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.
Sat Navs will take you to Oliver Road, you need to be near the Asda and Aldi stores to find us.
The map co-ordinates 51.397176, 0.172023 are for the car park entrance.
A "What 3 Words" reference close to our car park gates is: united.pies.ally
ADDRESS:
St Mary's Vicarage, London Road, SWANLEY, Kent, BR8 7AQ
The Car Park
The car park is accessible from St Mary's Road. It is used at your own risk! There are no separate disabled parking bays but there is a ramp at the gate end of the pathway and wheelchair users may find it more convenient to park close to that, rather than at the front entrance.
The car park is kept locked shut overnight and is closed once the final activity in the church or the hall has finished. The car park's purpose is to provide parking for church and hall users and although we share it on a daily basis its use is occasionally restricted.
During holiday periods, the car park will not normally be available before 11am. If you are visiting the churchyard, 90 minutes free parking is available in Aldi and 3 hours free parking at Asda.