HOLMBURY
ST MARY
WHAT'S HAPPENING in Holmbury
Sunday 28 September
10.00 am Iona Communion
Celebrant: Rev'd Kia Pakenham
Sunday 5 October
10.30 am HARVEST FESTIVAL
All-age service led by Martha Golden
Sunday 12 October
10.00 am Sung Communion
Celebrant: Rev'd Virginia Smith
Sunday 19 October
10.00 am Morning Prayer
Sunday 26 October
10.00 am Iona Communion
Celebrant: Rev'd Kia Pakenham
Sunday 2 November
9.30 am Said Communion
10.30 am FUNDAY
4.00 pm Time to Remember
Sunday 9 November
10.30 am REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Sunday 16 November
10.00 am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 19 November
7.30 pm LICENSING SERVICE
Canon Roy Woodhams to be licensed
as Associate Rector in the Leith Hill Benefice
(To attend, please sign sheet in the church)
ST MARY'S CHURCH IS OPEN TO VISITORS EVERY DAY
A message from
Rev'd Kia Pakenham,
Rector of the
Leith Hill United Benefice
Dear Friends,
Welcome to St Mary's website!
St Mary's, along with the parishes of Wotton (St John), Abinger (St James) and Coldharbour (Christ Church), is part of the Leith Hill United Benefice, nestling in the natural beauty of the Surrey Hills between Guildford and Dorking. As Rector of the Benefice I am here to offer you a warm welcome to this beautiful church and our wonderful community.
We are currently in vacancy, but looking forward to the licensing of our new Associate Rector on 19 November 2025. We pray for Roy and Kate as they prepare to move to Holmbury.
The main aims of the website are to give you a flavour of what we are about as a church and to provide information about services and upcoming special events, as well as helping those enquiring about weddings, baptisms or funerals.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you want to know more or would value prayer for something or someone - we'd love to hear from you.
With every blessing,
Rev'd Kia
SAFEGUARDING AT ST MARY'S
We are committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found HERE.
“God is light; In him there is no darkness...”
[1 John 1:5]
St Mary's, the parish church of Holmbury St Mary, is a beautiful place to seek and know God.
Holmbury church is not, though, just a building; it is a community of worshippers who are here to serve each other, the Holmbury parish and the world beyond in witness to the Christian faith.
St Mary's offers friendship, fellowship and support throughout the village and further afield, not just for those who come to services but for everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation and belief.
If you would like to find out more, please contact one of our churchwardens or Rev'd Kia.
