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Your financial gift will help St Mary’s Church meet increasing Parish Share – our share in the cost of the wider Diocese of Guildford and ministry of the Church of England in Thorpe and beyond.

For Thorpe this contribution increases every year:

2025 = £76,670 (with a subsidy of £25,000)

2026 = £78,203(with a subsidy of £20,000)

Parish Share

Giving of our Time, Talents and Resources

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STEWARDSHIP

Christian Stewardship is how we act with our time, talents and money as a response to God’s kindness and generosity towards us. As we say in the offertory prayer: ‘All things come from you, of your own do we give you’, God delights in those who do not hoard for themselves but are generous as he is generous. The generosity with which people give of their time and talents to the life and work of St Mary’s is extraordinary: cooking, hosting, administration, serving, maintenance, music, praying - I could go on.

Our Stewardship packs identify a few jobs that we need people for, please consider how you can help - and my prayer is that we’ll all find a joy in serving one another, even when we are tired and don’t feel like it. I know that for myself and I know that God delights in those who serve him, who give and do not count the cost. Thank you.

Fr Stephen Girling

St Mary’s Church Thorpe relies entirely on donations and giving to support our work and for the upkeep of our buildings and grounds. We are most grateful to everyone who supports St Mary’s Church with financial gifts, regular giving, fundraising and also to those who support with their time and talents.

Regular giving to the church is an integral part of Christian discipleship. One way to fulfil our commitment to God is the support of St Mary's financially by joining our Planned Giving with a regular monthly donation by standing order or weekly green envelope - both of which can be Gift Aided.

This planned approach enables St Mary's Parochial Church Council (PCC) to budget effectively as we seek to cover our £2000 weekly costs of ministry (including the Parish share contribution), shared costs and church running costs including maintenance of our historic medieval church building.

Together, as the family of faith, there is no challenge that we can't overcome if our focus and desire is the building-up of God's Kingdom and the offering of the very best of who we are in worship - and how exciting that really is!

Thank you for all that you bring to this community and we hope very much that you will be able to be more involved over time and enjoy our life together. God is busy in Thorpe bringing about His kingdom on earth, as it is in heaven – be a part of the journey!

Contact our Parish Office if you have any questions or would like to talk to a member of our team.