WELCOME TO THE PARISH CHURCH
OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SWANLEY
01322 662201
All Souls Day: Thursday 2nd November 2023
St Mary's places great importance on remembering those we have loved and lost. A central part of this ministry is our Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, All Souls Day, which falls on 2nd November.
We celebrate a said Mass at 10am when we remember all who are on our anniversaries of death list.
At 7.30pm, we shall have a sung Mass at which we shall remember all whose funerals we have done in the last year and anyone for whom we have done memorial services or burials of ashes. We provide some refreshments after the evening Mass.
You are welcome to ask us to remember a relative who has died and you are very welcome to join us at any of our services.
We also make available 7-day candles which are lit for the evening service and remain in church for the following week. If you would like more information about buying a candle, please download the form here, print it out and return it to us with your payment.
Regular Giving
It is enormously helpful if you're able to give regularly to the work of St Mary's because that helps us plan.
It costs the diocese of Rochester around £60,000 every year to have a priest in a parish. St Mary's contributes around £40,000 a year towards our vicar. We also have to find running costs of almost £60,000 a year and don't receive any help from the government, local councils or the central church.
There are so many things to do!
Supporting Our Work
If you would like to support our work, please contact us or you can send a cheque, payable to St Mary's PCC,
to St Mary's Vicarage, London Road,
SWANLEY, BR8 7AQ.