Sunday 25th July 
James the Apostle

9.00 for 9.30           Sung Eucharist
174 God of Grace and God of Glory
Setting:    Thorne
39 As the deer pants for the water
Psalm:     126
139  For the Healing of the Nations
AFC1   142  Stanford:  O for a closer walk with God 
53 Be still for the prescence of the Lord
134  For all the Saints         
6.30  Evening service at St Paul’s    

Director of Music: Simon Pusey

St Mary's Church Choir is currently made up of about 16 adults and 8 young people. Occasionally, certain ex-members of the choir and friends augment our numbers. St Mary's continues to sing Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer nearly every Sunday with either the Nunc Dimitis or the Magnificat sung to a choral setting. Once a month this service is fully choral with an introit, settings of the responses and canticles, an anthem, psalms and hymns.

We have a wide repertoire, learning a couple new Anthems every week. We are a full robed choir which in part adds to the fun of belonging. The trebles (and the adults too if they wish) can take part in the RSCM training programme.

The Music at St Mary's is very varied and includes works such as Handels Messiah - with the help from a few friends we managed a choir of 75 and a small orchestra. Each year we try to replace a cathedral choir that is on holiday. Last year the choir visited Chester Cathedral. Since 1991 we have done 95 services in other Churches and Cathedrals.

The normal pattern of evening services will continue to be 1st, 4th, 5th Sunday of each month: Choir required for practice at 6.00 for 6.30 service (normally Sung Evensong) 2nd Sunday of month: Choir evening off 3rd Sunday of month: Choir required from 5.15 for 6.30 Choral Evensong. Over the next few months we are gradually doing more choral evensongs, singing different settings to the Magnificat or Nunc

Coming up

See the Rehersals Page

Choir List PDF


The choir will be making a recruitment drive in local schools
at the beginning of the Autumn term. We will be holding an
“open rehearsal” from 7.00pm until 8.00pm on Friday October
1st at which children and their parents will be encouraged to
come and see what singing in the choir is like. However,
prospective members of the choir, whether children or adults,
from among our own congregation are welcome to speak to me at any time after services or by phone 01582-794899 or email simon.pusey@ntlworld.com