St. Mary's Church

Welcome to St. Mary's Church, North Tuddenham

Welcome. For service details and other events happening here, please see pages elsewhere on the website.

Recently restored, this Grade 1 listed building, recognised as a ‘Treasure’ by the Church of England, is open again to visitors.

With its massive nave, high well-preserved roof and uniquely tiled walls, beautiful east window, recently restored tower window containing medieval glass (from 8th July), rood screens depicting martyrs and saints, and Victorian windpipe organ, this church has plenty of features to marvel at.

Come and see for yourself!

Visits can be organised through the Church Office on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays between 9 am and 1 pm by telephoning 01362 858873.

Alternatively, you can contact the churchwarden, ‘Jools’ Smith, directly, on 01362 850641.

P.S. Please try to give sufficient warning if travelling from afar.

Coach parties welcome by appointment only.

During the Summer weekends the church will be open 10 am - 4 pm Saturdays and Sundays.

St. Mary's now has its own page on the National Churches Trust website at North Tuddenham St Mary the Virgin | National Churches Trust.

 

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Coming Up Next...


Licensing of Tori

The Churchwardens and Parochial Church Councils of High Oak, Hingham, Scoulton with Woodrising and Shellrock Benefices are pleased to invite you to


The Licensing of
The Rev’d Victoria Venmore-Rowland BA
By
The Rt Revd Ian Bishop, Bishop of Thetford


On Tuesday 24th September 2024, at 7pm at St Andrew’s Church, Hingham

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Refreshments will be available after the service, in the church.
Clergy and Readers are invited to robe in the Tower Room (Choir Dress) 
Please note there is limited parking at the church by Friday 20th September 2024

Mattishall and Tudd Valley people, please car share wherever possible (Alan Cossey).

RSVP to: Caroline Money at admin@standrewshingham.org.uk by Friday 20th September 2024

 
Contact Church Office for more details - 01362 858873
 

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From scroll to best-selling paperback - the adventures behind how we got our Bible (includes exploration of issues of Bible translation and a bit on the work of Wycliffe Bible translators and the Bible Society). (4 weeks to go)

 

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Vacancy for Rector

As spoken of elsewhere on this website, in our services and on the benefice Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/matvchurch) we have been without a rector since Mark finished in May. We are currently going through the process of consulting our congregations (we had a "vision day" in July) and our PCCs (parochial church councils, one for each parish) are drawing up the information they would like to go in a combined benefice profile. The benefice ministry team has been drawing up a description of the benefice as a whole.

The ministry team is aiming to meet up with all the churchwardens later this month and have the benefice profile agreed by all the PCCs by about 9th October in consultation with our Archdeacon, Catherine, and Bishop Jane. The next step will then be to make the benefice profile available to those who may be interested in joining us. We are appreciative of Catherine's proactive role in helping us, including the posting of Mattishall and Tudd Valley as looking for a new rector even before we here in the benefice got started. Please see our benefice highlighted at Vacancies - Diocese of Norwich. This was put in place back in June.

For more information about the process, please ask any of the ministry team (Rev. Sally Thurgill, Alan Cossey (LLM), Jackie Crisp (LLM) and Mel Stevenson (LLM)).

 

 

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Rector Vacancy Update (4 months ago)

 

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How To Find Us

To reach St. Mary's Church, we recommend you have a good look at it on Google Maps! If coming from the Dereham direction, bear left off the A47 at turn off marked "N. Tuddenham". Turn right as soon as you are off the A47 then next right into Fox Lane and follow the road over the top of the A47. After passing North Tuddenham village hall on your left, turn right at the crossroads then immediately left. After a short distance on your left side is a sign marking the entrance to a land leading to St. Mary's. There is a small amount of parking space at the end of the lane on your left, but you may wish to swing round at the end and head back out slightly and park on the left side of the lane.
If coming from the Norwich direction, leave the A47 at the exit marked "N. Tuddenham" then turn left onto Fox Lane. Pick up the instructions from that point from those above.
If coming from the Mattishall direction, head down Burgh Lane from Mattishall and at the end, turn left onto an unnamed road marked towards "North Tuddenham". Follow the road, bearing right. Keep on this road until you head slightly down a hill to cross the river Tud and ascend the other side. The entrance to the lane down to St. Mary's is at the top of the hill on your right.

Click on the link to find a map of the area on Google maps. (Please note that we have no control over the content of external websites).

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