{"id":178,"date":"2024-07-11T11:16:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visiontank.net\/brightwaters\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:07:10","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/overtonbenefice.org.uk\/st-mary-the-virgin\/community\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At St. Mary&#8217;s, we believe that everyone has a unique role to play in serving our community. Whether you&#8217;re interested in helping with worship, keeping open our beautiful church to visitors, or administrative tasks, there&#8217;s a place for you here. We welcome ideas from our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re passionate about making a difference and want to be a part of our friendly community, we encourage you to join our team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-adf62141551d29d7d47a47fc49186f83\">I\u2019m interested in volunteering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is information further down the page explaining each role. Please fill in the form below or speak to a Church Warden for more information. 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