About Us
Welcome to St Mary’s Aston
‘We are pilgrims on a journey,
fellow travellers on the road;
we are here to help each other
walk the mile and bear the load.’
Our SUNDAY SERVICE is 11 am 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. There are services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 15am in nearby Stapleford and Waterford churches. You Tube and Zoom services are listed in the weekly newsletter and Parish News including Tuesday Bible Study and Wednesday Night Prayer. To receive a daily Thought for the Day or the weekly newsletter email Revd Canon Jenny: [email protected]
The church is OPEN by arrangement with the churchwardens Tim Alexander [email protected] 01438 880519 or Sara Hudson [email protected] 01438 880750.
Our beautiful historic church is a special place to mark the important events of our lives: for WEDDINGS and Banns enquiries contact Pauline: [email protected]
For Baptism (Christening), Funerals, Blessings, Confirmation, Pastoral enquiries contact Revd Canon Jenny: [email protected] 01920 830035 Mondays are my usual day off.
St Mary’s Aston is part of the Beane Valley Benefice with St Andrew and St Mary’s Watton at Stone, St Andrew’s Bramfield, St Mary’s Stapleford and St Michael and all Angels Waterford. Revd Canon Jenny works with the Ministry Team of Revd Angela Lynas (Associate Priest), and Mrs Janet Bird (Readers). We are part of the Diocese of St Albans www.stalbans.anglican.org.
Children are welcome. We have strong links with St Mary’s Church of England School who are involved in Church life through weekly collective worship, special services in church and visits. We have a special children’s corner, kitchen and toilet. We have adopted the Diocese's Safeguarding policies and practice. Safeguarding contact: Tim Alexander [email protected] 01438 880519
"Friends of St Mary's Church Aston" please contact Angela Cantwell Tel:01438 880303 or email: [email protected]
Bellringers Master of the Bells Alan Dowler 01438 314964
Flower arranging, church cleaning, help with churchyard working parties and special events contact Church Warden Sara [email protected] 01438 880750
Food for the Stevenage Food Bank can be brought to church or left at the Rectory, Church Lane SG14 3RD. Church and village events are reported in the monthly Parish News.