The Stratfield Mortimer Benefice
of
St. Saviour
Mortimer West End
St. Mary and St. John
Stratfield Mortimer
St. John the Baptist
Padworth
St. Mary's Church of England School
St. John's Church of England School
Diocese of Oxford
Our vocation as individuals and together as the Body of Christ
Jesus was asked, which commandment is the first of all, He answered
'to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul and with all our strength;
and to love our neighbours as ourselves'. (Mark 12.29-31)
Zoom link for services: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6931233940
Worship lies at the heart of the Christian life. It is in worship that we express our theology and define our identity. It is through encountering God within worship that we are formed (and transformed) as his people.
Funerals
Please let us know as soon as possible when a loved one or Parishioner has died and we will pray for you.
Arranging a funeral for a loved one can be a stressful process. The first step in booking a funeral is usually to ring your Funeral Director who will give advice and take care of practical details for you. Funerals can be conducted in church, or at the crematorium, or a combination of church and crematorium/churchyard. A funeral in church allows a little more time for the service than the crematorium. Many people choose to come to church for the main part of the service, before going on to the crematorium or churchyard for the committal.
A good funeral service will express praise and thanksgiving for the life of the deceased, offer prayers and enable relatives and friends to begin their mourning. A Church funeral will always include the celebration of Christian hope of life in some different dimension after death. The clergy always visit before a funeral to offer support and discuss the service. Follow-up support and pastoral care is always available from the parish.
The clergy pray each day for those who have been bereaved and commend to God’s love those who have died
