WORSHIP at St Mary's Parish Church, St Mary's Priory, Abergavenny
Services at St Mary's
 |
 |
There are currently three services taking place at St Mary's Priory each Sunday: Said Eucharist at 8.00am, sung Priory Eucharist at 11.00am and Choral Evensong at 5.00 pm (although Evensong takes place at Christchurch North Street on the 1st Sunday of the month). The list of services can be found on the weekly Pew Leaflet or on the noticeboard in the porch.
Building Works at St Mary’s
On Monday morning (8th April), builders will be arriving in St Mary’s to install scaffolding needed to enable works to be done in the North Transept and Lewis Chapel which will take approximately six weeks. This means there will be no access to the Lewis Chapel, although Jesse will be accessible from the chancel area either by going through the choir stalls, or from the Herbert Chapel. Candles will still be able to be lit by the Crucifix, however, the candles by the Mary Icon should be accessed from the Nave altar area for safety reasons. The Wednesday 10am Eucharist service will take place in the Chancel during this period, and the Friday evening Evensong services will take place as usual in the Choir Stalls/Chancel (starting Friday 24th April). There will also be scaffolding around this works area outside the church by the Garden of Remembrance, which could make access to the garden problematic, but until the scaffolding has been erected, we are not sure how access will be affected but we hope there will be a path left for access to the garden. These areas will effectively be a building site whilst the works go on, so we would ask you to be aware at all times, as health and safety for all will be crucial.
Please bear with us during this time. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused, but this is major structural work to the church which must be done. If you have any queries, please speak with either Robin or Maggie (01873 858787) (if you can’t contact Robin), and we will try to answer your queries.
The church is currently open for visitors who wish to see the fine monuments or sit in quiet contemplation Monday to Friday from 10.00am until 2.00pm and Saturday from 10.00am until 3.00pm; sometimes we will open longer depending on availiability of staff.
There is no charge although St Mary’s does cost £1,000 per day to run, so any voluntary contribution would be very gratefully received.
SERVICE TIMES
Please note that, for the foreseeable future, only Sunday services and Wednesday 1000 service will be taking place. Friday evening Choral Evensongs will begin again on Friday 24th April.
Sunday 8.00am. Holy Eucharist 11.00am Priory Eucharist 5.00pm Choral Evensong
(Evensong on 1st Sunday of Month in Christchurch)
Monday No Services (Rector's rest day)
Tuesday 8.15am Lauds 8.45am Holy Eucharist (2004) 5 .00pm Vespers
Wednesday 8.15am Lauds 10.00am Holy Eucharist (2004) 5.00pm. Vespers
5.30pm Holy Communion (1662)
Thursday 8.15am Lauds. 8.45am Holy Eucharist (2004) 5 .00pm Vespers
Friday 8.15am Lauds. 7.00pm *1st Choral Vespers
2nd Choral Evensong
3rd Choral Compline
4th Choral Evensong (*Begins 1st Friday of Month)
Saturday 8.45am. Rosary 09.15am Holy Eucharist (2004) 5.00pm. Vespers