 Our
Story
The
people at Saint Mary's reflect the people of Slough; Christians
from all walks of life and backgrounds meet together regularly
for prayers and praise, as well as for social gatherings,
such as fund-raising events, our annual harvest
festival supper and our parish outings. Saint Mary's doesn't
just minister to the members of our Sunday congregation:
as an Anglican Parish Church we seek to serve everybody who
lives and works within the boundaries of our Parish – through
our daily
worship, weddings and baptisms,
our concerts and arts
events, or simply by lending
a listening ear.
Our
patron saint, Mary, provides a good pattern for our work.
We read in the Gospel of Saint
Luke, 1.26-33 that, as a young
woman, Mary was told that she would be the mother of Jesus.
Mary responded to God's call, consented to His will and so
made herself ready for God's service when she said: 'Here
am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according
to your word.' (Gospel of Saint Luke, 1.38). We believe that
it is in being open to the will of God that we can serve
Him in the people who surround us.
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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God
to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a young woman
engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house
of David. Her name was Mary. And he came to her and
said, 'Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with you.'
She was very startled by his words and pondered what
sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her,
'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour
with God. You shall conceive and bear a son, and you
will name him Jesus.' (Close)
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