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St Mary's Parish Church, Holy Island

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St Mary's Parish Church, Holy Island

a place of pilgrimage

St Mary's Parish Church, Holy Island

on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne

St Mary's Parish Church, Holy Island

Open Daily

"A warm welcome to the church of St Mary's, Holy Island. Our church is open daily to welcome visitors. Come and explore our history, reflect on our Christian story and faith and take a moment to enjoy the stillness and tranquillity of this sacred place."

Revd Canon Dr Sarah Hills and Dr Richard Hills
Vicar of Holy Island (and husband!)

Prayers on Holy Island

This leaflet is available on the Island and shows all of the various prayer options whilst you stay on the Island or you can download it in advance from here 

St Mary's Opening and Services Times

We are open daily for private prayer

On Sundays:

8am - BCP Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month.

10.45am - Parish Eucharist weekly.

5pm - Evening Prayer

Monday to Friday:

8am - Morning Prayer (Holy Communion on Thursdays)
5pm - Evening Prayer

       Please see church noticeboard for any changes.

We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults.
The PCC has adopted the Church of England's policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England's website: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding 
Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Faith Brennan who may be contacted at church or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Coming up at St Marys

re-Breath Holy Island Arts Festival

The Re-Breathe Holy Island festival has three important strands, 'Creativity, Sustainability and Community'. Over the festival, we will be running various music events, including a live performance by the amazing 'Celtish' group; different arts workshops by various talented artists around the theme of re-using and re­cycling; dance workshops; story-telling sessions; poetry sessions; and talks on sustainability and the ecology of our beautiful island! We hope that there will be something for everyone over the course of the week. Please support us with whatever you can afford to make this a great Holy Island community event.

This leaflet is available on the Island and shows all of the events happening during the festival or you can download it in advance from here 

Event Booking Links -

For the events with QR codes in the booklet you can also book by clicking here.

https://www.ticketsource.com/st-cuthberts-centre-holy-island

For Mary Fleeson's 'Freehand Knotwork' workshops you can book by clicking here.

https://www.ticketsource.com/lindisfarne-scriptorium

Help fund this festival here. 

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/kay-blackwell-2?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

St Martin's Voices performing St Aidan's Prayer

Service of Compline

Harvest Festival