Welcome to
St Mary the Virgin
​Lowgate Hull

"An oasis of peace in the heart of our city"
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In October St Mary's held its first baptism following our improvement works.

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Updated 08/04/22
We need to raise an additional £810,000 for:

£519,000 - repairs to the tower parapet & pinnacles, North Nave clerestory, North Aisle roof, South Nave parapet pinnacles, doors and rainwater drainage and
£291,000 - second phase of internal improvements - creation of meeting area, completion of kitchen and servery and plaster repairs. 

If you can help support this important work please donate either by using the downloadable form on the Our Challenge page or via our online appeal page: ​Give A Little 
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St Mary's would like to thank the following organisations and others for supporting our improvement project with grants and donations:

news

January 2023
FRIDAY January 20th 12.30pm
We welcome the Ven Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding as our preacher at this Friday's service as he takes the opportunity to view our recent alterations. 

December 2022
CHRISTMAS at St MARY'S 2022
ADVENT IV 18th December
11am SUNG EUCHARIST
12.30pm CAROLS and COFFEE
Come and enjoy a wide variety of traditional carols and lesser-known arrangements sung by local quartet LOREM.

CHRISTMAS EVE, Saturday 24th December
11.15pm MIDNIGHT MASS
After being closed for the past two Christmasses due  to COVID and renovation work we are pleased to reinstate our Midnight Mass this year.

Friday, 30th December
12.30pm FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS
Followed by tea & mince pies
WE DO HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!
December 2022
FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S
Our 2022 newsletter is now available.  If you have not received a copy you can download one here.
November 2022
SERVICE TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
For the first time since 2019 this service will take place in St Mary's on SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 at 2.30pm.
A chance to light a candle and remember a loved one. All welcome, followed by refreshments.

FIRST BAPTISM 
We are delighted to have held our first baptism service at St Mary's following the re-opening of the church.
Congratulations to baby Willow, her parents, Godparents, family and friends.
To arrange a baptism please contact Fr Ian.
October 2022
REINTRODUCTION OF FRIDAY SERVICE
St Mary's is pleased to announce that the Friday 12.30 Holy Communion service, lasting approximately 35 minutes, will start again weekly from 4th November, 2022. 
As we are in ALL SAINTS TIDE the service on Friday 4th November will remember All Souls and there will be an opportunity to add names to be remembered.
We look forward to welcoming you.
October, 2022
HULL CIVIC SOCIETY VISIT
St Mary's was delighted to welcome members of Hull Civic Society on 26 September.  More ...... 
SERVICE OF REDEDICATION
Thank you to everyone who helped with our Service of Rededication on Sunday, 25th September, 2022, and to everyone who attended.  See more ..
1st February, 2022
Appeal for St Mary’s Project Group Members
Do you have time to give?
We need additional Project Group members, who have a real interest in St Mary’s, who have ideas and who have time to ‘do stuff’.  
See our Volunteer page for details.
St. Mary the Virgin, Lowgate, Hull, is an ancient church dating back to the early fourteenth century, although it is believed a chapel may have existed on the same site before this. The parish now includes the many and various offices, businesses and residences located in the Old Town of Kingston-upon-Hull. 

St. Mary’s has been a focus of the area’s elaborate and rich local history and has been at the heart of life for many generations of local people, merchants, and officials.  The church continues to attract devoted members to its doors and today, as much as before, has a dedicated congregation who are very much a part of the life and fabric of the church.

Today’s congregation, as all others before them, warmly welcome you and hope that you too can sense and share in St. Mary’s long life of prayer and worship.

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