Welcome to the website of St Mary the Virgin, Drayton Beauchamp.
As the parish church,
St Mary's serves the parish and villagers of Drayton Beauchamp, a small
village on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. It
also draws worshippers and visitors from further afield, as together we
seek to discover more about the love of God for all people.
St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican church, one of the three parishes
comprising the United Benefice of Aston Clinton, Buckland, and
Drayton Beauchamp, and is in the Church of England diocese of Oxford.
Worship at St Mary's reflects the traditions and heritage of Anglican
worship. Our main pattern of services alternates between Book of
Common Prayer[1662] Sung Mattins and Common Worship [2000]Holy
Communion in traditional language, each with sermons and music related
to, and developing the readings for the service. We hope that through
our worship we are able to capture something of the mystery and love
of God, nourished, refreshed and inspired, so that we go out from the service into world we as Christians
are called to serve.
St
Mary's is renowned for its beautiful Grade I listed building, its
peaceful and idyllic setting on the foot of the Chilterns. Through the
tranquillity and natural beauty of its location it is possible to
experience God through nature and creation.
On these pages you can explore more of the history of the church, and in particular one of its previous incumbents, Richard Hooker,
who was rector between 1584 and 1585. Hooker is acclaimed by many
scholars as being one of the founding fathers of Anglicanism; his 'via
media theology' reflecting the Anglican position of being the middle,
moderate ground between the extremes of Protestantism and Roman
Catholicism, both doctrinally and liturgically.
Due
to its romantic rural location St Mary's has been used for a variety of
other purposes, including as a location for the film "The Land
Girls" , starring Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, and Anna Friel.
The previous rector, the Rev'd Alan Bennett played a cameo role.
Its romantic location also lends itself very well to weddings and the
clergy are more than happy to discuss this with interested couples.
The church is also used for a variety of concerts and recitals during the year; for more information please see the Notice
Board.
If you are looking for
information about having your wedding at St Mary's, please get in touch
with the clergy to explore possibilities. You must have some link with
the church, for example you live in the parish, been baptised at St
Mary's, or have relatives who were baptised, married, or buried here,
or worship regularly at Drayton Beauchamp. Please do not hesitate to
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Visitors, both
individuals and groups, are most welcome to Drayton Beauchamp Parish
Church. Please join us for one of our services at 10.45am
on Sunday mornings, or, if you want to come out of this time, a key can
be had from one of the parishioners.
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