News & Events

Welcoming refugees to Ross-on-Wye

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Welcoming refugees to Ross-on-Wye

Ross-on-Wye Community Development Trust is convening a meeting of those interested in supporting refugees in Ross with the aim of helping a support group to form. 

If you are interested in joining us on Saturday 26th March at 9.30 am at St Mary’s Church, or cannot attend but would like to keep in touch with developments, add your details to this form (https://bit.ly/refugeemeeting).  We will use this to create a mailing list to keep everyone in touch with each other.   

The meeting is for anyone interested in ensuring support for refugees in the town, especially:

  • Ukrainians already living here
  • Those who speak Ukrainian or Russian as well as English
  • Those who have offered accommodation for refugees
  • Community groups and churches
  • Those with past experience of supporting refugees in other communities
  • Those willing to volunteer to offer support


Please pass on this invitation to anyone you know locally in the above categories. We are also inviting representatives from local schools and statutory agencies in health and social services.

If you have queries, please email info@rosscdt.org.uk or leave a message on our Helpline 01989 313002.

St Mary’s Auction is postponed

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We have found that selling tickets for the charity auction is an uphill struggle and have decided the best thing is to postpone it until later in the year.

We are most grateful to those who have contributed lots, we hope to use them all later (you can continue to contribute). Thanks too if you bought a ticket: we’ll refund (please ask) or please save it until the auction actually happens.

Please be aware that this was one of the major fundraised for St Mary’s, and postponing increases our deficit budget for the time being.

We are delighted that Nigel Morris and Norman Bricknell will be our auctioneers for the evening.

If you can contribute a lot for the auction we’d still love to hear from you.

And if you’d like a preview (or even to bid before the event) you can do that too.

Full details and donations at https://rossparishes.uk/auction

Tickets and lots for St Mary’s Auction

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Tickets are now on sale for the Auction on 2nd April. The ticket price includes entry to a fun event, a glass of wine, entertainment by Dance Your Way and an auction catalogue.

We are delighted that Nigel Morris and Norman Bricknell will be our auctioneers for the evening.

If you can contribute a lot for the auction we’d still love to hear from you.

And if you’d like a preview (or even to bid before the event) you can do that too.

Full details and donations at https://rossparishes.uk/auction

New choristers at St Mary’s

Posted on by rcl53

This morning the Rector, Sean, admitted six new choristers to St Mary’s Choir. In a service which took justice as its theme, the new choristers led the congregation singing the Kyrie (Lord have mercy), joined other children in prayers for the people of Ukraine and sang during the Communion.

A meditation course for Lent

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Christian Meditation: A Six Week Introductory Course from WCCM

A six-week online course for Lent 2022 introducing Meditation in the Christian Tradition with Tina Jefferies and Chris Blanchard.

Wednesdays  2nd, 9th. 23rd, 30th March and 6th, 13th April  

7.00  – 8.30 pm – ONLINE ONLY £25 for the course. Please contact us for support with the cost if needed

This course teaches you how to meditate and helps you to establish it as a regular practice. It also tells the story of how meditation was rediscovered within the Christian tradition as a form of contemplative prayer and how it is practiced by many Christians around the world. The course is perfect to nurture your journey through Lent and a wonderful opportunity to learn with others from around the world. It is for those who are just beginning and those who would like to refresh their practice. The sessions are a mix of teaching, meditation and small group discussion. Please join us! 

More information here 

Tea Dance with Willow and Joel

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One of our young church members, Willow, has taken it upon herself to organise a tea dance with her dancing partner, Joel, at St Mary’s Church in Ross to raise money for their imminent competitions in Blackpool! The tea dance will be held on March 26th from 1pm-4pm, and they would love to see you there. Tickets are £5 and include a free cuppa and a cake! There will also be a raffle, dance demonstrations, opportunities to learn a new dance as taught by Joel and Willow and generally lots of good fun! Get in touch with Charlotte Taylor or Katy Marsh via facebook messenger if you would like to purchase tickets, and we can put them in named envelopes on the door for you once payment has been received. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Suzy StClair – Organ Recital at St Mary’s Ross

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Reserve tickets here (Eventbrite)

1. G.F. Handel (1685 -1759), transcribed by W.T.Best (1826 – 1897) – Coronation Anthem, “Zadok the Priest”

2. J.S.Bach (1685 – 1750) Prelude and Fugue in a minor BWV 543

3. J.S. Bach Trio “Allein Gott in der Höhe sei Ehr”

4. H. Sumsion (1899-1995) Hymn Prelude on “Down Ampney”

5. E. Lemare (1865-1934) – arrangement of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”

6. H. Howells (1892-1983) Psalm Prelude “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil”

————Interval ———–

C.M. Widor (1844-1937) Symphonie № 5

– allegro vivace

– allegro cantabile

– andantino quasi allegretto

– adagio

– toccata

Suzy took up the organ at the age of 10 as a church organist, she has an ARCM diploma in organ performance from the Royal College of Music. Suzy has spent most of her life outside the UK and, until recently, was organist at a church in Ukraine