Welcome to The Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin and St. Botolph
in Thorney, Cambridgeshire
A site of unbroken Christian worship for over a thousand years,
whose walls have echoed to the praise of the Holy Trinity in
Latin, French, English and German
Events
This page contains information about upcoming events at the Abbey.
Friday 08 October 2010
Harvest Festival and Supper
Friday 8th October - service at the Abbey followed by supper at Bedford Hall - tickets £5
Saturday 28 August 2010
Teddy Bear Parachute Jump
Saturday 28th August 2010 Teddy Bears parachute from the towers of Thorney Abbey. Registration on the day 10am-12noon £2. First Aid tent for teds. Stalls - Refreshments - Prizes - Certificates of Bravery. Give your bear the day of its life!
Thursday 01 January 2009
Youth Group
A group for young people of year 5 and above meets each month. For details contact Revd Colin Hurst 01733 222334
Tuesday 01 January 2008
THE ABBEY BOOKSHOP
The following are on sale at the back of the nave or may be ordered by post:
The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Botolph: Illustrated Guide, price £5;
Thorney Abbey: A Brief History by Dorothy Husband, price £1;
Victorian Thorney by Alan Edward Teulon, price £4.95;
Walking Around Thorney by Trevor Bevis, price £3;
Reminiscences of a Thorney Man by Herbert Edward Gilby, price £3; Cikgu - In the Shade of the Mangosteen Tree by Roy Flindall, price £5
Tuesday 01 January 2008
Botolph's
Tea, coffee, soft drinks, homemade cakes and toasted teacakes are served in the north transept from 11:00 to 15:00 on Saturdays (weddings permitting). Here is an opportunity to meet friends old and new and to relax in peaceful surroundings.
Tuesday 01 January 2008
Services
1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays Sung Eucharist 11am.
2nd Sunday Holy Communion(BCP)8am, Family Service 11am.
3rd Tuesday Holy Communion 11.30am.
Every Wednesday Morning Prayer 9.30am.
