Date/Time
Date(s) - 19/02/2017
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location
St Mary's Addington

Category(ies)

St. Mary’s Anglican church 150th Anniversary (1867-2017)

Thanksgiving Service at 10am—all welcome followed by festivities on the lawn in Church Square 1.00pm start till about 3.00pm

Special Musical Guests: The fantastic ‘Addington Brass’ and Simon Hart (background music), plus Devonshire Teas, BBQ Sausages, Christchurch Faeries Circle, Bouncy Castle, Adam All Sorts, and gelato ice creams available for purchase (local producer).

Join us for a picnic, a bit of fun and a celebration of 150 years of being in Addington.

Church records tell us about the first church building: ‘A design was obtained, tenders called, and a contract entered into for a small, unlined, unfurnished building, which cost little more than the committee had in hand. No foundation stone was laid, no opening service graced by the presence of Bishop or Archdeacon took place. On 19 February 1867 a tea meeting was held in the completed room, followed on the Sunday by the first church service there.’