The church of St. Mary the Virgin sits in the heart of the village of Datchet next to the Stag Public House and opposite the iconic Village Green.  Access for wheelchair, large pushchairs, prams or motorised scooters is via the Church Community Centre entrance at the rear of the church, via the Vicarage Lane gate.  

 The Parish Administrator works from 9:30am - 2:30pm on Wednesdays  and Fridays   

STOP PRESS NEWS!  New Vicar   STOP PRESS NEWS 

We are thrilled and delighted to announce that on Monday 13th October 2025, The Revd Andreas Sistig was licenced and installed by the Bishop of Buckingham in a well attended service. His wife Revd Jen Sistig was also granted permission to officiate in the group of churches of Datchet, Eton, Eton Wick with Boveney and Dorney 

Revd Andreas  may be contacted on  07595542143,  or via e mail here: 

Churchwardens 

Elaine on    07960 859 697, 

Sally-Anne on 07711269545, 

the Burnham & Slough Area Dean, Revd Canon Janet  Binns 

Safeguarding: We take Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults very seriously here at St Mary's and have adopted the Church of England policies relating to this, for both adults and children. We follow safer recruiting processes and all our personnel involved in working alongside children or vulnerable adults are required to be DBS checked and undergo relevant Safeguarding training appropriate to their role and function: St Mary's has adopted and uses the Church of England online training where a record of individuals' progress and outcomes of training can be monitored by the Safeguarding Officers, and follow up /further /updated training as required, occur. 

Local contacts 

St Mary's Safeguarding Officer: Jane Simpson e-mail: here  tel  01753 540948

Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor for the Buckingham Area : Tsungai Muchegwa  e-mail Here  01865 208220

More information and who to contact including Social Services in both Slough and the RBWM can be found at the foot of this page or by using the drop-down 'safeguarding' on the menu on the left 

Services and events for October and November 

OCTOBER

Weekend of 25th and 26th  St Mary's Church choir will be singing Choral Evensong on the Saturday and Morning Prayer and Choral Evensong on the Sunday at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. 

Sunday  26th    9:30am   Holy Communion - please note the Choir are not present at this service 

Thursday 30th  11am    Service at Eton House Residential Home 

NOVEMBER  

Sunday 2nd   All Souls  

9:30am    Sung Eucharist 

6:30pm    Bereavement Service 

 Monday 3rd  2pm St Mary's PCC in the Church Community Centre 

Wednesday 5th  11am  Holy Communion

Thursday 6th  7:45pm Churches Together in Datchet, meet in The Bridge 

Sunday 9th REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY   10am in St Mary's Church followed by reading of the names and laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph on The Green  

Sunday 16th  9:30am Informal service 

Sunday 23rd   9:30am  Sung Eucharist      6:30pm Choral evensong 

Thursday 27th   11am   Service at Eton House Residential Home    

Sunday 30th (5th Sunday)  9:30am Sung Eucharist      

Normal Services at St Mary's : 

We are mindful that there are still a number of  people who are cautious regarding Covid and close contact. We have taken steps to reduce any risks for people who wish to attend but remain apart from the main body of the church . 

: 1st, 2nd and 4th  Sunday of month 

          9:30am:  Eucharist , usually sung 

3rd Sunday:  From January 2025 this is now 9:30am    Morning  Informal Service -this is currently lay led. 

5th Sunday -   9:30am Sung Eucharist : to be reviewed 

Choral Evensong 

Takes place on the 4th Sunday of the month at 6:30pm followed by refreshments and chat : 

We are sorry but due to needing to upgrade the technology, we are currently unable to live stream our services, we will be back online as soon as we possibly can.