ST MARY'S
UDIMORE
EVENTS & GROUPS
UDIMORE EVENTS FOR 2025
7th February 4 Charities Winter lunch 12:30pm - Hall
14th March 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
29th March Friends talk on Local History & Archaeology 2:00pm - Hall
4th April 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
13th April Palm Sunday service 11:15am - St Mary's
18th April Good Friday Meditations - 12:00pm St Mary'
20th April Easter Day Service 11:15am - St Mary's
23rd April Friends of St Mary's AGM - 6:00pm Hall
St Mary's APCM - 6:30pm Hall
2nd May 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
28th May St Mary's Community Hall Management Committee AGM 7:00pm - Hall
6th June 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
29th June Benefice Service 10:00am (location TBC)
4th July 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
1st August 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
31st August Benefice Service 10:00am - location TBC
5th September 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
7th September Pet Service 11:15am - Hall
21st September Benefice Service 10:00am - St George's Brede
3rd October 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
5th October Harvest Festival 11:15am - St Mary's
17th October Harvest Supper 6:30pm - Hall
7th November 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
9th November Remembrance Service 10:45am - St Mary's
29th November Udimore Christmas Fair - 10:00 - 1:00pm - Hall
30th November Benefice Service 10:00am - Location TBC
5th December 4 Charities Coffee Morning 10:30 - 12:30 - Hall
14th December St Mary's Carol Service 3:00pm - St Mary's
24th December Midnight Mass 9:00pm - St Mary's
25th December Christmas Day Service 11:15am - St Mary's
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We have a welcoming and friendly church community and run a Harvest Supper, Christmas Fayre, Winter Lunch, and Summer Fayre.
Other events in the summer are Ride & Stride, and our Garden Safari. The “Four Charities”, a Joint charity with Brede supports four overseas charities, The Deaf in Tanzania, Papua New Guinea Church Partnership, The Fistula Foundation and Sight Savers.
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Charities and Clubs and other groups are generally shared with our neighbours at Brede. Groups such as the Mother's Union, Women's Institute, a Luncheon club, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Brownies are all based there. Details of all events are published in the monthly Parish Magazine which covers the two parishes, Brede and Udimore.
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GROUPS
UDIMORE VILLAGE FACEBOOK GROUP
Please join this page to find out what is going on in the village. Photos, anecdotes, events, news posts etc. are all welcome. Join our Facebook group HERE
ST MARY'S CHURCH FLOWERS
St Mary's Church flower arranging team is happy to welcome anyone, experienced or beginner, to join the regular church flower arranging team. For more information contact Zoë Wilmoth HERE.
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S
St Mary's Church dates back to Saxon times. By the 19th century it was in a very poor state, dependant on a small parish of about 300 people and the generosity of individuals.
The Friends of St Mary's was formed in 1985, concerned mainly with raising funds for the upkeep of the fabric of the church. Over the years we have contributed to repairs and improvements in the church and are extremely grateful to those who have enabled us to do so.
We welcome anyone who would like to become a Friend and join in with all that this small but vibrant community offers. A yearly subscription of £7.50 entitles you to vote at the AGM. For more information contact the Liz Dean on 01424 8822206 or HERE.
PARISH COUNCIL
Udimore Parish Council represents local residents and works with the East Sussex County Council and Rother District Council to deliver services to meet local needs and to improve the quality of life in the Parish. Udimore Parish Council is completely separate from the local Parochial Church Council (PCC) which is part of the Church of England and is responsible for St Mary's Church. For more information HERE.
THE 4 CHARITIES GROUP
We are a local group which was set up as the overseas outreach for St. George's Brede and St. Mary's Udimore over 20 years ago. During the last few years the group has raised over £28,000 all of which has been distributed to the charities the group support.
This achievement reflects the wonderful support we have received from local and nearby communities who have come to the various events.
The charities the group support are:
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Sightsavers https://www.sightsavers.org
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Deaf in Tanzanear https://tanzanear.org
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Freedom from Fistula Ethiopia
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Papua New Guinea Church Partnership
More information about each charity can be found on the 4CHARITIES website - www.4charities.net
MOTHER'S UNION
In over 80 countries of the world, more than 4 million Mothers' Union members do all they can - through volunteering, giving and prayer - to support families, to promote marriage and family life, and to reach out within their communities to people who are isolated, in trouble or in need of help.
Building, strengthening, supporting, encouraging and healing relationships lie at the very heart of Mothers' Union.
We're not all mothers - or even all women! We are a commmunity of people inspired by Christ to bring a humanitarian response to the needs of families around us.
If you want to ....
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help build a world where dignity, love and respect define relationships,
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do all you can to eradicate the inequalities brought about by poverety, ignorance of rights and lack of opportunity,
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meet like-minded people and have fun at the same time
come and join us at one of our monthly meetings.
We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 2.30pm and have a different topic at each meeting.
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LITTLE GIANTS BABY & TODDLER GROUP
Join us for music, story time, play and refreshments
Thursdays in Term time 9:30am
St George's Brede