Who to Contact.

Whilst we have many volunteers, at St Mary’s, in different roles, the principal contacts in the parish are listed below.

Church Wardens

Chris Phillips (PCC Chairman)
Tel: 0116 4295 381/07801 653 896

Alan Fletcher (PCC Secretary/Electoral Roll Officer)
Tel: 0116 2448 680/07780 607 063

Email: stmarydecastroleicester@gmail.com

Parish Safeguarding Officer.

Cheryl Utecht
Email: utechtc@gmail.com

Pastoral Support.

For pastoral support please contact one of the clergy listed below:

  • Fr Alan (0116-2707957)
  • Fr Philip (0116-2402215)
  • Fr. Chris (01858-540439/07803-878869)
  • or either of the Churchwardens.

Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals.

We would love to host your wedding at St Marys. However there are some legal formalities.

We are governed by the 1949 Marriage Act that requires that a couple wishing to marry in a Church of England Parish Church have some connection with the church. These are called Qualifying Reasons. They are as follows:

  1. That one of the couple has,
  • at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or
  • was baptised (christened) in the parish concerned, or
  • is confirmed and your confirmation was entered in the register of confirmations for a church or chapel in the parish (this will usually be the case if you were prepared for confirmation in the parish), or
  • has at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months before the Banns of Marriage were published

or

  1. That one of your parents, at any time after you were born:
  • has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months, or
  • has regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months.

If either of you meet one of these requirements then we would be happy to meet you and talk through the various other formalities that would need to be completed and introduce you to whichever of our clergy would be officiating at the service.

Please contact one of the Church Wardens who will put you in contact with the appropriate member of the clergy.