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Church of St. Andrew & St. Mary, Grantchester Grantchester Church About the churchSt Andrew and St Mary is the parish church of Grantchester. We are part of Cambridge South Deanery, in the Diocese of Ely. Among our regular worshipers, we have Christians from almost all the main-stream denominations, from Quakers to Roman Catholics. We consider this to be source of strength, not least because our many visitors and tourists can feel more at home in such an eclectic assembly. Parish PriestThe Reverend Dr Stuart Mews was licensed on 16th July 2007 as house for duty Priest in Grantchester. Click here for his letter "Pipes and Harps". Church BuildingThe oldest part of the church - the chancel - dates from the 14th century, the nave and tower are 15th century, whilst the south aisle was added in the 1870s. The font is believed to be Norman, and the 17th century pulpit probably came from the chapel of Corpus Christi College.  Church of St. Andrew & St. Mary, Grantchester Church NewsThe Church Village Fetewill be held on September 11th in the Manor Field (behind the Village Hall) from
2.30pm. Tin Can Alley, Pennies in the bucket, Beat the Goalie,
Bat the Rat and not forgetting…. the classic Pot the
Marbles This year there
will be an extra marble game – one for the adults and one for the
children. Produce and plant
stall, tea and cakes, and a books and toy stall plus lots more. There will be two
competitions: a miniature garden and a potato head fancy dress
competition. Prizes for the winners. Tower Repairs – Stage 3It had been planned that this year we would carry out Stage 3, the final stage of the tower repair scheme started some 5 years ago. Stages 1 and 2, now completed, included repair to the external walls of the tower to ground level. Stage 3 involved the lowering of the external ground level around the base of the tower and the installation of a drain to take ground water away from the walls to alleviate the damp conditions in the vestry walls and floor, the internal floor level being approximately 1 metre below the external ground level. However the architect, engineers and English Heritage, having investigated the conditions below ground level by digging trial holes, have advised that deep excavations would be required to carry out the work and extensive structural work would be needed below ground, all of which would be very costly in the light of the benefits to be obtained from it. In view of the fact that this is not essential work to preserve the structure of the tower and that its aim is to reduce relatively superficial damage, the PCC have decided that the money would be better spent over the years on remedial work as has been done in the past.Peter Hall Communal Centre CommunionCommunion will take place in the Communal Centre on Wednesday 8 September at 1000 hours. Tea and coffee will be served afterwards.Pattern of ServicesThe following is the general pattern of Sunday services. For full details, see the diary for the month.
On the 4th Sunday, "Godly Play", a Sunday school for children under twelve, takes place in the Reading Room. Church Services
Church and Churchyard Rotas
September/October 2010 Diary of Events(This is copied from the parish magazine, and contains village activities as well as church activities)
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