Choir & Music
St Mary's has a long choral tradition with a robed RSCM affiliated choir that performs a wide range of choral music. The choir leads the music at the 9.30 Communion and the major festivals with a range of anthems and liturgical settings. Members of the choir also volunteer to accompany weddings.
The Organist and Choirmaster accompanies the majority of services, but there are other organists we can call on with great experience of playing at St Mary's. The church has a fine Father Willis organ, enlarged and modified in 1974 and 2010.
The Communion Service at 9.30 is sung, using Margaret Rizza’s Mass of the Bread of Life setting. Hymns are chosen from several books to give variety.
The choir has put on an informal summer concert in church and performs seasonal music at Christmas and Easter. On occasions it has sung with a local community choir at concerts and also sung carols as part of local community Christmas events