Facilities and features
Accessibility
There are both ladies and men's facilities and a disabled toilet with Baby changing facilities
These are in the Disabled toilet
The large car park is open whenever the Church is and is adjacent to the Municipal Cemetery.
The disabled toilet is in the Parish centre with level access
Disabled badge users can park near the Parish centre.
There is both level access to the Church and a ramp inside to the Sanctuary and Vestry
Large print service books are always available for most services.
Are very welcome
Our Building
The Church building is open for individual prayer Monday to Saturday 9am to 3pm
Our Welcome Cafe is a registered Warm Space as well as a Place of Welcome. See events page for details.
Music and Worship
There is a peal of 4 bells which are rung before some services and for Weddings (by prior arrangement)
The Church is accessible for concerts and has removable furniture on the dais to create more space.
Full pipe organ
The choir sing for the 10:15am service every second and fourth Sunday and on some feast days
The worship group lead our sung worship on the first (Morning Praise) and third (Family Communion) services
Groups, Courses and Activities
There are regular Bible Study meetings and a Prayer group.
During Advent and Lent there are usually 2 study groups.
There is an addiction support group, run by a separate organisation, which meets in the Parish Centre at 8.15pm on Fridays.
Held regularly in members' homes
Run when required - please contact us for further details
Our Welcome Café is open every Monday between 1pm and 3pm and also every Wednesday between 10am and 12 noon
Discipleship courses are run regularly - please see a member of clergy for details.
There are both afternoon and evening meetings.
Afternoon - 1st Tuesday in month at 1.30pm
Evening - 4th Tuesday in month at 7.30pm
Funtots in the Parish Centre every Wednesday between 9am and 10am
Help for Visitors
Available
There is a welcome to St Mary's leaflet both in Church and in the Parish centre and copies of a guide book are available on request.
Join us at our Welcome Café every Monday between 1pm and 3pm and every Wednesday morning between 10am and noon in our Parish Centre for a free cuppa and biscuit, and a chance to chat, learn a new craft, or just relax.
We are a Place of Welcome - a growing network of local community groups providing their neighbourhoods with places where all people feel safe to connect, belong and contribute.
The Church is usually open Mon - Saturday from 9am - 3pm
Other Features
Whenever possible we use Fair trade goods in our kitchen
We are a collecting point for the East Leeds Food Bank. We have a regular collection - see our Facebook page for details. Food can also be left in a box in the Rectory porch
We have large TV screens that display all liturgy and hymn and song words and a sound system.
The Parish centre is available for hire. There is a large hall with kitchen off it and a smaller meeting room upstairs. For booking enquiries, please contact Lynne Pickles 07900 914083