St. Mary the Virgin – In the Lace Market, Nottingham

Welcome

The offering of an open Church building and an outward looking worshipping community, remain dominant signs on the cultural landscape, pointing to nothing less than the deep generosity and openness of God, who promises his people that ‘there are many rooms in my Father’s House’ – Martyn Percy

The Parish of St. Mary the Virgin in the Lace Market, Nottingham hopes to be a significant Place of Hospitality. A place where the hospitality of God can be encountered by all, regardless of gender, income, marital status, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, race or age.

For people who visit every day; people who may visit once in their lives; for the young and old; worshippers and pilgrims; historians and tourists… Welcome!

The week's events
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Apr 22, '18 10:45 am: Sung Eucharist 22nd April 2018 10:45 am Easter 4 Celebrant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Mass: Palestrina Missa 'Aeterna Christi munera' Anthem: Byrd Ave Verum Corpus Hymns: 83, 134, 262, 416 More 12:30 pm: Baptism 22nd April 2018 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm To be confirmed Rev. Christopher Harrison presiding. Key-holder required after the event to lock up. More 6:30 pm: Sunday Evensong 22nd April 2018 6:30 pm Officiant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Responses: Ebdon Psalm: 81 (vv.8-16) Canticles: Purcell in G minor Anthem: Gibbons If ye be risen again with Christ Hymns: 107, 128, 121 (omit *) More	Apr 23, '18 7:30 pm: Bell Ringing Practice 23rd April 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bell-ringing practice takes place every Monday evening from 7.30pm until 9.00pm. There are occasional exceptions to this general rule, but they are rare. Unless special mitigations are in place, some sound will inevitably be heard from within the Church. More	Apr 24, '18 N/A: Baptism 24th April 2018 N/A More 10:00 am: Churches Prayer Group 24th April 2018 10:00 am – 11:30 am More	Apr 25, '18 8:30 am: Holy Communion - Wednesday 25th April 2018 8:30 am Celebrant: More 6:15 pm: Wednesday Evensong 25th April 2018 6:15 pm Officiant: Rev. Stephen Morris Music: Responses: Smith Psalm: 36 Canticles: Gibbons The Short Service Anthem: A. Gabrieli Deus, qui beatum Marcum Hymn: 300 More	Apr 26, '18 1:15 pm: Holy Communion - Thursday 26th April 2018 1:15 pm Celebrant: More	Apr 27, '18 12:30 pm: Funeral 27th April 2018 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Church open to mourners at 12.30PM Funeral to commence at 1.00PM Church re-opens at approximately 2.15pm More	Apr 28, '18

About St. Mary’s

Tom Gillum, our new Vicar, writes:

As someone new not just to St Mary’s, but to Nottingham and the East Midlands, I’d like to thank everyone for the amazing welcome we’ve received. Joanna and I are loving the bustle of the city and meeting lots of people. There is a real feeling of energy and I can’t wait to see how things develop.

We have an amazing opportunity at St Mary’s. With over 50,000 students in the city, and some already part of the church, I believe many will come, with us, to discover something of the stability and inspiration God brings into our lives – as happened to me when I was a student.

You’ll find the worship traditional, it’s all quite formal and we have a brilliant choir. We aim to allow you space to experience God’s presence in a stunningly beautiful space. I base all my sermons on the Bible, praying that God’s Holy Spirit will speak into the reality of each of our worlds.

I’d love to see the church filled with people praying together in both lament and hope as we engage with the realities of our world, near and far. I’m a hands on person, believing that, just as Jesus did, central to being a Christian is friendship with all people, especially those on the edges of life. And there’s nothing better than getting together for food, especially when it’s home made.

I feel that our strapline should be, “Nottingham is not complete without visiting St Mary’s” It’s been at the heart of the city for many centuries. You can see the big tower with a flag on the top from lots of points in the city. Did you know Robin Hood was arrested in it? You get in through the side door (Robin used a tunnel from the law courts) and with underfloor heating, it’s always warm.

Do come to a Service and please make sure you say hello – I’m easy to identify with my robes on!

Every blessing,
Tom

News

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Heritage

History

Monuments

Windows

Christianity reached the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia in the mid seventh century and St. Mary’s was probably founded shortly afterwards. The original building was most likely to have been a wooden construction on the present site, close to the centre of old Nottingham.

At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, Nottingham was a royal borough and St. Mary’s, as the only church, had royal status.

The present building is the third known to have stood here. It was constructed in stages during the 1300s and 1400s. It reflects the prosperity that Nottingham enjoyed during that period. Its magnificent architecture, huge windows and many monuments all bear witness to the funds poured into its construction by the guilds, merchants and gentry of Nottingham society. Such people were eager to ensure the safety of their souls after death -but also to demonstrate their growing status within the borough in a visible and impressive fashion.

The Reformation during the 1500s and the Civil Wars of 1642 – 1651 stripped the church of much of its original splendour -but not of its importance to Nottingham. Having survived desecrations, storms, riots and incendiary bombs, St. Mary’s has been restored many times and its present beauty owes much to the skills and sensitivity of the architects, artists and craftsmen of the last 200 years.

Today, it is a much loved focus of religious life and symbolises, as the city’s finest surviving mediæval building, the enduring stature of a great city.

Click around to discover more about the many monuments to be found in today’s church and its various stained glass windows, along with a more detailed explanation of its history.

Header image courtesy of Budby

Calendar

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April 2018
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1 10:45 am: Sung Eucharist 1st April 2018 10:45 am Easter Day Celebrant: Music: Mass: Missa 'bel' Amfitrit altera' (Lassus) Anthem: Haec dies (Byrd) Hymns: 79, 77, 81, 75 More 6:30 pm: Sunday Evensong 1st April 2018 6:30 pm Officiant: Music: Responses: Clucas Psalm: 105 Canticles: Brewer in D Anthem: Blessed be the God and Father (S. S. Wesley) Hymns: 73, 76, 82 More	2 7:30 pm: Bell Ringing Practice 2nd April 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bell-ringing practice takes place every Monday evening from 7.30pm until 9.00pm. There are occasional exceptions to this general rule, but they are rare. Unless special mitigations are in place, some sound will inevitably be heard from within the Church. More	3	4	5	6	7
8 10:45 am: Sung Eucharist 8th April 2018 10:45 am Low Sunday Celebrant: Rev. Steven Morris Music: Mass: White in E♭ & Merbecke Hymns: 84, 329 Pt. 3 & Dox, 263, 428 More 12:00 pm: Baptism 8th April 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm More 6:30 pm: Sunday Evening Prayer 8th April 2018 6:30 pm Officiant: Rev. Stephen Morris Music: Responses: Ferial Psalm: 85 Canticles: chanted Hymns: 76, 234, 74 More	9 2:00 pm: Wedding Rehearsal 9th April 2018 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Wedding and rehearsal run by Clive Burrows More 7:30 pm: Bell Ringing Practice 9th April 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bell-ringing practice takes place every Monday evening from 7.30pm until 9.00pm. There are occasional exceptions to this general rule, but they are rare. Unless special mitigations are in place, some sound will inevitably be heard from within the Church. More	10 6:00 pm: Music Recording 10th April 2018 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm John Keys is recording organ music; silence required. More	11 6:00 pm: Music Recording 11th April 2018 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm John Keys is recording organ music; silence required. More 8:30 am: Holy Communion - Wednesday 11th April 2018 8:30 am Celebrant: Rev. Tom Gillum More 6:15 pm: Wednesday Evening Prayer 11th April 2018 6:15 pm Officiant: Music: Responses: Psalm: Canticles: Hymn: More	12 6:00 pm: Music Recording 12th April 2018 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm John Keys is recording organ music; silence required. More 1:15 pm: Holy Communion - Thursday 12th April 2018 1:15 pm Celebrant: Rev. Tom Gillum More	13	14
15 10:45 am: Sung Eucharist 15th April 2018 10:45 am Easter 3 Celebrant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Mass: Hassler Missa Secunda Anthem: Duruflé Notre père Hymns: 110, NEH121, 256, 85 More 11:45 am: Interment of Ashes - Jean Pennington 15th April 2018 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Interment of ashes following the 10:45am Sung Eucharist More 6:30 pm: Sunday Evensong 15th April 2018 6:30 pm Officiant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Responses: Ayleward Psalm: 142 Canticles: Byrd The Second Service Anthem: Arcadelt Haec dies Hymns: 76, 111, 74 (vv. 1-3,8,9) More	16 7:30 pm: Bell Ringing Practice 16th April 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bell-ringing practice takes place every Monday evening from 7.30pm until 9.00pm. There are occasional exceptions to this general rule, but they are rare. Unless special mitigations are in place, some sound will inevitably be heard from within the Church. More	17 9:30 am: Chapter Room conference tbc 17th April 2018 9:30 am – 1:30 pm More	18 8:30 am: Holy Communion - Wednesday 18th April 2018 8:30 am Celebrant: Rev. Tom Gillum More 11:00 am: Marriage 18th April 2018 11:00 am – 5:00 pm In the Lady Chapel More 6:15 pm: Wednesday Evensong 18th April 2018 6:15 pm Officiant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Responses: Smith Psalm: 67 Canticles: Dyson in F Anthem: Arcadelt Ave Maria Hymn: 357 More 7:30 pm: PCC Meeting 18th April 2018 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm To be held in the Chapter House More	19 1:15 pm: Holy Communion - Thursday 19th April 2018 1:15 pm Celebrant: More	20	21 3:00 pm: Wedding Blessing 21st April 2018 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Provisional More
22 10:45 am: Sung Eucharist 22nd April 2018 10:45 am Easter 4 Celebrant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Mass: Palestrina Missa 'Aeterna Christi munera' Anthem: Byrd Ave Verum Corpus Hymns: 83, 134, 262, 416 More 12:30 pm: Baptism 22nd April 2018 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm To be confirmed Rev. Christopher Harrison presiding. Key-holder required after the event to lock up. More 6:30 pm: Sunday Evensong 22nd April 2018 6:30 pm Officiant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Responses: Ebdon Psalm: 81 (vv.8-16) Canticles: Purcell in G minor Anthem: Gibbons If ye be risen again with Christ Hymns: 107, 128, 121 (omit *) More	23 7:30 pm: Bell Ringing Practice 23rd April 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bell-ringing practice takes place every Monday evening from 7.30pm until 9.00pm. There are occasional exceptions to this general rule, but they are rare. Unless special mitigations are in place, some sound will inevitably be heard from within the Church. More	24 N/A: Baptism 24th April 2018 N/A More 10:00 am: Churches Prayer Group 24th April 2018 10:00 am – 11:30 am More	25 8:30 am: Holy Communion - Wednesday 25th April 2018 8:30 am Celebrant: More 6:15 pm: Wednesday Evensong 25th April 2018 6:15 pm Officiant: Rev. Stephen Morris Music: Responses: Smith Psalm: 36 Canticles: Gibbons The Short Service Anthem: A. Gabrieli Deus, qui beatum Marcum Hymn: 300 More	26 1:15 pm: Holy Communion - Thursday 26th April 2018 1:15 pm Celebrant: More	27 12:30 pm: Funeral 27th April 2018 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Church open to mourners at 12.30PM Funeral to commence at 1.00PM Church re-opens at approximately 2.15pm More	28
29 10:45 am: Sung Eucharist 29th April 2018 10:45 am Easter 5 Celebrant: Rev. Tom Gillum Music: Mass: Lassus Missa ad imitationem modum 'Vinum bonum' Anthem: Messiaen O sacrum convivium Hymns: 76, 122, 259, 276 More 11:45 am: Interment of Ashes of Dr. Geoffrey Walker 29th April 2018 11:45 am – 12:15 pm Interment following the 10:45am Sung Eucharist. More 12:15 pm: Baptism 29th April 2018 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm More 6:30 pm: Sunday Evensong 29th April 2018 6:30 pm Officiant: Rev. Stephen Morris Music: Responses: Tomkins Psalm: 96 Canticles: Tomkins The Fifth Service Anthem: Tomkins O sing unto the Lord Hymns: 230, 82, 235 (omit v2) More	30 7:30 pm: Bell Ringing Practice 30th April 2018 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bell-ringing practice takes place every Monday evening from 7.30pm until 9.00pm. There are occasional exceptions to this general rule, but they are rare. Unless special mitigations are in place, some sound will inevitably be heard from within the Church. More

Friends

The Friends of St Mary’s is a charity which provides financial support for church projects. The Charities’ Commission Registered Charity Number is 1066583.

For enquiries about the Friends of St Mary’s please contact the secretary via the website or write to the Secretary, The Friends of St Mary’s, c/o The Parish Office, St Peter’s Centre, St Peter’s Square, Nottingham, NG1 2NW.

Click on any of the links below. Don’t forget we have a facebook page, too!

People

The Parish Electoral Roll can be consulted here.

Other key people you may want to contact who work or volunteer at the church are listed below. If you have an email program installed on your PC, tablet or laptop, you can email various people listed below simply by clicking on their linked name. If the name isn’t linked, use the generic contact form instead.

If you only use webmail and therefore don’t have a full email program installed locally, right-click a linked name to copy its associated email address (or use the generic contact form instead).

	Tom Gillum	Vicar
	Stephen Morris	Associate Vicar
	Paul Sibly	Church Warden
	Tony Mitchell	Church Warden
	Len Simmonds	PCC Secretary
	Jean Hammonds	PCC Treasurer
	Daniel Hanson	Deanery Synod Representative
	Margaret Wiedemann	Deanery Synod Representative
	Jonathan Stork	PCC Member
	Yvonne Harriss	PCC Member
	Peter Bartlett	PCC Member
	Allyson Eastwood	PCC Member
	Martyn Knight	PCC Member
	Samuel McLean	PCC Member
	Lorna Richardson	PCC Member
	Mark Olde-Olthof	PCC Member
	Emma Jones	Tower Captain
	John Keys	Director of Music
	Howard Rogers	Parish Administrator
	Yvonne Harriss	Overseas Development
	Dave Richardson	Health & Safety Coordinator
	Duncan Purves	Caretaker
	not yet appointed	Electoral Roll Officer
	Beth Mitchell	Safeguarding Officer
	Dawn Taylor	Church Flowers

You may alternatively get in touch with someone at St. Mary’s by completing the following form:

By submitting this form, you give us permission to store and process your name and email address for the sole purpose of using them to reply to your query or message. We will neither use the email address for any other purpose nor pass it on to parties not associated with St. Mary’s.

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