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St Mary’s is the Church of England parish serving Old Basing and Lychpit. We rejoice in welcoming people to worship, with the Eucharist at the heart of our life. With you, we celebrate weddings and baptisms, and commiserate at sad times like funerals.

We endeavour to be an open church, spiritually, physically and emotionally; the church is open daily for prayer and reflection. We rejoice in the inheritance we have in the beautiful church building that speaks of Christian witness, practise and faith in the heart of this community for over a thousand years, a community it continues to serve.
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St Mary's Church, Old Basing & Lychpit

Image copyright Gorse Fox.
A Christian community has been worshipping on this site and serving the Basing area since Saxon times.
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What are we like?
You might want to know what sort of services you would find at St Mary’s. First of all we would say come along: ‘taste and see’ (Psalm 34.8). But to give you an idea, the Eucharist is the principle act of worship and is celebrated using the full resources of the church in terms of vestments, colour, light, music, processions and, on high days and holy days, the use of incense. We take the Bible seriously and trust that the preaching offered in the church reflects that. The Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer are said publicly in the church. We trust that, irrespective of church background, all who worship at St Mary’s sense that what we offer is worship ‘acceptable to God’. (Letter to the Hebrews 12 .28).

The Vicar Factor

Follow progress in our search for a new vicar below...

Our Curate, Fr Mark Jones

Fr Mark has been with us in his training post since 2008.
Thankfully, he will be around until the end of his curacy in summer 2012, so we will not be totally bereft of clergy during our current vacancy. He will help look after the liturgical and pastoral aspects of church life. Fr Mark will continue to work closely with the Church Wardens and the PCC to manage all other aspects of ministry and administration, here at St Mary's.
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St Mary's PCC
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Finding Faith...
Please allow us to suggest some starting points on the 'basics'. This section will be expanded gradually to include all the foundations of the Christian faith, so check back regularly.
Deanery Synod
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Meet our Deanery Synod Reps

Notes from Basingstoke Deanery Synod

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