We are delighted to be able to announce that Sulu Pike, currently training on the Easter Ministry Training Course, has been appointed to be full time Assistant Curate in the Welwyn Team Ministry from July 2026. We look forward to welcoming Sulu, and her family - Adam, and children Ferne, Jonty and Tessa, to our team. In the meantime, please hold them and the parishes of the team in your prayers.
Knights to the rescue! The annual pantomime ‘Oh, what a Knight!’, shows trouble is never far away in beautiful Camelot (see write up below).There are four performances in Church House, St Mary’s Welwyn: 25th November 7.30pm; 28th November 7.30pm; 29th November 3.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £15 Adults, £5 aged 16 and under, under-fives free; £35 Family Ticket for 2 adults and 2 children. Pay and collect tickets from Stuart Jenkin or from St Mary’s Church Office, Welwyn. Cash or cheques for Welwyn St Mary’s Parochial Church Council. If paying by cheque please add £1.50 to the cost.Email Stuart Jenkin on pantostmarys@gmail.comSt Mary's Drama Group are bringing you Camelot as you've never seen it before. Oh, What a Knight! is at Church House at the end of November.Meet a larger than ever cast with new faces plus our regular stars and villains. Rehearsals are in full swing under director Usha Hull and music director Fiona Macdonald.The script has been adapted from the original written by Craig Hawes, a leading composer of school musicals. His scripts support huge casts so it has been rewritten for a small cast and a mixed audience of adults and children. “There are catchy songs, lots of laughs and some really crazy characters in the true tradition of pantomime. The cast give it their best shot every time,” says director Usha Hull.Come to support us, laugh, cheer and boo in all the right places and as always help us raise funds for charity.
Junior Choir is back this Thursday - 4th September 6-7:30. Please do pass this on to anyone who might be interested. Church choir singing involves reading poetry (literacy), music theory (maths) singing in other languages, learning about the composers and the times they wrote the music (history), team building, confidence building and having lots of fun. So please do get your kids to try us out...Contact Rob Milner milnerrobert1@me.com 07540 847599
