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! St Mary's is open every day from 9am to 6pm and you would be very welcome to come and have a look around before you come to a Sunday service. In the meantime, please fill in the form below if there is anything you'd like to know.
 
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Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?
 
We hope that whoever you are and wherever you come from, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes,

Sally
Rev Sally Moring

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