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St Mary's Church Burghfield
St Mary's is an inclusive church, committed to serving God and the communities of Burghfield and Burghfield Common.
More announcements about our Festival of Creation! We hope you'll come and enjoy the displays and stalls and take part in the conversation about caring for the environment.
We're excited to say announce that we'll be supporting Helen Hyde's mission to raise funds for Lawrence's Roundabout Well Appeal at our Festival of Creation. Helen is on a mission to raise funds to create roundabout wells which provide clean water in areas of Africa where previously there was no access. ![]()
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Come and learn more about this vital and amazing work and see Helen's amazing handcrafted items which she will be selling at her stall. ![]()
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Festival of Creation 24th and 25th June.
We're extremely excited to announce that we'll be holding a special screening of the multi-award winning docu-film Sharkwater at the Festival of Creation! ![]()
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We're still finalising some details about what time the screening will take place, so stay tuned to our page for more information. ![]()
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For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.![]()
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Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.![]()
Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.![]()
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In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.![]()
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Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth’s history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed.![]()
Stewart’s remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the world’s sharks, into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.![]()
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The Festival of Creation takes place on the 24th & 25th June from 12pm-4pm. ![]()
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Community Churchyard Work Party – Can you help?![]()
Our next community work party in the churchyard takes place on 27th May![]()
2023 from 10am. It’s a great opportunity for anyone in our church or wider ![]()
community to come together to help the Burghfield Parish Council maintain ![]()
our lovely churchyard. Spread the word and bring your family, friends and ![]()
neighbours, your garden equipment and come and join in a good productive ![]()
morning together. Refreshments provided.
Please come and join us this morning at 10am for our service to mark the coronation, all are welcome
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Churches near you are hosting everything from church services and prayers, to community events and street parties - and you're invited. You will be very welcome!