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150 Years Celebration Start

Advent Sunday 2006 marked the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the Church of St Mary in the parish of St Mary, Spring Grove, and launched our celebration year.

We look back with thanks for those who have served God in this place and look forward with faith and hope for the future.

150^th Celebration Service

Children of St Mary's sing "Our God is a great big God ..." with the Bishop of Kensington at the beginning of an all-ages service held on Advent Sunday, 3rd December 2006, marking the 150th year of our parish.

St Mary's 150th Celebration Cake

After the service, in our new Millennium Hall, children from St Mary's join the vicar behind a cake especially prepared by parishioner Viv White to celebrate the beginning of our 150th year celebrations.

Cutting the Celebration Cake

The Bishop of Kensington poses here ready to cut the cake, watched by the Mayor of Hounslow, Councillor Felicy Barwood, and the Vicar.

Bishop, Mayor and Vicars Past and Present

The service was attended by two of our previous vicars, who are pictured here with the Bishop of Kensington, the Right Reverend Michael Colclough and the Mayor of Hounslow, in the centre of the picture.

Standing to the left of our current vicar, the Reverend Rosie Hoad, is the Reverend John Congdon, vicar from 1969 to 1984 and on the right is the Reverend Prebendary David Wilson, who was vicar from 1984 to 2005.

Two previous curates, John Cooper and William Hepper also attended as special guests.

 Conclusion of 150th Anniversary

At the final service to celebrate our 150th anniversary, the Bishop of London spoke on Jesus' parable about salt and light in Matthew 5: 13-16. He went on to say 

 " ... nothing that we do can be more important than ensuring that our children know the story of Jesus Christ, have some sense about order in life, love, and are surrounded by people who believe and who want to do the best for others"

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Bishop of London at 150th Year Final Service

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Choir Reunion

Choir Reunion

About 40 past and present members of St Mary's Church Choir were reunited on Sunday 29th April for a special Choral Evensong, which was held as part of St Mary's 150th year celebrations.

Village Fayre and Flower Festival

St Mary's had great fun holding a Village Fayre and staging a spectacular Flower Festival over the the last weekend of June as part of our 150th Year Celebration.

A balloon race was one of the highlights and when the compettion closed on the first Sunday of of August, several reply cards had been returned from the East End of London but the winning balloon reached Southend.

Village Fayre - Balloon Race

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Images 'Choir Reunion' and 'Cutting the Celebration Cake' © Neil Hawes
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