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Baptisms, Weddings & Funerals
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Weddings
If you have recently got engaged, congratulations! We welcome enquiries about weddings and are happy to answer any questions: please contact the Parish Administrator by telephone (020 8393 2643) or via E-mail: parishoffice at stmarysewell.com. If you are hoping to get married at St Mary's, we will try to support you every way we can. The first practical step is that we have to ascertain if the law allows you to get married here. Our parish administrator or Vicar is pleased to help explain how this works, but a brief summary of the rules (which are the same for any Church of England church) are set out below. If either of you has been divorced, with a previous spouse still living, the Vicar is happy to talk this over in line with diocesan guidelines. When the wedding is booked, the next stage will be to arrange a first meeting with Vicar or whichever priest will be performing the ceremony. This is an opportunity to start thinking about all the practicalities of the service, and also to talk together about the significance of marriage. Who can be married at St Mary's? You can be married at St Mary's if (a) you live in the parish, (b) you are currently a regular worshipper with your name on the electoral roll, or (c) if you have a "qualifying connection" to the parish. A qualifying connection is defined in law as follows: ?(3) For the purposes of this section a person has a qualifying connection with a parish in which the marriage is to be solemnized if? (a) that person was baptised in that parish (unless the baptism took place in a combined rite which included baptism and confirmation) or is a person whose confirmation has been entered in the register book of confirmation for any church or chapel in that parish; (b) that person has at any time had his or her usual place of residence in that parish for a period of not less than six months; (c) that person has at any time habitually attended public worship in that parish for a period of not less than six months; (d) a parent of that person has during the lifetime of that person had his or her usual place of residence in that parish for a period of not less than six months or habitually attended public worship in that parish for that period; or (e) a parent or grandparent of that person has been married in that parish. (4) For the purpose of subsection (3)(d) or (e) above ?parent? includes an adoptive parent and any other person who has undertaken the care and upbringing of the person seeking to establish a qualifying connection and ?grandparent? shall be construed accordingly? The full Measure is able to be viewed on the government website. These new rules will allow the many people who have had connexions with St Mary's in the past the real possibility of getting married here now. If you wish to be on the parish church's Electoral Roll, you can download an application form from here. This will need to be completed and delivered to the Parish Office.
Baptisms
Baptisms are always a source of great joy and celebration. We are always happy to help if you are considering baptism for your child, or for yourself. Please contact the Parish Administrator by telephone (020 8393 2643) or via E-mail: parishoffice at stmarysewell.com.Baptism takes place during the regular Sunday services. Planned dates and times are
Sunday, 22 January 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 26 February 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 25 March 2012 at 1100
Saturday, 7 April 2012 at 2030
Sunday, 22 April 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 27 May 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 24 June 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 22 July 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 2 September 2012 at 0930
Sunday, 23 September 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 28 October 2012 at 1100
Sunday, 25 November 2012 at 1100
More information can be viewed in this leaflet. 
Funerals
Funeral arrangements are usually made in the first instance through the chosen funeral directors, who will contact the church to see what arrangements are possible.